Cindy's journal

[cinmell]

I did the 4 mile WATP and points went well. There was no exercise over the weekend b/c we were away but I tried to eat less than normal when we are away for the weekend.

 

[cinmell]

I did the 3 mile today . I didn't exercise yesterday due to doctor appointments. Points were ok.

 

[cinmell]

I did the 3 mile WATP. Today was weigh day, I gained just under a pound (.80 to be exact. I know it's not much but I feel like the weight loss hasn't been going anywhere lately.

 

[marsh0013]

cindy, i'm sorry you saw a gain . but did you take measurements? are your clothes fitting any looser? maybe you're losing inches but not pounds! hope that helps! feel better

 

[cinmell]

Hi Marcia,
I didn't take measurements but I will today. Thank you for your kind words .

I did the 4 mile watp this afternoon and used all of my points but didn't go over. My goal for Tuesday is to have a couple left over to bank.

 

[marsh0013]

great job not going over your points. and that goal for tuesday is very attainable. i know you can do it!

 

[cinmell]

Thanks Marcia!

Tuesday was a lazy day but points were ok, no exercise though . Today was kind of a crazy day so I didn't WATP but I had to go to the mall so I went before the stores opened to get in some mall walking. I have a healthy dinner planned for tonight so I should be ok today. There will be exercise tomorrow!!!!!

 

[cinmell]

This week, I only did WATP once, mall walked one day approx 30 min and was not strict with points at all. In fact we had a superbowl gathering Sunday and had Outback for dinner last night. I lost 1 lb this week. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy about a loss, but I can't figure out how I did it. I stepped on the scale 4 times and then again 3 times 1 hour later and it was the same. Imagine what I can lose if I actually get back on my exercise and points routine which is my plan for next week.

 

[cinmell]

Well I'm determined to not be lazy like I was last week. I just finished the 3 mile WATP and points are great so far, however, I'm going to eat tonight with my mother and future sister in law to go over wedding plans and we're going to an Italian restaurant, not good for the points . I plan to exercise every day this week (I usually take the weekends off) and I bought veggies for snacks instead of chips, etc.

 

[marsh0013]

hope you did okay with the italian restaurant. even though it's hard, i just tend to avoid the creamy sauces and teh cheese dishes when i go to italian. they usually have some steamed or grilled choices that i go for.

looks like you're doing well! and choosing veggies for snacks instead of chips is a great idea . keep up the great work!

 

[cinmell]

Thanks Marcia. Let's just put last night's dinner behind us, shall we? I have 2 words, mozzarella sticks, need I say more? Well, I couldn't resist the bread and mozzarella sticks but I exercised yesterday and did the 2 mile today. I usually do the 3 or 4 mile but I'm feeling really lazy and doing a bunch of things around the house so I figured the 2 mile was better than nothing.

Points are going really well today. I went thru the fridge and pantry and figured out the point value for everything and wrote the value on the box/container with a red sharpie. Then I started to write everything in a notebook I have that I use to track daily points used, weekly weigh ins and point values for various foods. It will make it easier to figure out meals without having to pull out a book or notebook all the time.

 

[marsh0013]

that dinner...already forgotten . good for you for moving on so quickly. just focus on what you can do now, no use worrying about what you've already done. and that's a really good idea about labelling the points on everything. makes it much easier when you want to just grab something

hope your day goes well today

 

[cinmell]

I did well with points yesterday (I went over by one point but it could have been worse). I did the 3 mile WATP this morning and so far so good with points. Two more days until weigh day and I'm not sure how it's going to be.

 

[cinmell]

I did the 4 mile watp and points went well. Tomorrow is weigh day.

 

[marsh0013]

good luck with weigh in tomorrow!!!

 

[cinmell]

I did the 4 mile watp today. Weigh wasn't as good as I hoped, lost only .80, not even a whole pound! I'm starting to get very annoyed with how slowly the weight is coming off. I don't hold out much hope for next week since it's not the best week of the month for weight loss so maybe the week after will show more of a loss.

 

[marsh0013]

i know .8 may not sound like a lot, but at least it's not a gain! sometimes your losses will be slower, i hope you don't give up though, because i'm sure everything will even out. good luck!

 

[cinmell]

I did the 3 mile WATP today but I didn't exercise Saturday-Monday. I didn't do watp Tues but I went to NYC shopping for the day and did a lot of walking and not a lot of eating so that was good.

You're right Marcia, any loss is better than a gain but it's so frustrating to have a small loss when you think you had a good week. Thanks for stopping by!

 

[cinmell]

Today was weigh day and I stayed the same, no loss, no gain. I guess that's not bad considering I barely exercised this week.

 

[marsh0013]

sorry you haven't seen a loss this week. but if you get back to working out next week, that should help. just keep sticking to your plan, and you will see results! good luck!