Donna's WISH Journal (Comments welcome!!)

[luckywife]

Hi all.....

My name is Donna and I'm 32 years old and the mother of 2 boys, 12 years and 4 years. I'm 5'4 and as of now I weigh around 198 pounds. I started WW on March 12th and have lost a little over 15 pounds since then. So at the time of starting WW I weighed 215. But, the important thing is I'm doing something about it.

I was the type of person who did as little exercise or physical activity as possible. I drank nothing but pop (Dr Pepper was my weakness) and wouldn't dream of touching water, unless it was in iced tea that was sweetened with as much sugar as possible. Once I started WW, it was all or nothing for me. I gave up pop, which wasn't as hard to do as I thought. I drink around 90oz of water daily and now I exercise around 65 minutes 6 times a week. I knew that if I didn't change my ways I would keep gaining and gaining and that just wasn't an option for me anymore.

I've always had some issues with my weight but this is the most I've ever weighed. Ok, actually the 215 was the most I'd ever weighed but now that I've started WW I'm close to the weight I was when I had my youngest son. That's really showing me that things are moving in the right direction. I guess there are a few reasons why my weight went as high as it did, other than I just couldn't keep from eating too much. My mom, who was my best friend, passed away almost 4 years ago. I know I put on some weight during her brief illness and some more after she passed away. I was also diagnosed with endometriosis and had to take a shot for 6 months for it. That caused a little more weight gain. Then in March of last year I had a hysterectomy and I packed on a little more weight. All of that combined with terrible eating habits (I was the Queen of Fast Food), my weight hit an all time high.

With all of that being said, I am 100% commited to WW and have found it easier than I ever thought it would be. My husband is great, very supportive so that and going to the meetings have really given me the boost I needed to get going on this journey.

I hope to post in my journal each day, share what I have eaten and hopefully post some before and after pictures. I avoid a camera at all costs so it might be hard to dig up a picture of myself but I'll try.

WISHing everyone success in this journey

 

[tweetie1]

That is great. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

 

[luckywife]

I missed posting in my journal yesterday because we spent the whole day at the ball diamond with our oldest son for opening day for baseball. I got a little too much sun so I'll definitely have to apply some sunblock today since we'll be gone all day at the zoo and then to a baseball game in Indianapolis. The weather is beautiful though so I'm looking forward to being outside again.

After our day at the ball diamond we went to get the boys some new summer clothes. I decided to try on a size 16 capri pants and they fit! I didn't even care that much that they were the stretchy jean type, I haven't fit into any size 16 in a long time. That really made my day

Food yesterday was good, I stayed within my points and got in about 80oz of water. I even managed to do 50 minutes on the treadmill last night around 7:00 so I stayed on track, even though it was a busy day. Food was:

Breakfast- 1 FF waffle and sugar free oatmean

Lunch- Grilled chicken salad with FF Italian dressing from Mcdonalds inbetween innings

Snack- WW Ice cream bar, 100 calorie bag of Ritz Chips

Dinner- WW meal and small salad with lo-cal dressing

Snack- FF popcorn and grapes

Today will be a challenge since we'll be gone all day. I know there won't be any good choices at the ball game so I'm hoping to get a salad and some fruit at the zoo before we head over to the game.

 

[luckywife]

I did really well yesterday food wise, I think, since we were at the zoo and baseball game all day. I couldn't find any decent salad dressing at the zoo so I ended up getting some kind of grilled chicken wrap. I only took a few bites of wrap and ended up eating the inside of it so it shouldn't have been too bad since it was mostly chicken and lettuce but also some kind of cheese too. I took some 100 calorie Ritz Chips to the game with me so I had those and some 100 calorie Oreo's. I think I had around 80oz of water again.

Today food has been pretty good too. I did a 50 minute cardio and some weights this morning. Had a WW blueberry muffin and 1/2 of a WW bagel for breakfast. Snack was some grapes, 100 calori Oreo's and a Slimfast. For lunch I had a WW meal. I think for dinner I'm going to fix some tuna salad with FF mayo and also have a salad with that. Not sure what DH and the boys will have but they're pretty easy going and don't mind eating whatever I put together for them.

Tonight is weigh in night. I always look forward to it but every Monday I do the same thing. Worry all day about what I might have done wrong during the week and then wonder if I'll see a loss on the scale. Last weigh-in I was at 15.8 lost so I'm HOPING to be a little over a 16 pound loss for this week. Time will tell.....

 

[luckywife]

Haven't updatd in a few days. My weigh-in on Monday went really well, much better than I hoped for or expected. I lost another 4 pounds, bringing my total to 19.8 pounds lost in about 6 weeks. I know it will slow down soon so I'm enjoying the big ones while I still can

Food and exercise have been good. I did my longest time ever on the treadmill the other day, 70 minutes. I'm trying to switch back and forth between that and The Biggest Loser workout DVD I got. Today is treadmill day again so I'm hoping to do at least 65-70 minutes again today. One thing I need to work on is starting my workouts a little earlier in the morning. It's already 9:30 and if I walk for over an hour that puts me past 10;30 before I take a shower. I just don't like waiting that late to get dressed so I need to make myself do it earlier.

Will try to update again later to put down my food for the day

 

[jjk]

HI,catching up on journals congratulations on the 4lb loss that is fantastic

 

[mabenoab]

Hi Donna

I'm new here and just discovered your journal. I really admire how much exercise you're getting in! You are so committed to your goal that you're bound to be successful. Good luck, and keep up the great work. Congrats on your weight loss at weigh in.

 

[luckywife]

Been a few days since I've updated. This is really something I need to work on.

Thanks jjk. It's hard for me to believe that I've already lost right around 20 pounds. My weigh-is is tomorrow so hopefully I can lose at least another 1.5pounds, which would put me to my first 10% WW goal.

mabenoab- Thanks for the kind words I went from NEVER exercising to walking on the treadmill or doing some kind of low intensity cardio 6 days a week. Mostly I do the treadmill but I'm trying to mix it up a bit so I don't get bored.

It's been a busy few days. Yesterday Brady had his first regular baseball game of the season. Was supposed to be Thursday but it got rained out. The game was scheduled to start at 2:00 but didn't start until closer to 2:30. DH is one of the coaches so Zach and I went to the park until the game started and then I watched the game while he played in the kids area. The team was down 5-1 in the 5th inning but came back to win in 6-5 in extra innings. It was really exciting. After the game DH and I had to head out quickly to meet some friends at Applebee's before we all went to see George Carlin. We had a really nice time with our friends and George put on another great show

Food was good yesterday, water probably could have been a little better but overall wasn't that bad. It was hard to keep track since I was so busy but I'm guessing I had 65oz, give or take. Before the baseball game Zach and I went to Subway and I had a 6 inch veggie on wheat. Had a bag of 100 calorie sunchips and Oreos at the game. At Applebee's I had the steak and shrimp skewers from the WW menu and also a piece of chocolate/rasberry cake from the WW menu. The cake was outstanding. I could have easily eaten another piece, or two I was also able to get in another 60 minutes on the treadmill yesterday morning before we left for the day.

This morning for breakfast I've had a bowl of sugar free oatmeal and a Fiber One bar. I just discovered these at Walmart the other day and I love them! I got oats and chocolate flavored and they're very good. No treadmill today since I take Sunday's off from exercising but we do have to clean out the garage and do some work around the yard so I will keep moving today. Plan to get in lots more water.

Will update tomorrow evening after my weigh-in

 

[luckywife]

Had another great weigh-in yesterday. I lost 3.2 pounds this week for a grand total of 23 pounds in 8 weeks. I met my first 10% goal with Weight Watchers so I got a bronze keychain. I was also able to claim my new 20 pound clippie here on The Dis!

Yesterday food, water and exercise were good. Did 65 minutes on the treadmill and stayed within my points. Didn't keep track of the water very well but I would guess I had around 65oz again. Hope to get that back up today. I haven't had breakfast yet or my workout but that will be the next thing on my list.

 

[jjk]

HI Congratulations on the 3.2 weight loss 23 lbs is a fantatic acheivement
well done cheer2:
hope you have a fab week

 

[luckywife]

Thank you, jjk I still can't believe I'm 23 pounds lighter than I was just 2 months ago this time. I've still got about 57 pounds to lose but I'm setting small goals and taking it one pound at a time.

Today hasn't been too bad of a day, food has been good but water could be better. I will try to drink around 40 more ounces before I go to bed around 10:00. I've had the "hungries" all day and felt like eating nothing but junk. I'm still well within my points and have only munched on stuff low in points, even though it's probably not been the best choices. I need to eat more fruit, I'm really lacking in that deparatment. I did my Biggest Loser workout DVD this morning and wish I would have done the treadmill. Tomorrow I'm planning at least 65 minutes on that and some weights also.

Breakfast was-1/2 WW bagel, sugar free oatmeal and peach yogurt
lunch- WW meal and a salad
snack-100 cal Oreos, WW ice cream bar and applesauce

I haven't had dinner yet and it will probably be later than I like since DH is out with the boys at the ball diamond until 8:00 or so. I'm making chicken chili, which is really low in points. I'll probably have a piece or two of multi-grain bread with my chili and also another salad.

Hope everyone is having a great week.

 

[luckywife]

Way too long inbetween posts again. I'm really going to have to be better about keeping my journal updated.

I had my weigh in Monday and lost 1.8 pounds, bringing my total to 24.8 pounds lost since March 12th. I was REALLY hoping for 25 pounds but no worries, I'll get that next Monday.

Food has been ok the past few days. Not going over my points or anything but feel like I'm not eating the best things either. I'm still keeping up with drinking plenty of water and exercise has been good too. Yesterday I did 75 minutes on the treadmill, my longest time so far.

This weekend will be tough, I think. We're heading to Cedar Point (Yaaayyy!!!) and will be gone for 3 days so I'm a little worried about eating the right food. We decided to stay someplace that has a kitchen so I think that will make it easier than if we were in just a regular hotel room for 3 nights.

I am working on getting my workouts in earlier, planning on getting started in about 15 minutes. My biggest goal for the week is to update my journal each day, especially the food I'm eating.

 

[luckywife]

Another way too long since I've posted post

Things have been going well. My weigh in last week I lost another 1.2 pounds for a total of 26 pounds in 10 weeks. I received my 25 pound magnet at WW, that made me feel so good!

I was also able to fit into a size 16 pair of shorts!! They weren't the stretchy kind or anything, just regualr jean shorts. I haven't been in that sinze in I don't know how many years. I was shocked when I was able to button and zip them and still be able to breathe. I have another weigh in tomorrow and hope to have lost maybe 2 pounds. I'll be happy with any kind of loss so no complaining from me no matter what.

We are planning another weekend trip to Cedar Point next weekend. I did just ok last weekend wtih eating while we were there but did have kind of a bad day on Saturday. We went to TGIFriday's and that was the worst I've eaten since I started WW. I vowed to do well the rest of the weekend and I did. I made sure to stay within my points and drink plenty of water and I still lost 1.2 pounds last Monday so I guess I did something right and obviously didn't mess up too bad.

I haven't had breakfast yet this morning so that's next on my list. I am definitely going to work much harder on updating my journal each day. I enjoy writing in it so I don't know why it's so hard for me to do. Will update tomorrow for sure after my weigh in.