Kate's Back on Track Journal - comments welcome

[lovinaz]

So I guess it wouldn't be very nice to tell you it is going to be 81 here today?

Bummer that you can't get to the gym. Do you have any workout tapes you can do at home?

Your eating looks great, keep it up!

 

[Jane E.]

Congrats on making your exercise goal!!! Great job! Hope your weather warms up soon. This summer while you're enjoying your warm weather we'll be dying in HOT HUMID summer days & red tide in the Gulf. Don't let the cold weather get ya down!

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Missed being here. I was without a computer for a few days, but got a new one that DH surprised me with for my birthday!!

Haven't been doing so well with the food. Lot of stress eating due to work being crazy busy, then my old computer dying, etc.

Ready to get at it again though. Exercise time is still difficult with work and DH not being here much at the times the rest of us are home.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

All right now. A new year (yesterday was my birthday!) and I'm motivated to start over and lose these pesky 10 pounds to get back to my goal weight.

Weight today: 135
Goal: 125
Going to stick with the WW Wendy plan, as that seems to help shake things up for me. ANd NO candy snacking!!

The exercise will be a challenge until I can get outside and run, as getting to the gym is difficult with my time/work/DH schedule. I'll try to get there when I can, but realize the several days a week I was doing at one point is not possible. Don't beat myself up about it, just do the best I can.

Food is something I can control, and I will journal much more faithfully. I've been bad lately, munching on candy at work, etc. and need to really get back to clean healthy eating!

Gotta go get the kids ready for school.

 

[Jane E.]

Happy Birthday, Kate!!!

I'll be turning 50 next year, 2007, too! But not until December so for me it feels like 2 years away.

I've heard great things about the Wendie Plan. It seems to work well. There used to be a few posters on here who swore by it.

Don't feel bad - you're not the only candy muncher. Its been a bad two weeks for me!

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Thanks Jane! Have a great weekend.

Food today:

Wendy target: 20 pts

3 FiberOne, yogurt and 1/2 banana

2 tortilla with laughing cow, thin slice of turkey, spinach, peppers and onions

2 carrots dipped in hummus

1.5 Blue Bunny strawberry lite

0 large pickle

5 bowl of chili with lots of peppers and onions

3 Fritos

2 Blue Bunny White Chocolate Almond lites

1.5 pretzels

servings
20 total pts
dairy 2
f/v 5
water 96 oz.
AP's 0

 

[lovinaz]

We are in the same boat! I am glad to see I am not the only one with the "one Tootsie roll won't hurt me" followed by "one caramel won't hurt me" followed by "well, I already had one Tootsie roll, I might as well have another one" syndrome... I think that if I eat 5 pieces of candy throughout the day, for some reason the calories aren't as bad as if I ate 5 pieces in one sitting...

You are doing great getting back on track. Get those workouts in whenever you can!

Happy belated birthday!

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Saturday morning.

Snowing here!

I'm working, won't get to the gym today, but maybe after working I can get some things done around the house. DS is working, DD's have some homework, I always have my ongoing quilt that needs attention!

Wendy target pts today: 35 (I consider this my cheat day!)

3 oatmeal with a bit of brown sugar

2 apple

2 string cheese

0 grape tomatoes

5 lite turkey with cheese on lite wheat, spinach, tomato

3 pretzels with hummus dip

5 WW coconut shrimp

3 rice pilaf

1 broccoli/pepper stir fry

2 Blue Bunny strawberry lite bar

5 Cadbury chocolate cream egg

4 salsa and chips


35 pts
5 f/v
2 dairy
82 oz. water


Amy, candy and snacking is my worst enemy. You're right. I seem to think that one little thing won't hurt, then pretty soon it's a whole bag of chocolate, or whatever it is. I really need to control that. Did ok yesterday. One day under control.

I'll check back later.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

COLD day, makes me just want to sit under a blanket and not move.

Went to church, and while I was gone, DH had the car break down while driving DS to work. Hope its nothing major, but I have a feeling it is

Food so far today:

Wendy target: 19pts

3 FiberOne, yogurt, peaches
0 coffee

3 goetta
2 egg

0 large pickle

1 carrots with hummus

5 lean steak
3 potatoes
0 snow peas, peppers, onions

2 Blue Bunny strawberry lite

total pts 19
96 oz water
5 f/v
2 dairy
0 AP's

Need to work in some exercise!!!

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Monday, off to work early, my long day in the office which is always a challenge with candy and snacking. I'm determined to do good today!!

 

[lovinaz]

You did great this weekend! You can steer clear of all the workplace temptations!

I hope you are able to get to the gym today (or at least squeeze in a workout of some kind!)

 

[Jane E.]

Way to go with the eating this weekend! You're doing great. I hope things warm up for you soon so you can get back running.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Monday night.

Wendy target was 25

3 Fiber One, yogurt, pineapple chunks

1 veggie chili

1 toast with laughing cow

1 pear

2 cheese stick

1 fruit cup

7 jambalaya

4 small piece of birthday cake

3 4 pieces of mint candy at work (but at least it was only 4 pieces!)

2 Blue Bunny almond lite

25 total points
5 f/v
3 dairy
92 oz. water
1 AP walking at lunchtime

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Tuesday
another day in the office due to end of month and trying to get this project finished!!

0 coffee
3 egg sandwich on lite whole grain bread with taco sauce

1 tangelo

1 veggie chili

1 toast with laughing cow

0 zucchini sticks with salsa

2 ff pudding

1 (10 pieces) mentos ff mints

7 pork loin with potatoes, carrots and onions

2 Blue Bunny strawberry fudge lite

Total 18 pts
4 f/v
3 dairy
100 oz water

 

[lovinaz]

You did great resisting the candy at work! Sticking to only 4 pieces is a start! Maybe today you can have only 3 and before you know it, you can get by with one or none...

You can do it!

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Wednesday

Amy, no candy yesterday because it is all gone, and I didn't buy anymore! That's my problem, I get it and think I'll just have a little here and there, and end up finishing off the bag!

Wendy target = 22

0 coffee
2 cheese stick
2 apple
1 a few bites of a bagel

4 tuna salad sandwich on lite whole grain (I make mine with lots of peppers, onions, shredded carrots, zucchini, pickles, and spicy mustard, sometimes horseradish)
1 girl scout cookie (We have them in the house to deliver, and I need to get them out of here as soon as possible!!)

1 carrots and hummus

5 slice of DiGiorno Harvest Wheat pizza

1 tangelo

5 Cadbury chocolate egg

Best thing today was, when the kids got home from school I couldn't take DD for allergy shots since I still am without a car, so I called my friend and we took a walk - for an hour and a half! We both needed to talk, and vent about things, and I certainly have needed the exercise!

22 total pts
4 f/v
1 dairy
96 oz water
4 AP's walking

 

[lovinaz]

Funny, I have the same problem with candy... Don't buy anymore!

Keep it up, you are really doing great with your eating!

 

[Jane E.]

You must be relieved that your candy is gone. Why do so many holidays center around candy? We just get thru Valentine's Day & Easter is right around the corner! When the kids were little I always went to the store the day after a holiday to get all of that half price candy. Those days are gone! Great job with the eating - warmer weather will be here quicker than you think then you'll be able to jog again. You watch, those pounds will melt right off.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Sunday.

Last night went to our annual Mardi Gras party at the girls school, it was lots of fun, there was lots of food, but I did very well, small small portions and only did the one trip to the food table, no seconds, and since I don't drink alcohol, no problem there!

Finally got to the gym yesterday after having been away about 2 weeks, due to working a ton and no car. But it felt great. Later in the day our weather warmed up to the 50's, so I actually ran outside also. Can't wait until spring!!!!!

WI on Friday I didn't lose, but didn't gain, so that's ok. It will happen.

 

[lovinaz]

Congrats on doing so well at the party! That is always tough for me - I have no control in situations like those.

You have a great attitude about the weigh in!

Keep up all your hard work and that scale will move soon.