Kaye's Trip To Goalville (Comments Wanted!)

[kayeandjim00]

Hi Everyone I have enjoyed for so long reading everyone's journals and seeing their success and have decided that the journal will hopefully help me to stay committed and accountable for my choices. I joined WISH in September of 2003. I found these boards by accident and Tammy (PartyofSix) helped encourage me to come out of lurkdom and start posting which I did. I had just begun to lose weight in August and was on a 1200 calorie a day diet. DH and I were doing this together and actually started with a version of the Subway diet but soon got tired of that so we started learning how to cook and eat completely different than we had in the past. In September I also signed up for a WISH buddy who has really been a huge part of the reason I have continued on even despite gains and setbacks. At my lowest I was 185.6 (from a high of 243) That was in about Oct/Nov and has climbed steadily since then. I really gave myself too many "off days" that turned into "off weeks" during the holidays. I decided to begin the WW plan. I did lots of reading online especially here. I bought the WW points books but do not go to the meetings. I have found the switch over to WW very easy and I'm really enjoying learning about how to get the most bang for my points. I am finding how much I love fruit when I remember saying not even a year ago to someone that I didn't eat fruit because I didn't like it. My favorite foods at the moment are grapes and apples so that's quite a change. I actually told my DH that I'd rather have a big bowl of grapes than ice cream and he told me that was a victory in and of itself and I realized he was right. I hope that I'm making changes that will stick with me forever. DH is so supportive. He does anything and everything he can to help me and keep me motivated. He is completely easy going - especially about food and eats pretty much anything I cook and has become such an adventurous eater compared to the burgers and pizza guy I married. He lost 100 lbs and got to goal last year but has edged up a little over the holidays and is working on getting back to goal. He is lucky in that he doesn't have very far to go. DH is a runner and my goal is to be able to run 3 miles with him this summer in parks around town and down by the lake. I think that would be such a celebration of the changes I have made in my life to go from being the girl who parked as close to the mall as she could to the girl who's running around parks. I'd also like to run my first 5K in November. It's a local 5K that supports arthritis and is held at the zoo. My DH ran it in 2003 and I walked but this year I want to run!! I'm up to 1 mile without stopping on the treadmill and hope to be up to 3 miles by the summer and then will continue to try and improve my speed. Everything I've read about running says to concentrate first on endurance then speed so that's what I'm doing. DH and I joined a gym (the WI winters aren't very condusive to running ) on Jan 3rd and have been trying to stay committed to going. The yucky weather this week has made my motivation waver quite a bit but tomorrow I'll be there working doubly hard for skipping today My goal has been 3 days a week working on cardio and strength training but my true goal is to get this up to 4 days and maybe eventually 5. I'm additionally trying to eat a lot more organic foods. We have been trying new things every week and so far we have been really happy with all the things we have tried. I'm a big fan of a soy milk milkshake that we have found. It takes so decadent but only 3 points for a cup and has 2 g of fiber! I also want to learn more about portions so I can recognize right away when I'm served too much or have even served myself too much. I have been trying to always eat one serving of anything even if I have points for 2 servings so I can get more accustomed to what an actual serving is. I want my changes to last a lifetime. I want to continue to be healthy and take care of myself and not to ever have to lose this weight again. So that's a little about me.
As of my weigh in on Sunday I was down to 200 (down 7.8 lbs since January 3rd. ) I also lost 6" in two weeks. My goal is 144 and more importantly to be FIT! I plan to post often and to try to offer encouragement and support to all of you as well!

 

[Strings]

Hi Kaye,

I just wanted to welcome you to the WISH journals. You have done a great job losing weight. Congratulaions! Your plan looks solid, and I know you will have a great time at that 5k. Keep up the great work.
Beth

 

[Princess Michelle]

Welcome to the Journal Board, Kaye!

You are off to a fabulous start! Keep that focus, you can do it!

 

[kayeandjim00]

Thanks for the welcome! I wil post later today how my day is going. Hoping to get to the gym for a nice long workout tonight. 5-10" of snow predicted tonight and tomorrow so I want to get in a good one in case I don't make it tomorrow.

 

[kayeandjim00]

I'm so disappointed in myself for skipping the gym AGAIN! Why is it that it seems like such a good idea at 4:30 to skip but when 7:30 or 8:00 rolls around and I realize I've lost yet another day of exercising that I feel VERY bad about it? I wish that I could remember THIS feeling at 4:30 instead of the part of me that just wants to get all my errands done and come home. DH and I both felt bad about it tonight and committed to each other that we would get there 4 times next week but I know my WI Sunday will probably reflect the week of NO exercise. It seems when I get one part of my diet/exercise routine in a good groove. In this case I've been OP every day since going on WW Jan 3rd but the exercise has come harder to get into a routine for. Inspite of my goals and my brand new gym membership. If anyone has any suggestions for getting me MOTIVATED to use said gym membership I would appreciate it so much! On a positive note I picked up a blender tonight and I'm looking forward to finding recipes for healthy smoothies and shakes. We are expecting a snow storm so I stocked up on good for me goodies at the grocery store and the only chocolate in my cart were WW desserts and a box of No Pudge brownies - these are great by the way. Picked up soy crisps which I've never had but would be only about 1-2 points for 25 of them. Hope they are yummy!
Off to read some of your journals and check in on you all!!

 

[wilderness01]

Hi there and welcome.

Is there a way you can go to the gym in the am? I know it is hard to get up early but I find if I don't go in the morning I find a ton of excuses not to go later on either. Especially if I have worked all day I am too tired to go at night. Just a thought. Have a good weekend.

 

[Strings]

Hi Kaye,

My suggestion is to make an appointment with yourself. Write it down. Once the exercise becomes habit, you will find yourself missing it when you don't. You've got 1/2 of the equation down. Great job.
Have a great weekend,
Beth

 

[kayeandjim00]

Thanks very much for the suggestions everyone. We would like to be able to go in the AM but I don't think it would be possible to do it unless I got up around 4:30 I am going to try writing it in my planner and our planner at home with times and what machines I want to do so I can have more of a specific plan in mind and hopefully that will help me to stop making excuses as to why I can't and instead remind me that I should.

For the weekend my goals are to

1. Get 4 fruits and 4 veggies a day. I saw that on another journal
and realized that the weekends are also where I fall off on the fruits
and veggies and don't get them all in so that will be my goal this
weekend - to be conscious of getting those in.

2. 80 oz of water - I have been getting in around 64 oz but with the
lack of exercise I hope that extra work can help flush out a little bit of
weight so I'll show a loss at my WI this Sunday.

3. Make A Specific Plan For Exercising Next Week I want to put my
specific plans in my planner to help remind me at work when I am g
getting ready to leave and feeling weak - hopefully having a set plan in
mind will help me keep that committment to myself.

4. Do Something To Pamper Myself Take a bubble bath, do my nails,
spend some time just reading. Something to recharge my batteries
this weekend.

I can't remember which journal as I've been reading several tonight but someone mentioned that they just keep saying the weight they are hoping for the next week in their head when they are tempted. I'm going to try that - it sounds like a good concrete reminder of what extra bites over an entire weekend can do.

 

[geetey]

Kaye,
Welcome to the WISH Journals! Tammy (PartyofSix) is such a wonderful inspiration, isn't she? She found a plan that she could work and she did it! I really admire your goal of wanting to run 5K. I wish I could figure out how to run, versus jogging in place (which is exactly what happens when I try to run! ) You and your DH should be SO proud of the changes you have made in your lives! I look forward to following your journey to GOAL!

Stay warm this weekend!

 

[swilphil]

Hi Kaye,

I'm new to the WISH board, but I loved reading about your journey. You're doing a great job so far. I'll eventually get around to posting more of the specifics in my own journali, but I wanted to respond to your post. I am so impressed with your goals. I have gotten out of the fruit habit (love ice cream, too). Let me know if you have any good veggie recipes.

Running is really the best exercise, if you can do it. Yesterday I signed up to run in my 3rd 5K race. I ran the first one on my 41st birthday last spring. It sounds like you are on the right track, and it's great that you and your husband can do it together.

Keep up the good work,

Sherri

 

[kayeandjim00]

Hi Everyone Thank you for the encouragement and for visiting my journal!!
I've done well so far today - I've actually only had 7 points for the day but I know dinner is going to be a little points heavy (10) so I want to leave some wiggle room for snacks since we are pretty much in for the day with all the snow. And being home turns on the munchies in my mind After breakfast this morning I washed 3 cups of grapes to keep in the fridge for that mindless eating I tend to do when I'm hanging out at home. I've eaten them all already! but I guess it's better to have 3 cups of grapes than 3 candy bars. It has snowed about 13" here they say and shoveling out the cars this morning was quite the job! I'm a GA transplant and even though I've lived here 5 years it's actually my first big snow storm so I've had fun playing in it today. DH and I went over to inlaws to help them shovel but FIL already had everything by the time we made it over there with the awful roads in some spots. I was actually looking forward to the snow shoveling to get some extra exercise as it's taken care of here at our complex for us but I'm sure after about 15 minutes of shoveling my attitude would have been different Trying to get in more water as I'm way short of my goal and way short of the veggie goal as well. Working on my plan of attack for exercise next week and will update later with that! Here's a pic of my DH this morning at my inlaws. The road was not yet plowed and at 5'5" it was up to my knees!

 

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Kaye,

I just discovered your journal!!! You have made soooo much progress since Sept. I know exactly what you mean about slips turning into weeks, etc. But you are back in the game and doing great. Running is addicting!!! One of the few addictions that are good for us

BTW I love soy shakes, too! I make mine with Slender Soy, frozen berries and ground flax seeds. YUM! and only 3 pts.

Your snow picture is a great idea! In a few hours I can take one and you'd be hard put to tell them apart! Ours just started to get heavy. More shoveling. More APs. Yipee

Your weekend plan looks great. How's it going?

An idea for the 4pm gym excuse: At 7PM when you regret your decision, write yourself a letter reminding yourself how it felt at 7 to not have gone. Then, next 4PM, read your letter! Hope that's helpful


Sundie

 

[Blueeyes101817]

hi kaye--just wanted to say hi!! i have to do the same thing that everyone else recommending--i have a pad of cute disney paper that is broken up into days..and i write everything that i need to do--school, homework, work, curves...and highlight it as it is done..but since i write down curves, i find i am more likely to go! good luck!

 

[kayeandjim00]

Hi Everyone Thanks for stopping by my journal.

Here's my weekend Goals progress

1. Get 4 fruits and 4 veggies a day. Saturday - Made this one!

2. 80 oz of water - Saturday - Made this one!

3. Make A Specific Plan For Exercising Next Week Saturday - Made this one!

4. Do Something To Pamper Myself - Well I didn't do any of the things I thought I would but I did just DIS all afternoon which was quite relaxing

As for today it was my WI day and I was down .8. Now I will remember this next week when I think "I don't want to go the gym" For me exercise is a MUST. When I don't my loss shows it. I NEED to remember this when I'm making excuses for not going. I did all the same things this week as last but my loss was only .8 compared to 3.2 - exercise is not something I can skip. I KNOW this but sometimes pretend I don't I think The good thing about that little .8 is it put me BACK into Onderland which is cause for a little celebration as it's been several weeks since I saw those numbers! I did however make it there a year ago and swore I'd never be back... this time I am SERIOUS! No going back, straight forward to goalville.

OK now on to my gym goals. Got this all worked out last night while watching a movie and I'm ready for a new week.

*Gym Goals for week of 1-24-05
1. Rain or shine/sleet or snow - no more excuses. If I can go to work I can go to they gym.
2. Remember how I felt when I missed this week. And how great I feel when I step off that treadmill after a good run.
3. Remember my goal and how I'd REALLY like to get there by early July (Independence Day would be great! ) instead of early August. Extra Exercise=Extra Calories Burned. Extra Calories Burned = More Pounds Gone.

Tuesday 01/25/05
Gym Day - 1 mile run - balance of 30 minutes walking - lower body machines
Thursday 01/27/05
Gym Day - 1.2 mile run - balance of 30 minutes walking - upper body machines
Friday 01/28/05
Gym Day - 1.2 mile run - balance of 30 minutes walking - lower body machines
Saturday 01/29/05
Gym Day - 30 minutes on eliptical/upper body machines

I am now at 8.6/5 for the January Challenge and start the 2/14 challenge today so I'm 0/8 for that one. I'm seeing my dad and brother for the first time in over a year in Feb so I'd REALLY like to lose 8 more pounds by then. That would be great.

 

[kayeandjim00]

I've done well today! Need 1 more veggie and 2 more fruits before bed time so I don't know if I will hit that goal or not but have been getting in lots of water and staying OP. My goal today is to try to get in as many of my flex points as I can (shouldn't be too hard right? ) I really haven't been eating too many of them but I know that won't always be the case and don't want my body getting used to the low end of my points allowance. I've still got 23 left so don't think I'll use them all up before bedtime but did use more of them than usual this week. I will have to start working more of them into the week maybe. I'm doing WW on my own and haven't been to any meetings and can't really find any info on APs. Is there anywhere that gives a good description of how they work and how they accumulate? And do most WWers use them?
I made a beef stir fry recipe from this month's Light & Tasty tonight and it was SO yummy! And 1 cup of stir fry with 1/2 cup seasoned rice was only 7 points and very filling. I will post the recipe on the Eating Healthy boards.

 

[Princess Michelle]

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[Blueeyes101817]

kaye--seems like you are doing so great! i was looking at your post and thinking i really should make goals for the week--does it help??

michelle--feel free to come to new jersey ands ee the snow..only if i can come back to florida with you!

 

[geetey]

Hi Kaye!
I wish I did as good as you are with getting those fruits and veggies in! I admit - the fruit is the easy part for me, but I seem to keep falling shy on the veggies. I am going to keep trying!

I love those goals you have set out for yourself! Planning ahead will help staying on track just that much easier! I know you can do it! You've done so well!!

 

[Strings]

Hey There Kaye,

I love the picture. I love the snow, but hate driving in it.

You are doing an awesome job. Making the list of goals and planning it out will really help.

NOW for the important stuff! CONGRATULATIONS ON HITTING ONEDERLAND!!!!!!!!! That is awesome. I know that you aren't happy with the loss of .8, but it is still a loss and not a gain.

Keep up the amazing work,
Beth

 

[LAinSEA]

Kaye:

I'm so glad that you have committed to being healthy and to journaling. I know I had my best success when I was posting my meals and exercise...need to get back to that as it really keeps me on the right path.

WW seems to be a good plan but quite complicated. Atkins is easy to understand for me - I now know approximately what is good and bad for me, but it makes it difficult to follow at times when I really want a nice piece of french bread.

Going to the gym is a tough one - I think with any exercise opportunity that you have to make it a habit. For me than means making it 5 days a week for nearly 6 weeks...unfortunately to get out of the habit it only takes a few days.

Best of luck to you and thanks for stopping by my journal. I will try to get by yours as much as possible!

-Laurie