MickeyDee's Quest For Health

[MickeyDee]

Well, here is my little WISH journal! I've struggled with my crazy weight my whollllleeee life, but I'm sick and tired of it! So....I'm taking control of my health!

I've been back on the Weight Watchers program for 1 week now and I'm down 8.5 lbs with a lot more to go. My darling girlfriend and I are meeting up in Las Vegas in November. It will be the first time I have seen her in a year!

For anyone who wants that scoop - I moved down to Texas from Massachusetts last November. We decided to go back to the long distance thing after 5 years of living together because we were both struggling financially with massive debts. So, she moved back in with her dad. And I moved back home to TX to live with my ma and pa. Meanwhile, I've been able to get my alternative-certification in teaching and I'm teaching 4th grade!

So, anyway...I've been exercising for at least 20 minutes everyday and keeping track of what I'm eating. I'm also planning out my lunches and dinners (breakfast is pretty much the same everyday) for the next month, along with grocery lists so that I can keep myself focused! It's all very exciting!

I'm going to look SO great when I hit WDW next August!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Welcome MickeyDee!!! The WISHboards are a great place to be and I hope you're doing very well!!

Drink water, exercise, read other's journals and post what you're eating!! That's what really helped me.

Mickey Dee!! GOOD JOB on that loss!
Makin' those pounds go down!

 

[MickeyDee]

Thanks, Tiger for being my own personal cheerleader! Just what I needed!!

I'm back with my second week update. I am down ANOTHER 9 lbs this week! Unbelievable. Especially since my exercising was less than perfect. I missed several days of working out, but I stuck to my WW points like a good little girl!

Let's see what Week 3 has in store!

 

[Rizel]

WOW you are doing absolutley great!!
Keep going! your getting closer and closer to your goal!

 

[MickeyDee]

WOW you are doing absolutley great!!
Keep going! your getting closer and closer to your goal!

Thanks!!!

 

[Cruise04]

Welcome and congrats on the weight loss so far. This is a great place to be. These people have helped me out so much!!!!! Keep up the good work.

Keep on
Chris

 

[MickeyDee]

So, after a week of resisting temptation left & right, I have GAINED 2 lbs! What? I was so furious, but wasn't going to let it lead me astray....then yesterday, my sister and I had "Family Fun Day" and went to the zoo and to see a movie....and I hate pretty much everything in sight. Used all my flex points and then some. However, I still made some slightly better choices than I would have a month ago.

Anyway, today I'm determined to get fully back on program and to get the exercise added back into my days. I will be below last week's weight next Saturday. Oooohhh, I so will!!!

 

[MickeyDee]

Well, okay, then...stayed on track this week, got a couple of workouts in and not only dropped the 2 lbs I gained, but lost another one to boot! Yay!

I don't have much to add at the moment, so will bid farewell for now!

 

[MickeyDee]

Down four pounds this week! Wow! Very exciting stuff. I'm trying to get more exercise into my days. I worked out for 60 minutes today and I'm quite happy with that. I would like to lose another 11 lbs this next month before I see my lady for our anniversary in Vegas. We shall see how I do. Maybe if I up the exercise to 5-6 days a week, I will be able to accomplish that goal! Hmmm....

 

[Cruise04]

Way to go on the weight loss. Even though you had a gain you stuck with it and look at where you are now - even less!!!!! Good job. Keep up the good work!

Keep on
Chris

 

[MickeyDee]

First off, a big THANKS! to everyone who has been leaving me positive comments! It really means a lot!

Secondly....the big weigh-in was yesterday and I'm down another 2.5 lbs! Woot! Just 9 more lbs til I hit my first mini-goal which will total 34 lbs lost!

Which leads me to this point....this is the point in my weight loss where I tend to freeze up...it's happened to me about 4 times before. So, I really need to give myself an extra push to get out of this realm of weight. (I'm still not brave enough to put how much I actually weigh up here!!!)

Anyhooo...I tried on a pair of jeans yesterday that I haven't been able to fit into comfortably for over a year...and I hadn't worn them in about 2 or 3 months and they are loose! Not like falling off of me loose, but baggy in the thighs and comfortable in the waist! Amazing.

Additionally, I wore my FAVORITE top yesterday that I hadn't been able to squeeze into for about 2 years! So, needless to say, I'm very excited with my progress. I just need to hang on to that excitement and not let myself get tripped up.

I'm getting nervous, because my lady and I are headed to Vegas in less than 3 weeks. It will be the first time I've seen her in a year (to the day). But I'm not so much nervous about seeing her as I am about this trip turning into a fall from the wagon. I get home from Vegas the day before Thanksgiving, so that makes it even scarier.

Any suggestions on how to handle my Vegas/Thanksgiving/post-trip letdown food/loss of control paranoia? Any ideas? Anyone? Anyone? I'm soooo open to advice about this! I don't want to count every single point I eat on my trip, but I want to be able to get home and get back on track immediately!

Thanks for reading!

 

[Cruise04]

First I want to say congrats on that weight loss and how close you are to your goal. The one thing that has helped me (I tend to freeze after 25 pounds) is that I have totally changed my mentality. I have turned my "What am I going to do if I fall off the wagon" to "When I get this amount of weight off I'll be able to do this..." and "When I get down to this weight I'll be able to do that..." and to me that is the motivation that is helping me stay on this trip this time. And for me it's working.

I've found clothes that I forgot I had because they hadn't fit for over 3 years. And they fit now. That has been exciting for me. And when I go shopping now or I go out I look at what people are wearing and tell myself "that is cute, I'll be able to wear that when I get this weight off." That is the only advice I can give you about going on and staying on this. Just think back to what you felt like with those 34 pounds on and compare it to how you are feeling now. Going up the stairs isn't as hard as it was, walking isn't as hard as it was, etc. That has helped me keep going.

Another thing that has helped me keep going is this place. Everyone has helped me get out of my downs when I've gotten there. I was stuck at 36-38 pounds off for the last 4 weeks and I am finally moving again. I was so ready to say forget it but then I remembered what my goals are for when I get this weight off. That helped me get right back on track.

As far as when you go to Vegas. I have no advice but to just try to make good choices. Go for chicken instead of steak, go for salad instead of soup, stop eating when you are full, have dessert but only eat one or two small bites and then ask them to take it away (or ask your girl to move it out from in front of you so you don't eat it all). If you have drinks, just try to have one or two a night. Or ask them to add a little water to your drink to dilute down just a bit and help with the calories.

Good luck - you CAN do this and you WILL do this and your trip will be awesome and you will do just fine!!!!

Keep on
Chris

 

[gradtchr]

You are doing great so far!!!!

 

[MickeyDee]

I didn't post my update this week, because I was so frustrated! I gained a pound when I weighed in last Saturday.

However, I've made some changes. I was committing the sin of weighing every day and finally stuck the scale in my sister's bedroom so it wouldn't tempt me in the mornings. I also have gotten 20 minutes of exercise every day since Sunday. I know it's not much, but it is more than the 0 minutes I was logging pretty much every day for the 2 weeks prior to that!

So, another day to get through, then we'll see where I'm at.

Vacation is just a week away too! Ack!!!

 

[gradtchr]

You can do it!!!!! Way to get the 20 minutes a day in-every bit helps. I had to take the batteries out of my scale because I was weighing 3, 4, and 5 times a day and that can really sap ya. There will be ups and downs because our bodies are weird and they hold water if we eat just a little to much salt, or we do something different, or we eat differently, and for a million other reasons. It's important to stay focused on the goal and ride through the waves until you get to where you want to be. You are doing an excellent job though, that pound you gained will be gone soon and more will be gone with it.

 

[MickeyDee]

So...only lost half a pound yesterday, which almost made me cry, but I sucked it up and I'm keepin' on. I'm very determined this time struggled with my weight my whole life and I'm just sick of it. I want to be healthy.

I still have 9 lbs til I reach my first mini-goal. Then I'm not sure. I have A LOT more to go after that.

Anyway, stayed within my points yesterday and am revamping some things this last week before my trip to Vegas.

That's about it...hope everyone has a great week!

 

[gradtchr]

I know it's hard but half a pound is half a pound gone.

 

[Cruise04]

Hope you are enjoying your vacation. You were doing very well before you left. Keep up the good work!!!

Take care
Keep on
Chris

 

[MickeyDee]

Hello all! I'm back from Vegas and officially back on plan. The miraculous thing is that despite eating everything in sight and really not getting that much exercise, I not only DID NOT GAIN anything, but I'm down another pound! Bringing me just 7.5 lbs away from my first mini goal.

I had a wonderful time in Vegas and was thrilled to see my lady friend after not seeing each other for a year! It's insane, I know. We celebrated our 7th anniversary yesterday and I can't wait to see her again.

That's about all my news! Here's to a good week!

 

[MickeyDee]

Okay, Kiddies...it's vent time.

I CANNOT STOP EATING!

Granted, when I say I cannot stop eating, I'm talking about the current, healthier version of what I was doing more than two months ago...AKA eating everything in sight. Now, I'm able to stop myself to a certain degree. And today this compulsion didn't kick in until after work, so at least I had that to distract me for the earlier portion of the day. I have used ALL my WW flex points for the week...and I'm even over by half a point. And my new week doesn't start until next Saturday.

After work, I literally wanted to stop at every single fast food place I passed. Fortunately, I was able to control this urge. And trust me, it wasn't easy, as I have a 50+ minute commute. However, we ordered pizza tonight and while I did order the Veggie Lovers, instead of the Supreme for myself...it was still pan pizza. And I still ate two slices. And three breadsticks. And a 2 portions of the cake I baked last night. Okay, yeah, now that DOES sound really bad. Again, fortunately, the cake was a Cooking Light recipe, but all the same. It wasn't exactly WW point-free...and in fact kinda high for being a Cooking Light recipe.

But then, again, I have to take some comfort in the fact that had this been the OLD me. I would have had 6 or 7 slices of pizza and ALL the breadsticks. I would have washed it down with a few glasses of Dr. Pepper, instead of the water I drank tonight. Additionally, I might have eaten all FOUR pieces of cake that remained instead of two and most likely WOULD have stopped for something to eat on the way home before that and not even thought twice about it.

Add to that the fact that for the first time in a long time, not only have I worked out two nights in a row, but worked out 40 minutes each night, as opposed to the measly 20 minutes a night of a couple of weeks ago.

I don't know...this is the sort of thing that I usually let myself fall into after a week away and a weight gain. I was away, but I didn't gain, I lost a pound! So, I don't understand why I'm feeling so discouraged. Maybe it's some sort of subliminal thing where normally I would have gained, so feel like I have to punish myself because I didn't? Ridiculolus, I know. And as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the weight I've hit now is the weight that has tripped me up mentally the past few times I've tried to kick this weight thing in the rear, so I guess that plays into it, as well.

Anyhoooo...I'm not giving up. I'm nowhere near that point. I just needed to vent, see my troubles and worries in print and try to figure out where to go from here.