Rachie0507's Wandering Thoughts--Starting Over Page 7

[Rachie0507]

I had another good weigh in. I am down another 2 lbs for a total of 18.4 lbs! I am going to kick it up this week by making healthier food choices and exercising every day.

After weigh in on Thursdays I usually get takeout. It is my splurge for the week. I had a steak and cheese grinder from D'angelos. But I counted the points. My WW leader often suggests that when you start to get bored to freshen up the plan. One way she is always talking about is the 'Dinner Plan', where your points start at 5 PM everyday rather than in the morning. She pointed out that it is a lot easier for most people to get by on a few points at breakfast and lunch than it is at dinner. I'm trying that. Since I had that grinder and some light ice cream last night, I only have 10 points left for the day today. I can do it though. And then at 5 o'clock I magically get more! I am having an orange and an iced coffee this morning. I'm not sure what I am having for lunch. My DH is home today and we are all going on a field trip with DD's preschool. Part of the field trip is a pizza lunch, but I really don't want that. I'm not sure if they are offering anything else. I'll bring carrot sticks with me.

I hope everyone has a great day. I'll be back later!

 

[mking624]

2 pounds GONE!!!! Way to go, Rach!!!

I like the idea of counting the points starting at 5pm rather than in the morning. Yeah, I can see how it would be so much easier for me to a have only a few points for breakfast and lunch since those aren't very big meals for me.

Keep up the AWESOME work, girl!!

 

[Rachie0507]

Yesterday could have been a horrible day but I think I turned it around. We all went on a field trip with DD's school. I had an orange for breakfast and stopped and got a Dunkin Donut's iced coffee with cream and splenda. I got the kids munchkins and ended up having a few. But I counted the points. I brought a baggie of carrots and one of grapes to snack on since lunch at the farm was pizza and lemonade. But DS was having a fit about something and DD's teacher brought him some pizza to cheer him up. He didn't want it--guess who ate it? I need WILLPOWER!!!!! I continued to snack like that through the day. By 5pm, when I closed out my points, I had gone a few points over into Flex and didn't have many of my requirements at all. So last night when we finally got around to getting the kids to bed at 8:30, I was ready to call for Chinese food. By DH and I were so exhausted that neither of us wanted to go get it and we would have been asleep before the delivery guy came. So, I had a large salad, like I would usually have for lunch. It was very filling and yummy and a lot less points than crab rangoons!!

So today will be a better day. I am watching my best friends kids--a 2 yr old and a baby--this morning and then my DD has a birthday party for a friend at McDonald's tonight. I'm not too worried about food choices through the day. Hopefully I'll have a good report later.

 

[Lesli54]

2lbs. kicked to the curb!

You did great at salvaging the day yesterday. Willpower? You don't need that, you just need a plan. Obviously, it is working because you have almost hit the 20 mark!

Keep it up.

 

[mking624]

Wonderful job with picking up that salad yesterday!!! After a day of just "junking" it, the good I eat at the end always seems so much more satisfying....when I thought the junk would be the thing to satisfy me! You did awesome!!

 

[Rachie0507]

I'm just posting to say that I need a few days off. Two things are going on that are totally sabotaging my efforts and although I am fighting them, I am not staying on plan at all.

First, my 2 yr old son injured his leg Sunday night. He can't walk at all. We brought him to the ER right after it happened, around 6:30 pm. They didn't get around to doing x-rays until 10. This poor boy SCREAMED the whole time we were waiting. And his screams while they x-rayed his leg were the most heartbreaking I've ever heard in my life. It took my DH and three nurses to hold him down and they only got one x-ray at a bad angle. At this point it was 3 hours past his bedtime and he was so uncomfortable that we all decided to not try again. So that x-ray did not show any fracture, but here we are 2 days later and he still can't walk. He crawls really well though!! Every once in a while he forgets he can't walk and tries and falls flat on his face. He can't put any weight on the leg at all. So his pediatrician wants us to wait until the end of the week and if he still isn't walking we need to do more x-rays. So I am overtired and very stressed over the whole situation. Isn't it awful as a mother to not be able to fix something for your child?? I am more upset by that then the idea that he may still have a broken leg.

Next, I am suffering from HORRIBLE cramps. My womenly cycles were all screwed up, if you know what I mean, and I haven't had a period since November. Just when my week couldn't get worse, my body decided it wanted to be normal again. My back and belly hurt so bad that I slept with the heating pad last night. I never have had cramps before so I don't even know what to do. But I am craving my comfort foods so bad and I don't have enough energy to resist everything. I just had a fried egg sandwich with cheese on white bread. Yummmy!!!!!

So, I am here to say that I WILL be back, just give me a few days. I probably won't weigh in this week, though I might go to the meeting anyway. Wish me luck!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

for you today, Rachie.

I am so sorry for all that you are going through right now. You and your son will be in my prayers.

Take good care of you!

 

[Rachie0507]

Just an update here. My son, Nate, still can't walk or stand. Looks like we'll be doing more x-rays tomorrow morning. The Dr. said he wanted to wait until Friday but I think 4 days without walking at all is enough. Plus, we are supposed to use our brand new camper for the very first time this weekend. We can't get our money back on our reservations and even if Nate is "broken" we would still like to go. But he NEEDS to have more x-rays before then. I'm trying to justify this because I'm feeling really guilty for not just cancelling our camping plans. The thing is, he can function, he just can't walk. I want to make sure we are not injuring him more by not treating a fracture. The campground we are going to is only 30 minutes away and it is a "resort", so there are a lot of non-rustic things for us to do there. If we find out there is something more seriously wrong tomorrow, then I will cancel. But the two pediatricians I have talked to keep talking about "green stick fractures" which apparently are very common in kids his age. If that is what it is, it needs to be in a cast.

I've had enough of feeling out of control with my food choices, so I am going back on plan at lunch time. The "comfort foods" helped a little bit yesterday, but made me feel sick by bedtime. Today I have a migraine and feel bloated. Was it worth it--NO!! So back on plan with healthy foods!!

I'll check back tomorrow with an update on Nate. Hopefully, it will be good news (at this point I'm hoping for the fracture, I keep having these worries about a joint injury that would require surgery!!!).

 

[Lesli54]

Sorry to hear about your son. Hope you get things figured out soon. I don't know anything about medicine, but I am with you as a mother. Get more x-rays done as soon as possible so that way if there is more they can do, then it can get done and he can begin to heal. With a bad x-ray, they might have missed something. If he can crawl, then I would think the problem is in the lower leg. Also, if it was in the joints, I would think that crawling would hurt as well. Like I said, not a medical expert, but it all sounds logical and I realy do feel for you.

As far as the cramping, that can happen especially when TOM has been away for so long. I say take a few motrin to keep the edge off, get some exercise, drink LOTS OF WATER, eat well and get some good sleep when you can. Sounds like being on paln. Well, it does work better than the junk, I agree.

Hope your day gets better and hopefully you won't have to cancel the camping trip.

 

[CarolA]

I am amazed that you have waited this long for xrays.... Good for you for getting the Doctors to do this sooner rather then later. It doesn't sound like he is getting better on his own.

Good luck and let us know what happens!

 

[Rachie0507]

I am amazed that you have waited this long for xrays.... Good for you for getting the Doctors to do this sooner rather then later. It doesn't sound like he is getting better on his own.

Good luck and let us know what happens!

I agree that it needs to be done soon. We did get one set done at the ER Sunday night but they didn't come out very good, partly because Nate didn't cooperate. I think the doctor decided to wait a few days with the assumption that there was no break, and if we waited a few days he might feel better and he could forget a little more about the experience from the other day. The doctor wanted to wait until Friday but I am pushing for tomorrow. It kills me to see him like this.

 

[mking624]

Rachie, I would get checked out by your gynecologist regarding your period and the cramps. Irregular periods and bad cramping can be signs of something more serious. I suffer frrom extremely bad cramps and occasionally go through irregular periods, which is caused by my endometriosis (which can only be diagnosed through a laparoscopy). Even if it winds up being nothing, it always best to at least have yourself checked out so you can rule different things out and have a better idea of what's going on. I grew up with people always telling me that how I lived with my period was normal so now that I know what's going on with me and know that it's *not* normal, I'm much more passionate about women making sure they find out exactly what's going on.

I'm so sorry to hear about your son. I hope you can figure out what it is and soon and I'm praying that he has a speedy recovery!

 

[Rachie0507]

I had a rough week last week. I hope I didn't scare people away with all my complaining. I hate complaining, but it was bad enough that I needed to do it!

A quick update before I get to business. My DS is walking again. The Dr. wanted to do more x-rays on Friday morning unless we got him walking before that. He started walking Thursday afternoon. He still has a limp but is getting better each day. I'm feeling better also. I know that I probably should go to the Dr. My Dr. is very laid back about everything and that is what I love about her. She would probably tell me to wait a couple more months to see how everything pans out. So rather than paying the co-pay to hear that, I am just going to wait. I love that about her for me, but I switched my kids out her practice because I want a more proactive approach for them.

Okay, back to the business of WISH. I have been completely OFF PLAN for 1 1 1/2 weeks now. I weighed myself this morning to find out where I am since I didn't weigh in last week. I am down 1 pound from my last weigh in. I'm very surprised that I didn't gain. So I am committed again. I had a Fat Free Hot Chocolate and Light Wheat Bread Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich for breakfast for a total of 5 points. I am planning on having a baked sweet potato for lunch. I haven't planned out anything else yet. I desperately need groceries so the kids and I will go this afternoon after the daycare kids leave. I can't wait to get fresh produce in my house again!! I got an exercise ball for Mother's Day so I am going to workout with that during naptime. And I hope to jog tonight. I'll report later with how it goes.

 

[Lesli54]

Glad to hear that your DS is on the mend.

Congrats on the 1lb. lost!

Don't worry about the complaining, I took it as someone who just needed to talk and if it helps control some of the eating then it is a good thing. Have fun with the exercise ball.

 

[Rachie0507]

Yesterday went well. I had my yummy healthy breakfast. And I planned on having a baked sweet potato for lunch. My friend on WW swears these are awesome. I've never been a big fan of sweet potatoes but decided to give it a try. Yuck!! So I threw it out. Then I did some unnecessary snacking but I counted the points, kind of. I was a little out of control. I went grocery shopping and then had a good, on-plan evening. Well, today is a new day.

This morning, I had a huge low point breakfast. I had 2 pieces of light wheat toast with 1/4 cup Fat Free cottage cheese (eaten like a sandwich), 1 cup of strawberries and blackberries and Fat Free Hot chocolate. For lunch, I just had a SmartOnes meal, Peppercorn Filet of Beef and a little bit of Fat Free Popcorn. I haven't entirely planned out dinner but I know I can pull it off. I have a lot of points left.

I played on the exercise ball last night. So far, I'm moving around a lot on it but not actually doing the moves on the poster it came with. I'm definately using some muscles, I can feel it when I'm done. I just wished I looked a little more graceful.

 

[Lesli54]

You can't convince me that sweet potatos taste very good. I have even tried them w/ all the brown sugar and marshmallows and still don't like them. Funny thing is, I make great candied yams for those in the family that love them. It usually occurs during one holiday a year. I even had sweet potato pie once and didn't like it. Everyone tried to convince me it was just like pumpkin. Well this discerning palate can tell the dif.

Glad to see you are getting back on track.

 

[Rachie0507]

Lesli54, I'm glad I am not the only one who doesn't appreciate the sweet potato!!

I'm excited for weigh in today. I haven't gone in couple weeks. I am definately down some, it is just a matter of finding out how much. My scales in indicating about 3-4 pounds, but it is never in line with what the WW scales says. I try not to weigh myself much at home for that reason but I was curious!

Food wise, I did very well yesterday. I getting away from the junk food snacking, again. I had an apple and Fat Free Hot Chocolate last night for my pre-bed snack. My Dh had ice cream!! I did well though!

I'll do an update later after weigh in.

 

[Rachie0507]

I weighed in last night and I am done another 2. My total weight lose is 20.4 lbs. My goal for next week is to reach my 10% weight lose. I have another 2.6 lbs to go. I can do it!!

I'm going to do something a little different today. I want to talk about my friend. My friend Sarah joined WW with me. I started 10 weeks ago, she started 9 weeks ago. She had been wanting to lose weight for awhile but wasn't sure how. She had never followed a diet program before. Sarah has taken the WW guidelines very seriously. I tend to "cheat" within my points and sometimes even beyond my points. She has NEVER cheated during the 9 weeks. She has written everything down. When her family goes out to eat, she chooses her food carefully and only has healthy foods. I don't think she has had fast food or greasy food at all since starting the program. She tells everyone that she is NOT on a diet, she has changed her lifestyle. She has a great attitude about this. I am so happy for her and proud of her for sticking to the program like this. When she joined, she had it in her mind that she would do it for 12 weeks and hoped to lose ~30 pounds total. She weighed 208. After yesterday's weigh in she weighs 177 lbs!!! She has lost 31 lbs in 9 weeks!!! She is so excited about the program and I think she will be involved with WW for a long time. At this rate, she will be a Lifetime Member by the end of the year. She told me that this is the lowest weight for her since before her first child over 8 years ago. She had her daughter at 18 while still in high school so basically she hasn't weighed this amount since the beginning of her senior year.

I am inspired by her. I think if Sarah wasn't doing WW I would not be so successful. Of course, there is the aspect of competition. Even though she has lost more weight than me, I still need to lose everyweek to try to keep up. We talk everyday, almost always about different foods we have tried or meal ideas. I have thanked her for this and she has thanked me for getting her to join. I'm glad we have had the experience together.

 

[Rachie0507]

I haven't been having great weekends. But I think this one was better than some. Saturday's dinner was kind of bad and Sunday's breakfast was kind of bad. I counted the points, but I'm pretty sure I purposely underestimated them .

I have been on plan all day today. I feel pretty good about it too. Here is what I have had:
Breakfast: LF/Whole Grain Bagel, Fat Free Cottage Cheese, Fat Free Hot Chocolate
Lunch: Salad w/ Homemade Olive Oil Dressing, Smart Ones Ravioli
Dinner: Not sure yet...

I need to weigh in on Wednesday this week. Thursday night is our local high school's spring band concert. The band director is my best friend's husband and he is leaving the school district this summer. So I want to be there for his last concert. He is very well liked by the community, so we are a little worried of a "mr holland's opus" type event!!

I'll check back tomorrow.

 

[Lesli54]

2 lbs. down and gone forever!

I loved the story about your friend, what an inspiration! Definitely what I needed after a snacky afternoon.

Please let us know how the concert went. I wish my children had had wonderful band teachers. Unfortunately the one at the HS is really bad and most who continue on end up losing almost everything they learned in MS. The main reason why my older two quit and are now doing piano lessons at home. At least they are still getting in the music.

Have a great day!