The wedding is in May : )

[Zela]

I got engaged on December 13, 2008 and I am getting married on May 30, 2009. I would like to lose 15 pounds by then (the size I was when I met my fiance). Along the way I will be doing various races. I will also be training for the Goofy at Disney in 2010 (I got swept at mile 23.5 this year and it won't happen again). Aside from that, the company where I work is doing Scale Back Alabama. If you participate and lose 10 pounds in the next 10 weeks you get 20 dollars cash.....and I need the extra money

If I could get some thoughts.........I'm not sure what plan to go with for eating healthier. I have done weight watchers and it worked like a charm......but then I started eating a protein breakfast for a long time, and now when I eat refined carbs of any kind, I gain weight. Any ideas? Atkins is completely out of the question.

 

[Zela]

I think my plan for today will be to eat a lean cuisine for breakfast, some fruit, yogurt and granola for lunch, and a shrimp boil(shrimp, corn, potatoes) or baked chicken and yellow rice for supper . I'm sure I'm gonna want something sweet after supper so I'm gonna try to find a recipe for a fat free chocolate pie. Anywho...... let the plan commence

I was gonna go to the gym today, but my blisters(from the goofy) have not healed yet. Later I think I will try to do some floor exercises to keep active.

 

[Zela]

So....yesterday, the plan went well. I ate my lean cuisine for breakfast. For lunch I had an apple, yogurt and 2 granola bars. Then I had baked chicken and rice for dinner. Instead of chocolate pie, I made homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream (not low fat). I had one bowl and it was awesome.

I did a lot of house work, so I'm counting that as my exercise.

Today, I felt really sick so I went to the doc and he says I have a virus. So far I have eaten : baked chicken and rice, greek yogurt, 2 apples, chicken casserole, broccolli, green beans, a piece of bread, and a small salad. I plan to have blueberry fluff later on (1/3 less fat cream cheese and whipped cream with bluberry pie filling on top). My fiance's whole family is gonna play the wii fit later so I'll get some exercise then.

 

[Lesli54]

Congratulations, Z!

You must be on . I think 15lbs is a very reasonable goal by May. Which by the way is a great month.

If Weight Watchers worked well for you in the past, maybe you should try what you learned from that. Keeping your meals balanced through the day and getting exercise will go along way to meeting your goal.

You can do this, you have done it before and you can do it again. Have a wonderful weekend.

 

[Zela]

So.....scale back is over and I didn't lose any weight. I think my scale at home is broken because it says something different every time you step on it.....(even if its within a 5 minute span of time).

I currently weigh 185.6. I would like to weigh 170.6 by May 30th. That is 15 pounds. The big day is only 10 weeks and 3 days away. If I want to lose that much in 10 weeks I need to drop 1.5 pounds a week. I know it is doable.....but I need to find my motivation.

I ran for two straight miles on the treadmill on Saturday (with a one minute walk break in between). I did it again yesterday around my neighborhood. I wasn't fast, but I ran the whole way.

I know I ate over my points today but I am going to do better tomorrow! I am gonna go to the gym and run again too.

 

[momof2minnies]

Good Luck Zela and congrats on the upcoming wedding.

You can do this just stay focused on the goal.

It's great you are doing the Goofy.Is that what you did last year or the full?

Keep it up,
Linda

 

[toystoryduo]

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

I think your goal to lose 15 pounds is very doable. Maybe you can break the goal down by weeks and then have a small reward for yourself when you accomplish your weekly goal.

Great job on the run yesterday! Keep up the good work!

Hope you have a great day ahead!

~Tracy

 

[Zela]

I did the Goofy 2009 this year......but I didn't finish the marathon part. Last year, I did the marathon.

Anyways.....I am going to weight in and "officially" start tomorrow because I want to weigh in on Fridays until the wedding.

Exercise: I didn't get to go to the gym because my parents came down to visit unexpectedly. It is about 7:30 and I guess I could do a workout video since I am at the house but I just don't want to.

Food: Target point is 22.... I totaled 31 pts (9 pts over)

Breakfast
2 pts-Advantedge low carb protein drink
3 pts-grilled chicken and a packet of low fat mayo
Lunch
4 pts?-2 turkey franks
1 pt-1/4 c coleslaw made with low fat mayo
1 pt-1/4 c baked beans
Snack
4 pts-Zone Perfect Double Dark Chocolate Bar
1.5 pts- mini marshmallow cocoa confused3 could have done without it...it wasn't even good)
Supper- My parents wanted to eat out and we ended up at waffle house. I wanted to get the Allstar breakfast. The always order it with the pecan waffle, bacon, scrambled eggs with cheese, texas toast, and hashbrowns. I knew I needed to get the salad so I decided to compromise and order the grilled chicken salad a a pecan waffle (to eat half). I think I did very well! Waffle House breakfast food is hard for me to pass up!
I ended up eating:
7 pts?-1/2 pecan waffle at waffle house (no butter or syrup)
2 pts-grilled chicken salad with a tiny bit of dressing
3 pts-3 bites of my dads grits,cheese, and eggs mixture ( I ended up sitting at the table and chatting with my mom when my dad went outside with my little brothers. Consequently, the waitress never came to get the plates and there was food left on my dad's plate. I proceeded to nibble......
2 pts-2 bites of his raisin toast with butter

Plan for tomorrow:
Breakfast
2 pts-Advantedge Low Card Protein Drink
Lunch
2 pts-Grilled Chicken and green beans
Snack
4 pts-Zone Perfect Double Dark Chocolate or Dark Chocolate Almond Bar
Supper
14 pts-Pad Thai from a really great thai place.....I know it will be high points, but I plan to eat a salad to kill my appetite before I dig in

Tomorrow night I am gonna scrap book with my friend Mary (also soon to be my sister in law). I'm gonna go ahead and pack my stuff so that I can run or do the wii fit when I get over to there house.

 

[Lesli54]

Good morning, Z!

I think you plan to take this one week at a time is great! You don't have too many weeks to go and 1.5lbs a week is very doable. Your motivation? Fitting nicely into the wedding dress you picked out and knowing that you will look great in all your pictures. Even if you don't quite make the weight you are hoping for, as long as you are feeling great about every lb that you have taken off, you should shine on the day of the wedding.

I have faith in you. So far, you have always proven yourself to be one who can achieve the goals that you set for yourself even when there are obstacles in the way.

Your food plans look good and I think being organized with your scrapping so you have time for some "fun exercise" is a wonderful idea. Have a great weekend.

 

[Zela]

I just took a really long time posting and the post monster ate it....... Suffice it to say that I ate 29.5 points yesterday and my target is 22. I did get in 30 minutes of exercises. What did me in was the 3 glasses of sugary punch I had. Anyway, today I plan to run four miles, protein drink for breakfast, chickfila salad and fruit cup for lunch, Zone perfect bar for snack, and lean gourmet frozen dinner for suppers. That should help balance out yesterdays indiscretions.


I hate that this post is not meaty........I spent about 30 minutes writing it and it all went away. If I have time later I might redo it.

Btw....thanks for all the support guys

 

[Zela]

I just finished 4 miles

It took me 1 hour and 4 minutes, which is slower than my walking pace, but I was running the whole way with only a one minute break walking at mile 2.

 

[Lesli54]

Great job on getting in the run!

Don't you just hate it when you spend so much time posting only for it to disappear? I got to the point where I right click and copy, just in case it doesn't go through then I can just paste it in if I have to start over.

Your plans look great! Here's WISHing you a successful weekend.

 

[Zela]

This is LOOOOOONNNG


Saturday-
Breakfast:
2 pts- Edge protein Drink
Lunch:
5.5 pts-Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich
1 pt-one waffle fry and a bite of chicken nugget
2 pts-lemon yogurt
Supper:
3 pts-Lean Gourmet(Shrimp and Veggie Pasta)….I only ate half
3 pts-one whole grain blueberry muffin
3 pts- 5 milk chocolate covered orange sticks…..kind of nasty but they killed my desire for something sweet.

I ate 19 points today……..I did not subtract activity points but I had quite a few for the run this morning.

Sunday-
Breakfast:
2 pts-Edge Protein Drink
Lunch:
2 pts- 3 oz grilled tuna steak
2 pts-¼ c orzo with spinach
3 pts-1 cup berries with maple syrup and one sip of ginger-ale punch. We are having the almond slush punch for my wedding and my future MIL wanted to try it with ginger-ale to see if it tasted the same…..it didn’t and it was nasty….which was good for me because I didn’t drink a lot of it
4 pts-¼ c purple people eater ( a sugary concoction of grape jell-o walnuts and cream cheese)
2 pts-1/2 c asparagus cooked in a little bit of butter
3-1.5 cups of raspberry sorbet

18 pts so far…..not bad

Someone brought donuts for Sunday School today…..and I resisted. I also resisted monkey cake that was sitting on the counter at Michael’s house after lunch. The day went pretty good …..Mary and I worked on our Scrapbooks and I finished the ones of my engagement pics that I am making for my mother and MIL. Then Mary and I decided to go to her dads office and work on printing my invitations. We stopped at Krispy Kreme and I wanted a Crème filled donut (which is 9.5 points) and I was just going to use some of my flex points to even it out and not have dinner. On the way there, I decided to get a original donut (5 pts) and a cake donut(5 pts) which adds up to about the same amount of points…..I went to order my donuts and Mary told me not to get a original of my own, that I could just eat some of hers. Some we pulled out of the drive through and shortly thereafter I had eaten my cake donut and an original. After we went to her dad’s office I ate 3 more……it didn’t seem like three at the time b/c we were doing stuff. I wish I hadn’t let myself eat like that…..but…….I can take it out of my flexpoints and I will still be fine.
So total I had: 18 pts+ 25 pts(for the five donuts)=43 points……I used 21 flex points….so I still have 14 flex points left if I mess up again.

Monday-
Breakfast:
2 pts-Edge Protein Drink
Snack:
4 pts-Double Dark Chocolate Zone Bar
Lunch:
3 pts-1.5 tilapia filets prepared with no butter
0 pts-green beans
4 pts-Dark Chocolate Almond Zone Bar
2 pts-1 peppermint patty, one andes mint, two bites oatmeal raisin cookie
Snack:
2 pts-Fat Free Chocolate Frozen Yogurt at Marble Slab
Supper:
6 pts-1/3 totinos combination pizza

That’s 23 points for today…I was one point over but I walked about 1.5 miles with Mary today after work so that evens out. Mary made the mistake of telling me that Hobby Lobby had most of their scrapbooking stuff 50% off so I went by there and bought some stuff that I didn’t need to spend money on….but I got some really cool stuff to make my Bridal Shower Scrapbook.

Tuesday-

I weighed this morning (but I don’t officially weigh until Friday)…….and I had already lost 2 pounds despite the 5 donuts incident. I just hope it stays off until Friday!

Breakfast:
2 pts-Edge Protein Drink
Lunch:
I kind of snacked on the lunch that was brought for the consumers today and I shouldn’t have because I wasted some points.
2 pts- half of a medium sized biscuit
2 pts- a few bites of fried porkchop
4 pts- 2 chicken breast from church’s with skin removed
4 pts- 2 small mashed potatoes
1 pt- one bite of honey butter biscuit
Snack:
3 pts- 3 peppermint patties and 3 andes mints
1.5 pts-½ full size reese’s cup
4 pts-Zone Bar
Supper:
I wasn’t planning on eating this….but I got aggravated and ate because I was stressed : (
8 pts?-2 pieces of pizza

That’s 32 points total……I went 10 over. I have enough in the flex points to cover that but I don’t want to have to use the other 4. I am going to try not to use it. I will try not to let my emotions get the better of me next time. I weigh in on Friday.

 

[Lesli54]

Hi, Z!

2lbs down! Unofficial or not, I am counting it for you.

It looks like most of your days are working well within your points and as long as you are getting exercise in then you should be able to negate some of the affects from the days that are thrown off.

I can fully relate with the mindless eating while you are working on something. Maybe next time you get together for scrapping you can make up something to snack on before hand that is healthy and portioned, just in case. The other thing that I found was to not tempt temptation when it comes to buying those yummy foods. Twice now, I have considered buying a french baguette and some goodies when we had lunch at Panera's, but then I realized that I would eat too much of it before I could even make a meal with the bread, so I just walked away. Maybe next time you "treat" yourself to Krispie Kreme, you should think of it as a treat which is just a small portion. Walk in and pick just one donut, not a dozen or half a dozen and then walk out (drive up is too easy there to over buy). That way you have the taste you want in the moment with no temptation later.

Frustration happens, you'll get back on track. Just know that you can come here and vent when needed.

Hope the rest of the week goes well for you.

 

[Zela]

Yesterday(thursday), I had a pretty good day…I had an edge drink, a zone bar, some chicken and sugar snap peas…..three andes mints and 2 peppermint patties….a couple of tablespoons of icing off of Mary’s Birthday cake, some chocolate dream whip pie (made with dream whip powder, fat free milk, and sugar free fat free chocolate pudding and already made oreo crust) and some blueberry fluff(made with blueberry pie filling, fat free cream cheese, splenda, and cool whip free). I went over on my points a little bit, but I think I did pretty good. Mary and I scrap-booked from 5 pm to 10 pm last night. We had a blast. That is when I ate all that sweet stuff…..but this time I was prepared with my low-fat sweetness : ).



Friday: I weighed in today and I am down 4 pounds! That means I only have 11 more to go in 9 weeks. I am encouraged that I can totally do that!





Thanks for the support ya’ll!



For Friday:

Breakfast:

2 pts- Edge Protein Drink

Snack:

4 pts- Zone Dark Chocolate Bar

Lunch:

6 pts- Bean and Cheese Burrito/ Frozen Pizza

2 pts- Two andes mints and a peppermint patty

Supper:

????? I’m gonna lean towards something with grilled chicken. I haven’t had that in a while.



For Saturday:

Late Breakfast/Early Lunch:

2 pts-Edge Protein Drink

4 pts-Zone Dark Chocolate Bar

Supper:

Cheat Meal Time : )….For Mary’s Birthday she is having homemade tacos, homemade guacamole, Chocolate Doubache Cake from Pollman’s Bakery and Kool-aid Punch. I am not going to count my points but I will try to eat sensible portions.



On Saturday Mary, Deborah(Michael’s other sister) and I will be doing the Azalea Trail Run 10K in Mobile. I am jazzed about….I just hope it doesn’t rain!

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We just got done with the Azalea Trail and I had my protein drink. The next meal I eat will be the tacos and stuff.

 

[Zela]

Just got done with the tacos.....they had fried corn tortillas and some meaty mixture in the middle. I ended up eating three with lettuce, tomato, and guacamole. Next......is the chocolate doubache cake. I am excited about it.

 

[Zela]

Things have been crazy with my internet recently. It has been off and I am waiting on the people to come and fix it. In the meantime, I am writing down my stuff and secretly posting it while I am at work (hoping that the IT people from human resources won't call my boss) or at my fiancee's house.

Yesterday went like this:
Breakfast/Lunch:
Edge
Snack:
10 ritz crackers
Supper:
3 tacos with homemade guacomole, lettuce, and tomato
1 large slice or chocolate doubache cake
3/4 c ice cream

I'm not sure of the point value of any of these but I know it was alot....... I'm gonna try not to use my flex points this week to make up for it. Today I'm not sure what I will be exposed to. I asked my future MIL what we are having and I think it is gonna be left over tacos They were really good but I don't want to suffer the consequences pointwise of eating them again......so, if we have tacos my plan is to make a taco salad by piling up lettuce, tomato, and then cutting up one taco to mix in. I will probably put some guacomole on top.

So Today's plan is
Breakfast:
2 pts- Edge protein drink
Snack:
4 pts- Zone Perfect Bar
Lunch:
8 pts?-Taco Salad from the homemade tacos
Snack:
4 pts- Zone Perfect Bar
Supper:
??????-It might end up being a frozen burrito because I have those at my house....that would be 6 pts......or it might end up being a small peice of the chocolate doubache cake or maybe just some icing

During the work week I'm gonna try to add more fruits and veggies to improve my diet. I have lost some weight but I know that I am not eating as healthy as I could

 

[lovinaz]

First of all, congrats on the engagement! and the 4lb loss! and completing the 10k!

Secondly, you mention some really interesting things, like monkey cake, doubache cake, purple people eater, etc. No wonder it's so hard for you to stay on track!

Sounds like you are doing really good despite going over in points. I bet all of your working out helps. Keep it up!

~Amy

 

[Lesli54]

Congrats on the 4lbs down! You are well on your way to having the weight off.

I like your alternate plan for dealing with the tacos today. Adding in extra fruits and veggies this week should help alot.

Keep up the great work!

 

[Zela]

Today didn't go as planned because we didn't end up with leftover tacos but I think it still worked out ok. Mrs Donna, my future MIL, made a new Paula Deen Recipe for macarroni and cheese with peas and ham in it.

Breakfast:
2 pts-Edge Protein Drink
Snack:
4 pts-Zone Dark Chocolate Bar
Lunch:
1 pt- Large Salad with lettuce, a little tomato, and several olives
5 pts?- 1/2c of the pea and ham mac and cheese
1 pt-a bite of hawaiian bread
1 pt-1/2 c berries
Afternoon Snack:
8 pts?-1 small peice of doubache cake with 1/4c Edy's Slow churned light ice cream

I am at my points limit.....so I am going to try not to eat anything else with points in it today. Maybe another salad for supper.

BTW.....thanks for the support and encouragement everyone! In regards to the interesting things that I eat, I am surrounded by great bakers and cooks so there is always something new to try. I love sweets and I have to pick my battles sometimes. Even though it is not the healthiest option I wll, at times, trade my points for a meal out for a sweet that I want. I like to think of it as a system of checks and balances.