Another success?

So my weigh in this morning went really well. Down 2.7 pounds. I gotta say I was floored as I had another bad eating weekend. I went to a party where I ate really good but bad for me food (including a second helping!) and cake. I was in a points deficit of 5 points! So clearly I do better when I use the flex points. I'm not complaining I do find that more manageable  Sometimes I find it hard to eat all my points so I guess I should focus on healthy foods that have some good points values. I'm going to admit here I am not a good breakfast eater, so once I change that and start eating breakfast I'm sure my points will be easier to obtain. Once I loose weight and my points go down I'm sure the flex points will be needed!

First Gain

So despite doing what I thought was well this week. I gained 1.3 pounds.

Go figure! Last week I eat over points. This week I knew I was going to have a weekend of eating out so I budgeted points and made what I thought were smart decisions. I went to bed feeling confident as I didn't binge. I stayed within points and I even exercised once.

It feels like a slap in the face. But I'll just keep trucking on with it. Maybe next week will be a bigger loss. I'm still on track for my 20 pound goal so I won't worry about it too much. 

weigh in.

I did not do well last week. I went over on points (by 4 so not horrible but still over). I also did not exercise. I figured my weigh in this morning would be a minimal loss if anything. I was just hoping that I did not gain. I also ate out for lunch and dinner yesterday so I figured this weigh in was going to be a disaster.

I  lost 3.3 pounds

Don't get me wrong I'm happy I lost but it seems the less effort I put in the more I loose? Maybe it's because I tracked so well this week and took the effort to put it all in as accurately as possible? Anyway it's a good loss and I won't dwell on it. This week I'm going to try to get the activity points in check. So now I'm way ahead on my goal which is to loose 20 pounds by summer. Here's hoping I can keep it up!

The first success.

I had my first weigh in this morning and I am down 1.6 pounds! I was pretty pleased with this after a weekend of horrendous eating. I indulged in dessert more than once with choices that were not the smartest. That is one thing I will say for the weight watchers program, it allows for slip ups. I know ideally in a perfect world I should walk away from the Sticky Toffee Pudding with caramel sauce and ice-cream. However I WANTED that sticky toffee pudding and I enjoyed that sticky toffee pudding. I feel it's realistic to enjoy such foods from time to time. I think the part that made me successful is I tracked it all so I kept within my point's range. I think I only had one flex point left by the end but I stayed within. If I didn't have the tracking I know I would've eaten a lot more.

So my eating (short of the weekend binging) was pretty good. My exercise was not so great. I met the fuelband goal a couple of times by doing extra walking which was good. I wanted to get into yoga and the elliptical but I didn't. I had a weird week where my sleeping pattern was mucked up. I had nights of insomnia which lead to crashing when I got home. Thankfully the insomnia seems better and I am getting tired. In-fact it's past my bedtime now and I'm feeling it! So I'm going to sign off and hit the hay.

My own worst enemy.

What a rough few days! I basically went through self sabotage. I ate a lot of stuff I shouldn't have. I knew I wasn't hungry but ate things anyway. And the worst is now I am up suffering insomnia due to stress over my own self sabotage.

Those who know me know I love you tube. I mean I LOVE you tube. I would happily get rid of cable and watch you tube instead. I've found some people who are struggling like me to lose weight. Some people who have a lot more weight to loose than I do. On person put it into perspective for me. If I can manage to lose 1 pound per week that's 52 pounds in a year. That would get me to my goal. One year from now I can be where I want to be. Now I'm old enough to know a year flies by! And that's if I only lose 1 pound per week! That I think is a totally achievable and realistic goal. That is what I'm going to work towards.

So I'm going to weigh in and I'm going to start over. I'm going to keep doing my workouts and focus on trying to get a minimum of 4-30 minute workouts per week. I have my fuel band set to 2000/day and I'm going to try to hit that everyday (which is hard on the weekends of sitting around in my pjs!). I'm going to track all the food I eat, even when it's ugly. And I keep a small daily log book where I write just a quick summery of the day and I'm going to do that as well. Here's to 1 pound a week!

Starting Over

So  here I am more than 2 years since my last post. Not only am I not running, I am at my highest weight ever.

I find this heart breaking. I am upset at myself for letting myself go. But I can't do anything about the past I can only make steps to make the future better.

So this is a weight loss blog now. I am not getting back into running right away. It's miserable winter here and I feel I need to build up some endurance. I think I will start again this upcoming spring. In the meantime I'm doing a combination of Weightwatchers, Yoga and the elliptical machine. I may pepper in the odd fitness dvd or wii workout as well we'll just see how it goes.

Wish me luck, I'm gonna need it!

I did it!

I know I have not been diligent about posting, but I haven't forgotten my running I promise!

Tonight I completed week 9, meaning I graduated the couch to 5 k program. I am so proud of myself I don't even know how to express it. Not only did I complete my last run tonight, I decided to up the ante by sprinting a bit! I never would have dreamed I would not only complete it but push myself to run even harder.

I have to admit on Monday I only did 25 minutes. I was not well, but I am proud I went anyway. Wednesday I did the 30 minutes but it was hard! Today, well I felt like I sailed through it. I mean again its running, its not easy, but it was achievable!

And on another note, I joined a new gym today. I liked that I did it for my last run, it felt like a new beginning almost. My old gym was scuzzy. The staff were mean, the equipment was in disrepair, the other members were dirty and inconsiderate. This new gym is beautiful, and right beside work. I liked that a lot, it was nice to get it done right after instead of having to commute half way home! Life is pretty amazing for me right now, and I think it's all stemmed from my commitment to running. I've changed. I'm more confidant and strong, and I believe in myself. I know now I can do anything I set my mind to.