Hello, and happy Friday to you all!
So, Wednesday I had my Watchers Meeting, and I was down 1.8 lbs! Wahoo! So new weight is:
166.8.
I was thrilled just having a loss at all. I need to fully accept that I will not drop 5-10 lbs a week as I did when I was over 300 lbs. It's going to be a long, slow process, as it's a lifestyle. I just need to focus on doing the right things, and the weight loss will be a secondary (albeit exciting) thing.
And while I believe the above comment is true - I will have to go back to reading that when I get neurotic! (which is 98.6% of the time!) :-)
This weekend: I am attending another WW meeting with my friend Michelle. We are going to work out before hand, and then go to a new-ish restaurant in the area, Ruggles Green. I have heard great things about this place, so I'm looking forward to trying it! :)
Are any of you on My Fitness Pal? If so, add me! My user ID is gastricgirl. :)
Anyway, back to work for me! I hope you all have a great weekend! :-)
About Gastric Girl
- Laurie (TheSafestScents.com)
- Tomball, TX, United States
- My name is Laurie. I'm 34 and I live in a suburb of Houston, TX. My life isn't super exciting or ultra dramatic, but I love it! My blogs are just a peek into my life as I know it. I'm quite random and have an opinion on everything, but I love everyone's aspect on things, even if I disagree. The world would be quite boring if not! :-)
Showing posts with label Weight Watchers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight Watchers. Show all posts
8/27/2010
8/06/2010
WW Weigh In!
My first meeting was on a Saturday and I decided that I think Wednesday meetings would be better for me. I was nervous to weigh in, as it had only been 4 days since my first weigh in, and I was going in the evening, instead of before I even have a sip of water. Well, regardless of all of that, I was down 1.4 lbs! My new weight is 167.6. I am officially less than 15 pounds away from my ultimate goal weight of 153. Why 153? Well, it puts me in my normal range, and that is the lowest weight I've ever seen myself at. So, I know it can happen. The cool thing is that my 10% goal is my ultimate goal too... Wahoo! :)
I am so glad I decided to rejoin Weight Watchers. I need the accountability of going in and facing the music on a weekly basis, and it forces me to track. If I do it "on my own", it's so easy for me to just skip a day tracking, and if I miss one day, I'm done.. I know how my mind works!
Yesterday's meeting was about secret eating, binging, etc. It was great for me. As you all know, I had RNY gastric bypass, so if anything goes in my mouth, people like to critique it. I eventually started snacking in my car, or stopping on the way home to get a snack, or eating a lot more in the evenings since John isn't like that with me. It isn't my meals that I've had trouble with, it's all the snacking. With WW, I'm conscious of my snacking, and plan accordingly. My job is nice enough (ha!) to provide us with free snacks, free drinks, etc. This week we were even provided with a fajita lunch for our accounting close. I have been great at avoiding the foods I shouldn't be eating (are the points worth spending? Usually no!). I haven't even been too tempted, which means I think I'm finally in a good mindset again. I'm re-teaching myself to differentiate between hunger and cravings. Having weight loss surgery will NOT fix your head, and I'm starting to wonder if it messes your head up more than you started!
On another note - I have been reading everyone's blogs, but for some reason I haven't been able to comment on most of them. We have a massive web page blocker system at work, and I think it's blocked going to the comment link.. It wants me to log in, and then once I do, I go back to the log in screen. So, I really apologize that I haven't been commenting on blogs very much, but please know I AM reading!!! I may have to rearrange my schedule at home a bit so I have some reading/writing time at home!
xoxox!!!
I am so glad I decided to rejoin Weight Watchers. I need the accountability of going in and facing the music on a weekly basis, and it forces me to track. If I do it "on my own", it's so easy for me to just skip a day tracking, and if I miss one day, I'm done.. I know how my mind works!
Yesterday's meeting was about secret eating, binging, etc. It was great for me. As you all know, I had RNY gastric bypass, so if anything goes in my mouth, people like to critique it. I eventually started snacking in my car, or stopping on the way home to get a snack, or eating a lot more in the evenings since John isn't like that with me. It isn't my meals that I've had trouble with, it's all the snacking. With WW, I'm conscious of my snacking, and plan accordingly. My job is nice enough (ha!) to provide us with free snacks, free drinks, etc. This week we were even provided with a fajita lunch for our accounting close. I have been great at avoiding the foods I shouldn't be eating (are the points worth spending? Usually no!). I haven't even been too tempted, which means I think I'm finally in a good mindset again. I'm re-teaching myself to differentiate between hunger and cravings. Having weight loss surgery will NOT fix your head, and I'm starting to wonder if it messes your head up more than you started!
On another note - I have been reading everyone's blogs, but for some reason I haven't been able to comment on most of them. We have a massive web page blocker system at work, and I think it's blocked going to the comment link.. It wants me to log in, and then once I do, I go back to the log in screen. So, I really apologize that I haven't been commenting on blogs very much, but please know I AM reading!!! I may have to rearrange my schedule at home a bit so I have some reading/writing time at home!
xoxox!!!
8/01/2010
Weekend Recap and First WW Meeting
Hello to you all... wow, I think this may be my first time ever blogging on a Sunday! LOL
I had a nice busy weekend.. Friday, John and I helped some of our friends their move.. then, on Saturday I had my first WW meeting (more on that below), then went with my friend to help her choose stuff on the house she's building. It was a lot of fun, but it was even stressful to me, and I'm not the one buying the house! You have to choose everything down to what the faucets look like.. GEEZ!! Saturday evening, John and I went back to help our friends with their move again.. They ended up moving a week earlier than they had originally planned, so they weren't really too prepared! John is actually over there now helping with some other things. Today, I slept till 11 am for the first time in ages, and after that I went grocery shopping for my mom, then took her to pick up John's birthday present. Then, I did my shopping. I went to Costco and HEB (LOVE THOSE STORES!). I was getting some crazy looks because I was writing on all of the packages as I put them into the cart - I figured it'd be easier to write down my points values then and there since I was looking them all up anyways! lol Now, I'm just working on laundry that has been ignored for 2 weeks... blah!
On to my meeting! I had planned to hit the 7 am meeting, and then my 8:30 am Muscle Blast class, but we didn't get home from helping our friends on Friday night until 1:30 in the morning... ouch! Needless to say, that did NOT happen! Instead, I hit the 8:30 am meeting. I really enjoyed the leader - she was energetic and funny. I need both, especially early in the morning! The meeting was about treats vs. snacks. I am a snacker unfortunately, so this was a good meeting. Basically, treats have no nutritional value and don't fix your hunger. Treats = Head Hunger and Snacks = Real Hunger So, when I went shopping today, I was mindful of that, and I made some great choices for snacks for the week. I stayed for the orientation after the meeting and went on my merry way!
I didn't get back home after my meeting to compare scale accuracy (yes, I'm neurotic about that stuff), so I don't know where my scale is in line with that. When I signed up online, I weighed at 169.8 in the buff that morning. When I weighed in on Saturday, I was at 169 even (wearing clothes). So right off the bat, I end up going from 23 points a day to 22.. LOL! It's a good thing though!
Anyway, I really think that at the very least, this will give me new focus and help me finally get to my ultimate goal weight. FINALLY!
This week is going to suck at work. I'm still playing catch up from vacation since no one helped me while I was out (my choice, as I'm anal like that and want to do it myself), and this week is my normal hellacious week at work. I hope it's not as bad as I expect it to be though..
xoxo
Laurie
I had a nice busy weekend.. Friday, John and I helped some of our friends their move.. then, on Saturday I had my first WW meeting (more on that below), then went with my friend to help her choose stuff on the house she's building. It was a lot of fun, but it was even stressful to me, and I'm not the one buying the house! You have to choose everything down to what the faucets look like.. GEEZ!! Saturday evening, John and I went back to help our friends with their move again.. They ended up moving a week earlier than they had originally planned, so they weren't really too prepared! John is actually over there now helping with some other things. Today, I slept till 11 am for the first time in ages, and after that I went grocery shopping for my mom, then took her to pick up John's birthday present. Then, I did my shopping. I went to Costco and HEB (LOVE THOSE STORES!). I was getting some crazy looks because I was writing on all of the packages as I put them into the cart - I figured it'd be easier to write down my points values then and there since I was looking them all up anyways! lol Now, I'm just working on laundry that has been ignored for 2 weeks... blah!
On to my meeting! I had planned to hit the 7 am meeting, and then my 8:30 am Muscle Blast class, but we didn't get home from helping our friends on Friday night until 1:30 in the morning... ouch! Needless to say, that did NOT happen! Instead, I hit the 8:30 am meeting. I really enjoyed the leader - she was energetic and funny. I need both, especially early in the morning! The meeting was about treats vs. snacks. I am a snacker unfortunately, so this was a good meeting. Basically, treats have no nutritional value and don't fix your hunger. Treats = Head Hunger and Snacks = Real Hunger So, when I went shopping today, I was mindful of that, and I made some great choices for snacks for the week. I stayed for the orientation after the meeting and went on my merry way!
I didn't get back home after my meeting to compare scale accuracy (yes, I'm neurotic about that stuff), so I don't know where my scale is in line with that. When I signed up online, I weighed at 169.8 in the buff that morning. When I weighed in on Saturday, I was at 169 even (wearing clothes). So right off the bat, I end up going from 23 points a day to 22.. LOL! It's a good thing though!
Anyway, I really think that at the very least, this will give me new focus and help me finally get to my ultimate goal weight. FINALLY!
This week is going to suck at work. I'm still playing catch up from vacation since no one helped me while I was out (my choice, as I'm anal like that and want to do it myself), and this week is my normal hellacious week at work. I hope it's not as bad as I expect it to be though..
xoxo
Laurie
7/30/2010
Insanity is..
...doing the same thing and expecting different results. I tried to find out who is credited with that quote, and I got everyone from Benjamin Franklin to Albert Einstein.
Regardless, it is so true! How can you get different results when you try the same things on a day to day basis/ You simply can not!
Another thing - I refuse to diet. I am not going to allow myself to get back into that pattern in my life. I have spent basically the last 34 years of my life on a diet, and I am not going to start that vicious cycle all over again. I am going to eat more consciously. My job is stressful to me, and I eat when stressed. I need to eat only when hungry, and not let my emotions dictate what goes in my mouth.
Anyway - That's what's been happening in my little corner of the world... I will continue to update.
Regardless, it is so true! How can you get different results when you try the same things on a day to day basis/ You simply can not!
- I can't expect to feel well rested when I continue to go to bed late at night.
- I can't expect to lose those last pesky pounds when I haven't made any changes in "diet"/exercise.
- I can't expect to get out of this rut that I'm in by having the same routine every day.
- I re-joined Weight Watchers. There are things I love about the program, and there are things that don't work well for me. What I need out of it is the accountability, the weekly weigh ins, the meetings and the tracking. So, the majority of it will help me right now. And realistically I am only 10-12 lbs from what I can establish as a lifetime goal... with that, moving forward...
- I am setting goals and giving myself rewards. 155 is my lifetime goal. Once I am at that for 6 weeks, WW will be free for me. As a reward for hitting lifetime (and staying there 6 weeks), I will re-join a monthly massage place as my reward (The cost for that is $10 more than what I pay for WW, so it's only spending $10 more for a massage, not bad!) I will start saving and if I stay lifetime for 2 years, then maybe I'll treat myself to a boob job! WAHOO! LOL
- I will make sure I get 2-3 workouts in per week. I will NOT use my activity points in Weight Watchers, but I will track them.
Another thing - I refuse to diet. I am not going to allow myself to get back into that pattern in my life. I have spent basically the last 34 years of my life on a diet, and I am not going to start that vicious cycle all over again. I am going to eat more consciously. My job is stressful to me, and I eat when stressed. I need to eat only when hungry, and not let my emotions dictate what goes in my mouth.
Anyway - That's what's been happening in my little corner of the world... I will continue to update.
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