173.4 Fudge and PMS. Not a good combo. And too much snow to run or bike outside. :(
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173.4 Fudge and PMS. Not a good combo. And too much snow to run or bike outside. :(
Yeah, I know what you mean, JESVETMED! :(
144.4 - and I feel YUCKY!
Fat and Bloated! :mad:
Lynette
still at 151. PMS for me here too plus a stomach bug is going around at work so I have been feeling pretty tired and achy over the last few days.:(
No change this or last week. A special friend passed away a few days ago and my heart isn't in much of anything right now, but I'll get back into the swing of things again; if not this year, next for sure.
i'm really sorry about your friend kjay. do what you need to just to get through it, exercise and healthy eating are always there waiting for us.
i'm fighting some serious blues these days so having some trouble caring much about anything right now and even though i know getting back into exercising always makes me feel better, i've yet to cross over that line and actually do it. instead, i wallow some more.
keep the weights coming, i'm updating as you post.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...A4CgfyVg&hl=en
I just looked at the spreadsheet with everyone's changes for the week. WOW! You are doing great. What's your secret???!!!
Mistie
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Originally Posted by Mistie
Thanks. :) I started doing Weight Watchers on 11/5, and it really seems to be working for me. I have been scrupulous about recording everything in the online planner, and I've been getting a fair bit of exercise. That combination seems to be working.
I'm out of town right now, so I wasn't able to weigh in on Friday. On Weds I was still 153.5, so Possegal, can you use that as my Friday weight?
Right now we are in Arizona, which is experiencing much more pleasant weather than Oregon at the moment. It's been great for my exercise program! I went for a run yesterday morning, followed by a 2.5 hour hike with Jeff and his brother John. This morning, we went on a 1.5 hour mountain bike ride with both of Jeff's brothers. Usually I find it hard to get enough exercise on vacations that involve family, but this has been great so far.
For the first time since I started WW, I'm not recording my WW points while I'm away (4 days totoal). At home, I log on after each meal, but here it's much more difficult to do that. So, I'm just being really careful about small, healthy portions, and keeping the treats to an absolute minimum. I 'm hoping I get home on Monday and see that the scale shows continued progress (or, at the very least, no gain.)
Susan
Thanks for writing about your success, Susan. Arizona sounds wonderful in the winter. I'm in the SF Bay area and would LOVE to find a somewhat easy ride for a week in a warmer climate. Last year I rode in Death Valley for a week, but with a tour group, it's somewhat expensive.
Anyway, it was good to hear about all the exercise you're getting and about WW, too.
Will do Susan, added in your Wednesday weight for you.
I love the sound of your family holiday! I know what you mean about finding it hard to workout during family visits, but you sound like you have a lot of active folks in the family, so that helps. Winter time is tough for me, but come spring I'm looking forward to being able to ride with my brother in law when I'm back in Pittsburgh. He started riding again last summer after a couple years off due to a bad accident. He got back on the bike to join us in the Livestrong challenge, especially since he's married to the sister that has cancer and we ride for her. Now he loves his bike again, he just won't ride to commute or on the roads, we go to the local parks, which in Pittsburgh are very hilly and quite the workout! I can ride with my other sister and her husband in Philly too, so I'm planning on that. I just have to find a way through the winter.
I just went to the local pool and swam for 45 minutes. Since I've not done that since grad school, many years ago, it was a lot for me to manage and I'm proud of myself for going. Now I just have to keep it up and work up to longer workouts.
I'll weigh in on Monday. I'm in this "fitness challenge" with my sister and 4 of my friends and we weigh on Mondays, so I try to keep it to once a week.
Oh crap, I got so busy racing and working that I haven't been back here for the weigh-in. I also have been avoiding the scales big time but just made myself hop on. Back to 126.5! :eek:
No Christmas pudding for me, oh dear! :(
146.5. Have been slakcing on WW but pretty happy around this weight. My ultimate goal is 130-135 so I will be working hard come New Year. This week it is cookie time!!! :o
Those of you on WW how do you manage to be so diligent about recording everything? I don't have a problem at home, but at work its kind of hard to, unless I just use a very small notebook. I have a couple of small pockets in my scrubs and don't like to leave anything laying around in the lounge/lunch room.
I work in front of a computer most of the day, so after I eat something, I just pop open the screen online and record it before I go back to work. At home I have a laptop in the living room, and often bring it in to the kitchen to calculate the points as I'm cooking. I realize this probably sounds like overkill to many people, but i *really* like the discipline. It's very black and white. I either have points remaining, or I don't. If there aren't any points left, I stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by surgtech1956
One other thing I've found helpful is to use the points tracker as a PLANNER. If you take your meals to work, or know what you expect to eat, you can put it all into the tracker in the morning. Edit in the evening if you ate more or less of something than you'd planned.
Susan
Good for you!! You *should* be proud of yourself. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Possegal
I need to start swimming again too. I have two tris planned next year (one in May that I do every year, and a longer one in the summer). Unfortunately, I'm a lousy swimmer, so it's so hard for me to get motivated to go. Swimming is a great workout, though - I'm always beat (and really hungry!) after a workout.
Today is my WW weigh day. Last Weds I was 153.5, today 153.0. Soooo, looks like I didn't totally sabotage myself over the weekend in Phoenix/Tucson. I was a bit worried on Saturday evening, as the whole family spent many hours building "gingerbread" houses (in reality, the various houses were made from gingerbread, graham crackers and pretzel sticks) and I found myself snacking on the various decorative candies. But, it looks like I managed to essentially maintain, so I'm pretty pleased with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
Next big challenge is tomorrow. We're having dinner with friends. Should be a very healthy meal with a roast turkey and LOTS of veggie sides. It's the noshing that is usually my downfall - cheese & crackers, chips, smoked salmon...... Mmmmmmm.
Susan