Below Goal!!!

Tonight I weighed in at one pound below goal. I was so excited! It always surprises me when I stand on the scales and I have lost. Every week I feel like I haven't really changed and then I go stand on the scales and there it is....another pound or two! I guess I am living proof that if you follow the program for most of the days in a week, you will lose weight.

As many of you know, I have been to this point before and I swore to myself I would not gain the weight back. Well that didn't happen and I gained at least half of my previous weight loss back. This time I am determined to stay healthy and not gain back the weight (with the exception of having babies). I was asked last week if I would consider becoming a leader. This would help me keep the weight off as I would have to attend meetings every week and stay within goal.

This week my leader gave me the application pack and I think I am going to do it. I am not sure about my confidence at this point in time, but after some training and experience I think I could do it....and it pays! My leader has asked me start helping out at my meeting starting next week. I am pretty excited about being asked to help. I think this could be just the perfect part time job for me.

Yeah for losing 24 pounds in 14 weeks!

No more paying!!!

I did it! Whoop! I have finally got my weight back into my goal range. I lost another 1.5 pounds this week making a total loss of 18.5 pounds! I feel pretty proud of myself, but still feel I need to lose more. I am however, officially back at gold member status. That means I no longer have to go every week. I am planning on keeping it up though because I think that is why I gained back my weight last time.

My next challenge is to get through Easter without gaining...I will let you know how it goes!

So Close...

I only have 1 pound left to lose and then I don't have to pay anymore!! I was quite shocked last week to find I had lost 2.5 pounds. I even went out to eat at the weekend. I am happy to be doing so well, but in the back of my mind I can't help thinking it isn't going to last. I have to keep telling myself a week at a time. My goal now is to get down to 150 pounds by summer. That means I have 15 pounds left to lose. I fell like the little engine that could..."I think I can, I think I can..."

Lately I have been making the recipes from the Weight Watchers Magazines. Lat week I made sweet and sour pork and even fed it to the boys. The variety is helping me not get bored. I am also in love with tuna fish cakes....LOVE them!

Now I only have 19-20 points a day, so I have to be careful not to snack too much or I won't be able to eat a good supper. I am still going strong at the gym and trying to get a variety of classes to get the most benefit of all my work. Tonight I am off to Legs, Bums and Tums...can't wait!

Still going strong...

I have been back on Weight Watchers for 6 weeks now and have been doing really well. I have made my mind up that I am going to get back to the weight I was when I moved to the UK. I figured it out when I started back at the first of Jan, and think that I could easily lose 30 pounds by Aug if I lost an avaerage of 2 pounds per week. So far I have succeded with exactly that - approx 2 pounds per week. I am nearly half way there already and I still have over 5 months!

There have been many challenges over the past 6 weeks, but I have managaed to stick to it. I think the biggest help is going to the gym. If I keep up with my 3-4 cardio classes per week, I make up for any days when I eat over my points a little. I have also tried to stick to a lot of fruit and veg, so if I do go over my points it is usually on core foods. This means it is better for me and won't make me gain weight.

Lately I have had some cravings, so I am giving in and actually eating whatever I am craving. I just make sure I count the points, or have it after I weight in for the week so I have a week to make up for it.

This week I had to weight in a day early becasue I went away for Valentine's Day. I did eat out for Valentine's and hope I didn't over do it too much. Kenny is cooking tonight, which is always a challenge. He is making mushroom risotto and bruschetta. We also have a banoffee pie for pudding. I know it is going to be high points, but I have been saving up today and went to the gym to earn some extra points.

Another week on the horizon...

Wow, the weeks seem to be flying by lately. This week went really quick. I managed to lose 2.5 pounds even though I ate over my points most days. I was committed to the gym this week and I think that is why I had success. I went to Legs, bums, tums on Friday, spin on Sat, and cardio blast Monday. I attempted to go to Body Pump on Wed, but the instructor cancelled. 

Around this time in the week I came down with a sore throat. This quickly changed over to a nasty cold which I am still fighting. I haven't been able to go to the gym all weekend and am not sure I will be bale to go tomorrow. I am really trying to stay in the points. If I can't exercise, I may not lose weight this week. I can see my goal in the near future. I only have to lose 6 more pounds before I don't have to pay anymore. I can't wait!

The Weekend

I always find the weekend full of so many temptations. The boys are home and they always get out the chocolate bars or take-away and offer me some. I have been quite good at saying no, but last nigth I did cave and have a few chips and chicken...which inevitably put me over my points yet again. Thank goodness I went to spin class yesterday morning and worked my buns off. I have been working hard at he gym since Thursday and hopefully it will kick start my weigth loss again.

The weekend is almost over. I am sitting here thinking about school tomorrow and wondering if I am prepared. I think I am...this should be a fun week as my topic is games and puzzles. I have had a much better days today, as far as points go. I still have three points left, so I am planning a snack in an hour. I haven't done a food journal in way too long so here it goes...

Food Journal: Sun 3 Feb 2008

Cheerios (30g) 2

Milk and 150g Strawberries 1

Tea 0.5

WW pizza 3.5

Tomatoes 0

100g Grapes 1

90g Whole Wheat pasta 4.5

Pasta sauce 3.5

A few Doritos 1

Cheese on pasta 1

Chocolate pudding with Strawberries 2

TOTAL: 20 points

Well, it has been a whole week since I have posted. This week was full of ups and downs. First of all I totally pigged out last Thursday night and ate a whole pizza. The next day Kenny and I went to the movies and I was coerced into having chinese buffet....very bad for the points. I continued to eat a lot all week. I tried to stay in the points, but went a little over a few times. Every day was a battle. In the end however, I did lose a pound. I was pretty happy with that seeing as I hadn't been very committed.



Here's hoping for a better week this week!

Treat Day

last night was weigh in night. I did well at the scales and lost another 2lbs. I usually try to treat myself after I weigh in because it is my only opportunity to splurge without really effecting my weight loss the next week. Well...I splurged last night all right! I decided I was going to have a whole pepperoni pizza even though what I really wanted was KFC. I ate the whole thing and then topped it off with a chocolate cake bar. Oh my...I then decided to calculate how many points I went over. Well, I knew it was going to be bad because pepperoni pizza is always bad, but I didn't realize I was going over my so many points. I figured out I spent 20 points on pizza alone and then another 3.5 points on the cake bar. Add that to the 10 points I had already eaten during the day, and I ate a whooping 33.5 points. My daily point target is 21 points, meaning I went over by 12.5 points (more than half a day). 

Now I am feeling guilty. I like my treat, but I feel like I have started this week off in a bad place. Now I need to try and make up for those points but eating less the next few days. If I allow myself 18 points per day it will take me 4 days to make it up. However, 18 points is hard to stick to for almost a whole week. I will let you know how I have done. 

The Movies

Ahh...movie theatre popcorn, is there anything better?? Well I went to a movie this afternoon and before we left, we decided we did not need any food. There is a wonderful Chinese buffet in the same building as the cinema and Kenny REALLY wanted to go there. We are trying to save money though, so we both said NO!

As we were standing in line to buy our tickets, the smells were wafting around us. We walked past the concession stand and then noticed a sign saying any 8 items for 7 pounds. Well Kenny could not believe the deal and had to get it! Needless to say we did end up getting food - Nachos, popcorn, a hot dog, chips, a pop, water, a kitkat bar, and a mini ice cream pot all for 7 quid! I kept telling him I couldn't eat much because I didn't have many points, but he assured me he was quite hungry.

I got to choose what I wanted. I had the popcorn (no butter, no seasoning) and a bottle of water. I guess it wasn't that bad. When I got home I figured out the points and found my popcorn was actually only 3points. Not so bad at all! I guess I will be able to give in to my Movie popcorn addiction after all. It also kept me from picking at his more fattening chocolate, nacho and ice cream treats!

The Wonders of Spin Class

Well I didn't do too bad this week. I actually managed to lose 2 pounds. I felt a little disappointed at that, but I shouldn't. It was just a lot less than the week before, but that is going to happen. I have been pretty good since Thursday night (weigh in day). I had a great day yesterday - making a veggie pasta for supper. I pigged out and still had a couple points left.

Today I went to spin class....OH MY! I have been to spin class before and it is a great workout. I haven't been for a while though and I struggled. Well, I didn't really struggle as much as sweated my but off. I guess that is the point though! The only problem with working out in the morning, is that I find I am hungry all day. After the gym I was starving so I bought a healthy salad from the grocery store and ate it at Starbucks while I was drinking my coffee and reading my 'American Magazines'. I have also had half a punnet of Strawberries.

The struggle lately has been living with my Hubby. He absolutely loves KFC and has had it twice the past week. It is very difficult to sit next to him and smell it, and not have anything. I have been good though. Today I demanded one bite though!