Well, okay maybe its not the Halloween candy's fault, per se - I guess perhaps it is more MY fault - but I'd prefer to try to place the blame elsewhere.
It's been quite a week - or 3 weeks around here. In fact, I think its been pretty much since my 30th birthday and my big celebration of having lost 30 pounds... I've just been a bad girl. I have my list of excuses (some of which I think are pretty darn good ones!) but really, I know that there should be no excuse.
Whatever.
In any case, I've started to make an actual effort to lose weight again - as of yesterday. And it feels a lot better.
Its not that I was so so bad this past month - I think in fact that I've done pretty well with the exercise over the past week (I think I've been on the treadmill 5 out of the past 7 days). Unfortunately, I also ate way too many mini chocolate bars on 5 out of the last 7 days as well!
Oh well.
So, my new plan is that I am not going to have even one more Halloween candy this season. Not even one. And since I made that rule yesterday morning, I've done much much better. Its funny - I have to be all or nothing at all. Eating treats in moderation is just waaay too hard.
I blame the mini Coffee Crisps. They are up to no good.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Plan
Okay, so I weighed in yesterday at 169.0, which is officially a 0.8 pound gain (but technically is really only 0.6 gain, if you'll recall...) Anyway, it is what it is. I was pretty much expecting that for a variety of reasons. And so that's fine. But, I'm not gonna stay there.
So, my goal for October 28th (3 weeks from yesterday) was going to be 163.2 (which will put me at a 35 pound loss). That would mean losing 5.8 pounds in 3 weeks - which is possible, but might be a little excessively crazy to put as a goal. Actually, they teach you in WW not to place numbers as your goals, but rather to place behaviours as your goals - since you can control your behaviours, but not the actual numbers on the scale. And, so my behaviour goals are:
1. I have lowered my daily points limit to 29. Its tricky for me since I'm still breastfeeding to know what the best number of points is each day. I'm technically supposed to have like 33 or 34 points per day, but I don't really lose weight when I do that. So, I'm lowering it to 29 and if I find that I'm really hungry, I'll raise them again.
2. I've been totally sick with a cold for the past week, and if I even try to get on the treadmill, I burst into fits of coughing. But as soon as that has passed, I will get on that treadmill for either a 2 or 3 point jog/walk every day.
3. I will drink 48 oz. of water per day.
4. I will try as much as possible to chose fruits and veggies instead of the yummy yummy brownies that I've been munching on for the past 2 days.
5. AND my last goal is to be good through the seasons of Thanksgiving and Halloween.
One of the other things they teach us at WW is the tool of ... Oh, I can't remember what the proper name for it is right now and I can't find my book either... so I'll just call it "pre-visualization". I think I might even be combining 2 of the Tools for Living here... but either way! What I'm trying to say is: that I need to deal with Thanksgiving this weekend by thinking about it ahead of time and planning what I'm going to eat and to imagine myself in the situation where everyone else is eating tons of yummy stuff and PLAN what I'm gonna do to deal with it. I mean, I do have 35 bonus points in the week, and so I'll use some of those... but I also just want to be sure not to go overboard with yummy whipped cream and pie and all the goodness that is thanksgiving dinner. :o)
(and Momma, if you're reading this, don't worry one bit about what you prepare or what you have in the house - I can totally deal with it!!!!!!) ... (AND I'm looking forward to it!!!!!!!!!!)
So, that is my plan! I hope you all have a great week too.
So, my goal for October 28th (3 weeks from yesterday) was going to be 163.2 (which will put me at a 35 pound loss). That would mean losing 5.8 pounds in 3 weeks - which is possible, but might be a little excessively crazy to put as a goal. Actually, they teach you in WW not to place numbers as your goals, but rather to place behaviours as your goals - since you can control your behaviours, but not the actual numbers on the scale. And, so my behaviour goals are:
1. I have lowered my daily points limit to 29. Its tricky for me since I'm still breastfeeding to know what the best number of points is each day. I'm technically supposed to have like 33 or 34 points per day, but I don't really lose weight when I do that. So, I'm lowering it to 29 and if I find that I'm really hungry, I'll raise them again.
2. I've been totally sick with a cold for the past week, and if I even try to get on the treadmill, I burst into fits of coughing. But as soon as that has passed, I will get on that treadmill for either a 2 or 3 point jog/walk every day.
3. I will drink 48 oz. of water per day.
4. I will try as much as possible to chose fruits and veggies instead of the yummy yummy brownies that I've been munching on for the past 2 days.
5. AND my last goal is to be good through the seasons of Thanksgiving and Halloween.
One of the other things they teach us at WW is the tool of ... Oh, I can't remember what the proper name for it is right now and I can't find my book either... so I'll just call it "pre-visualization". I think I might even be combining 2 of the Tools for Living here... but either way! What I'm trying to say is: that I need to deal with Thanksgiving this weekend by thinking about it ahead of time and planning what I'm going to eat and to imagine myself in the situation where everyone else is eating tons of yummy stuff and PLAN what I'm gonna do to deal with it. I mean, I do have 35 bonus points in the week, and so I'll use some of those... but I also just want to be sure not to go overboard with yummy whipped cream and pie and all the goodness that is thanksgiving dinner. :o)
(and Momma, if you're reading this, don't worry one bit about what you prepare or what you have in the house - I can totally deal with it!!!!!!) ... (AND I'm looking forward to it!!!!!!!!!!)
So, that is my plan! I hope you all have a great week too.
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Importance of Goals
Okay, I just read a greatly inspiring post on my friend Amanda's website (I do have other friends with cool websites... like this one, and this one...and many more... just I've been really identifying with Amanda's weight loss lately and so I keep talking about her.) :o) Anyway, I realized that I didn't currently have a GOAL in mind for my weight loss. And, as a result, I wasn't going as all-out as I should've been with my WW. And so, Amanda and I have talked and decided to lose weight together this month - we're very similar in weight right now (although she's worked SO HARD and has already lost almost 3 times as much as me!!!) and we both want to lose similar amounts by the end of the month - My goal is to be 163.2 by October 28th (only 3 weeks away!!). I know this is very possible - although Thanksgiving will be a bit of a hiccup, but I can totally do it, and I WILL.
I'm glad I've had this re-focussing this morning - I needed it!
I'm glad I've had this re-focussing this morning - I needed it!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Andrew Update
Hi again,
Okay so this is what I know now...
Andrew broke his pelvic bone in 3 places, he did have the tip of one toe amputated, he's on quite a bit of morphene, and he will have to be off his feet for at least 8 weeks. He's currently going to the U of M, so that might be tricky...
Anyway, all things considered, he's doing okay. Just wanted to let you all know.
Thanks.
Okay so this is what I know now...
Andrew broke his pelvic bone in 3 places, he did have the tip of one toe amputated, he's on quite a bit of morphene, and he will have to be off his feet for at least 8 weeks. He's currently going to the U of M, so that might be tricky...
Anyway, all things considered, he's doing okay. Just wanted to let you all know.
Thanks.
Andrew
Hey there everyone,
Just wanted to ask you all to keep my brother-in-law Andrew in mind today. He was in a pretty serious accident yesterday on his motorbike. No other cars were involved, he just lost control of the bike. He flew 30 feet and landed in a ditch (thankfully) - he was just about to merge onto a very busy road, where the cars all travel at about 100 kph, so he was very lucky to land in the ditch. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital where they started to assess his injuries, but decided to transfer him to a different hospital with a trauma unit that would be better able to help him out.
As far as I know right now it looks like he has a cracked pelvis in 3 places, one broken toe, and one crushed toe, that might possibly need to be partially amputated. I'm waiting to hear more from Leanne about if he'll need surgery or what is going on. But I just wanted to share that with you and ask those of you who are praying types to please pray for him today. I'll definitely keep you posted as I know more.
Thanks,
Colleen
Just wanted to ask you all to keep my brother-in-law Andrew in mind today. He was in a pretty serious accident yesterday on his motorbike. No other cars were involved, he just lost control of the bike. He flew 30 feet and landed in a ditch (thankfully) - he was just about to merge onto a very busy road, where the cars all travel at about 100 kph, so he was very lucky to land in the ditch. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital where they started to assess his injuries, but decided to transfer him to a different hospital with a trauma unit that would be better able to help him out.
As far as I know right now it looks like he has a cracked pelvis in 3 places, one broken toe, and one crushed toe, that might possibly need to be partially amputated. I'm waiting to hear more from Leanne about if he'll need surgery or what is going on. But I just wanted to share that with you and ask those of you who are praying types to please pray for him today. I'll definitely keep you posted as I know more.
Thanks,
Colleen
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Birthday Present
Look what I bought with my birthday money.... a treadmill!! YAY! I love it already... I can now exercise without have to take both kids out of the house. And when we DO go out of the house, it can be for exercise for them too - not just sitting in a stroller while Mommy gets the exercise! AND, I can watch Ellen while I walk/jog! YAY! :o)
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