I read a WW article this morning called "18 Ways to Reward Yourself" - and it motivated me to set some goals for myself this week and also set some rewards for myself coming up here. So, here are my goals:
-to write down what i eat everyday till the END OF THE DAY - no matter what I've eaten.
Hmmm... I was planning on adding more goals, but for THIS week - just till the end of Tuesday, I think that is really it! For now, that is enough.
And as for the reward part - I think I'm going to go with putting away $10 a week that I stick to my goals - from now till the end of the biggest loser competition - and at that point, I'll hopefully have 100 dollars or so to buy myself something fun - like a pedicure and manicure or a new purse and new boots or some such frivolity! :o)
okay, that's it for now... off to bed with me!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Biggest Loser Competition
Hey All, a friend of mine is hosting a Biggest Loser competition (through Facebook) and I thought I'd post the info and see if any of you are interested - its not a Weight Watchers thing, per se, but it looks like it'd be great to do! Let me know if you're interested, and I'll send you her contact info - sorry for the funny formatting here, I don't have time to fix it right now. Here's her message:
Ok, here we go on towards getting healthy, fit, and thinner. They kind of all work together, don't they? Feel free to invite others to join the contest. If you're like me, sometimes I need a little extra motivation to do what it takes to lose weight.
So here's the deal.. every week you will email me your points for the week and at the end of the contest, the winner will win! The end is most likely in December, since that's when the show finishes.
Here's the points...
1. Weekly weigh in and measurements - send me your weight every Wednesday morning. (I'll keep track, no one else will know). 1 point each week. Also, once a month have someone help you do your measurements of your chest (just under your arm pits with your arms down), waist (straight around the belly button), and hips (widest part down there). Since that's the area that affects major diseases, that's all I care about now.
2. Journal - Write down everything you eat and drink. It's proven that 80% of people who lose weight and keep it off, journal. Be honest, 1 point a day.
3. Workout - Exercise 5-6 times a week for 30 minutes minimum in your heart rate training zone. To find this, email me and I'll let you know. 1 point for each day of exercise.
4. Once a week insane workout - So once a week, either work with a trainer, do a bootcamp, or workout for 45 minutes with your heart rate in the 80-90% heart rate range. 10 points for each workout, max 10 points per week. Also, with this, I will be available to train you for a $5 donation to the heart and stroke foundation. We could set Saturday mornings as our "last chance workout" day and we could all do it together. Thoughts?
5. Cleanse - So either do a body cleanse, where you cut out flour, dairy, and sugar for 1 week or send me a picture of a before and after of how you've cleaned out all the junk out of your pantry and fridge. This is a once a month challenge. 20 points each time.
6. Eating out - Subtract 3 points for each time you eat out. North American portion sizes in restaurants are Nasty! They have very little nutritional value, and are HIGH in fat. The only option is Subway (the healthy options, or if you have a heart healthy/low fat option at at restaurant). Coronas instead of Canadian doesn't count. haha.
So this challenge lasts till the Biggest Loser finale in December. I'll try to get some prize donations from some businesses. I'll keep you posted on the prizes. It starts this week (I want weigh ins and measurements this Wednesday:)Since I'm a trainer, I am all up for training you during this too, if you live here and I'm not already training you that is. OR, if you'd like me to send you a weekly workout, I'd be up for that.
So message or email me.That should be it, if not, let me know what we're missing.Oh, don't expect the same results of the game show. It's a game and unhealthy. Aim for a weight loss of at least 10% of your weight. Set a major goal and a mini goal for each month. Live by the 80/20 rule. Eat and drink good 80% of the time, indulge guilt free 20% of the time.Invite friends, let the games begin:)
Ok, here we go on towards getting healthy, fit, and thinner. They kind of all work together, don't they? Feel free to invite others to join the contest. If you're like me, sometimes I need a little extra motivation to do what it takes to lose weight.
So here's the deal.. every week you will email me your points for the week and at the end of the contest, the winner will win! The end is most likely in December, since that's when the show finishes.
Here's the points...
1. Weekly weigh in and measurements - send me your weight every Wednesday morning. (I'll keep track, no one else will know). 1 point each week. Also, once a month have someone help you do your measurements of your chest (just under your arm pits with your arms down), waist (straight around the belly button), and hips (widest part down there). Since that's the area that affects major diseases, that's all I care about now.
2. Journal - Write down everything you eat and drink. It's proven that 80% of people who lose weight and keep it off, journal. Be honest, 1 point a day.
3. Workout - Exercise 5-6 times a week for 30 minutes minimum in your heart rate training zone. To find this, email me and I'll let you know. 1 point for each day of exercise.
4. Once a week insane workout - So once a week, either work with a trainer, do a bootcamp, or workout for 45 minutes with your heart rate in the 80-90% heart rate range. 10 points for each workout, max 10 points per week. Also, with this, I will be available to train you for a $5 donation to the heart and stroke foundation. We could set Saturday mornings as our "last chance workout" day and we could all do it together. Thoughts?
5. Cleanse - So either do a body cleanse, where you cut out flour, dairy, and sugar for 1 week or send me a picture of a before and after of how you've cleaned out all the junk out of your pantry and fridge. This is a once a month challenge. 20 points each time.
6. Eating out - Subtract 3 points for each time you eat out. North American portion sizes in restaurants are Nasty! They have very little nutritional value, and are HIGH in fat. The only option is Subway (the healthy options, or if you have a heart healthy/low fat option at at restaurant). Coronas instead of Canadian doesn't count. haha.
So this challenge lasts till the Biggest Loser finale in December. I'll try to get some prize donations from some businesses. I'll keep you posted on the prizes. It starts this week (I want weigh ins and measurements this Wednesday:)Since I'm a trainer, I am all up for training you during this too, if you live here and I'm not already training you that is. OR, if you'd like me to send you a weekly workout, I'd be up for that.
So message or email me.That should be it, if not, let me know what we're missing.Oh, don't expect the same results of the game show. It's a game and unhealthy. Aim for a weight loss of at least 10% of your weight. Set a major goal and a mini goal for each month. Live by the 80/20 rule. Eat and drink good 80% of the time, indulge guilt free 20% of the time.Invite friends, let the games begin:)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
August's Competition
Well, its all done and taken care of, and Amanda is the winner - YAY Amanda!!! :o) I'm not participating in a competition this month, which is nice, cuz I did for June, July, and August. I'm plugging away at attempting to count points and be healthy and am hoping to lose a couple of pounds in the next while, so that I don't have to pay next time I go back to WW (which will have to be Sept 29th at the latest).
Just thought I'd say hello and that I'm still here and still attempting do to my thing.
:o)
This weekend, Trevor and I are going on a 10th Anniversary weekend getaway to Edmonton - well, to the West Edmonton Mall, more specifically. We love going there and haven't for 6 or 7 years, so we're pretty excited. Of course, we'll be doing the waterpark and hopefully some fun at Galaxyland and some yummy suppers - so I'm hoping that the exercise I get while watersliding will get some extra points to enjoy some good food!
Anyway, that's what's up with me - hope you're all enjoying the month so far.
p.s. I'm back to my old mantra - Don't give up what you want most, for what you want at the moment... apparently, I'll be repeating this to myself till the day I die!! :o)
Just thought I'd say hello and that I'm still here and still attempting do to my thing.
:o)
This weekend, Trevor and I are going on a 10th Anniversary weekend getaway to Edmonton - well, to the West Edmonton Mall, more specifically. We love going there and haven't for 6 or 7 years, so we're pretty excited. Of course, we'll be doing the waterpark and hopefully some fun at Galaxyland and some yummy suppers - so I'm hoping that the exercise I get while watersliding will get some extra points to enjoy some good food!
Anyway, that's what's up with me - hope you're all enjoying the month so far.
p.s. I'm back to my old mantra - Don't give up what you want most, for what you want at the moment... apparently, I'll be repeating this to myself till the day I die!! :o)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Lessons I'm Learning
Well, today I weighed in for the first time in 5 weeks. Being a lifetime member, I just have to weigh in once every calendar month. Unfortunately, that ended up being a bad thing for me this last month - I gained 2 pounds and ended up being over 2 pounds over my goal weight, and so I had to pay $16.90 because of it. Boo. I have many feelings and much venting that I want to do as a result, but I don't have a lot of time and so I'll just say that I learned that
a) I'm too new at this "maintenance" thing to not be weighing in weekly - if I'd have weighed in sooner, I would have seen that I was gaining sooner, and hopefully put a stop to it sooner
b) I cannot let up at Weight Watchers at all - not even a little bit - or I gain. I have been doing Weight Watchers this month - just with a more relaxed attitude, and I still gained 2 pounds. You might say "oh, its only 2 pounds" but if a person did that every month, you'd gain 25 pounds in one year, 50 pounds after 2 years, and 100 pounds in just 4 years. Yeah. So, that's not okay.
c) Its going to seriously be a lifelong journey of learning how to do this right. Its been over 3 years since I first started weight watchers, and I have gotten better at it in many ways - more knowledgeable at least - but it still doesn't come easy. When you go to meetings and see the thin people weighing in there - don't make assumptions about them. They might be struggling with their eating just as much as you are - they're just at a different stage in their journey. I'm such a food addict and it sucks and I hate having to live with it, but I have to live with it and so I will continue on this journey and try to improve myself slowly over time.
So, I editted my little goal ticker thing over on the right to say that my goal is now to reach the 50 pound loss mark. I was only 0.8 away at one point, but now am 4.2 pounds away. So, instead of trying to get to the 60 pound loss next, I'm gonna break that down to a smaller goal of just 50. I'm going to start this week by ACTUALLY writing down EVERYTHING I eat for the whole week and my goal is to stay within my points. I haven't properly done that for a week since July, so that is my first goal. I'm tired of spinning my wheels (or driving backwards) and so I'm hoping to get a new start this week - even if it is the week Leanne is moving away, and my cat is sick and peeing all over and we have to go to Saskatoon to say good-bye to the house that Trevor's parents have lived in since he was born (cuz his parents are moving to Alberta in September) (and we are happy for them, but its still sad to say good-bye to our saskatoon home too!). Anyway, eating is what comforts me emotionally and I've got a lot of reason to need it this week - but if I do eat for comfort, I'll just keep gaining and that is NOT. OKAY. AT. ALL.
Okay, I'm done venting for now - off to bed with me. Good night Friends. <3
a) I'm too new at this "maintenance" thing to not be weighing in weekly - if I'd have weighed in sooner, I would have seen that I was gaining sooner, and hopefully put a stop to it sooner
b) I cannot let up at Weight Watchers at all - not even a little bit - or I gain. I have been doing Weight Watchers this month - just with a more relaxed attitude, and I still gained 2 pounds. You might say "oh, its only 2 pounds" but if a person did that every month, you'd gain 25 pounds in one year, 50 pounds after 2 years, and 100 pounds in just 4 years. Yeah. So, that's not okay.
c) Its going to seriously be a lifelong journey of learning how to do this right. Its been over 3 years since I first started weight watchers, and I have gotten better at it in many ways - more knowledgeable at least - but it still doesn't come easy. When you go to meetings and see the thin people weighing in there - don't make assumptions about them. They might be struggling with their eating just as much as you are - they're just at a different stage in their journey. I'm such a food addict and it sucks and I hate having to live with it, but I have to live with it and so I will continue on this journey and try to improve myself slowly over time.
So, I editted my little goal ticker thing over on the right to say that my goal is now to reach the 50 pound loss mark. I was only 0.8 away at one point, but now am 4.2 pounds away. So, instead of trying to get to the 60 pound loss next, I'm gonna break that down to a smaller goal of just 50. I'm going to start this week by ACTUALLY writing down EVERYTHING I eat for the whole week and my goal is to stay within my points. I haven't properly done that for a week since July, so that is my first goal. I'm tired of spinning my wheels (or driving backwards) and so I'm hoping to get a new start this week - even if it is the week Leanne is moving away, and my cat is sick and peeing all over and we have to go to Saskatoon to say good-bye to the house that Trevor's parents have lived in since he was born (cuz his parents are moving to Alberta in September) (and we are happy for them, but its still sad to say good-bye to our saskatoon home too!). Anyway, eating is what comforts me emotionally and I've got a lot of reason to need it this week - but if I do eat for comfort, I'll just keep gaining and that is NOT. OKAY. AT. ALL.
Okay, I'm done venting for now - off to bed with me. Good night Friends. <3
Monday, August 24, 2009
Wedding Weekend Away
This past weekend, Trevor and I went up to Saskatoon to a friend's wedding. It was really nice because we left the kids here with Leanne and got to have the drive alone and kind of a little getaway (even though we stayed at his parents' place!) :o) We had a lot of fun at the wedding (well, more so at the reception/dance!) and were really glad we could make it. I was looking through my pictures today and realized that I look thin - well specifically from behind!! I never see myself from the back, and so the pictures really surprised me! It was a nice reminder that I need to keep at this, even though its been tough lately. It was also fun to see some friends that we hadn't seen for a very long time and have them tell me I looked good and say things like "theres 1/2 of me missing" and stuff. I know its vain and stuff, but its hard work to be thin and so I like hearing stuff like that! If you know someone who has lost weight (OTHER THAN ME, I MEAN) its pretty safe to assume that they'd like to hear it if you think they look good. Sometimes people don't know whether or not to say anything, but I say its probably pretty safe to do it!
Now, I'm on to yet another new week - its gonna be a tough one - Leanne is leaving this week to move back to finish her last year of school. Boo boo boo. I really will have to work hard not to use food to comfort myself... Yesterday I ate 4 of my big double chocolate homemade cookies in the afternoon cuz our cat is sick and I was stressed out. Boo boo boo. And you know what? The food did make me feel a little better - at the time. But not today - now I just feel fat and out of control! ARGH. But, so far today, I'm eating better so that is all I can do for now - one step at a time.
Kay, thats enough journalling for me - I've gotta go get ready so we can go grocery shopping! Have a good Monday, friends!
WEEKLY Exercise Points Earned:3,4,3,3,0,1,2
WEEKLY Flex Points Used:2,5,10,1,?,?,?
WEEKLY Water Points Earned:0,0,1.1,1,0,0
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Friday, August 21, 2009
How Refreshing!
My friend Tara posted a link on Facebook today that I thought I'd share here because its so nice and refreshing - a picture from Glamour magazine of a "normal" looking woman! HOORAY! Its so rare to see - in fact, I've NEVER seen a picture of a mommy tummy like this published in a way that makes it look beautiful. How nice. Just thought I'd share. If you'd like to view the article that I got the pic from, the link is posted below, or you can just click here.
Here's to having a mommy tummy and being PROUD of it! :o)
Monday, August 17, 2009
August Week 2
WEEKLY Activity Points Earned:3,3,0,3,0,3,3
WEEKLY Flex Points Used:4,10,5,10,?,?,?
WEEKLY Water Points Earned:0,1,1,0,0,0,0
So, I guess this week I earned 11 points...
And once again, I'm happy its a new week! Man, this is tough to do during the summer, with holidays and everything! Argh...
WEEKLY Flex Points Used:4,10,5,10,?,?,?
WEEKLY Water Points Earned:0,1,1,0,0,0,0
So, I guess this week I earned 11 points...
And once again, I'm happy its a new week! Man, this is tough to do during the summer, with holidays and everything! Argh...
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