Momentum vs. Points Plus

Josh hasn't been having much luck with Points Plus. He's lost 12.4lbs in 11 weeks. Now, yes, on paper that looks okay but the majority of that loss came in the first three weeks and after that he's been gaining and losing or just losing less than 0.5.

Last time his weight just fell off him and it was so easy. This time, it's pretty easy for me but not for him. I honestly don't think that it's the Points Plus system that's not working. I think that he doesn't want to give his all to it or that his loss might be the same on any plan because it's just harder to lose weight the 2nd time. Some people have to work harder than others the second time around.

I think Momentum will work for him because he wants it to work. But if it doesn't, he can always try Simply Filling.

Week 12 Day 1

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. coke zero: 0 PP
2. hot dog casserole: 9 PP
3. egg whites: 1 PP
Total: 10 PP

Dinner:
1. perogies: 12 PP
2. sausage: 8 PP
3. chocolate fro yo: 2 PP
4. 1/2 cookies and cream bar: 3 PP
Total: 25 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 49/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 11 Goal Check In & Week 12 Goals

Week 11 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds: chugging along, 59.8lbs left to go!
• 5 pounds a month: 6.4lbs lost this month total
• lose 7.2 pounds by new years: 2.6 down, 4.8 to go!

• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day: drank all my water except today :(
• try eat less than 6 weeklies on any given day (Tues, Wed (treat days) and Fri (pizza) an exception): ate 14 weeklies on thursday for thanksgiving but other than that I was awesome

Week 12 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds
• 5 pounds a month (new month, December!)
• lose 7.2 pounds by new years
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day
• try eat less than 5 weeklies on any given day (Tues, Wed (treat days) and Fri (pizza) an exception)
• *NEW GOAL* eat two of Thurs, Sat, Sun lunches like a work lunch (< 10 PP)

10%

Striving for your wedding-day weight or some other magic number on the scale can be daunting. It's much easier to reach for an incremental goal that promises sizable health benefits: Losing just 10 percent of your current body weight.

"So many projects in life are better managed by breaking them down into small chunks," observes Karen Miller-Kovach, MS, RD, chief scientist at Weight Watchers International. "Weight loss is no different."

But the body you've always wanted isn't all you'll get out of accomplishing that one starter goal. Here's what else you'll gain by losing 10 percent:
A Healthier Heart. By losing just 10 percent of your body weight, you can lower your cholesterol and reduce your blood pressure, says G. Ken Goodrick, PhD, psychologist. High cholesterol and elevated blood pressure are two major risk factors for heart disease.

• Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes. If you're overweight, you're at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, which means your body can't make enough, or properly use, insulin, a hormone that helps convert food to usable energy. By losing just 10 percent of your body weight, you'll improve your body's ability to use the insulin it makes, possibly preventing the onset of the disease, Miller-Kovach says. If you already have Type 2 diabetes, shedding that 10 percent may improve your symptoms and possibly prevent complications, she adds.
• More Pep. "Just a 10-percent weight loss increases feelings of vigour and vitality," says Miller-Kovach. "You'll feel better and have more energy."
• A Mental Edge. Losing 10 percent can give you the self-confidence and motivation you need to keep going. "Success builds on success," says Miller-Kovach. But be sure you recognise it. The 10% key chain your Weight Watchers leader gives you is part of that recognition. "Losing 10 percent is a milestone in the journey," says Miller-Kovach. "Once you get there, take the time to congratulate yourself on your efforts."
• Reality Check. After losing 10 percent, you gain a sense of what it will take to lose the rest and reach your final goal weight. "It gives you a context in terms of saying, 'Am I willing to put in that much more effort to lose even more weight?'" Miller-Kovach says. If the answer is no, that's okay. "Some people only lose 10 percent and that's it," says Goodrick. If that's you, pat yourself on the back. "Health-wise, a 10-percent weight loss is a great achievement," Goodrick says.

Source

Week 11 Day 7 Weigh In!

I lost 1.2lbs this week for a total of 23lbs and my 10% :)

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
1. cinnamon crisps: 2 PP
Total: 2 PP

Lunch:
Total: 0 PP

Dinner:
1. whistle dogs: 12 PP
2. mac and cheese: 16 PP
3. chips: 3 PP
4. reese cup 1/4: 9 PP
5. 2 halloween chocolates
Total: 44 PP

Water Drank: 4/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 11/49

Weeklies Left: 4/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 11 Day 6

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 PP
Total: 4 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. crackers: 2 PP
2. chicken: 1 PP
3. egg white: 0 PP
4. yogurt: 2 PP
Total: 5 PP

Dinner:
1. grilled cheese with ham and bacon: 7 PP
2. chicken noodle soup: 4 PP
3. zotz: 2 PP
Total: 13 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 22/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 15/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 11 Day 5

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. mac and cheese: 16 PP
Total: 16 PP

Dinner:
1. whistle dogs: 12 PP
2. chips: 7 PP
Total: 19 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 15/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Give me strength

I blogged this over at my other blog just a few minutes ago. My cousin died this morning. Go to the post for more information.

Right now I need the strength to keep on with WW. I don't know that this will turn into what it was last year with my grandpa, but I need to be on my guard and stay careful. I think I've grown since last september where I stopped WW because of stress, but I'm going to work really hard for that not to happen again.

Week 11 Day 4

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 12 PP
2. chips: 7 PP
Total: 19 PP

Dinner:
1. hot dog casserole: 10 PP
Total: 10 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 29/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 15/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 11 Day 3

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. 2 oranges: 0 PP
2. 1/2 cookie: 1 PP
3. grilled cheese: 6 PP
Total: 7 PP

Dinner:
1. pizza: 34 PP
Total: 34 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 6/49

Weeklies Left: 15/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 11 Day 2

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 PP
Total: 4 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. pizza 2 slices: 14 PP
Total: 14 PP

Dinner:
1. turkey: 4 PP
2. beans: 2 PP
3. biscuits x 2: 6 PP
4. potatoes: 2 PP
5. cookie x 2: 4 PP
6. cheesecake: 8 PP
7. pumpkin pie: 5 PP
Total: 31 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 14/49

Weeklies Left: 21/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 11 Day 1

Breakfast:
1. milk: 4 PP
Total: 4 PP

Snack:
1. yogurt: 2 PP
Total: 2 PP

Lunch:
1. crackers: 2 PP
2. ham: 2 PP
3. egg white: 0 PP
4. pickle: 0 PP
5. granola bar: 2 PP
6. orange: 0 PP
Total: 6 PP

Dinner:
1. whistle dogs: 12 PP
2. mac and cheese: 16 PP
3. reese big cup 1/4
Total: 37 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 14/49

Weeklies Left: 35/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Radio QOTD

A radio station here posted this as their question of the day on their facebook page and also opened it for callers on the air this morning:

Nicole Sherzinger admits she's been dieting since she 

was 14 years old. Is it ok for a 14 year old to diet?

The cohost of the morning show, named Robin, shared her story this morning. She said that she was a chubby kid at age 9 and her mom took her to a nutritionist. She slimmed down and from the sounds of it, didn't have a problem with weight after that. She considers herself average sized now and goes by the fit of her clothes rather than her weight. I believe she said that she struggled with thinking about her weight and food a lot, but seems to be okay now.

My opinion on the question is: I don't think dieting is the right mindset for anyone. If you change your eating habits for life and look at it as a permanent change rather than the temporary one of a diet, if you actually are overweight, then you'll be able to keep the weight off.

I tried to call in and share my story as well this morning but couldn't get through and needed to get to work.

When I was 16, my family decided to start on the Atkins diet. I have always been overweight, probably since about age 9/10. I am a TOTAL pasta person and it was torture to me to have meat forced on me and pasta taken away. I'm sure you all know, but Atkins is a diet where (at least in the first two weeks), you try eat fewer than 20g of carbs each day. Fiber knocks off carbs and fat is good for you. 

Well, to have the diet forced on me and my favourite foods taken away from me just made me cheat where I could (which wasn't very many places) and made me rebel against diets and healthy eating until I made that choice for myself and became self-motivated.

The moral of the story is: force a kid/teen/whoever to diet, they may rebel against it and defeat the purpose of the diet to begin with. This is why we will teach our children healthy eating right from the beginning of their lives.

Week 10 Goal Check In & Week 11 Goals

Week 10 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds: as always, any downward action is headed in the right way
• 5 pounds a month: 5.2lbs lost this month :) goal achieved!
• lose 7.2 pounds by new years: 1.2 lost this week, 6 left to go in 6 weeks. definitely do-able!!
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day: I did it until dinner tonight xD I had chugged 4c of water in less than an hour so that was pretty good anyways. I'll finish my other 4c before going to bed :)
• try eat less than 7 weeklies on any given day (Tues, Wed (treat days) and Fri (pizza) an exception):  I did it and used around half. That's way better than last week.

Week 11 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds
• 5 pounds a month: ALREADY DONE BUT LEAVING ON HERE ANYWAYS
• lose 7.2 pounds by new years
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day
• try eat less than 6 weeklies on any given day (Tues, Wed (treat days) and Fri (pizza) an exception)

Week 10 Day 7 Weigh In!

I lost 1.2 lbs this week. That brings me to 21.8 lbs lost total :) I am 0.2 lbs away from my 10%. BLAH!

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
Total: 0 PP

Dinner:
1. 4 pc boston pizza meateor pizza: 28 PP
2. chips: 7 PP
3. 1/2 reese BIG BIG cup: 18 PP
4. diet soda with dinner: 0 PP
Total: 53 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 18/49

Weeklies Left: 4/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 10 Day 6

Breakfast:
1. fiber one shredded wheat: 6 PP
2. 2 c milk: 4 PP
Total: 10 PP

Snack:
1. yogurt: 2 PP
2. orange: 0 PP
Total: 2 PP

Lunch:
1. crackers: 3 PP
2. chicken: 1 PP
3. egg white: 0 PP
4. grapes: 0 PP
Total: 4 PP

Dinner:
1. chicken: 3 PP
2. spaghetti: 8 PP
3. garlic toast: 3 PP
4. sauce: 2 PP
5. coke zero: 0 PP
Total: 16 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 32/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 21/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 10 Day 5

Breakfast:
1. fiber one shredded wheat: 6 PP
2. 2 c milk: 4 PP
Total: 10 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. grilled cheese: 3 PP
2. 2 egg whites: 1 PP
3. 2 slices chicken bologna: 4 PP
Total: 8 PP

Dinner:
1. hamburger helper with turkey: 9 PP
2. toast: 3 PP
3. broccoli: 0 PP
4. chicken: 3 PP
Total: 15 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 33/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 21/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Now the RL people have started it...

Before now, all my shortcuts posts have been about online ads I've seen (I think). This one came from facebook, from a friend (someone I used to ride the bus to college with everyday and came into my work all the time). 

My words to her =/= my thoughts. My thoughts:

• it's a marathon, not a race
• you won't be able to keep the weight off
• change your lifestyle, don't diet
• shortcuts may work now, but don't expect them to keep working
• that's just too fast

and then the kicker:

• I wish I could lose weight that fast... 

I fully hope she gets her diet under control and keeps it off but I don't expect it. The weight piled on for a reason, how do you expect to keep it off if you don't fix the problem. 

That would be like mopping the floor but not fixing the leaky pipe that caused the mess. Yes, the floor is clean, but as soon as you stop mopping and let your guard down, your floor will be covered in water again because you've just mopped, you haven't fixed the pipe.

I don't like my way of thinking. It scares me, but at this point, I've bad mouthed the fast ways of losing weight, and I succeeded on WW, so I would never go and try it. I know that WW works for me and I know that with eating healthy I will lose the weight eventually and I will be eating a diet that I can maintain for the rest of my life.

Holy huge!

This huge thing weighs 226g as you see and has 6 servings. It's bigger than the palm of my hand!

Nutrition info per 1/6:

Cal: 190

Fat: 11 g

Cholesterol: 5 mg

Sodium: 130 mg

Carbs: 22 g

Fibre: 1 g

Sugar: 20 g

Protein: 4 g

Yeah, big huh? The WHOLE thing is 36 PP. I'm thinking of checking it out on Tuesday and seeing how big it really looks unwrapped. Then I will decide how much I want to eat and freeze the rest either for Wed or next Tues. I fully plan on eating a GINORMOUS piece on Tuesday as it's my treat day.

And btw, my FIRST thought was not "I'm gonna eat that now!" It was "WOW! I can't wait to eat that on Tuesday!"

BAM! High five for good habits!

Week 10 Day 4

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
1. cheese toast pizzas: 3 PP
Total: 3 PP

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 12 PP
Total: 12 PP

Dinner:
1. diet coke: 0 PP
2. cinnamon crisps: 2 PP
3. chocolate caramel bar: 2 PP
4. popcorn: 6 PP (high estimate)
5. candy canes: 1 PP
Total: 11 PP

Water Drank: 5/8 c.

Total: 26/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: 21/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 10 Day 3

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
1. smarties: 4 PP
2. chips: 7 PP
Total: 11 PP

Lunch:
1. grilled cheese: 3 PP
2. mac and cheese frozen meal: 6 PP
Total: 9 PP

Dinner:
1. pizza: 34 PP
Total: 34 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 19/49

Weeklies Left: 21/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 10 Day 2

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 12 PP
Total: 12 PP

Dinner:
1. perogies: 18 PP
2. smokies: 8 PP
Total: 26 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 3/49

Weeklies Left: 40/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

20lbs

What weighs 20lbs:

1. car tire
2. 1 yr old child

That's all I can find today... it's tough...

Ticker Challenge #2 Begins

Here's the ticker for my new challenge for myself :) Let's get to ONEDERLAND around New Years :)

Two months

Woohoo! As of November 13, I've been on WW for two months. I'm happy with my progress and still going strong. I hope to lose 7.2lbs by Jan 3 (first new years WI) that's 7 weeks and that will put me at 200lbs and let me start the new year in ONEDERLAND! :)

Week 10 Day 1

Breakfast:
1. milk: 2 PP
2. PB&J: 5 PP
Total: 7 PP

Snack:
1. chocolate bars: 10 PP
Total: 10 PP

Lunch:
1. chicken: 1 PP
2. crackers: 2 PP
3. grapes: 0 PP
4. yogurt: 1 PP
Total: 4 PP

Dinner:
1. spaghetti: 8 PP
2. alfredo: 2 PP
3. garlic toast x 2: 6 PP
4. chicken: 4 PP
Total: 20 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 6/49

Weeklies Left: 43/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Ticker Challenge #1

7 weeks to complete a 12lb in 12 week challenge :)

Week 9 Day 7 Weigh In!

I lost 1.6lbs this week for a total of 20.6 :)

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
Total: 0 PP

Dinner:
1. whistle dogs: 12 PP
2. mac and cheese: 16 PP
3. clodhoppers: 5 PP
4. chips: 7 PP
Total: 40 PP

Water Drank: 6/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 5/49

Weeklies Left: -17/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 9 Goal Check In & Week 10 Goals

Week 9 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds: still going strong
• 5 pounds a month: 4lbs lost so far, I can make it! :) 2 WIs left this month
• lose 12 pounds by christmas: DONE! BAM, who's awesome! haha
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day: I think I achieved this one this week. I'm not so great at tracking my sodas since I usually have them after dinner except on friday.
• try eat less than 7 weeklies on any given day (Tues, Wed (treat days) and Fri (pizza) an exception): this goal was a bust this week lol the halloween chocolate messed me up lol

Week 10 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds
• 5 pounds a month
• lose 7.2 pounds by new years
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day
• try eat less than 7 weeklies on any given day (Tues, Wed (treat days) and Fri (pizza) an exception)

Maybe, just maybe...

If I've lost at least 1lb this week, I hit my 20 lbs...

Atm I am only...

• 1 lb away from another STICKER!
• 3 lbs away from my 10%
• 6 lbs away from my 25 lb charm!

If that's not PERSONAL thin-spiration, I don't know what is :)

Why I can't lose weight...

I'm kidding about the why I can't lose weight part obviously but this pic made me laugh!

Week 9 Day 6

Breakfast:
1. mac and cheese frozen meal: 6 PP
Total: 6 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. grilled cheese: 3 PP
Total: 3 PP

Dinner:
1. lasagna: 16 PP
2. garlic toast: 6 PP
Total: 22 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 31/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: -12/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 9 Day 5

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 20 PP
Total: 20 PP

Dinner:
1. sidekicks herb and butter: 6 PP
2. porkchop: 4 PP
3. mini potatoes: 2 PP
4. coke zero: 0 PP
Total: 12 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 32/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: -12/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 9 Day 4

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 18 PP
Total: 18 PP

Dinner:
1. sidekicks alfredo: 7 PP
2. stuffed chicken breast: 8 PP
Total: 15 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 33/35

Weeklies Used: 0/49

Weeklies Left: -12/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 9 Day 3

Oops.. this is what happens when I don't think about what I'm going to be eating later... lol no more weeklies for me this week.

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 18 PP
2. egg whites: 1 PP
Total: 19 PP

Dinner:
1. pizza: 34 PP
2. chocolate: 14 PP
Total: 48 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 32/49

Weeklies Left: -12/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

You are what you eat...

Week 9 Day 2

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
1. popcorn: 4 PP
2. soda: 3 PP
Total: 7 PP

Lunch:
1. whistle dogs: 12 PP
Total: 12 PP

Dinner:
1. pasta: 8 PP
2. alfredo sauce: 2 PP
3. garlic toast: 6 PP
4. chicken: 5 PP
5. coke zero: 0 PP
6. chocolate: 6 PP
Total: 27 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 11/49

Weeklies Left: 20/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 9 Day 1

I wanted chocolate, don't judge me, you know you do it too xD

Breakfast:
1. chocolate milk: 6 PP
Total: 6 PP

Snack:
1. yogurt: 2 PP
2. egg whites: 1 PP
3. chocolates: 18 PP
Total: 21 PP

Lunch:
1. egg whites: 1 PP
2. chicken: 1 PP
3. crackers: 3 PP
4. orange: 0 PP
5. pickle: 0 PP
Total: 5 PP

Dinner:
1. lasagna: 15 PP
2. garlic toast: 6 PP
Total: 21 PP

Water Drank: 4/8 c.

Total: 35/35

Weeklies Used: 18/49

Weeklies Left: 31/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 8 Goal Check In & Week 9 Goals

Week 8 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds: still chuggin along
• 5 pounds a month: 2 WI's into November and 2.4lbs down
• lose 12 pounds by christmas: only need to lose 1.6lbs before christmas now :) I got this in the bag
• 1 hour (at least) of non work activity: cutting this one out... blah I just don't WANT to
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day: not so great this week try again next week
• veggies with dinner 3/4 of the week at least: yeah didn't even try this one :( lol
• try eat less than 5 weeklies on any given day (Friday an exception): try again next week. my weekend out was rough and I just wanted candy this week xD

Week 9 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds
• 5 pounds a month
• lose 12 pounds by christmas
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day
• try eat less than 7 weeklies on any given day (Tues, Wed (treat days) and Fri (pizza) an exception)

Shortcuts?

Hate this... 6lbs a week....

Not healthy.

Once again, say it with me people,

"It's a marathon, not a race."

ONEderland is creeping up!

Oh em gee! I am officially only 9lbs away from onederland!

That would put me at 199.8lbs (since the scales have intervals of 0.2lbs)

I'm so excited. I really hope I never lose sight of how I feel right now and give up again... I would hate to go back into the 200's after I get out of them this time.

This of course is with the exception of a pregnancy. We are currently trying and if I get pregnant within the next 6 months, I'm sure I'll end up in the 200's again but I'm not worried about that.

Week 8 Day 7 Weigh In!

I lost 1.8lbs for a total of 19lbs lost :)

Breakfast:

Total: 0 PP

Snack:
1. chocolate bars: 10 PP
2. chips: 7 PP
Total: 17 PP

Lunch:
Total: 0 PP

Dinner:
1. garlic toast: 3 PP
2. mac and cheese: 14 PP
3. whistle dogs: 12 PP
4. coke zero: 0 PP
Total: 28 PP

Water Drank: 3.5/8 c.

Total: 35/35
Weeklies Used: 10/49
Weeklies Left: -4/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

Week 8 Day 6

Breakfast:
1. milk: 2 PP

Total: 2 PP

Snack:
1. cinnamon crisps: 2 PP
2. yogurt: 2 PP
3. chocolate bars: 14 PP
Total: 18 PP

Lunch:
1. orange: 0 PP
2. chicken: 1 PP
3. crackers: 2 PP
4. pepperoni and cheese: 4 PP
5. pickle: 0 PP
Total: 7 PP

Dinner:
1. chicken lasagna: 16 PP
2. garlic toast: 3 PP
3. chocolate bars: 6 PP
Total: 25 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35
Weeklies Used: 17/49
Weeklies Left: 9/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

Obsessed...

...with Kit-Kats... I'm out though... maybe I'll buy a big one tomorrow after my meeting.

I did it!

I did it. I managed and I still have a ton of weeklies left. I was reasonable and didn't eat things that I didn't want just because they were there.

For example, I took a small portion of alfredo pasta on Saturday for dinner and a small portion of pomodoro pasta as well because I know pomodoro was lower points since it was a mix of alfredo and red sauce. I really wanted the alfredo pasta. The pomodoro I could take or leave but since they ordered only one pizza, I could only have one slice and I needed food so I had some. I took carrots as well but the salad was not a low fat caesar dressing so I stayed away from it (I think it was ranch and I hate ranch).

On Saturday for lunch (I think) I really really wanted a croissant and had wanted one since breakfast so I had one. They ordered in sandwich trays for lunch and the sandwiches all had mustard on them (really, why do ALLLLL of them have mustard...) so I stayed away from those. The croissant portion was 9 PP for 2 (small). I had one and counted it as 5 PP. I also microwaved it for 10 sec so it was nice and warm... MMMM it was good.

Sunday's lunch out with my grandparents and mom was an OOPS... I knew we were going to boston pizza and I tried to order pizza that would be 5 PP per slice but accidentally ordered regular crust so it was 7 PP each slice... blah.

I used 9 weeklies yesterday and wasn't hungry. I had a small dinner (well the chocolate milk was a treat) and had been stuffed from lunch. It was great.

As of this morning I'm down 0.6lbs anyways so I know I'm on the right track.

Week 8 Day 5

Breakfast:
1. WW pre packaged oatmeal: 3 PP
2. potatoes and eggs (from the lounge in the hotel): 3 PP
3. strawberries (from the lounge): 0 PP

Total: 6 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. pizza (out for lunch with grandparents, 4 slices): 28 PP
Total: 28 PP

Dinner:
1. grilled cheese: 3 PP
2. chocolate milk: 6 PP
3. potato cheese straws: 3 PP
Total: 10 PP

Water Drank: 5/8 c.

Total: 35/35
Weeklies Used: 9/49
Weeklies Left: 26/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 8 Day 4

Breakfast:
1. WW pre packaged oatmeal: 6 PP
2. eggs and potatoes (taste from the lounge): 2 PP
3. strawberries (from the lounge): 0 PP

Total: 8 PP

Snack:
1. WW cinnamon crisps (from home): 2 PP
2. cheese and crackers: 5 PP
Total: 7 PP

Lunch:
1. croissant: 5 PP
2. carrots: 0 PP
3. strawberries: 0 PP
4. orange (from home): 0 PP
5. WW BBQ chips (from home): 2 PP
Total: 7 PP

Dinner:
1. WW chocolate bar (from home): 2 PP
2. orange (from home): 0 PP
3. banana (from home): 0 PP
4. pizza: 5 PP
5. pasta: 10 PP
Total: 17 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35
Weeklies Used: 4/49
Weeklies Left: 31/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Week 8 Day 3

Started my day late like always so I didn't need more than a quick snack or two to get me to dinner.

Breakfast:

Total: 0 PP

Snack:
1. cheddar twists: 3 PP
Total: 3 PP

Lunch:
1. yogurt: 2 PP
Total: 2 PP

Dinner (eaten on the ferry, but my packed dinner):
1. jello: 0 PP
2. cracker, cheese and meat (tiny taste but decided I didn't want it): 1 PP
3. 2 egg whites (hardboiled): 1 PP
4. pizza (4 pieces homemade): 19 PP
Total: 21 PP

Water Drank: 9/8 c.

Total: 26/35
Weeklies Used: 0/49
Weeklies Left: 35/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Wish me luck

I'm headed to work in about an hour and then from there I leave for the ferry. Hope I can stay OP for the weekend. I really don't want to see a gain at this point in my weight loss.

Before, I saw a gain once and knew I gained but it didn't show up another time. My one gain was as a result of a mostly OP week and I gained 0.4lbs. The next week I lost it and then a bunch more... think 3ish lbs lost. The 2nd time was after my honeymoon. I moved down to Reno for the summer and changed meeting times. I went from a heavier afternoon WI to a morning (eating no breakfast before) WI. I STS but really it was a gain though it didn't show up like that. That's pretty good for two weeks and eating whatever I wanted to eat. We were really active in Disneyland for our honeymoon though.

Anyways, my suitcase is packed and I've got 4 oatmeals (that makes 2 per breakfast if needed), oranges and grapes, bbq chips, cinnamon chips, cheese twists, chocolate bars (WW ones), cookies and fruities. Let's see how I do :)

I've also got pizza, yogurt, jello, carrots and I'm bringing deli meat and crackers for dinner since I've got a fridge until 3pm and some ice packs.

L-O-L

Week 8 Day 2

Breakfast:

Total: 0 PP

Snack:
1. 2 small kit kats: 4 PP
2. small coffee crisp: 2 PP
3. small cookies and cream: 2 PP
Total: 8 PP

Lunch:
1. grilled cheese: 3 PP
2. grilled cheese with ham: 4 PP
3. cinnamon popped crisps: 2 PP
Total: 9 PP

Dinner:
1. pizza: 28 PP
2. 2 coke zeros: 0 PP
Total: 28 PP

Water Drank: 8/8 c.

Total: 35/35
Weeklies Used: 10/49
Weeklies Left: 35/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

Treat Tuesday Week 4

Here's what I had for this weeks treat tuesday :)

1. sausages: 8 PP
2. perogies: 18 PP
3. coke zero: 0 PP
4. halloween candy: 12 PP

Food Review: Popped Cinnamon Crisps

At 2 PP per pack and sweet, these crisps get a better rating from me than the BBQ. They taste a lot like the Taco Bell cinnamon twists. Mmmm!

Week 8 Day 1

Holy crap I drank a ton of water today... 14 c. That's 4 full water bottles. I only chugged water at one point today and that's when I didn't want to walk away from the faucet with a mostly empty bottle so I chugged the rest so I could fill it.

Breakfast:
1. chocolate cupcake: 6 PP

Total: 6 PP

Snack:
Total: 0 PP

Lunch:
1. cake: 7 PP
2. chicken deli meat: 1 PP
3. rice crackers: 3 PP
4. jello: 0 PP
5. pickles: 0 PP
Total: 11 PP

Dinner:
1. whistle dogs: 14 PP
2. mac and cheese: 8 PP
Total: 22 PP

Water Drank: 14/8 c.

Total: 35/35
Weeklies Used: 4/49
Weeklies Left: 45/49
AP's Earned This Week: 0

The true test of habits

I'm headed to away for the weekend to volunteer. With it comes a struggle. How can I stay on plan when I have almost 0 choices in what to eat for the main part of a meal...

Well, careful planning.

Here's what I plan to eat:
Friday dinner:

• leftover pizza on the ferry
• probably some of my normal lunchie things (yogurt, jello) since I have a fridge up until 3pm
• fruit

Saturday breakfast:

• WW oatmeal
• fruit (I'm bringing fruit that doesn't need to be refrigerated like apples, oranges and grapes maybe)

Saturday lunch:

• fruit
• snack pack of WW BBQ chips or cheese twists
• reasonable portion of what's served for everyone else

Saturday dinner:

• fruit
• snack packs
• reasonable portion of what's served for everyone else
• WW chocolate bar for dessert or cinnamon puffs

Sunday breakfast: 

• WW oatmeal
• fruit

Sunday lunch: 

• fruit
• snack packs
• and probably eating out with my grandparents (hoping it's lunch that we do that and not dinner but idk)

Snacks:

• fruit
• snack packs (including desserty like cinnamon puffs)
• oatmeal if I'm really hungry
• WW chocolate bars

What I get back, I'll make sure I post about how I did (or I might be able to post while I'm out if we have wifi. I'm bringing our netbook when I go.

Let's just hope the $40ish I've spent on WW treats in the last 3 weeks actually ends up paying off :)

Week 7 Goal Check In & Week 8 Goals

Week 7 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds: chuggin along towards goal and even an occasional gain won't change that
• 5 pounds a month: beginning of a new month and 0.6lbs lost so far :)
• lose 12 pounds by christmas: still doing good, 4.4 left to go
• 1 hour (at least) of non work activity (total for the whole week, start low so it's achieveable): 20 min on the rowing machine yesterday, but I wasn't motivated to do anything else
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day: kinda crapped out on this one... I vow to do better next week
• veggies with dinner 3/4 of the week at least: nope... try again
• try eat less than 5 weeklies on any given day (Tuesday an exception): nope, shall try again, this week was a total weekly using week

Week 8 Goals:

• goal weight: 145 pounds
• 5 pounds a month
• lose 12 pounds by christmas
• 1 hour (at least) of non work activity (total for the whole week, start low so it's achieveable)
• one soda per day (2 on friday) IF I drink 8 cups of water per day
• veggies with dinner 3/4 of the week at least
• try eat less than 5 weeklies on any given day (Friday an exception)

Week 7 Day 7 Weigh In!

Woohoo! I didn't screw up my weight loss by eating too much on Sunday! I lost 0.6lbs. That puts me at a total of 17.2lbs lost :)

Breakfast:
Total: 0 PP

Snack:
1. WW cinnamon crisps: 2 PP
Total: 2 PP

Lunch:
Total: 0 PP

Dinner:
1. sausages: 8 PP

2. perogies: 18 PP
3. coke zero: 0 PP
4. halloween candy: 12 PP
Total: 38 PP

Water Drank: 3/8 c.

Total: 35/35
Weeklies Used: 5/49
Weeklies Left: -5/49
AP's Earned This Week: 1

Parents are a problem

Parents help to create the obesity problem in the world according to me. I'm not singling anyone out in particular but I remember comments like this and comments like this really are a stereotype.

• "Clean your plate."
• You took it, you need to finish it.
• "You're not leaving this table until you finish those beans, young lady!"
• "No dessert until you finish your vegetables."
• You'll spoil your dinner/lunch.
• "People are starving in (add third world country)"

I think my weight loss journey has helped change my mind about how I'll deal with certain situations when we have kids. In a food situation, I think we will:

• make our kids have a couple bites of everything
• not enforce the clean your plate rule
• if they're leaving food on their plates (and it's veggies or non preferreds) then they get less of what they want and have to clean their plates before they get MORE of their favourite
• not have dessert (which I didn't growing up)
• teach our kids that when you say you're full, you stop eating
• eat at the table and no TV (maybe... lol)

(LOVE THIS QUOTE)
At the end of the day, though, that food is wasted whether it sits on the plate or whether it ends up in my already full stomach. And wasting the food on myself means I’m going to consume too many calories and ultimately be more unhappy with myself than just leaving it on the plate.

Read article here.

Ultimately I'm working to not overeat... see my two posts ago on good choices where I left half my pasta at lunch and half my fries at dinner. I'm trying to help my husband see that too. He keeps eating even when he's full... I caught him one night. 

"Ugh I'm so full." 

"Stop eating then."

"It's just one more bite."

"Nope." (I scraped it onto the leftovers plate) "Eat it tomorrow for lunch."

Why does he do that to himself? Even Sunday he was eating all his fries and everyone was done. I asked him "are you still hungry?" He told me he wasn't full and when I asked again he said, no he wasn't hungry. He seems to think that his sensor to tell him he's not hungry is broken... I guess he's got to learn the portion sizing that satisfies him if that's true. Restaurants are terrible. 

My strategy for next time? Ask for an extra plate and put half my food on that plate before I start eating. Let's see how that works. If it's just the two of us, I'm going to impose my strategy on Josh too. Let's see if he remembers it's even there :P

Quote

Nothing ever tastes as good as the first bite.

So true...
My chocolate peanut butter pie on Sunday was AMAZING at first. By the end, it was too sweet.
My pasta was great the first bite. Closer to the end, not so much.

Sunday Choices

Well Sunday was tough. We ate in non chain restaurants so they didn't have nutrition guides available. I didn't make the smartest choices but because I'm so picky there really wasn't much there that I would have been willing to eat. I tried Josh's bolognese pasta and I didn't like the sauce. I was happy with my alfredo pasta.

• I didn't eat all of it.
• The dessert was a small piece and I ate only the small piece of the one I had been craving since we walked in (peanut butter chocolate stack). I didn't touch the others that we had ordered to share.
• Only drank water.

At dinner, it was another non chain. I stayed away from pasta but there were not a lot of things that I would have been willing to eat. For dessert, it was a total wing it moment. I looked at the menu and KNEW I had to have the chocolate peanut butter pie. It was AMAZING.

• I didn't eat all of my dinner. I ate the chicken but left some fries.
• Only drank water.

(Good choices shown as bullets)