I just weighed in and I lost..... 5.1 lbs! Holy hotcakes! I am flabbergasted! Yay weight watchers! Go Nancy, go Nancy!!
I used all of my points everyday and have had to use the extra points given to you weekly a couple of times. I think it really helped that I packed my lunch everyday I went to work and did not snack at work.
Being a nurse, as a thank you patients bring boxes of candy and cookies and ever imaginable sweet item in for us. It's awesome! However not conducive to loosing weight.
I need to work exercising into my plan. I think I actually need to "schedule" it, which is just sad. I feel like part of the problem is that we tend to schedule ourselves to death. With everything that the kids do, trying to maintain your household and just trying to find time for yourself and your spouse, how can we do it all and not go crazy!! No wonder we choose convenience over the time it takes to plan a meal that doesn't come out of a box!
Well, guess that means I need to pick a day each week and meal plan with Kevin in an attempt to eat out less and have less meals out of convenience. I think I am going to try to get the kids involved as well....
Well it looks like I have a new plan for the coming weeks. Just to recap and spell it out for myself
1. Work in exercising
2. Meal planning
3. Involve family in meal planning and exercising.
4. Stop eating out of convenience.
Ok, lofty goals but let see how well I do in the coming weeks.
holy hotcakes is right Nancy!! What a great way to start. I better get my shit together now!! I love your goals too. They're reasonable and sensible. Keep it up Girl!! Woot woot
ReplyDeleteWoot, Woot, GO Nancy!!! I can't say I did as well as you did last week. I weighed myself Sunday, yes a day early just to see and had lost 2 pounds BUT when I weighed in yesterday (official weigh day, Monday to Monday) a pound had crept back up, what the heck!?
ReplyDeleteI must say I really wasn't tracking any points or writing down what I am eating~ just trying to be sensible and actually MAKING myself eat oatmeal first thing in the morning has really been helping me out. I found oatmeal packets by BetterOats called Oat Fit~ 100 calories per serving, 2 g fat, 0 sugar and 4 g protein, it's easy to prepare, pour water (using pouch oatmeal came in) in to cup, microwave 90 seconds and instant, satisfying breakfast. Of course I still have my days when I let breakfast go by and don't eat until 11:30 and then am famished for the rest of the day mowing thru anything and everything but healthy foods. So far, most of my exercise comes from walking our dog, usually two 30-40 minute walks~ he's been a true blessing for me in the workout aspect because even though I know I've got to take care of myself I always feel there's something else more important than my work outs~ so at least he gets me moving, right?? i"m sticking to my story at least for now and will work on my self discipline and allowing myself to do more for me gradually.
my close range, attainable goals;
1. make sure to eat breakfast by 8:30
2. take my morning & evening walks, don't have the kids do it (as I sometimes do if I'm stressing because i have too much to do)
3. log into the blog more often
4. prepare healthy dinners that everyone will eat
5. part of number 4 is make a menu for a week, so I know what I'm going to make ahead of time so I'm not panicking and making dinner on the fly
Long (hopefully not too long) range goal
add more ME time
exercise more, ride my bike!