So I have yet another snow day today! Exciting, but I have so much work for school to get done! I was kind of banking on today to do it all, so I don't know what I would've done if we didn't have one.
I'm going to do my best to stay to my routine and regular eating.
Here's my plan:
Breakfast (already ate):
Steel cut oats mixed with flaxseed, banana and almond butter. Strawberries
Lunch:
Homemade whole wheat pita chips, 1/2 c hummus, cucumber, baby carrots, grape tomatoes.
Pear
Snack:
Apple & cashews & almonds
Dinner:
Lemon chicken with broccoli - http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeid=143881
Brown rice
Fat free milk
Snack:
Orange, 1 oz dark chocolate
I didn't do my workout - I need to really work on that but I dread working out at home so much -I love going to the gym. I might try to get to a 5:30 PM spinning class but if I don't then I probably won't work out.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Week 3
I weighed in today, down to 151.7!
Total lost: 6.3 lbs!
Recap -
Staring weight: 158
Week 1: 152.4
Week 2: 153.8 (after Florida)
Week 3: 151.7
I'm hoping to be in the 40's by next week!
Total lost: 6.3 lbs!
Recap -
Staring weight: 158
Week 1: 152.4
Week 2: 153.8 (after Florida)
Week 3: 151.7
I'm hoping to be in the 40's by next week!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Mistakes happen...
As I mentioned in my first post, I was able to reach my goal weight only to almost immediately put weight back on. For the past year and a half I have been using food to cope with almost all of my emotions - boredom, sadness, loneliness, anger, etc.
Around the time I reached my goal weight I began to recieve a lot of attention about my body and food choices. I was following WW - eating all of my DPs and APs, so it's not like I wasn't eating. also I tried to eat as clean as possible (and still do). This attention came particularly, I felt, from my boyfriend's family. Even if it was positive, I started to feel extremely uncomfortable and anxious about it. I began to feel like eating healthy was abnormal and like I was doing something crazy or wrong. They are a fortunate family who really don't have to watch what they eat to stay thin. I couldn't deal with this and I started to binge to help me deal with my feelings. I got fed up with trying to eat healthy - I just wanted to "be normal" and like I said, I began to view healthy eating as abnormal since the people around me weren't doing it.
It has taken me a long time to realize the beginnings of this problem and how much I want to stop it. However, I have glorified eating and binging in my head as some miracle cure to make me feel happy and great. I miss it like you would miss a loved one or friend.
Yesterday, I went off plan and binged. Not binged in the sense of what I used to do, but I consumed enough food to give myself a decent stomachache. And guess what - it didn't make me happy like it used to. I felt sad and dissapointed. However, I am happy it happened. I don't look at it as some great fantastic thing anymore. It's not worth it. I want to be healthy. I want to be a role model to those around to me, to my future children. Healthy eating is normal and in fact it's great. It's so hard to be surrounded by a culture that promotes this but does not follow through, to see a Wendy's or McDonald's on every corner.
Anyway, some tips for dealing with the aftermath of a binge or mistake:
Around the time I reached my goal weight I began to recieve a lot of attention about my body and food choices. I was following WW - eating all of my DPs and APs, so it's not like I wasn't eating. also I tried to eat as clean as possible (and still do). This attention came particularly, I felt, from my boyfriend's family. Even if it was positive, I started to feel extremely uncomfortable and anxious about it. I began to feel like eating healthy was abnormal and like I was doing something crazy or wrong. They are a fortunate family who really don't have to watch what they eat to stay thin. I couldn't deal with this and I started to binge to help me deal with my feelings. I got fed up with trying to eat healthy - I just wanted to "be normal" and like I said, I began to view healthy eating as abnormal since the people around me weren't doing it.
It has taken me a long time to realize the beginnings of this problem and how much I want to stop it. However, I have glorified eating and binging in my head as some miracle cure to make me feel happy and great. I miss it like you would miss a loved one or friend.
Yesterday, I went off plan and binged. Not binged in the sense of what I used to do, but I consumed enough food to give myself a decent stomachache. And guess what - it didn't make me happy like it used to. I felt sad and dissapointed. However, I am happy it happened. I don't look at it as some great fantastic thing anymore. It's not worth it. I want to be healthy. I want to be a role model to those around to me, to my future children. Healthy eating is normal and in fact it's great. It's so hard to be surrounded by a culture that promotes this but does not follow through, to see a Wendy's or McDonald's on every corner.
Anyway, some tips for dealing with the aftermath of a binge or mistake:
- Start over at you NEXT meal! Don't wait for tomorrow or Monday - start now! Chances are you didn't consume 3,500 calories in that meal or binge. If you start over now, you will be okay!
- Drink water - I always feel so thirsty and dehydrated after having a really fatty meal or junk food.
- Get to the gym - Don't give up excercise just because you made a mistake.
- Give up the all or nothing mentality. I know it is hard, I struggle with it too but it will be worth it!
- Journal - write down why this happened and how you felt after - look back to it the next time you feel this coming on and remember how you felt last time.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Snow Day
Today is another snow day! Last week, we had Wednesday and Thursday off, I took off Friday because I went to FL. This week, we had Monday off for MLK day, Tuesday was a snow day. We had school Wednesday and Thursday and yet another snow day today! Crazy!
It's hard staying on track when you really have nothing to do all day! Some tips for keeping it together:
I suppose I didn't quite follow my tip today. I woke up with the intent to workout. At my boyfriend's house they have a treadmill and stationary bike. I really don't feel like doing the treadmill and the bike left my butt so sore last time!
Tomorrow is usually my rest day so I'm going to swap and go to the gym tomorrow A.M.
Todays eats:
Breakfast -
3/4 c cooked steel cut oats mixed with flaxseed meal, 1/2 banana, 1 TBSP almond butter
Strawberries
Lunch -
Large salad with veggies (peppers, cucumber, carrot, grape tomatoes), avocado, 1 hardboiled egg, 1/4 c black beans, 1 tsp olive oil, balsamic vinegar
Grapes & baby carrots
Snack -
LF Stonyfield Farm plain yogurt, blueberries, flax seed.
Dinner -
WW Recipe - Eggplant Parmigiana, whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce, sauteed spinach
1 glass skim milk
Dessert -
1 oz dark chocolate, orange
It's hard staying on track when you really have nothing to do all day! Some tips for keeping it together:
- Work out at home, first thing - it will keep you motivated to do well all day!
- Stick as closely as possible to your normal eating routine, it will help avoid unnecessary snacking.
- Do housework. We are all busy during the week, use this time to catch up on laundry or cleaning.
- Watch a movie. It'll give you something to do and take your mind off any cravings you might have.
- Go outside. Play in the snow - go walking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, build a snowman, shovel.
I suppose I didn't quite follow my tip today. I woke up with the intent to workout. At my boyfriend's house they have a treadmill and stationary bike. I really don't feel like doing the treadmill and the bike left my butt so sore last time!
Tomorrow is usually my rest day so I'm going to swap and go to the gym tomorrow A.M.
Todays eats:
Breakfast -
3/4 c cooked steel cut oats mixed with flaxseed meal, 1/2 banana, 1 TBSP almond butter
Strawberries
Lunch -
Large salad with veggies (peppers, cucumber, carrot, grape tomatoes), avocado, 1 hardboiled egg, 1/4 c black beans, 1 tsp olive oil, balsamic vinegar
Grapes & baby carrots
Snack -
LF Stonyfield Farm plain yogurt, blueberries, flax seed.
Dinner -
WW Recipe - Eggplant Parmigiana, whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce, sauteed spinach
1 glass skim milk
Dessert -
1 oz dark chocolate, orange
Recipe Review
So on Wednesday night I tried a new recipe - it's from the WW Cookbook which can be found at Costco.
Recipe: Spaghetti Squash with Broccoli and Parmesan
Ingredients:
When squash is done and cool, cut open and remove seeds. Then use a fork to scrape out the insides of the squash and place in a bowl.
Heat olive oil and add onion and garlic until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
Add broccoli, veg. broth and sundried tomatoes - cook for about 5 minutes until broccoli is tender.
Add squash and beans, cook until heated - about 1 minute.
Serving size - 2 c squash mixture, 1 TBSP parm cheese
Points: 6
It was pretty good and filling - shockingly I think my boyfriend liked it more than I did! The parmesan cheese really hit the spot. He had it as more of a side dish while I used it for a main meal. I think it would be better in smaller doses - 2 cups was a lot!
Recipe: Spaghetti Squash with Broccoli and Parmesan
Ingredients:
- 3lb. spaghetti squash
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1 red onion,thinly sliced
- 1 can Northern Beans (small white beans)
- 3/4 of a head of broccoli,chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 c veg. broth,
- 6 sundried tomatoes
- Parmesan cheese
When squash is done and cool, cut open and remove seeds. Then use a fork to scrape out the insides of the squash and place in a bowl.
Heat olive oil and add onion and garlic until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
Add broccoli, veg. broth and sundried tomatoes - cook for about 5 minutes until broccoli is tender.
Add squash and beans, cook until heated - about 1 minute.
Serving size - 2 c squash mixture, 1 TBSP parm cheese
Points: 6
It was pretty good and filling - shockingly I think my boyfriend liked it more than I did! The parmesan cheese really hit the spot. He had it as more of a side dish while I used it for a main meal. I think it would be better in smaller doses - 2 cups was a lot!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Busy busy
Sorry for the long delay in posts. I've been so busy working, traveling, exercising and cooking!
A lot has happened since my first post. I have had two weighs ins, have consistently worked out since my starting date of 1/3/11, and have stayed on plan (except for the 3 days I was in FL).
A little recap:
While I am a little upset that I ate much more than necessary at dinner each night in FL, I can't go back and undo it. I have to just learn from this experience for next time!
I am also reading The Life You Want by Bob Greene - I highly recommend this book for people who have had difficulty losing weight or struggle with emotional eating - it's great!
Time for me to go pack my gym bag and head to bed - first day back tomorrow in a week! (due to snow closures and 1 day in FL)
A lot has happened since my first post. I have had two weighs ins, have consistently worked out since my starting date of 1/3/11, and have stayed on plan (except for the 3 days I was in FL).
A little recap:
- I started out my WLJ at 158 lbs.
- I have exercised 5/6 days a week for the past two weeks!
- My 1st weigh in I lost 5.6 lbs bringing me to 152.4.
- I went to Florida for 4 days. I made it a point to eat an on-plan breakfast, lunch and snack. At dinner I let myself get whatever I wanted.
- I also exercised 3 out of the 4 days I was in FL.
- For my WI yesterday I gained 1.4 lbs bringing me to 153.8
- I'm not too upset seeing as I ate MUCH bigger dinners than usual.
While I am a little upset that I ate much more than necessary at dinner each night in FL, I can't go back and undo it. I have to just learn from this experience for next time!
I am also reading The Life You Want by Bob Greene - I highly recommend this book for people who have had difficulty losing weight or struggle with emotional eating - it's great!
Time for me to go pack my gym bag and head to bed - first day back tomorrow in a week! (due to snow closures and 1 day in FL)
Monday, January 3, 2011
New Start
- Today is my first day back on weight watchers since around May of 2010. I am happy to be back. A little background on me: I first started Weight Watchers in September of 2008. Over the course of a year I lost around 40 lbs. I went from 173-130. However, almost immediately I gained most of it back. Now I'm back and ready to lose the 30 lbs I've gained for good!
I hope to post what I eat and what I do for excercise daily as well as healthy living and nutrition tips.
I also weight in each Monday so I will be posting my progress as well!
Date: 1/3/2011
Starting Weight: 158
Goal Weight: 130
Pre Workout:
1/2 banana
Breakfast: - 3/4 c cooked steel cut oatmeal made with cinnamon and flax seed meal, 1 TBSP almond butter and 1/2 of a banana mixed in.
- 1 c strawberries.
Lunch:
- Large salad made of mixed greens and spinach. Topped with: red and yellow pepper, cucumber, grape tomatoes, carrots, 1 hardboiled egg, 1/4 of an avocado, 1/2 c black beans.
- Dressed with 1 tsp olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- 2 clemementines
- Baby carrots
Snack:
- Stonyfield Farm organic low fat plain yogurt mixed with: blueberries and 2 TBSP flax seed meal.
Dinner:
- Whole Foods recipe: Hearty Minestrone Soup
- Whole wheat roll
- Green beans with 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 cup skim milk
Snack:
- 1 orange
- 1 oz dark chocolate
Excercise:
- 45 minutes on the elliptical = 5 activity points
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