Here we go AGAIN

Well, I fell off the Weight Watchers band wagon...obviously (dammit!  i was doing so well!).  I actually signed up again mid-July but that was a mistake.  As my friends, Kathy & Greg, predicted...it is hard to watch your food consumption & track points when you are in the middle of moving.  But enough excuses.  Seriously.  This weekend I am getting back on the WW wagon and logging my points.  

I also started the Couch-2-5k training regimen TODAY.  So, Week 1, Day 1...CHECK!  It was tough, but I'm starting this running thing all over.  The schedule is for people like me that have to work up from zero, so I just need to not be dissuaded by how tough it is for me right now.

Life is too short.  I am tired of feeling tired, and a little ashamed that I don't have enough concern for my own well-being that I've let my health take the back seat for 6 or 7 years now.  I'm not looking to wear a size 8 again, I just want to be healthy.  So, here goes!

WW Weigh In: Week 5

i expected a gain for today's WI.  i actually weighed myself yesterday and i was up by about 1.5 pounds from last WI. but since i'm actually back home i decided to switch back to my original WI day (Sunday...vs. Sat.).  yesterday i drank plenty of water and limited my salt intake...went out for a nice long walk...and who knows what else b/c today i am -0.6 pounds from my last weigh-in!!  that brings me down to 193.0 even.  i'll take it!  last week was not a good week for me.  B & I  were still in the North End and we used the holidays as excuses to indulge.  i had a couple more cannoli's than i should have.  at the Celtics game on Weds. (great game against the Houston Rockets!!) i had a hot dog AND a personal-sized pizza.  my body was in shock after all that grease....i felt actually a little sick.  that will teach me!  we came back on on Thursday and i thought I would be able to get back On-Plan...but we 'celebrated' being back home with Thai.  Friday B's daughter came over and we pigged out on Indian food.  I did much better yesterday...but it wasn't perfect.  i fell off of tracking points after lunch.  so...today...being the 'official' start of the new week for me will also be the start of me getting back on-plan!!  i'm psyched!

WW Weigh In: Week 4

YIKES!  ok, it is not like i didn't see it coming.  +1.2 pounds gained over the past week.  i have to say...i don't feel bad for one ounce of the weight.  everything i ate was WORTH IT.  i wasn't just eating b/c i was bored or stressed.  B and i cooked two great meals that were pretty healthy, overall (but when ya have steak and mashed taters...the points go quickly!).  and delicious.  we indulged in a cannoli for Christmas and one the day after.  we were required to do that; we are in the North End for the holidays!  we ate a bunch of Lindt chocolate (maybe too much).  but, again, i know that i would have been pretty bitter if i didn't savor food for a special time of year. today marks the first day since last Saturday that i've been 100% on-plan.  i'll be good tomorrow, but New Year's eve is going to be off the book.  and i'm not gonna feel bad about that either!  i am trying to think of some manageable way to really take this 'lifestyle' change to the next level.  i still am in 'diet' mindset, and that is not my overall goal.  i want to live a healthier lifestyle in mind and body.  this is not rocket science.  and for the sake of the cannoli, i can change.  i just have to do it.  no excuses.  no one/thing is force-feeding me, or making me stay in bed longer than i need to, or tempting me to sit on my arse all day.  the responsible party is typing this blog.  i don't believe in making New Year's resolutions anymore because they inevitably are the same year after year (lose weight, excersize more, get out of debt, finish school).  but i think i do need to try to be very specific about my goals and i need to try to make them manageable.  sounds like a productive way to spend my time before the Patriots game starts :)

Snowshoeing the Minuteman Trail 12/23/2007

ahhhh...i feel like i've earned enough activity points to keep me in the black for at least a day!  i'm going to try to post the slide show of some pictures i took.  enjoy!

Week Three Weigh-In

wow, i could get used to this.  -2.4 lbs gone.  (total 7.4 lbs lost since the beginning of Dec.!).  there was a thread on a WW message board asking "how many sticks of butter have you lost?"  1 lb= 4 sticks of butter.  SO...i've lost the equivalent of  29.6 sticks of butter (fat + water).  YUMMY.

i am very, very hopeful that this loss will be maintained through next week while B & i are housesitting in the North End.  anyone that has ever been to the North End in Boston knows exactly what i'm talking about.  it is the "Little Italy" of Boston and as that might imply the food is, well, mostly excellent.  yummy pasta dishes & delicious pastries solicit at every turn.  man o' man.  i suppose the timing couldn't be better; i feel determined and the continued weight loss has given me enough momentum that i think i can keep the "wild bingeing woman" inside chained during tempting situations. 

now i must ponder tomorrow.  specifically...do i go into work tomorrow?  if i do will i get ANYTHING done?  Merry Xmas everyone.  See ya next week!

Week Two Weigh-In...

OUTSIDE...BRR!!

very, very encouraged!  i logged a -1.8 lb loss for this week (*jumping w/glee*).  that also brings me to my 5 lb 'milestone'.  now, only 55 more to go!  i need to figure out how to get that little weight ticker to show up on this spot...the font is black and it needs to be white!  i want to see that frog hop on down the ticker :)  guess i will change my template...

so it is pretty yucky outside today (see pic)...a few inches of new snow, some sleet on top of it.  i decided i would earn an activity point by digging my car out to go to Starbucks  then hit up EMS for some new cushy, warm socks.  well, my fiance then decided to get me an early Xmas gift and so i also got a couple new pairs of trail shoes (on sale-even better!).  oh, i do love trail shoes.  some women have shoe addictions.  i am NOT one of them.  but i LOVE trail shoes...they can be hiking shoes, trail running shoes...no matter.  i LOVE my new ones so much i'm including their pic.  not even my fiance has been included (well, OK, i don't think he wants to be publicized just yet...).   

it is truly my intention to use these shoes for good.  there was a time when i lived in Colorado, not so long ago, that i loved hiking.  i also went cross-country skiing and snowshoeing a handful of times a year.  when i was running consistently i would go to some trails in the foothills and run which is just so much more interesting than just pounding the pavement.  there really is little reason why i can't find places here to do the same stuff.  so, my dear shoes, you WILL be used for something other than casual day-to-day wear.  i promise!!

Week One on WW's

i log a loss today for WW online, Week One, of -3.2 lbs.  Yippy!!  i am hoping i can stick with it.  i feel that this week was a little abnormal since i had started right before my period...so i will be interested in seeing what this upcoming week looks like.  i've also not started exercising yet, which might help me feel better overall and, obviously, help me gain some points back (although i've stayed OP this week and did not use but 1 of my 35 weekly flex points).  this is a little annoying for me but i've not quite gotten over that activation energy hump to start the C25K plan yet.  it is COLD outside which is one 'excuse' (although, imagine my shame when i see people jogging in the snow and on potentially icy ground!).  this does not prevent me from using my Gold's Gym membership.  Gold's loves people like me...i just fork over my $40/mth fee and do not contribute one iota to wear-n-tear on their machines!  i just need to START. that is my motto now with everything i do.  the Diss.  the Lab work.  the Diet.  and now...Exercise.  everyday i have to start again.  if i have a good day then i need to acknowledge it and allow that to encourage me.  if i have a bad day then i need to start again the next day, hour, minute...it is always a new beginning no matter what the moment it.  

this blog will hopefully not stagnate like so many things in my life.  i tend to get really interested in something or some goal and then lose focus.  but, provided that this will be my way of accounting for positive change in my life, i am going to try my best to use this.  is it weird to advertise to the world my goals and personal challenges?  perhaps it is (yet so many people do it these days!)...but it is the fear of an audience that makes me want to accomplish what i set out to do.  onward!!