Monday morning weigh in!

Well,  I decided to weigh in this morning. 264.9 ... again! I saw this number on the scales a couple of weeks ago. I joined WW on Thursday afternoon. I have a few friends at work that have just joined as well, so there will be lots of support there. I'm happy about that! I have done exactly as I'm supposed to from Friday morning on. Counted and weighed absolutely everything. I'm hoping for a really good loss this week. The scales were higher at WW than they are at home. I have some WW scales at home but of course, all scales weigh different. I will continue to use my weigh from home for my weigh ins on here. I will have lost the same amount of weight, just the numbers are lower at home.

I need to weigh in for the final weigh in of Tammy's Summer Challenge on Friday. I know that I haven't lost my 10 pounds but I'm OK with that. I'll let you know how that goes.

Is it easier or not! Day 17

This post is no way meant to be critical of anyone. This is just an observation of mine.

I read a lot of weight loss blogs .... lots! Too many actually. I spend far too much time reading when I could be doing something else ... like maybe exercise! lol! Anyway, my observation is a lot of these people do not work. Yes, there are a few that do, but on the most part I find a lot don't. Is it any easier when you don't have to go to work everyday. I think it might be. I'm out the door a 6:15 in the morning after getting up at 5:15 to get ready. I either work 8 or 12 hour shifts. By the time I get home I am done! Sometimes even making supper is such a chore. It's easier to make something quick. Exercise is another matter altogether. I have no energy to even go for a walk. I think that if I was home I'd go out for a walk more, be able to make healthier meals and look after me more.

I need some suggestions on how I can set some sort of routine so that I can get in my exercise and have healthy meals! My days off are usually quite busy and it goes on and on! Blah blah blah ... I'm sure you've heard it all! These are just excuses I know but I need some help in routine. I'm a very organized person in every way except in my own personal issues. I need time for ME!

Do I or Do I Not? Weigh in -- Day 15

Do I or Do I not weigh in??? I do not!!! I've had a horrible weekend. After a nearly perfect week last week and a gain of .3 in the TSC I was so totally frustrated that I basically binged all weekend. I ate everything and anything that I wanted. This is not good. I am not weighing in this morning!!! If I do, I know in this crooked mind of mine that I will continue to eat because the scales can't help but be UP!!! I know that I need to be accountable to myself, but I know myself and I think I just need to be good all week and hopefully, I might see a bit of a loss by Friday. I sure don't need to worry about getting a tacky Florida souvenir (even though I requested none). I'll be lucky to lose anything at the rate I'm going. I still have almost 2 weeks, so I'm hoping I at least get the scales to budge a little bit in the right direction.

Monday weigh in -- Day 8

Today is really my official weigh in but since I'm doing TSC I also weigh in on Friday's. So for now I have two weigh ins. Today I weighed 266.1 which is up 1 from Friday. I'm not really impressed by that. I had a decent weekend. I probably went over my calories by a few but really not enough to gain a pound. I'm chalking it up to fluid gain. Hopefully, it will be gone soon. I'm not getting all stressed about it and completely falling off the wagon. I will continue to do well this week. I'm looking forward to my Friday weigh in for the challenge.

I'm working evenings this week. Sometimes I find that this is easier while I'm trying to lose weight because I get up later in the morning so I don't have to spread the food out over so long. I can get all the calories in in a shorter length of time and I feel more satisfied. I'm still fighting hunger every day. Does this ever go away? lol!!

Fri -- Day 5

Well, today was the first weigh in day for Tammy's Summer Challenge. I was so excited to jump on the scales this morning because I knew I had done well. Well last Friday I weighed in at 268.8 and I never really got started until Monday of this week after a horrible weekend of drinking and eating bad choices. lol!!! Anyway, I was super excited to see 265.1. That's a loss of 3.7 in just 4 days. I'm already looking forward to next weeks weigh in.

I didn't have a good today eating though. I didn't plan and ended up eating a bunch of crap. I'm not even going to bother recording everything here as it's almost an embarrassment. Let's just say it included Breakfast sandwich from Tim Horton's for breakfast, 1 slice pizza for lunch, poutine after work and then around 9 p.m. when I was making some pancakes for my husband I had one along with 1 slice of bacon. Oops! I just told you what I ate. I'm OK with that. I need to be accountable to myself as well as anyone who follows along. Tomorrow is another day.

My official weigh in day is Monday so hopefully, I will be down. I just need to be good all weekend so that I stay down. I plan on doing just that!!!!

I was in a real funk this past week, but I think I've got the problem sorted out and I'm feeling pretty happy right now so that can only mean good things. I'm hoping to get in a bunch of exercise this weekend as well as good eating.

Anyway, have a good weekend everyone!

Thurs -- Day 4 Funk!

I'm in a funk! I don't feel like writing anything today so I'm not. I'm still on track though and looking forward to tomorrow's weigh in.

Wed ... Day 3

I've a good day, although I'm in a terrible mood. I was not a happy camper at work today. I said to my son who I work with "I hate this place and everyone in it". lol!! Actually, that's not true, it's just my mood. I've got something going on that's kind of upsetting me. Hopefully, I'll get it sorted out before the week is over and I'll be feeling better. I have been on program or should I say "on challenge" again today though. That I'm proud of me.

Food for the day:

Breakfast -- 1 egg -- 75, 1/4 c. egg whites -- 30, 1 oz ham -- 60, 1/2 oz cheese -- 55, 1 tbsp. ketchup -- 60
Snack -- cottage cheese double -- 130, banana -- 100
Lunch -- Maple Leaf Sweet and Sour Chicken/Rice and vegetables -- 390, yogurt -- 35
Dinner -- Greek Salad with Feta -- 400 (Guesstimate)
Snack -- 12 Whoppers -- 200

Total = 1535 cal

Exercise -- 2 minutes on stepper
(not in the mood to exercise)

Tues .... Day 2

I've had a good day today. I was extremely tired though because I didn't sleep well. That usually sends me into a feeding frenzy but not today for some reason. After I came home from work I had a 1 hr nap. When I got up I was really hungry but managed to behave. Hopefully, I can keep up this momentum. I'm so excited about doing Tammy's Challenge that I'm hoping it's what keeps me going in the right direction.

Food for the day:

Breakfast -- 4 oz orange juice -- 55 cal, 2 eggs -- 150cal, 1 slice whole wheat toast -- 110
Snack -- Cottage cheese double -- 130 cal, banana -- 100
Lunch -- 1 oz cheese -- 110, wrap -- 150, tuna -- 140, 1 tbsp lite may -- 45, yogurt -- 35
Dinner -- 1 cup Habitant Pea Soup -- 170, 8 soda crackers -- 100, 5 1/2 oz green grapes -- 105

Total = 1400 cal

Exercise: None today

Accountability!!

I need accountability!!! So I'm thinking I should write down everyday what I eat and do for exercise....especially while doing Tammy's challenge.... so here goes!

Breakfast .... Banana smoothie
Break .... yogurt and banana, 2 oz cheese
Lunch .... Salad with ham and cheese (spinach, romaine, red onion, cucumber, tomato)
Snack .... protein bar
Dinner .... M&M chicken breast with ricotta/spinach (150 cal) and 1/2 cup scalloped potatoes, green grapes

6 bottles of water

Walked 2 miles
Biked 2 miles

Weigh Day!

Well, I was disappointed this morning to see 270.8. I know that it's fluid because of my drinking and eating pizza on the weekend.  I also had ham for Easter dinner and there's more sodium. I need to stay away from that stuff. I'm OK with it but still disappointed. I know I need to do better than that if the scales are going to move at all. I was thinking today why I'm having such a hard time. I have no idea, but I'm thinking that if I ever get out of the 60's I might get some motivation. I'd love to see the 50's and the 40's and then I think I'll really be motivated. Right now though I'm struggling. I've had a great day so far today and am hoping that the rest of the day continues in the same direction. This week I am going to try as hard as I possibly can and see what kind of results I'll see next week.

Wasted!!!!

I did something I haven't done in years. I went out last night to a bar... the "Crazy Horse" in Ottawa. I had a blast ... BUT I drank way TOO much! I don't drink very much, just an occasional drink here and there but if I go out it's usually one. Last night I had 4 Smirnoff Ice, 2 beer and 4 shooters. LOL! It was a country bar and I danced up a storm. I had a great time! Today I felt absolutely horrible. I went to bed at around 2:30 am and when I woke up at 8:30 I was still loaded. I stayed all night at a friend's house and knew that I couldn't even drive at 8:30. I had a horrible headache, so after getting some Advil into me I went back to bed for a couple of hours. I knew the only thing to help me feel better was crappy food and chocolate milk. So, I ordered some of the best pizza in town and headed home around 1 p.m. I ate 2 pieces of pizza in the car on my way. Then I had to lay down for a nap ... actually a 3 hour nap. lol! I got up and ate more pizza. So throughout the day I had 4 pieces of pizza and a couple of glasses of chocolate milk. I feel better now, although I'm still tired. Won't be long out of bed tonight. I just have to chalk this past 24 hours to bad decision making, although I don't feel that bad considering the face I haven't done this in a long time. I had fun dancing and singing all night. I even had a few young fellas dancing with me. They must have been looking for a "cougar". hehe!!!

Anyway, tomorrow is a new day. Since I'm doing "Tammy's Challenge", I need to get at it.

April Fools!!!

Well, I wanted to weigh in today and see what the scales said for the first of the month. I'm very disappointed!!! They said 268.8!!! I was hoping to be 265 which was my goal. Two days ago they said 267.2 and I was sure I was going to just about make it.  I've been very good the last couple of days except for last evening having a couple of brownies. I had a soft taco for supper and I'm sure there was some sodium in the meat but jeez, I only had one and that was it!!! I've been drinking my water too! Oh well, there's not much I can do about it. Hopefully I'll have a loss by Monday. I'm setting another goal for end of April ... 255 lbs. I really need to get at it if it's going to be this hard!