drum roll please!

Just got back from week 2's weigh-in - another 1.5 pounds gone and a smile on my face indeed!

Looking forward to my splurge night tonight!
J

Wii like to Fit!

So, I have decided I really like the Wii Fit scale.. it puts me around 7 lbs LIGHTER than the WW scale. I know, it may not be calibrated "properly" and the fact that it rests on the carpet instead of a hard surface more than likely messes with the numbers... but for now, I will enjoy seeing that lower number (even if I DO know it is not right) and use it as another incentive... think of how happy I will be once the ww scale shows that amount!

Have a great day everyone,
J

the news on Fibre1 bars

So, I came across these high fibre yet sweet tasting bars a little while ago and thought they were a pretty great find. A nice treat that is only 2 points and is a heck of a lot cheaper than buying those WW bars they sell at the meetings!

and then I came across this information on a weight loss blog I have been checking out.... YIKES! I think I may pass on these the next time I am grocery shopping. ;-)


Anyhow, here is my journal from yesterday... Pretty happy with it considering I REALLY wanted a chocolate bar on my break yesterday but bought a trash magazine instead ;-)

Day 1 in Week	Target	27
Food	Points	Count
w.w. english muffin w 1 tbsp ff cream cheese	-3	24
coffee	0	24
veggie salad w 1 tbsp oil	-2	22
tomato soup	-2	20
crackers (saltines) - 4	-1	19
1 cheese stick	-3	16
100 cal sweet n salty bar	-2	14
diet blueberry tea	0	14
water	0	14
1/2 package of ritz thinsations (the half Jman didn't eat)	-1	13
chicken rice soup (1.5 cups)	-3	10
2 slices w.w. toast	-1	9
2 light cheese slices	-2	7
2 slices chicken cold cuts	-1	6
1 tbsp butter	-2	4
water	0	4
skinny cow bar	-2	2
Total:	25
Weekly points used: 0 - Remaining: 35 - Overall: good day - kept busy with Shadow's massage in Week

fess up time

So, that "treat night" I was talking about feeling a it jiped out of yesterday... well, I had it last night instead. Absolutely no journaling yesterday (though I don't believe too much damage was had). Today is a new day and I am again writing things down.

Thanks, Mark for helping me be "better" than I wanted to be. :)

I WILL NOT SABOTAGE MYSELF!!!! (she says about a gazillion times to herself)

J

W/I #1 - update

I got myself to a meeting yesterday and hesitantly stepped on the scale unsure of what to expect. I am happy to report a 2 pound loss even with the extra water weight being carried around right now because of those lovely monthly cycles us women have to deal with.

Yay to success!

Unfortunately, the meeting was less than exciting. The regular Tuesday meeting leader was on vacation and had a less-than-enthusiastic replacement. I got absolutely NOTHING from the meeting and am toying with the idea of going on another day this week just to see if I can get anything else out of the meeting from another leader. The topic was "10 ways to look slimmer now" - which intrigued me - and I was disappointed by having a leader who made me feel like I was keeping her from her afternoon nap rather than one who would give the motivation to keep on trucking for the second week. Thank goodness I have this blog to fall back on. :)

Ever since the beginning of my ww journey many moons ago, I have always given myself a "treat night" the same evening as my weigh in. When I arrived home last night, Mark, Joshua and I went to St Hubert to celebrate. I must admit though, it was not much of a "treat night"... I didn't even have the mille feuille I normally can not resist when dining at St Hubert! I guess I will thank myself for that once next Tuesday comes along but for now, I feel a bit jiped. ;-)

Have a good day everyone,
J

First weekend behind me

I am pleased to say I did not have too many difficulties with this past weekend. Vicki was a big supporter through the trip - we even had peas as a snack on the way home in the car!!!!! Unfortunately, one of the other members on our shopping trip was less than supportive - even commenting on the fact that I could "cheat just this day" if I wanted. My response - "you are right, I can, but I don't really want to". Anyhow, I now know what to expect from this person and will be ready for the next time. Thanks a bunch Vicki for joining me in substituting fries and having the salad bar - it was a big help!

So, although I will fess up to not writing down my food for the weekend, I am still happy with the results.

Weigh-in is tomorrow and I find myself a bit tentative about stepping on the scale, with part of me thinking - it can't POSSIBLY have stayed the same / gone up after being "good" for the whole week... right???????

Keep thinking of me tomorrow at lunch time,
J

TGIF

So far so good with staying on track and writing things down.

Yesterday I had my first difficult challenge. I went grocery shopping right after work and, of course, was hungry. I know I shouldn't go grocery shopping when I know I will be hungry, but with the business of our lives as well as all the kitchen Reno's going n right now, I felt I had no choice in the matter. To make things that much worse, I was going BY MYSELF... so no one to keep me "in check". Well, I am happy to report that I managed to get out of the store with nothing off my list except for a couple discounted clothes for Joshua (damn that Joe's clothing line!).

Tomorrow will be another challenge with Vicki and I meeting up with Jenna and a friend of hers in Watertown, N.Y. for a day's worth of cross-border shopping. Lucky for me, Vicki will be with me and I know she reads this blog so I won't be able to lie. ;-) And, I have yet to use any of my "excess" points either so I will have "some" leeway for that lunch at the Cracker Barrel that I am so looking forward to...

J

First day "OP"

Thank you for the shouts of encouragement Mark, Vicki and Penny - I did not have a doubt in my mind you would all be there for me in this new journey. Vicki, you have my COMPLETE support of teasing your bro as much as you want... after all, that is what big sister's are for, no?

I gave myself a "bi" last night as when I arrived at my house, the place was a LOT dustier than I had expected with the kitchen being... well, gone... When I spoke with Mark at 6pm, I asked him to bring shawarma's home for our dinner as a "last hurrah" and also letting myself off the hook for dinner. In a way, I am glad that I woke up this morning with a stomach ache as it leaves a bitter-sweet memory of shawarmas that will make it easier to resist from now on.

So far, the first day "on program" (OP) is going well. I managed to quickly put together a 5.5 point breakfast (which included a latte, an apple and 2 Sm yogurt containers) and no longer have to "worry about hitting my dairy quota for the day. Lunch included some veggies and low fat dressing, a ww. "smart ones" frozen dinner and a fibre 1 bar for a total of 10 points. This leaves me with 11.5 points to play with at supper time to stay out of my "extra points allowance". Should be fine since I am hoping to make some homemade turkey burgers and a salad for tonight.

I had Mark take a "before" shot of me last night, though I am still trying to work up the courage to post it. This is COMPLETELY a fear of having to see my picture in print since all of you who are ready know full well what I look like... I realised with Mark taking my picture that I have been (yet again) hiding from the camera as of late. I am usually sneaking in behind someone or something (see the profile pic for an example of this).

Hopefully this will change when there is a bit "less" of me in pictures. ;-) And until then, I guess I am lucky to have a cute little one around who is usually the focus when cameras appear! ;-)

J

Starting over again

For what feels like the millionth time since the birth of my wonderful son, I am restarting my weight-loss journey.

I attended a Weight Watchers meeting today at lunch and battled the scale one more time. I must admit, I was not at all surprised with the results on the scale. In the past month, I have eaten everything and anything I chose to with no resolve. If I wanted Dairy Queen, I went to Dairy Queen; craved chips, and chips I had; wanted a chocolate bar; and I darned well DESERVED a chocolate bar! So, when she scale crept up past 195 lbs, I wasn't overly surprised.

But the stark realisation is that right now, I weigh just as much as I did when I was almost 42 weeks pregnant with a 9.1 lbs child. Scary thought, isn't it?

Well, I am hoping that with the help of this blog, I will find the strength to shed the excess weight and stay on plan. With me writing a blog entry each day in addition to journaling in my tracker, my hope is that it will give me that little extra boost I seem to need to keep at this for more than 2 week stints. Accountability will be the all important key to my success. And having to type what sort of day I have had, both food wise and emotionally, will be helpful in me staying motivated and to "just say no" to that succulent dipped cone I so crave.

The first time I joined WW and successfully lost 63.2 lbs - this time, the number will be half that amount...

I am going to tell some people about this blog, but because of the personal entries and the sensitive topic, I would please ask those who read it to not necesarily share with others without asking me first.

Until tomorrow,

J