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Weight Loss Forum / WeightWatchers / May 2005Officially checking in
After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the week with no problems, one splurge on the week-end (hot fudge sundae ... mmmmmmmmm) which wasn't planned but was worked around very well. Those were the only flex points used this week. I'm still uneasy with the flex program, so am a bit leery of dipping into those *extra* points beckoning me. Anyway, hit the scale Wednesday morning and much to my surprise (and delight) I saw a 4 pound decline. Woohoo! I know, I know, mostly water this week - but I'm still taking it. Not off to a great start this week. Pointwise it's been fine, but not getting my water in due to a raging cold, sore throat, cough, etc. I have only myself to blame for this recent illness, as I'm the one who taught my children to share. <sigh> Tonite I gave in to the cravings for something cold and icy ... hub brought in dairy queen moolatte's. Oh well, guess that's what those flex points are for - it's early and I WILL be in control the balance of the week. I also have a 7.5 mile walk for MS on Sunday - my official break back into exercising. Wish me luck. lol Other than the house of germs (cold) everything here has been calm and peaceful this week, what a nice change of pace. I'm braving it and posting those official numbers, regardless of the feelings it gives me knowing I made a huge slide in the wrong direction. Maybe posting it and facing reality will keep me motivated to finally get things back under control. Here goes ....... Beginning (again): 168.5 Official Weigh in: 164.5 Loss of 4 pounds Whew! Joyce >After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather >positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the week with [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >morning and much to my surprise (and delight) I saw a 4 pound decline. Woohoo! I >know, I know, mostly water this week - but I'm still taking it. GREAT recovery. And it included a HOT FUDGE SUNDAE!!!! >Not off to a great start this week. Pointwise it's been fine, but not getting my >water in due to a raging cold, sore throat, cough, etc. I have only myself to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >have a 7.5 mile walk for MS on Sunday - my official break back into exercising. >Wish me luck. lol Hope the cold passes and you nurse it appropriately - only one SUNDAE a week you know. (g) >Other than the house of germs (cold) everything here has been calm and peaceful >this week, what a nice change of pace. Keep it calm. >I'm braving it and posting those official numbers, regardless of the feelings it >gives me knowing I made a huge slide in the wrong direction. Maybe posting it and >facing reality will keep me motivated to finally get things back under control. >Here goes ....... It is only a number. You know how to change it and you have changed it quite well before. But good luck, nonetheless. >Beginning (again): 168.5 >Official Weigh in: 164.5 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Joyce >>After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather >>positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the week with [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >GREAT recovery. And it included a HOT FUDGE SUNDAE!!!! Thank you, and I most certainly did enjoy that sundae! >>Not off to a great start this week. Pointwise it's been fine, but not getting my >>water in due to a raging cold, sore throat, cough, etc. I have only myself to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Hope the cold passes and you nurse it appropriately - only one SUNDAE >a week you know. (g) The cold seems to be running it's course. Sonny boy and myself are now suffering the tail end effects ... mildly congested, lingering cough, but nothing major and definitely feeling so much better. And no sundaes this week ... I stuck to the one Dairy Queen treat that was mentioned above, didn't seem to do me in too much (according to todays weight results). >>Other than the house of germs (cold) everything here has been calm and peaceful >>this week, what a nice change of pace. > >Keep it calm. Any calmer and I would be sleeping. <g> Another wonderfully peaceful week. I am really enjoying it right now. >>I'm braving it and posting those official numbers, regardless of the feelings it >>gives me knowing I made a huge slide in the wrong direction. Maybe posting it and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >It is only a number. You know how to change it and you have changed >it quite well before. But good luck, nonetheless. You are right, it's only a number - but a tad larger number than I would like to be seeing. Then again, I am prefering these days to look at it as a much smaller number than several years ago. And it is going in the right direction. I DO know how to change it, and once again I am finding I do not detest weightwatchers, I do NOT feel like I am dieting. I DO feel like I am being very smart with my choices and taking more control over things. I like those feelings. Joyce >>Beginning (again): 168.5 >>Official Weigh in: 164.5 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >>Joyce >>>After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather >>>positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the week with [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >NOT feel like I am dieting. I DO feel like I am being very smart with my choices >and taking more control over things. I like those feelings. All excellent points. And I had a similar revelation the other day. I know I have mentioned "normal weight friends" and their non-food non-issues. I realized the other day that I needed to get the weight back down. And that meant cutting down on some snacks and/or portions. And I recalled that my friend who is quite thin mentioned that he does fluctuate a bit and cuts back during winter when his weight goes up 3 or 4 pounds. But he does it naturally as does his wife, also thin. I think I am more conscious of the mechanism now to do that??? Knowledge is power..... >Joyce >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>> >>>Joyce >>>>I'm braving it and posting those official numbers, regardless of the feelings it >>>>gives me knowing I made a huge slide in the wrong direction. Maybe posting it and [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >weight goes up 3 or 4 pounds. But he does it naturally as does his >wife, also thin. I hope someday it will become that natural for me also. I had hoped I had already hit that point, evidentally I was wrong. <sigh> I know the traps that come too easily for me ... non-planning and having to grab fast food dinners ... having a hub that is way too nice and allows me that freedom. I do think this time around I am being more concious as to what causes me to make those bad choices. The major one is not taking/making time to eat during the day (have had a few days like that the past few weeks) ... making good choices in the evening is then impossible for me as I only want to get something very quickly. I'm also finding that my craving for soda seems to hit only when I am low on water for the day. Drink down a big glass of water and it passes right away. Why did I not realize these things before? <g> >I think I am more conscious of the mechanism now to do that??? >Knowledge is power..... I hope so, hope you are more conscious than I was. I think I was somewhat concious early in the fall, then probably just gave up after the holidays ... when things started tumbling too fast. I had never, ever, been a stress eater - always had the opposite problem of not eating when on overload. Why the reverse this time? And yes, knowledge is power. I'm feeling a bit more powerful each day. Joyce > After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather > positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Woohoo! I > know, I know, mostly water this week - but I'm still taking it. Great first week loss! Keep up the good work and you'll be back at goal in no time. > Not off to a great start this week. Pointwise it's been fine, but not > getting my [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > exercising. > Wish me luck. lol Hope the cold goes away soon. Not much fun...We've had several here over the last year - DS is in pre-school & daycare now, so seems to be dragging everyone's colds home with him! > Other than the house of germs (cold) everything here has been calm and > peaceful [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Joyce Thanks Brenda. It is going to take longer than I would like ... I would like to see those goal numbers next week. LOL NOT gonna happen in the real world though, so for now I am setting my aim just to be back in the 150 zone. Should be seeing those numbers in a few weeks if I continue in the mode I am now. I am feeling very positive, and I remember those feelings from before. They are good feelings. <g> Joyce >> After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather >> positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] >> >> Joyce >After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather >positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the week with [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >morning and much to my surprise (and delight) I saw a 4 pound decline. Woohoo! I >know, I know, mostly water this week - but I'm still taking it. A large drop the first week on program is such a powerful reminder of how well the program works and how good it feels to feel good. 4 lbs is very impressive, especially considering that treat. >Not off to a great start this week. Pointwise it's been fine, but not getting my >water in due to a raging cold, sore throat, cough, etc. I have only myself to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >have a 7.5 mile walk for MS on Sunday - my official break back into exercising. >Wish me luck. lol You're such good mother! >Other than the house of germs (cold) everything here has been calm and peaceful >this week, what a nice change of pace. You So deserve this. >I'm braving it and posting those official numbers, regardless of the feelings it >gives me knowing I made a huge slide in the wrong direction. Maybe posting it and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Official Weigh in: 164.5 > Loss of 4 pounds Excellent! >Whew! > >Joyce >>After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather >>positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the week with [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >how well the program works and how good it feels to feel good. 4 lbs >is very impressive, especially considering that treat. I was very surprised as it was also a bigger drop than I had the first week I started ww before. Add in that special treat and TOM, and I was definitely a happy camper. It was great incentive for me, which I think I desperately needed. Those losses, no matter how small, do seem to keep me in a positive frame of mind and moving in the right direction. >>Not off to a great start this week. Pointwise it's been fine, but not getting my >>water in due to a raging cold, sore throat, cough, etc. I have only myself to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >You're such good mother! LOL! Tell my kids that, will ya? >>Other than the house of germs (cold) everything here has been calm and peaceful >>this week, what a nice change of pace. > >You So deserve this. Thanks hon. It's been a long time since I've allowed myself to even think that I deserve anything, but ya know .. you are right! And this week was equally as peaceful. A few minor mishaps that didn't affect me personally, only on the moral support side. It is so much easier to be supportive when I'm feeling good about myself! >>I'm braving it and posting those official numbers, regardless of the feelings it >>gives me knowing I made a huge slide in the wrong direction. Maybe posting it and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Excellent! Thank you, thank you, thank you. <g> Joyce >>Whew! >> >>Joyce 4 pounds sound like a very good start, Joyce, well done! Glad to hear you had a peaceful week for a change. Now take good care fo yourself so that the cold is over soon, and drink a lot, it helps with the cold!  SignatureNathalie from Belgium 134.1/88.4/minigoal 86.2/ Goal 68 Kg 295.6/194.9/minigoal 190/Goal 150 pounds CL Challenge: 199.5/194.9/185.5 pounds 90.5/88.4/84.1 Kg > After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather > positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the week with [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Joyce >Pointwise it's been fine, but not getting my >water in due to a raging cold, sore throat, cough, etc. I have only myself to >blame for this recent illness, as I'm the one who taught my children to share. hehe :)) >I also >have a 7.5 mile walk for MS on Sunday - my official break back into exercising. >Wish me luck. lol 7.5 miles isn't so bad...so long as it's you doing it and not me! >I'm braving it and posting those official numbers, regardless of the feelings it >gives me knowing I made a huge slide in the wrong direction. Maybe posting it and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Official Weigh in: 164.5 > Loss of 4 pounds You shouldn't feel bad about posting numbers. Your weight went up, now you are doing something about it and they are going down again. A 4 pound loss is fantastic Ray Good for you Ray: I only hope to be able to walk in the MS Marathon next year or the Breast Cancer Marathon. Lorna >>Pointwise it's been fine, but not getting my >>water in due to a raging cold, sore throat, cough, etc. I have only [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Ray >>Pointwise it's been fine, but not getting my >>water in due to a raging cold, sore throat, cough, etc. I have only myself to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >7.5 miles isn't so bad...so long as it's you doing it and not me! Ok, as of Sunday I wasn't sure exactly how long that walk was. On the website it said 7.5 miles, when we check in they told us 6.5 miles - I stopped looking at the mile markers at 3 miles. LOL It was a fun walk though and not bad at all. It took place through my home town, where I was lived until I was married. We trekked past my first place of employment, one of my apartments (atop a local ginmill), my old gradeschool, and old friends homes - like a trip down memory lane for me. I think that made it much more enjoyable. Now this is where the length confusion sets in. I swear they had to be off somewhere. I was used to walking on the treadmill at a 4mph pace. We finished the entire walk in just under 90 minutes, which should be the same pace. Why did it not feel like I was moving at that rate? I swear we were walking much slower. LOL They had rest stops along the way, with sample size packs of goodies (cookies, candy and such), bottles of water, and potties. We made one stop (boys needed the potties) ... I skipped the cookies, but couldn't pass up the tootsie roll pop (1 point) and sample meringue cookies which came home with me and are still sitting unopened on my desk. <grin> The food available afterwards was amazing, chicken (fried), pizza, burgers, hotdogs, etc - couldn't believe what they were handing out. I was proud of myself, grabbed an apple and parted with the group, headed home instead to nurse the blister on my heel. We won't talk about Sunday evening ... when I couldn't sit or stand comfortably. I ached all over and was quite the amusement to the family. Monday was back to normal. LOL >>I'm braving it and posting those official numbers, regardless of the feelings it >>gives me knowing I made a huge slide in the wrong direction. Maybe posting it and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >you are doing something about it and they are going down again. A 4 >pound loss is fantastic I know, but for some stupid reason I really was feeling like a complete failure. All along I swore I would catch things while they were still controllable ... then wham! Life just kind of up and got me. But ya know what? I am realizing I am not a failure. I never did give up what I learned about myself and my habits, I only took a bit of a detour. I'm back on the right path and things are moving down again. Joyce >Ray Great start. Good luck today at the walk. That is certainly one way to get started on the exercise again. > After my first week totally back on program, gotta say I am feeling rather > positive about things (and myself) for a change. I made it through the [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > Joyce Thank you. Good intentions on the exercise start, unfortunately the walk was it for the week. I'm using the nasty blister as the excuse, can't quite get comfy in those shoes yet. <g> Joyce >Great start. Good luck today at the walk. That is certainly one way to get >started on the exercise again. [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >> >> Joyce |
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