Pounds lost: 1.8
Total pounds lost: 11.8
Pounds to go: 12.2
Confessions
I still haven't been able kick my late night eating habit. I have been bringing food to school, which has helped me not to eat as much when I get home. But I think when I get home I just don't want to have to worry about anything, so it is easy to just eat whatever I want. I also did really bad at eating breakfast.
What worked
I have really been able to drink a lot of water the past few days. That has helped me to want to eat more healthy stuff and has kept me full between meals. Staying busy is always good, too. It helps me to stay on track with everything.
Goals
I still need to start working out. I think I might try to combine family time and exercise by taking walks now that the weather has warmed up.
Good luck everyone!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Weeks 9 & 10 - Messin' around
Weight lost this week: .2
Total weight lost: 13.8
Confessions:
Where do I begin...the ward "P" party with lots of yummy "P" foods and leftovers, Peter coming for a visit and fixing Chicken Enchiladas, rolls, pie etc., and just not staying on track the rest of the time! I'm actually thrilled that I didn't gain any weight!
What worked for me:
Once again, not much, except my body was probably in deprivation mode, and maybe eating some extras didn't matter so much. I have been drinking more water, which may have helped also.
Goals for this week:
I'm not sure how much of a chance I have this week! Friday night is a surprise b-day party for Mike McClellan and a dinner for him at Brunson's, to which I have to bring a salad. Saturday we are having Mollie and family for the day, I am hosting the annual Wedgewood Egg Hunt, we are going to Lattin's Cider Mill with the girls to see the animals and have their famous hot apple fritters, and I am fixing ham, potato salad and Grandma Brown's yummy coconut cream cake for our dinner! Then on Sunday, the Brown Family is getting together for another Easter celebration! Again, I am making potato salad, deviled eggs, and Berried Delight for dessert! I hope I can just eat small portions and not have any leftovers! Wish me luck and everyone have a good week!
Total weight lost: 13.8
Confessions:
Where do I begin...the ward "P" party with lots of yummy "P" foods and leftovers, Peter coming for a visit and fixing Chicken Enchiladas, rolls, pie etc., and just not staying on track the rest of the time! I'm actually thrilled that I didn't gain any weight!
What worked for me:
Once again, not much, except my body was probably in deprivation mode, and maybe eating some extras didn't matter so much. I have been drinking more water, which may have helped also.
Goals for this week:
I'm not sure how much of a chance I have this week! Friday night is a surprise b-day party for Mike McClellan and a dinner for him at Brunson's, to which I have to bring a salad. Saturday we are having Mollie and family for the day, I am hosting the annual Wedgewood Egg Hunt, we are going to Lattin's Cider Mill with the girls to see the animals and have their famous hot apple fritters, and I am fixing ham, potato salad and Grandma Brown's yummy coconut cream cake for our dinner! Then on Sunday, the Brown Family is getting together for another Easter celebration! Again, I am making potato salad, deviled eggs, and Berried Delight for dessert! I hope I can just eat small portions and not have any leftovers! Wish me luck and everyone have a good week!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Week 10 - Back on track!
Pounds Lost: 2
Pounds to go: 14
Confessions
First off, I'm a day late with posting. Also, I suck at eating breakfast. I think I have gotten in the mindset that the longer I put off eating in the day the better I will do. This is totally false. It only ends up making me more hungry late at night, which leads to eating tons of crap before I go to bed. This lady came and spoke on campus the other day about eating disorders and talked about the similarities of this type of eating with bulimia.
What worked for me
I think just realizing how crappy I was doing and recommitting myself to my goals has gone a long way. I have tried to prepare a lot of food before hand so I don't get frantic and eat the first thing I see. This has helped me stay on track with what I should be eating. I also got some stuff that I can keep at school with me so I don't come home late, having not eaten dinner, and pig out. I hope that works.
Goals
Now that my eliptical machine is finally uncovered (it has had clothes, a baby swing, and a number of other things covering it for the past few weeks), I plan on slowly starting to exercise again. I also want to get back to where I was about a month ago with my water drinking. It is getting close to the end of the semester and I feel like my head is going to explode trying to keep track of clients, missionary work, assignments, and family, so I hope I can stay on top of everything.
Good luck everyone!!
Pounds to go: 14
Confessions
First off, I'm a day late with posting. Also, I suck at eating breakfast. I think I have gotten in the mindset that the longer I put off eating in the day the better I will do. This is totally false. It only ends up making me more hungry late at night, which leads to eating tons of crap before I go to bed. This lady came and spoke on campus the other day about eating disorders and talked about the similarities of this type of eating with bulimia.
What worked for me
I think just realizing how crappy I was doing and recommitting myself to my goals has gone a long way. I have tried to prepare a lot of food before hand so I don't get frantic and eat the first thing I see. This has helped me stay on track with what I should be eating. I also got some stuff that I can keep at school with me so I don't come home late, having not eaten dinner, and pig out. I hope that works.
Goals
Now that my eliptical machine is finally uncovered (it has had clothes, a baby swing, and a number of other things covering it for the past few weeks), I plan on slowly starting to exercise again. I also want to get back to where I was about a month ago with my water drinking. It is getting close to the end of the semester and I feel like my head is going to explode trying to keep track of clients, missionary work, assignments, and family, so I hope I can stay on top of everything.
Good luck everyone!!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Week 9 - Oy....
Pounds gained this week: 1.0
Total pounds lost: 7.5
Pounds to go: 32.5
Confessions
Wow! I'm getting really good at switching "pounds lost" and "pounds to go" back & forth! I need to remember to post on Mondays, since that's when I weigh in. It's getting hard to remember what my confessions were from almost two weeks ago! I'm sure it involved too much chocolate....oh yes! Now I remember...my weakness was "Death by Chocolate"...a dessert I made for a ward party that got canceled because of the blizzard. Being locked down in the house, I ate waaay too much of it :/. Also, the neighbors brought over some of their chocolate dessert that they didn't bring, and I had some of that. Ugh! I need to rediscover the garbage disposal...
What Worked for Me
I worked out four times, but apparently it wasn't enough to compensate for overeating! I am usually walking around 1.5 miles a day. I tried Mom's soup, and it was tasty. Also, Costco makes some great organic instant oatmeal (Kirkland brand) and we all love it for breakfast. It's only four points if you make it with milk, three if you make it with water! This also might be a good dinner/late night option for you guys - just one packet really fills you up.
Goals for This Week
So, the week is mostly over (and I haven't been great), but I think my goal for this weekend is to not overdo it in terms of eating, and to exercise each day. Peter is gone all weekend, so I am just going to focus on having fun with the boys!
Good luck, everyone!!
Total pounds lost: 7.5
Pounds to go: 32.5
Confessions
Wow! I'm getting really good at switching "pounds lost" and "pounds to go" back & forth! I need to remember to post on Mondays, since that's when I weigh in. It's getting hard to remember what my confessions were from almost two weeks ago! I'm sure it involved too much chocolate....oh yes! Now I remember...my weakness was "Death by Chocolate"...a dessert I made for a ward party that got canceled because of the blizzard. Being locked down in the house, I ate waaay too much of it :/. Also, the neighbors brought over some of their chocolate dessert that they didn't bring, and I had some of that. Ugh! I need to rediscover the garbage disposal...
What Worked for Me
I worked out four times, but apparently it wasn't enough to compensate for overeating! I am usually walking around 1.5 miles a day. I tried Mom's soup, and it was tasty. Also, Costco makes some great organic instant oatmeal (Kirkland brand) and we all love it for breakfast. It's only four points if you make it with milk, three if you make it with water! This also might be a good dinner/late night option for you guys - just one packet really fills you up.
Goals for This Week
So, the week is mostly over (and I haven't been great), but I think my goal for this weekend is to not overdo it in terms of eating, and to exercise each day. Peter is gone all weekend, so I am just going to focus on having fun with the boys!
Good luck, everyone!!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Weeks 8 & 9 - RELAPSE!!
Pounds Freakin' GAINED: 4
Pounds to go: 16
Confessions
It all started when Lisa and I went out on a date two weeks ago. We went to a Mexican restaurant and I got panicked, like I always do at restaurants, that what I ordered wasn't going to fill me up. So I decided to fill up as much as possible on chips and salsa. BIG MISTAKE! My meal was freakin' HUGE, and of course, I ate all of that plus 3 refills of Coke. I felt like Dad before he threw up in the streets of Campeche.
Ever since then, my late night eating has sucked. This is also due to late night appointments with clients which make me miss dinner. Either way, I have some serious come-back work to do.
What worked
I'd be lying if I wrote anything in this section. I guess the one thing that will work for me is that my leg is finally healed. I guess now I can try to exercise a little bit.
Recipe (I don't know how healthy this is, but hey, it's good)
SLOW COOKER CARNITAS
INGREDIENTS
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (4 pound) boneless pork shoulder roast
2 bay leaves
2 cups chicken broth
DIRECTIONS
Mix together salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon in a bowl. Coat pork with the spice mixture. Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and place the pork on top. Pour the chicken broth around the sides of the pork, being careful not to rinse off the spice mixture.
Cover and cook on Low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 10 hours. Turn the meat after it has cooked for 5 hours. When the pork is tender, remove from slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat.
This is really good for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, tamales, or on a bun with BBQ sauce.
Goals
Lose weight!! I just really want to figure out some way to stay on track with my eating despite my unpredictable schedule. I really need to drink more water and start exercising too.
Good luck everyone!
Pounds to go: 16
Confessions
It all started when Lisa and I went out on a date two weeks ago. We went to a Mexican restaurant and I got panicked, like I always do at restaurants, that what I ordered wasn't going to fill me up. So I decided to fill up as much as possible on chips and salsa. BIG MISTAKE! My meal was freakin' HUGE, and of course, I ate all of that plus 3 refills of Coke. I felt like Dad before he threw up in the streets of Campeche.
Ever since then, my late night eating has sucked. This is also due to late night appointments with clients which make me miss dinner. Either way, I have some serious come-back work to do.
What worked
I'd be lying if I wrote anything in this section. I guess the one thing that will work for me is that my leg is finally healed. I guess now I can try to exercise a little bit.
Recipe (I don't know how healthy this is, but hey, it's good)
SLOW COOKER CARNITAS
INGREDIENTS
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (4 pound) boneless pork shoulder roast
2 bay leaves
2 cups chicken broth
DIRECTIONS
Mix together salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon in a bowl. Coat pork with the spice mixture. Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and place the pork on top. Pour the chicken broth around the sides of the pork, being careful not to rinse off the spice mixture.
Cover and cook on Low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 10 hours. Turn the meat after it has cooked for 5 hours. When the pork is tender, remove from slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat.
This is really good for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, tamales, or on a bun with BBQ sauce.
Goals
Lose weight!! I just really want to figure out some way to stay on track with my eating despite my unpredictable schedule. I really need to drink more water and start exercising too.
Good luck everyone!
Friday, March 7, 2008
Week 8 - Really Not Great!!!
Weight lost this week: .6
Total weight lost: 13.6
Confessions:
Well, my weight loss says it all, doesn't it?!? I worked really hard on Friday, creating a "fake" house, because we were hosting two members of the BYU Folk Dance Team, which was preforming in Olympia that night. I didn't eat much that day, because I was so busy, so when I got on the scale Saturday morning, I had lost two pounds! I guess that I thought I could slack because of the weight loss, so when I went to the grocery store that morning, I bought some Girl Scout Cookies. Smart move! I ended up eating my share of those!
We were invited to the Conklin's for dinner on Saturday night. I did ok, but it wasn't really a WW meal. They served BBQ chicken, aspargus, rolls, twice baked potatoes, and a really good WW dessert. I will share the dessert recipe in this post. I could have skipped the potato and roll, but they looked really yummy, which they were! Al is a good cook, and Mary's new home is beautiful!
I did ok the rest of the week, but that didn't make up for what I ate on the weekend!
What worked for me:
Obviously not much, but Safeway had their salad mixes for $1.00 so I stocked up on those. I love to have a big salad for dinner, with all sorts of veggies, cottage cheese, picked beets, ham and a few sunflower seeds. It is really filling and takes a long time to eat, which makes me feel like I not being deprived! I also did good on drinking water, it has been warmer here and that helps.
Recipe
Strawberry Angel Cake
1 large sugar free strawberry jell-o
2 cups boiling water
1 (16 oz.) bag of frozen strawberries (or 1 lb. fresh sliced)
1 large (12 oz.) purchased prepared Angel Food Cake
1-8 oz. container Cool Whip Free (no fat)
Dissolve jell-o in boiling water. If using frozen berries, add and stir to defrost. Mash berries when soft. Cube or tear cake into bite size pieces and put in large bowl. Pour jell-o over cake and stir so cake will absorb jell-o. If using fresh berries, and now. Put cake/jell-o mixture into 9 x 13 inch pan and spread evenly. Cover & chill several hours till set. Spread container of Cool Whip on top. Cut into 15 squares. Enjoy!
15 servings
Each serving = 100 calories or 2 WW points
Goals for this week:
Just try to be careful and keep focused on the end goal. Dad and I are planning a trip to Hawaii next year in February! I really would like to spend some time on the beach, so I need to get busy now! I think I will put a picture of Hawaii on my fridge to keep me on track! Wish me luck and have a good week!
Total weight lost: 13.6
Confessions:
Well, my weight loss says it all, doesn't it?!? I worked really hard on Friday, creating a "fake" house, because we were hosting two members of the BYU Folk Dance Team, which was preforming in Olympia that night. I didn't eat much that day, because I was so busy, so when I got on the scale Saturday morning, I had lost two pounds! I guess that I thought I could slack because of the weight loss, so when I went to the grocery store that morning, I bought some Girl Scout Cookies. Smart move! I ended up eating my share of those!
We were invited to the Conklin's for dinner on Saturday night. I did ok, but it wasn't really a WW meal. They served BBQ chicken, aspargus, rolls, twice baked potatoes, and a really good WW dessert. I will share the dessert recipe in this post. I could have skipped the potato and roll, but they looked really yummy, which they were! Al is a good cook, and Mary's new home is beautiful!
I did ok the rest of the week, but that didn't make up for what I ate on the weekend!
What worked for me:
Obviously not much, but Safeway had their salad mixes for $1.00 so I stocked up on those. I love to have a big salad for dinner, with all sorts of veggies, cottage cheese, picked beets, ham and a few sunflower seeds. It is really filling and takes a long time to eat, which makes me feel like I not being deprived! I also did good on drinking water, it has been warmer here and that helps.
Recipe
Strawberry Angel Cake
1 large sugar free strawberry jell-o
2 cups boiling water
1 (16 oz.) bag of frozen strawberries (or 1 lb. fresh sliced)
1 large (12 oz.) purchased prepared Angel Food Cake
1-8 oz. container Cool Whip Free (no fat)
Dissolve jell-o in boiling water. If using frozen berries, add and stir to defrost. Mash berries when soft. Cube or tear cake into bite size pieces and put in large bowl. Pour jell-o over cake and stir so cake will absorb jell-o. If using fresh berries, and now. Put cake/jell-o mixture into 9 x 13 inch pan and spread evenly. Cover & chill several hours till set. Spread container of Cool Whip on top. Cut into 15 squares. Enjoy!
15 servings
Each serving = 100 calories or 2 WW points
Goals for this week:
Just try to be careful and keep focused on the end goal. Dad and I are planning a trip to Hawaii next year in February! I really would like to spend some time on the beach, so I need to get busy now! I think I will put a picture of Hawaii on my fridge to keep me on track! Wish me luck and have a good week!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Week Eight - Still not so great
Pounds lost this week: 1.0
Total pounds lost: 8.5
Pounds to go: 31.5
Confessions
I was totally off the wagon this last week. So, the fact that I lost my happy pound was a miracle. I had chocolate cake at girls' night out and although I still didn't totally binge on anything, I basically ate whatever tickled my belly.
What Worked for Me
I worked out twice last week, and that felt great. Maybe that's how the happy pound came off! I also found a way to give in to my chocolate chip cookie fix - I bought those Pillsbury break-apart ones in the refrigerator section and I take one at a time (2 pts.), put it in a small bown and micro for only 20 seconds (learned that one the hard way). That bakes it perfectly and then I add a tiny scoop of lite vanilla ice cream on top (1 pt.). Yum!
Goals for This Week
Well, I got the soup, Mom, and I'm going to try it. I have already worked out three times this week and plan to keep it up everyday. I've done well with my eating plan, except I just ate a piece of pumpkin bread that was actually disgusting and not worth the points! My main goal this week is the exercise, I think. Only 12 weeks 'til beach time - EEEEEK!
If any of you have anything inspirational (by way of weight loss) to pass my way, I'd love to hear it!
Total pounds lost: 8.5
Pounds to go: 31.5
Confessions
I was totally off the wagon this last week. So, the fact that I lost my happy pound was a miracle. I had chocolate cake at girls' night out and although I still didn't totally binge on anything, I basically ate whatever tickled my belly.
What Worked for Me
I worked out twice last week, and that felt great. Maybe that's how the happy pound came off! I also found a way to give in to my chocolate chip cookie fix - I bought those Pillsbury break-apart ones in the refrigerator section and I take one at a time (2 pts.), put it in a small bown and micro for only 20 seconds (learned that one the hard way). That bakes it perfectly and then I add a tiny scoop of lite vanilla ice cream on top (1 pt.). Yum!
Goals for This Week
Well, I got the soup, Mom, and I'm going to try it. I have already worked out three times this week and plan to keep it up everyday. I've done well with my eating plan, except I just ate a piece of pumpkin bread that was actually disgusting and not worth the points! My main goal this week is the exercise, I think. Only 12 weeks 'til beach time - EEEEEK!
If any of you have anything inspirational (by way of weight loss) to pass my way, I'd love to hear it!
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