3 posts tagged “weight loss”

First, for accountability:

Breakfast (6 total):
Oatmeal- 3pts
NF Latte from Starbucks- 3pts

Lunch (7):
Leftovers from last night- 7pts

Dinner (7 total):
Chips- 4 pts
Smoothie- 2 pts
Meatball- 1pt

AP:
Walking-2

Its been kind of one of those days where nothing goes really good, but at the same time nothing really goes bad either. I managed to finish off my research paper and my partner is adding his section to it. I didn't have any clients at my internship today, so I was kind of bored most of the day.

My tummy has been acting up lately, making all sorts of funky noises at the most inopportune moments. Like during the quiet moments of a staff meeting. Ugh...I'm hoping that some herbal pills I picked up today at a local health food store help (although so far no go).

Tomorrow is going to be a long day. I have to be down in Lake Forest before 8, up in Long Beach by 11, and school from 1-820. I may bring my workout clothes so I can hit the gym on my dinner break. Aaron has chemotherapy tomorrow and he hasn't been feeling good this week, so I'm a little worried about how that is going to go. He just has been so bad about taking his vitamins lately and I know that the next step of this disease is coming, and I'm in no way prepared to deal with what that may mean.

Okay...I'm out of here. "Private Practice" isn't too bad, but my Nate Fisher (I mean Peter Krause) is back on TV soon. I think I'm going to DVR it and go to bed.

When I first started my little Vox blog, I had originally planned on talking about weight loss, Weight Watchers and my struggles to get back down to my goal weight.

As time as gone by, it's become more of a place to sit and bitch and moan and vent about life and everything that's going on.

However, as I was walking last night (in my pathetic attempt to "train" for the AIDS walk), I realized that my original purpose here had been erased and life had taken over. Now, while that's all fine and dandy in the real world, my own little parcel of cyberworld could (and should) be whatever I want it to be.

While I don't plan on turning this into a weight-related blog *only* I would like to bring that aspect of my life back here. I feel like there is nobody keeping me accountable anymore. I don't pay for Weight Watchers meetings, I do it online. If I have a bad week with a big gain, I tend to not post my weight until I feel more comfortable. And why? So the little :| face that comes on when you post a gain won't stare at me condescendingly?

I have no plans on telling any of you what I weigh. I will tell you this though. This morning I weighed in at 20 pounds over my original goal weight. I've decided that I would like to lose 10 pounds between now and Thanksgiving. I'll try and post everyday what I've been eating, my activity, and my weekly weight loss....or gain.

I have to realize that I can only let the shit that goes on in my life affect me so much. At some point I have to put the kabbosh on the outside controlling what goes on inside me. I have to start taking better care of myself. I'm always on Aaron's ass about doing it. Maybe if I practice what I preach he'll take heed and will get back on the health wagon.

Okay. Now I have to stop kvetching here and go finish my research paper. Here's today's 411.

Morning: fruit, low-fat yogurt, ice blended together for a tasty smoothie drink. (1pt)
Snack: 100-calorie pack of Chips Ahoy! (2pts)
Lunch: Chicken and rice (7.5 pts)
Snack: Tortilla chips (3 pts)
Dinner: Whole wheat pasta, homemade spaghetti sauce (tomatoes, onions, garlic, parsley), and 3 Trader Joe's turkey meatballs: (7 points total and SUPER filling)
AP: 50 minutes brisk walking, and a lesiure walk with Dodger here in a minute (3+AP's)

Today's target points: 22
Total food pts: 22.5
AP: 3

I walked tonight to the new Foo Fighters album, "echoes, silence, patience and grace." It's a pretty amazing album. I'm sure you've heard "The Pretender" on the radio, but "Let it Die" and "Home" are awesome songs. "Home" makes me want to cry--but in a really good, I've been moved by music kind of way. Check it out if they're your kind of music.

Three years ago I lost over 40 pounds doing Weight Watchers. It took a little over a year and a half to reach goal, and it was one of the most rewarding things I ever did. I went from a size 14 to a size 6/8 (and I own a size FOUR skirt from Old Navy). I went from being nearly obese to within a healthy weight range. I went from eating half a box of chicken Rice-a-Roni for dinner to eating my five servings of fruits and veggies, drinking tons of water and occassionally getting in some exercise.

However, over the course of the last year or so, I've put around 20 pounds back on. And it sucks. I've had to go back up in clothing size, I don't eat the healthy foods I used to, I eat a lot more then I used and I overall have felt pretty crappy about how I look. In the last week I've decided to get back on program. I can't sit around anymore, just letting the weight creep back up and up and up some more.

So, since yesterday was my weigh in day, I decided that I'm back. Full on. I have decided to take baby steps--first this week, I'm back to counting points. Then next week, I'll start getting my exercise back in. I know I can do this. I have done it!

My ultimate goal is to get back to goal weight (or within five pounds) by my 27th birthday. So that leaves me five months and some days to lose 20 pounds. That's four pounds a month. That's about a pound a week. That's totally doable and totally healthy. Let's all take care of ourselves and make 2007 the healthiest year yet.

(yes it's a little cheerleaderish, and yes it's a little lame, but whatever.  :P I'm in a mood tonight!)