by Claire on July 19, 2010
In the continuing saga of my weight loss journey, I feel compelled to ‘fess up.
I have been basking in the glow of compliments and skinny clothing for about a year now while hovering about 9 pounds from goal. I love the compliments – they really help with encouragement and staying on my path. I’ve also been steadily and consistently going to my Weight Watchers meetings every week unless I’ve been sick or out of town or the location was closed for the holiday. I have been doing a lot of things right.
But I’ve also been doing some things wrong.
I’ve been slipping.
BLTs they call them. Bites, licks, and tastes. And portion distortion. And plain just not counting what should be counted.
And now it’s biting me back in the ass. The sum of the last two weeks has resulted in a 5 pound gain. That is HUGE in the world of weight loss – or in this case, gain.
At my meeting tonight, I talked to my leader. We tried to figure out what caused the weight gain this week as I tracked (mostly) and I did a lot more activity. I know what happened the week prior – that was no tracking and eating bad-for-weight-loss food in San Antonio. I also talked with my fellow members and we tried chalking it up to hormones changing post-age 50, too much sodium in my diet, you name it, we tried to blame it.
The bottom line is it all adds up to what you put in your mouth and putting too much of it in. I immediately came home and weighed out the watermelon I’ve been eating (per serving). What was being not counted – at all – added up to 2 points. Do that a few times and I’ve eaten up 1/3 of my weekly bonus points. Add in the second helping of coleslaw and the ice cream cake that was justified as a meal – and then coming home and eating a late night leftover meal anyway. It all adds up.
So keeping it honest and keeping it real here means I’ll do a better job of staying on program this next week. And I’ll remember that each week when I weigh in, it’s feedback, not failure.
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by Claire on October 28, 2009
I love Twitter and Facebook because it gives me a chance to blurt out whatever it is I’m thinking about at that very moment. Great for my ADD. Lousy for blog writing. So, since I like alliteration (the writer in me) I came up with this title to tell y’all what’s on my mind.
Got to see baby Laila through an ultrasound yesterday at the perinatologist. My daughter’s pregnancy is now coming along just fine and so far, the earlier worries of her pregnancy have dissipated. Baby is progressing “perfectly” according to the doctor, heartbeat is strong, weight is good, and everything is looking right on cue for 21 weeks. We tried hard to get some good 3D pictures, but Laila was moving a LOT and it was difficult. Now, this picture may look strange to many, but to me, she looks totally adorable. I can see the button nose, can’t you?
My favorite part was when the ultrasound tech said “You gotta be quick to catch her.” You think maybe that was a prophetic statement for when she starts crawling or walking?
It still feels funny around here not to have our kitty Merlin. My daughter is understandably still distraught, but it’s easing somewhat. The other two cats have been velcro kitties toward me. I look around different places in the home and I expect to see Merlin sprawled out somewhere and he’s not, and when I remember what happened I get this little catch in my heart and a twinge of sadness. I suspect that will take a long time – if ever – to go away.
My oldest daughter is crocheting up a storm and I’m so proud of her. She’s become this cute little crafter with ideas popping up all over the place, just like her mommy. Yup, I’m prouder than proud. And she does a great job too – she’s going to be selling her creations to make some extra pocket money. (And if you’re interested in something, just let me know – I’ll hook you right up with her. She’ll be getting a website as soon as she comes up with a name for her little business.)
(Child’s hat)
(Set of 3 washcloths)
Saturday is Halloween and I have no costume. No time to sew one, and I’m not going to pay $40 for a store-bought one. I do have a beautiful black velvet cape, a feather boa, and a black witch hat. Any ideas?
I’m ticked off at myself for getting lax with my Weight Watchers program. This week I gained 2 pounds. The same 2 pounds I’ve been losing and gaining for the last 2 months. This is seriously irritating me and I’m stubborn enough to not let it go further. So I’m back focused, tracking, and mostly picking up my activity level. I’m going to be training for another run in December – I’ll tell you about that in a separate post – and hopefully this will melt the weight off faster and I’ll hit goal by the end of the year. My biggest obstacle right now is fatigue. I’m just tired all the time. Some of this is fibromyalgia, some is stress, and some is just plain not enough sleep. So I’m working on that too.
Finally, I’m grateful to have a job. I’m grateful for a lot of things in my life, but primarily that. My new manager on this contract – who I’ve worked with before – sent me a message yesterday that she was going to assign me some work and wanted to let me know in advance so I wouldn’t freak out. I guaranteed her it takes a lot more than a work assignment to freak me out. If she asked me to come in and wash her windows or get her her coffee, I’d do it. No joke. I’m happy to have the income and when I see my friends who have been unemployed for a year, I am doubly grateful.
Happy Wednesday everyone!
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