Breakfast for Dinner

So my beloved randomly bought neese's sausage last week at the grocery store and since then the poor man has been dying to eat it.  In order to make him a happy man (he did do the single daddy thing all week while I was off being treated like a queen) I made breakfast for dinner.... the works--scrambled eggs, biscuits, sausage, gravy and hash browns.  And I ate it all people.  It's fine--I definitely dipped into my extras but not so heavily that I feel like I can't eat the rest of the week.  Of course, the movie theater popcorn didn't help today either.  We took the boys to see Bolt at the $2.50 theater and since we weren't broke after buying tickets, we bought food.  It's been a long time since I enjoyed any theater popcorn!

On to Sunday with hopes of having a good point day...

NCCAT

was amazing... and exceptionally fattening.  I haven't the faintest clue how many calories I inhaled this week, nor do I want to guess.  All I know is that the food was phenomenal and the experience is one that I hope never to forget.  I can't remember ever feeling so refreshed.  It's over now, so I can go back to WW tomorrow, which is my weigh in day.  I think I'm still without a battery for my scale so I'll have to get back to you on the verdict!

So far so good......

I am down another pound 193, at my heaviest in November I weighed 218 lbs.....so 25 lbs later. The weight loss has slowed dramatically and I am a little upset by that, but starting Monday my routine with the Y will be back in place. Tuesday Bodyvive, Thursday BodyFlow, Saturday am some sort of class and cycle Sunday at 4. I am only hoping that will jumpstart this process!!!!!!!

I Have No Idea...

how much I weigh today.  I tried, honestly I did, but this morning my scale chose to tell me it had a low battery rather than my weight.  It wasn't going to be good news anyway... I have been horrid this week.  I'm going to try to get a battery this evening and collect my bad news tomorrow!

Not to bad

So, I am down .5 I will take it considering that I have eaten like a horse this week!!!! Need to get back to the Y, have been a slacker!!!!

BAD and WORSE!

Well, I'm glad to know that I wasn't alone in my horrendous eating behavior yesterday. I was okay until I hit the pizza buffet... PMS and stress took over people and I'm sorry to say that in addition to my lovely salad, I also ate 3 slices of pizza, a bit of pasta and a slice of dessert pizza... ugh.

I'm chalking this one up to my hormones. The good news is that Lent starts next week and I give up a slew of bad behavior foods... maybe I should add pizza to my list!

Oops...

I ate like it was going out of style yesterday....for no apparent reason.....I had 5 1/2 yes that is correct oatmeal raisin cookies....My points are gone....I ate a steak and a loaded baked potato last night too....so, there you have it. So much for starting strong!

Tired

I'm happy to report that I'm back on track. I had a very point friendly day yesterday and although I'm coming up short today due to eating leftovers for lunch, I'm determined to make it work. I am, however, very tired and I think it is more a mental tiredness than a physical tiredness. I have several things looming in front of me at the moment and it stresses me out... and stress makes me want to eat, as does my friend Flo who is coming along this week. I really don't want to see the scale go up this week but I fear it may... mostly because I'm not sure I can undo my indiscretions this past weekend. Oh well... all I can do is hope for the best and hope that all this busyness keeps me from putting hand to mouth!

Starting Over

Ok, so after a few rough weeks, this weekend topped it all off. I had great breakfasts made for me, I had great food served to me, and I had beer to swallow it down with. Although I had a fantastic time in Atlanta, and for the second time ever valentines day was positive, I am ready to start over.

So, this week, I am back on the plan full force, i am back to exercising, I am back to logging food....i admit I logged nothing from Thursday night until today......so tomorrow, back to square one....

the only really great thing about this atlanta trip is that it boosted my morale and confidence and now makes me want to lose even more, and stick to it.....

For the first time in probably 3 years, I am HAPPY, I am proud of who i am, I am proud of my weight loss which in turn only helps with the internal motivations.......

So, to all of those friends and faithful blog followers, keep tuning in, it is only going to get better from here!!!!!!!

Death by Valentine's

I'm sorry to say that I've seriously fallen off the wagon this weekend.  I haven't logged a thing and I've eaten my weight in just about everything!  Friday night, Cameron and I had a night to ourselves and I ate a burger and a ton of fries at Five Guys.  Then Saturday was the fabulous Cub Scout day where I ate pizza, a hot dog and then also went out to eat Chinese with Cameron for supper.  Sunday was the traditional Mexican for lunch and then I finished off the Chinese for supper.  And, as if this weren't bad enough, I've gorged myself with chocolate and sweets this weekend too... ugh.

Tomorrow will be a better day and I vow to log everything for the rest of the week... although I don't thing it's going to do much good!

Isn't it always the case....

So, in my laziness this morning I decided what the heck, I am going to weigh.....WHY am I 193 today???? oh well.....i will stick with the 194.5 but that is frustrating.

I'm off to the doc in a few minutes to off to Atlanta where I am sure WW will go completely out the window, but I am in need of th R&R!!!!

No computer really for this weekend so I will post when I get back!!!!!

Happy Valentines day!!!!

Friday the 13th

Is going to be a scary day foodwise and otherwise today since I have so much going on BUT at least I got to start it on a happy note!  I'm down another .8 this week which puts me smack dab in the middle of the 150's.  I have a feeling I'm going to get pretty sick of the 150's as it is traditionally the place where I come to a screeching weight-loss stop but I'm determined to persevere.  I think the problem, usually, is that I get here and I am fairly comfortable with how I look, my clothes are fitting or are on the big side and so I get lazy with my intake and with recording it all on WW.  So, my goal is to skip complacency and see if I can achieve a weight somewhere in the 140's.  My WW goal is officially 135... but honest to goodness, I've never been that thin and am not even sure I'm capable of it... but one thing at a time... on to the low 150's and then the 140's.

Wish me luck today with a staff luncheon, classroom snack (KK doughnuts, of course) and dinner out with the hubby--goodbye extra points!

Oops....

After at friendly reminder from a follower that I had not posted this week, here I am. My weight today was only ok....I was 194.5, officially down 1.5 from last week, but only down .5 from before the gain. I am dissapointed only in myself. I ate this week, like I shouldn't have, I drank some, which I shouldn't have, I really have no excuse except that I fell off the wagon. Yes, I gained and I didn't lose what I should have. So, as i reminded my blog buddy of earlier this week, the entire reason we started this blog is to write about all of the issues surrounding weight loss...the good, the bad and the just plain ugly.

I have had several NS victories this week though, I am as i said in the dress which is a 14, my jeans up until now were either 18 or 20's, I bought a pair yesterday that are a 16!!!! Too bad sizes are not consistent. I am still either in a 14 (rarely) or a 16. I also have had SEVERAL compliments on how I am looking lately.

So, I am off to Atlanta tomorrow, not at the weight I wanted to be and knowing that eating wise this weekend will be bad, along with some drinking I am sure.....

Hopefully the doc will clear me tomorrow so starting Monday I can get back into the Y full force and help rejuvinate this weight loss process.

A sad couple of weeks in the WW worlds for me......

It's Tuesday...

and I'm already tired.  The good news is it looks like I'm going to finish the day with 1 point left and I finished yesterday with 2.  I know all the rules about eating all your points but since I've already gone overboard more than once this week, I don't reckon it's going to kill me.

My six year old, the drama king, is currently yelling in my face and typing this blog while he reads it and tries to convince me he's "calmed down" is doing wonders for my mood... however, it is keeping my fingers busy and keeping me from killing him!

I need to exercise... I know I need to exercise and I've tried to convince myself to exercise a billion times since I've started this journey (not to mention the elliptical machine sitting in my living room taunting me), but I'm having a seriously hard time actually getting myself on the exercise bandwagon.  Part of the problem, I think, is that I've continuously lost weight and haven't exercised... but at some point it's going to become a necessity.  Maybe with all the "new" activities popping up around me, I'll keep myself busy enough to burn some extra calories without even noticing!!

Back in the saddle

So, I am back in the saddle....so to speak.....I went to Cycle yesterday afternoon and LOVED it, although my butt doesn't like it today.....Very sore!!!!! But, if you do moderate cycling for 45 minutes you EARN 7 points....wow....well worth my ass being sore!

I weighed again friday and it was still not good news so I put the 196 in WW as my weight for the week....I can only hope that by the time I get on the scale thursday I am down.....I want so much to be 192 but I guess I will be happy with any loss!!! and NO MORE GAINS!!!!!

Blog Buddy

My blog buddy sent me a friendly reminder today that I've not been doing very well keeping up... and I told her it was because I was ashamed of my bad habits!!  But, this is why we started the blog in the first place--to document ALL the ups and downs that go along with losing weight.  So I now am going to enumerate my sins:

1. On my shopping day last week, I bought, ate and supremely enjoyed a chocolate chip m & m cookie--which in and of itself is not horrible but I didn't have the points and I also didn't record it.
2. Also on my shopping day last week, I was so excited and proud of my size 8 jeans that I totally overate at Moe's for dinner... waaayyyy too much queso--which I also didn't record.  Somehow... by the grace of God, I expect, I still managed to lose almost a pound and a half last week.
3. Saturday night, we went to the Dairi-0 for supper and I basically killed all my extra points for this week by devouring chicken souvlaki, french fries and then (I couldn't resist) a soft serve cone dipped in chocolate... although I must say--it was totally worth it!!!  I didn't not record each item but I did put the meal in for 35 points which I figured was fair for as much eating as I enjoyed.

Other than that, I've been pretty good this week... I won't be surprised if I don't see the scale go down partly because I've not done my best and partly because I know that at some point I'm bound to hit a plateau.  

Bad, and I am so very sad

So, today was WI, and it was not good....I gained 1 lb, BUT I am going to try again tomorrow just to see. I am on my TOM, also I didn't drink much water yesterday, so I am hoping that it is water weight. BUT, I had two big "wins" non scale related today. Someone came to me today and said, wow, you look great!!! Have you been losing weight? YES!!!!! I answered emphatically!!!
THen, I ordered dresses to wear to the wedding next week. I have been in a size 18/20 so when I ordered the 4 dresses I liked, I ordered them in sizes, 14-18....Now, if you don't know anything about plus sizing, here is the break down, there are 14-16 clothes (typically closer to 16) and 18-20 (closer to 20) then there are single sizes of 14, 16, 18 and 20 (more true sizes). Anyway, I started with the 18-20 and I was drowning in it.....14-16 still WAY too big....went to the straight 16 too big, NOW for my Winning Moment the straight 14 fit but was still a bit loose!!!!!!! WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I haven't been able to fit into 14 in over 2 years!!!

Love to WW and EB

It's hard to know who I love more at the moment... Weight Watchers or Eddie Bauer.  WW because it's been my road to losing weight or Eddie Bauer because I tried on, fit into and bought (for less than half price) size 8 jeans today.  SIZE 8 PEOPLE!!!!  Now, I realize that I'm not by any stretch a size 8 to the majority of the world but EB was showing me some love and I bought 2 pairs to show my appreciation!  Plus at $18 bucks for some quality denim... who would've turned it down anyway???

THEN, to make my afternoon just that much better.... I found some boots (in my size, that fit) for $10!!  Woohoo and happy shopping day to me!!!

On the mend...

in mind... but not in body--a cold has taken hold and set in!!  Oh well.  My spirits are somewhat lifted today.... perhaps it is the gorgeous snow outside my window!!!  And now I'm off to Pizza Hut--wish me luck with not overdoing it!

Disappointment

At this point, I'm pretty much disappointed with everything around me.... but I'm determined to not let it sidetrack me.  Since I'm an emotional eater, it would be simple for me to give in to emotion and let this whole WW thing go but so far I'm resisting and of that, I'm proud.

So Glad....

I will be so glad when this footbal season is over....Nothing says "Blow WW like a play-off or superbowl party"....Even with the best of intentions it is impossible to attend these things and stay within points.....I did buy an exercise band yesterday though, and since I am not allowed to do anything else until next week, I can start doing some of those exercises....Woo-hoo, to football being over and starting Cycle with April Sunday afternoon.....5 more lbs, here I come!!!!!