I lost 2.5lbs this week and was very chuffed with that! That means I've lost 23lbs since starting weight watchers 11 weeks ago.
Had a difficult week with the urge to binge all of Friday and Saturday finally giving in on Saturday night. I wondered if my little blip meant I'd gain again this week after my undeserved half on last week. Luckily I did enough the last 3 days to get me a loss and my legs know about it! I started Jillian Michaels 30 day shred on Sunday and my legs were still aching yesterday!
Despite having sore legs I decided to get back to the gym and attempt the couch to 5k programme again. I haven't done a proper workout since before I got ill with a chest infection that landed me in hospital for the night around the beginning of July. So I went with the intention of going back to the start of the C25K and doing week one. Got on the treadmill started jogging and my previous speed felt a bit slow so I upped my speed. After the 1 minute interval I felt like I could do more so decided to do week 2 instead! That meant I did 90 seconds of jogging with 2 minutes of rest for 20 minutes. I followed that with 40 minutes of swimming and was really pleased with myself.
I was really worried that my fitness level would have dropped after being ill and in fact I jogged faster and for longer than before I got ill. I think maybe being lighter has helped and the fact that I've done my best to stay active while recovering. It was just an awesome feeling having a victory in regards to exercise as its one of those things I always thought was a bit beyond me. I honestly believed I just wasn't a jogging type of person and I'm completely proving myself wrong! I'm so not the person I thought I was and already starting to discover who I really am under all this weight that's been holding me back way too long.
I went to a party on Friday organised for all the members of my leaders weight watchers meetings. I had a really good time and felt great in the dress I wore. The best bit was the whole buffet was food the members brought with them so was all pro-pointed!
So I've had a good week followed by a good weigh in and well on my way to my 10%, just 5lbs to go!
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Thursday, 16 August 2012
So after a bit of a difficult week with birthday celebrations and eating out alot I managed to lose 1lb this week. I was really happy with that result as I got my third silver seven! That means I've lost 21lbs in 8 weeks and still feeling very positive.
The last two days I've eaten at home for every meal and its been so easy to stick to my points when I'm completely in control of cooking. Eating out is quite difficult as everything seems to be so high in points by comparison to home cooked food. Its made me realise I need to make more of an effort to cook and stretch my points. There were several days last week where it just didn't feel like I had enough points so I need to use a little more imagination with what I'm using my points on. I don't feel there's any reason for me to go hungry on weight watchers but there were times last week where I was!
I've been trying to deal with my emotions a little more recently and discovered some helpful ideas from a book on Buddhism I'm reading. I'm not religious but if any religion interests me it would be Buddhism. I was reading about being mindful and how most of us struggle to live in the moment. Our minds are always distracted with thoughts of the past or future. Alot of our lives we live on auto pilot and miss things as a result. So the last few days I've been making the effort to focus on what I'm doing, what my kids are saying and doing and generally being more aware of my surroundings. I have trouble with anxiety which can lead to emotional eating so its been really helping to just focus on the moment instead of everything that's been or might be!
As a result of all this I've felt calmer and I've barely snacked today. I have literally only eaten when I was hungry and it was such a novelty! I am seriously liking this new slightly calmer me who doesn't feel the need to eat everything in sight when I feel down.
With my weight loss slowing down I'm also starting to realise that I need to appreciate the journey and not obsess about the end goal. Lets face it there isn't going to be an 'end' because even when I get to goal it will be learning how to maintain and so on. So instead of worrying that a pound a week feels little slow I've been reminding myself that an average of a pound a week would see me at a healthy weight in just over two years which is not anything to be sniffed at. The alternative being a fad diet with quick results but not sustainable or throwing my dolly out the pram and giving up altogether. Hmm lets think slower losses on a sustainable plan which will see me gradually getting to a healthier weight. A fad non sustainable diet which equals giving up and eating rubbish or just giving up because "stomps feet" I'm not losing weight quick enough..huffff!! Conclusion - I'd rather accept 1-2lb a week is NORMAL and its a hell of alot better than not losing at all and finding myself at my heaviest weight wondering why it ever felt like two years was too far away!!
Bit of a long post there but just all the random things I'm mulling over right now. I guess if it helps me get there then who cares how much I ramble on!
Here's to another good week and hope I find it a little easier this week xx
The last two days I've eaten at home for every meal and its been so easy to stick to my points when I'm completely in control of cooking. Eating out is quite difficult as everything seems to be so high in points by comparison to home cooked food. Its made me realise I need to make more of an effort to cook and stretch my points. There were several days last week where it just didn't feel like I had enough points so I need to use a little more imagination with what I'm using my points on. I don't feel there's any reason for me to go hungry on weight watchers but there were times last week where I was!
I've been trying to deal with my emotions a little more recently and discovered some helpful ideas from a book on Buddhism I'm reading. I'm not religious but if any religion interests me it would be Buddhism. I was reading about being mindful and how most of us struggle to live in the moment. Our minds are always distracted with thoughts of the past or future. Alot of our lives we live on auto pilot and miss things as a result. So the last few days I've been making the effort to focus on what I'm doing, what my kids are saying and doing and generally being more aware of my surroundings. I have trouble with anxiety which can lead to emotional eating so its been really helping to just focus on the moment instead of everything that's been or might be!
As a result of all this I've felt calmer and I've barely snacked today. I have literally only eaten when I was hungry and it was such a novelty! I am seriously liking this new slightly calmer me who doesn't feel the need to eat everything in sight when I feel down.
With my weight loss slowing down I'm also starting to realise that I need to appreciate the journey and not obsess about the end goal. Lets face it there isn't going to be an 'end' because even when I get to goal it will be learning how to maintain and so on. So instead of worrying that a pound a week feels little slow I've been reminding myself that an average of a pound a week would see me at a healthy weight in just over two years which is not anything to be sniffed at. The alternative being a fad diet with quick results but not sustainable or throwing my dolly out the pram and giving up altogether. Hmm lets think slower losses on a sustainable plan which will see me gradually getting to a healthier weight. A fad non sustainable diet which equals giving up and eating rubbish or just giving up because "stomps feet" I'm not losing weight quick enough..huffff!! Conclusion - I'd rather accept 1-2lb a week is NORMAL and its a hell of alot better than not losing at all and finding myself at my heaviest weight wondering why it ever felt like two years was too far away!!
Bit of a long post there but just all the random things I'm mulling over right now. I guess if it helps me get there then who cares how much I ramble on!
Here's to another good week and hope I find it a little easier this week xx
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Birthday
Its my 25th birthday today. I have officially been on this planet for a quarter of a century and its the first birthday that has truly hit me. Turning 18 and 21 didn't feel like big milestones for me but 25, wow I'm starting to feel like I should be a proper adult by now! It makes me wonder if we really do grow up or if in fact we just learn how to act in public. I don't feel much wiser or more responsible than when I was 15!
Which brings me nicely to my weight loss starting point. It occurred to me that I first joined weight watchers when I was 15. Due to my age I had to get a dr's note to join the meetings and my start weight was 14 stone something. (Of course I felt fat long before then but only really had a weight problem from around age 13. I have early memories of believing I was fat when I was about 6 years old!) Now nearly ten years on from that first meeting alot has changed but I still have a weight issue, a bigger one than I had ten years ago too! I haven't achieved a healthy weight once in the last ten years despite countless diets and gym memberships.
In the past ten years I have however left home, lost my grandparents, put on a further 6-7 stone my heaviest being 21st 10lbs, got engaged, had two gorgeous baby boys, got married, moved house 7 or 8 times, lost 4 stone with weight watchers, put it all back on again while pregnant, massively improved my relationship with my Mum, gained a step family, been on several holidays, had 5 different jobs and a whole bunch of other just as important smaller stuff. All of this has lead up to this moment in my life but one thing that remains and affects nearly all other aspects of my life is my weight.
In a bid to change that I rejoined weight watchers for what felt like the hundredth time seven weeks ago with a start weight of 21 stone 2 pounds. It is the only plan I can see myself being able to sustain over the years it will take me to get to goal. I am feeling positive, motivated and commited to losing the weight. I honestly believe this is my time to achieve a healthy weight. I'm not going to let another ten years of my life slip by while a worry about a weight problem I could be doing something about! I don't feel they are wasted years because so much of who I am has happened in that time but I could have been happier and more confident
So I have started a brand new blog as a place to ramble about weight loss and my life in general. I'm hoping it will help me with the lessons I'll need to learn on the way to a healthy lifestyle.
I feel I've made a good start by losing 1 stone 6lbs in the past seven weeks.
So here's to a brand new (slimmer) chapter in my life!
Which brings me nicely to my weight loss starting point. It occurred to me that I first joined weight watchers when I was 15. Due to my age I had to get a dr's note to join the meetings and my start weight was 14 stone something. (Of course I felt fat long before then but only really had a weight problem from around age 13. I have early memories of believing I was fat when I was about 6 years old!) Now nearly ten years on from that first meeting alot has changed but I still have a weight issue, a bigger one than I had ten years ago too! I haven't achieved a healthy weight once in the last ten years despite countless diets and gym memberships.
In the past ten years I have however left home, lost my grandparents, put on a further 6-7 stone my heaviest being 21st 10lbs, got engaged, had two gorgeous baby boys, got married, moved house 7 or 8 times, lost 4 stone with weight watchers, put it all back on again while pregnant, massively improved my relationship with my Mum, gained a step family, been on several holidays, had 5 different jobs and a whole bunch of other just as important smaller stuff. All of this has lead up to this moment in my life but one thing that remains and affects nearly all other aspects of my life is my weight.
In a bid to change that I rejoined weight watchers for what felt like the hundredth time seven weeks ago with a start weight of 21 stone 2 pounds. It is the only plan I can see myself being able to sustain over the years it will take me to get to goal. I am feeling positive, motivated and commited to losing the weight. I honestly believe this is my time to achieve a healthy weight. I'm not going to let another ten years of my life slip by while a worry about a weight problem I could be doing something about! I don't feel they are wasted years because so much of who I am has happened in that time but I could have been happier and more confident
So I have started a brand new blog as a place to ramble about weight loss and my life in general. I'm hoping it will help me with the lessons I'll need to learn on the way to a healthy lifestyle.
I feel I've made a good start by losing 1 stone 6lbs in the past seven weeks.
So here's to a brand new (slimmer) chapter in my life!
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