You know, I was reading in my Woman’s Day magazine and they were talking about losing weight and to stick to what helped you lose weight. Last Fall, I started using a modified version of the WW points system. I didn’t join WW, but I had a friend that shared the point values with me. I lost almost 25 lbs, without the added exercise.
Well, I’m more mobile now with work, running to practices with Scoober, playing around with Winks, and now all the outside yard work, etc. to do, but my diet is struggling.
So, for my 36th birthday, argh 36, I am going to figure out my points system and start doing it again. I’m going to figure out Husband’s too, as he is having problems with his blood sugar and it’s partly weight related. If I could lose another 25 lbs before the holidays like last year, I will be at my goal weight of 150lbs.
I’ve really just let myself and my eating go as of late. I’ve got the love handles back on my waist and I’m tired!
I vow this week to get back on my WW points program I started last year that helped me lose 25 lbs. Hopefully I can get the remaining 20 lbs off before the end of the year.
For those of you using the Slimfast system, I applaud you, actually, I envy you. I love the taste of their shakes, I love the meal replacement bars, but what I don’t love is the gas and bloating I am experiencing while using the products! OMG! I have never been bloated and had such terrible gas as long as I’ve had it using this system.
Am I doing something wrong? I’m using the Optima system, which has less sugar, which I felt was good. I’m trying to drink water, which sometimes I fall short on. I drink coffee in the mornings, and I eat a sensible lunch and dinner. Husband is experiencing the same things, so I think it has to be the system.
So, now I’m back to wanting to following the Weight Watcher point system and make Husband do that one, too. That’s how I lost my first 22 lbs, so maybe I should stick with what works.
So, Husband and I are both losing weight. Not as fast as we would want, but we are trying. Husband really has limited time for eating at work, so I’m challenged to find him different things he can eat while working.
We’ve decided to start using SlimFast Optima. We bought some and used it last week, and really like the taste of the shakes and the bars. Now, I’ve just got to make sure I can make us our lunch and snacks according to the plan guidelines.
WW was okay for me, but there is no way that Husband could eat within the specified point range he would be in, and that’s why the change. I thought it was better that we both do the same thing, that way we can support each other.
Anyway, my weigh in today is 175 lbs. Still kind of stuck, but I’m going to start doing some leg exercises to strength up. As soon as the daylight sticks around later in the evenings, we can go on our family walks again.
Well, I have yet to add any exercise, but we are SO busy anyway with taking Scoober to basketball and scouts, and me chasing after Winks, that I think I get a lot of exercise, just not the traditional kind.
I’m down to 172 lbs now. I’ve got 22 lbs to go before the end of the year. I’d like to lose it before summer, but I’m not going to push it.
Husband is losing some weight, too. His stress from work sometimes keeps him from losing weight because he tends to want to snack more to get those “feel good” endorphins. I pack him a lunch everyday, well, most days, and it’s nutritious, so I think that is helping.
Well, I wasn’t able to get down to 170 before the end of 2008, and I’ve been on a plateau for the past couple of weeks, but I’ve finally gotten to 173 this week.
I honestly haven’t been making very good food choices, BUT I do keep to smaller portion sizes no matter what I’m eating, and I think that helps.
I’ve got to incorporate some sort of exercise; i.e. squats, leg lifts or something. It does no good to lose weight if you cannot tone your body afterwards. So, I’ll be working on that in the coming weeks.
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So, I was a little worried this year about the annual feast of so much food and how it might wreck havoc on my successful weight loss. Well, I’m pleased to report that it didn’t cause any havoc at all.
I put very small portions, between 1/4 – 1/2 cup of each food (5 different items) on my plate and then ate very slowly. I added only about 2 tbsp of gravy, and NO BUTTER or extra salt. I walked away feeling satisfied, but not bloated and full. I did have a small piece of pumpkin cheese cake with fruit and then a small slice of pecan pie about 1 1/2 hours later. Oh, and only 1/2 glass of wine, the rest was water.
All in all, I feel very good about my choices and even though I probably didn’t lose any weight this week, I’m fairly confident that I didn’t gain any either.
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You know, I am doing good. I hit a plateau, but now I’m past it. It lasted for almost 3 weeks and I was worried that I would start gaining again, but I’m over the hump and lost another 1.4 lbs last week. Now, I’m only 4.4 lbs away from my end of year goal of 170 lbs! I haven’t weighed that since I was pregnant with Scoober!
With the holidays coming, I’ve got to be extra careful not to overindulge on especially the sweets. We are spending Thanksgiving with Husband’s cousins, The Grizzly’s. It will be nice not to have to cook an entire dinner, but I’ll be helping out by bringing a few dishes to share. The Grizzly’s will be cooking the turkey, but I still plan to buy one while they are on sale for $6 under 16 lbs to put in the freezer for Christmas.
Exercising hasn’t been a staple during my weight loss, but I did start working a little where I was on my feet and lifting a lot. Plus, with Winks all over the place now, I think that’s a LOT of exercise.
My secret, there isn’t one. I began working with Weight Watcher points system and have just evolved from there. The first couple weeks was the hardest trying to get used to the portion sizes, etc. WW points doesn’t deprive you of anything, it just limits how much of something you can have. I journaled and followed the points for the first few months. Now I’ve not jounaled in a long time, but I am watching my portions sizes. It’s amazing how much gets imbedded in your brain with that stuff.
Will update next week on how I did! Wish me luck!
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So, I decided to weigh in this morning. I was hoping to have just stayed at least the same as last week since my eating habits weren’t the greatest this past week with the cub scout popcorn and all. BUT, to my surprise, I lost 2 1/2 lbs. So, I’m at 178 now!
I’m helping Mr. Grizzly 4 days a week. Maybe being on my feet and doing some physical activity with all the lifting, etc is helping me.
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So, that is exactly how much weight I have lost so far. This week I’ve gained back, but you have those off weeks.
I’ve got 10 more pounds to go to reach the first goal. Then I’ve got 20 more pounds after that. Once it’s gone, I’m going to make sure it never comes back!
