I'm Baaack!

I did really well tracking at the beginning of the week and not so much at the end of the week. But I was VERY good at tracking in my head!

I was a little worried about dinner last night because I had no way of knowing the points.. I haven't had spaghetti for awhile so I couldn't remember what a serving size was, once cooked.. and how many points for 'regular' pasta (we usually eat the high fiber or whole wheat kind). And the sauce had hamburger in it.. and all of the bread had butter on it. I did my best with guessing what to eat and for the bread, I just ate the crust and gave Kait the rest (plus she wanted it).

But everything still turned out well because I'm down another 2.6 pounds!! I haven't seen these numbers in.. like 7000 years! Or 10. But whatever. WOO HOO!!!

I'm also down a 1/2" on my waist and hips.

And my total loss is at 36.8. Go, Me!!! :o)

I'm hoping to go to the gym more this week.. I need to be better about that. I do fine going one day but then the next day I'm totally exhausted from lack of sleep. I need to go to bed earlier. But that's my alone time with Drew so I hate giving it up.

In other news, this past weekend I tried on pants that were a size smaller and I was able to get them all of the way up, just not zip them. So that was exciting.. I'm getting closer to a smaller size.

And I bought some XL Old Navy shirts and they fit nicely. And I got a sweatshirt thingy (it has half sleeves) from Walmart and it's a size Large. Always encouraging, right??

Here's to another great week!!

I'm tracking!

Just thought I'd update that I'm doing my WW tracking. I really am!!

Might as well admit that yesterday afternoon I ate a lofthouse cookie with frosting (4 points) and two mini powdered donuts (1 point each). And one of those swiss roll things (2 points). And then another of those swiss roll things (2 points).

I labeled the 10 point splurge as "crap" on my tracker.

Oops. Not sure what my problem was.

Sure was tasty though.

I did make sure to get my veggies in though so hopefully that canceled some of it out. Right? Or not.

Oops.

Want to know my current favorite lunch?

It's basically an open face Tuna sandwich..

1 Tuna Pouch (1 point)
1 slice whole wheat bread (2 points)
1 1/2 TBS Light Miracle Whip (1 point)
And then a frippery of condiments: small scoop of relish (0??), chopped up celery for crunch (0??), squirt of mustard (o), fresh pepper

And the most glorious part: one slice of havarti cheese.

I HEART havarti. Big fat puffy heart it.

Unfortunately, it's 3 points for one slice. Which is the real reason for the open-faceness.. I'd rather have a slice of cheese than two slices of bread.

And then I have a slew of cut up red/yellow/orange peppers (1 point I guess??)

Total points is 8. Kind of high for lunch.. but I'm not a big breakfast person, so I have them to use.

Also, I went to the gym this morning. I really enjoyed it (minus the waking up early). It was also enjoyable to put my jacket on that I purchased a year ago and see how large it was on me. It was not enjoyable to walk out of my bedroom into the dark hall and run into the wall. Nice.

I'm still tracking today! And I'm eating a better breakfast to hopefully avoid all the *crap* I did yesterday. :o)

And, I'm down!

I'm going to do better this week. I WILL do better.

My friend, Trish, met her WW goal! SO awesome and she looks amazing. She's done such a fantastic job and even better, it's a lifestyle she can live with. I want that!!

I've been telling people that since April, when I lost my enthusiasm to track points, I haven't really lost anything, maybe a few pounds.

But today I plugged in my weight and looked at the chart and what do you know.. since the end of April I've actually lost almost 10 pounds! When it's maybe 2 pounds a month it just goes sooo slow.. ya know? But it sure adds up. And even better, I haven't gained anything back, either.

And today, I'm down .2. Tiny, tiny, I know. I weigh this amount, or less, ALL the time during the week but never on weigh in day. But today I was down! That puts me at 34.2 lost. It also puts me in the next range so I'm down another weekly point. Never thought I'd be so happy to finally be down and have that happen!! LOL

And the 1/2" that I gained in all areas (some places an inch) a few weeks after the car accident (I'm certain was from lack of moving around) is finally dropping back off.

I've lost 5.5" from my waist and hips.

5" from my bust (well, just below where my bra strap is).

3" from my thighs.

2.5" from my arms (I'm still up a 1/2" from where I was at pre-accident).

Not too shabby!!

This was kind of fun too.. on Saturday, one of Drew's friends (since they were kids) had a birthday party and we went over for an hour or so while Misty watched the kids. I haven't seen Rob in at least a year and I haven't seen his other buddies in almost 2 years or longer. (we're at different places in life where they don't have kids, we do, etc.)

ANYWAY, Rob had one of our Chirstmas Card pictures on his fridge that was from 2005. I was 7 months pregnant with Carson, Hayden had just turned 2. Apparently I didn't put the year on that card because his friends thought it was this past year's and were expecting to see THIS when we walked through the door:

It really was pretty funny.. I was like HELLO, we have FOUR kids, not two!!

And because I'm lame, here's my recent facebook profile pic. for comparison. lol

It was sooo nice getting lots of compliments. What a boost.

Now, I just need to figure out how to get the exercise in. I was planning to go this morning to work out (in just a bit actually rather than 6:30 like usual) but I've ran into a bit of a speed bump. It's cold outside and we keep our window cracked open (I heart the cold) and I guess I can't do that anymore because I woke up in so much pain. My hips hurt, my back hurts and my neck is aching so much.. I'm hobbling all over the house. Nice. grrrrr I need to think this through more. Maybe I need to go in the evenings or late afternoons? Or maybe as I get better, that will help too??

Speaking of that, I'll quickly report, the Chiropractor thinks I'm about 60% better.. I usually feel pretty good until the afternoon when turn to the Advil/Excedrin Back & Body. On Saturday, the Dr. gave me some stretches/minor exercises to help me strengthen/tone my lower back. Hopefully it will help my hip too.

My wrist still gives me trouble, I have to be careful how I pick things up to keep it stabilized. It's still really weak too.. Try this: Take your thumb and pinkie and squeeze them together.. use your other hand to try and pry apart. Can't really do it, right?? Yeah, on my left hand, it comes right apart. And on our new bag of chicken nuggets that reseals? I can't get it open because my hand can't hold on tight enough. Frustrating. And this is with improvement!

Ok, done whining.

This next monday I am hoping to see 35 pounds total loss!!!! (or more!)

Wasn't meant to be...

This morning I went to the gym.

Upon scanning my membership card so that I could enter I discovered that I had actually brought my Costco card with me.

At least I was able to joke that I had two forms of ID for the front desk to look at and then let me in.

I started out in the weight room like I always do only to realize that I had not brought my wrist brace with me. It's still sprained/weak enough that I have to have the support if I'm going to be pushing and pulling with it. So I stuck to a few leg options and even tried out one to help chunky butt out only to find that it hurt to have to grip the handles.

So I went upstairs after that and walked on the treadmill (w/ an incline). I was done after about 8 minutes but pushed myself to fifteen. My hips were just not feelin' it. I'm not sure if it's because I forgot to take advil before bed last night (oops- I won't forget that again for awhile! Talk about hard to sleep!) or why. And my neck has been hurting all weekend as well.

I guess it just wasn't meant to be today.

Oh well.

I'm down 1.8 this past week and back to my 34 pounds loss. Sometimes I'm a pound or so lighter.. just fluctuates. I'm anxious to see it go down more.

My new favorite snack is peppers. You can get a bag of mini ones at Costco for $4 and it has red, yellow and orange. I have no idea on the point value, I should look that up. But you know my favorite saying.. I didn't get fat off of veggies. ;o)

I have a couple of other foods that I've tried out and I"ll try to take pics this week and talk about them.

Has anyone seen my will power??

Cause I really miss it.

It used to be so EASY for me to pass up treats and the less healthy options.

Now, not so much.

I know that all of that would be much more simple if I would just eat enough fruits and veggies.

Why does that part have to be so difficult?

I guess I need to go back to the beginning of my blog and read all of my own advice. Can't hurt at least, right??

I think I'm going to attempt going to the gym once this week too. I can tell things aren't as firm as they used to be and I miss that. I just worry about how uncomfortable it will make me after I'm done.. this past weekend I painted my front door and that night and yesterday were really bad. My right hip keeps popping and it aches.. my neck hurts.. I guess it was all the standing on my toes to reach the top and squats I did to paint lower (since bending over hurt my back).

But I was sore when I first started working out so maybe it just has to happen. I'll just be super slow going with the weights.

At least the good news is I haven't gained back what I've lost. I just have the same two or three pounds that come and go.

Ok, wish me luck!!