Well I must have done great with my eating over the weekend because I lost 4.4 pounds!!! YAY for me!!! I was actually quite surprised. I truly was expecting to either maintain or gain a little bit because I didn't know exactly how many points I had been consuming! I was telling a couple of the WW leaders this and they were asking me if I wasn't on WW would I have ate what I ate this weekend. I said of course not...I would have had greasy food and desserts!! So, like they said, I made progress right there!
It's funny how in my line of work we talk to our clients about the fact that watching or attending sporting events could be difficult in the beginning esp. if they associate drinking or using drugs during these events...well I discovered on Sunday that food was the same way! The whole time we were watching the game I kept thinking we needed nachos and cookies etc. It's weird how our brains play tricks on us.
Well...nothing really more to report! I hope y'all are enjoying this nice cold weather! I am praying hard for warm weather!! Have a GREAT week!!
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Day 18 - January 23, 2010
Well my mood has certainly improved; however, I'm still frustrated with the stupid weather. Here they talk about this stupid winter storm that is going to be horrible and travel will be impossible etc...so we decided not to go to Pierre and celebrate my step-dads 50th birthday as well as Christmas with my family. Well...guess what....it is Saturday night at 9:30pm and I'm still waiting for the damn storm! UGH!! Why do they even invest in all of the technology!! OK....I'm done now with the weather!
I am very happy that Brian and Mason come to Aberdeen to stay with me though. I stayed in town in case the weather did get bad b/c I don't have vacation time yet so I can't afford to get snowed in somewhere! Anyway, they have been fun! We have been swimming quite a bit. I can't believe how out of shape I am! I swam some laps and wanted to die! I also did some water aerobics and couldn't believe that I used to teach! There is no way I could do that now! Eating wise is also going OK; however, it is really difficult to eat out and figure out the points! I think I have done OK but I guess we will see on Tuesday. I have been making healthy choices so I guess that is all that matters!
I hope y'all are doing OK. Take care and keep on taking care of yourself!
Love and Peace to all.....Jvonne
I am very happy that Brian and Mason come to Aberdeen to stay with me though. I stayed in town in case the weather did get bad b/c I don't have vacation time yet so I can't afford to get snowed in somewhere! Anyway, they have been fun! We have been swimming quite a bit. I can't believe how out of shape I am! I swam some laps and wanted to die! I also did some water aerobics and couldn't believe that I used to teach! There is no way I could do that now! Eating wise is also going OK; however, it is really difficult to eat out and figure out the points! I think I have done OK but I guess we will see on Tuesday. I have been making healthy choices so I guess that is all that matters!
I hope y'all are doing OK. Take care and keep on taking care of yourself!
Love and Peace to all.....Jvonne
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Day 16 - January 21, 2010
Well things are going OK....I say that with a lot of reluctance! I have been rather stressed out due to the stupid weather as well as some other factors and all I want to do is eat. UGH. I did end up using 11 of my extra points and I am disappointed in myself but I guess that is why they are there. It's crazy how when you get in a mood like this when you truly just don't give a shit. I know tomorrow will be a new day and I will make it through but until then...I will remain on my pity pot!
I wonder if skinny people ever experience stuff like this? I'm sure they have similar experiences but I wonder what theirs is like!!
OK...I'm going to close here because I don't want to bring everyone down with me!!!
Take care and I will be more positive next time!
Love and peace to all....Jvonne
I wonder if skinny people ever experience stuff like this? I'm sure they have similar experiences but I wonder what theirs is like!!
OK...I'm going to close here because I don't want to bring everyone down with me!!!
Take care and I will be more positive next time!
Love and peace to all....Jvonne
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Day 14 - January 19, 2010
Well today was the dreaded weigh in day and it turned out GREAT. I had lost 4.2 lbs! I was pleasantly surprised and happy! I have to be honest...I was quite nervous just because last week was kind of a let down! Our topic today was on being active and even though I know the key to this whole thing is not only diet but also exercise it was quite motivating!
It's funny because I was at the grocery store tonight and in my mind I thought I deserved a reward because I did so well today. Well keep in mind my rewards have always been food! So, I decided I would get something I enjoy! I have never spent so much time looking at points on candy to realize there really isn't a good candy!! I was happy that I took the time to look into it versus buying it impulsively; however, I was quite disappointed that I couldn't find a good candy!!!!!!!!!!
I have said this over and over but I find healthy eating to be a lot of work! There is so much planning that needs to take place so I don't just give in and eat whatever is there. One of my co-workers was so nice today. She wanted to bake so she took it upon herself to look up a weight watchers cookie recipe. She told us that she wanted to bring a treat but she knew that a bunch of us were trying so hard so she wanted to bring something we could all eat! It's nice to work at a place like that!
Well...I'm going to end here. I'm watching Biggest Loser right now and for those of you that watch it...Jillian is on a role so I need to listen!! Maybe she should come and talk to some of our clients!!!!
Love and Peace to all.....Jvonne
It's funny because I was at the grocery store tonight and in my mind I thought I deserved a reward because I did so well today. Well keep in mind my rewards have always been food! So, I decided I would get something I enjoy! I have never spent so much time looking at points on candy to realize there really isn't a good candy!! I was happy that I took the time to look into it versus buying it impulsively; however, I was quite disappointed that I couldn't find a good candy!!!!!!!!!!
I have said this over and over but I find healthy eating to be a lot of work! There is so much planning that needs to take place so I don't just give in and eat whatever is there. One of my co-workers was so nice today. She wanted to bake so she took it upon herself to look up a weight watchers cookie recipe. She told us that she wanted to bring a treat but she knew that a bunch of us were trying so hard so she wanted to bring something we could all eat! It's nice to work at a place like that!
Well...I'm going to end here. I'm watching Biggest Loser right now and for those of you that watch it...Jillian is on a role so I need to listen!! Maybe she should come and talk to some of our clients!!!!
Love and Peace to all.....Jvonne
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Day 12 - January 17, 2010
Well...not a whole lot to share regarding these past two days! I have noticed that there are times when the "voices" get stronger and then other times it's easy as can be!!! I prefer the easy voices versus the hard!!! I have been staying within my point range and actually am starting to feel somewhat satisfied! It's amazing how your body goes through so many things when you eat horrible and then it goes through a ton of other things when you try to start eating well!!
I finally made it to the gym tonight for the first time in 2 1/2 months and it felt GREAT! As I was getting ready to leave my former personal trainer came in and it was great to see him as well. It was kind of another nice motivator!!
Weigh in takes place in 2 more days...let's hope this week goes better!!
I'm off to bed.....:)
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
I finally made it to the gym tonight for the first time in 2 1/2 months and it felt GREAT! As I was getting ready to leave my former personal trainer came in and it was great to see him as well. It was kind of another nice motivator!!
Weigh in takes place in 2 more days...let's hope this week goes better!!
I'm off to bed.....:)
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
Friday, January 15, 2010
Day 10 - January 15, 2010
Carrots are my friend...Carrots are my friend...Carrots are my friend! I figure if I tell myself this over and over the "bad" voices will go away! I stopped at subway this evening and they had just taken cookies out of the oven...OMG did I just go into dream land right there!! It was horrible...BUT...good news...I didn't cave even though they were trying to sell some to me!! I think it should be illegal to sell cookies at subway!!
I have to share a funny dream! So I woke up this morning in a panic because I had a dream that I had gone out to eat and we had all just went crazy with food. I remember we ate cheeseburgers and a ton of other stuff. The funny thing is it was all greasy, fried food and if I were to go on a binge it certainly wouldn't be that!! Anyway, I woke up thinking it was real and I had used all my points and wasn't sure what I was going to do today etc. I finally woke up enough to realize it was a bad dream!! So would this be considered a "using" dream!!!!
Really nothing else too exciting to report. Finally hitting the gym tomorrow and I'm excited!!! I hope you all have a WONDERFUL weekend and when times get tough or it doesn't seem like we are getting what we want just stop and think about all of those poor souls in Haiti.
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
PS...so this weekend is the big half marathon in Phoenix and my sister in law is partaking for the 2nd year in a row. Anyway, my good friend Kelcy and I are going to shoot for that next year...no...we ARE going to do it next year! Anyone care to join us? We will have a BLAST!!!
I have to share a funny dream! So I woke up this morning in a panic because I had a dream that I had gone out to eat and we had all just went crazy with food. I remember we ate cheeseburgers and a ton of other stuff. The funny thing is it was all greasy, fried food and if I were to go on a binge it certainly wouldn't be that!! Anyway, I woke up thinking it was real and I had used all my points and wasn't sure what I was going to do today etc. I finally woke up enough to realize it was a bad dream!! So would this be considered a "using" dream!!!!
Really nothing else too exciting to report. Finally hitting the gym tomorrow and I'm excited!!! I hope you all have a WONDERFUL weekend and when times get tough or it doesn't seem like we are getting what we want just stop and think about all of those poor souls in Haiti.
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
PS...so this weekend is the big half marathon in Phoenix and my sister in law is partaking for the 2nd year in a row. Anyway, my good friend Kelcy and I are going to shoot for that next year...no...we ARE going to do it next year! Anyone care to join us? We will have a BLAST!!!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Day 9 - January 14, 2010
Good Evening to all!! I apologize for you faithful followers for missing an evening but I was frustrated, irritated, and just plain tired and crabby last night!!! Yesterday started out fairly well with eating and then after work it all went to hell in a hand basket!! For those of you that don't know I am currently commuting from Watertown to Aberdeen for work which is 100 miles one way. At first I really didn't mind the drive at all; however, it is now a drag!!! So, I stopped at the gas station and grabbed a soda and was also STARVING...mistake number 1!! I grabbed a chex mix thing and a soda and went up to pay and as I was paying looked over and saw these cookies and grabbed one of those too! I ate it all on the way home and honestly can say I didn't even enjoy it 100%. I'd be lying if I didn't enjoy it at all but not as much as I had wanted to! I was still ok because I had 35 extra points for the week; however, I really didn't want to use them!!! It's crazy how you impulsively act!! Unfortunately...it didn't stop there!!! We went to Guadalaraja's for supper and I actually did ok there. I had a chicken taco with some spanish rice and about 20 chips. Again, I stayed in my point range for the day; however, I had used the rest of them on this meal so I was hungry but the nights end!!! Someday, I will get this down!!
Today went MUCH better!!! I was so happy to have such a wonderful supper at home. For those of you that don't know me that well we are unfortunately ones that eat out a lot! So, it was a VERY nice treat to eat at home and I look forward to doing that a lot more often. We have a program at work called smart movers to where they have you fast and check your cholesterol and glucose etc. Well today we found out our results and all of my numbers were great except for my weight....well there is a news flash!!! All sarcasm aside...I did not do the program to see that I was overweight I did it in order to get my blood checked! I was happy with the results and it was motivating for me in that it will keep me going in order to make my numbers even better!
Another cool thing is that I was given a WW food scale for Christmas one year and honestly didn't use it a whole lot because I didn't take the time to learn how to use it. Well anyway, I took it out tonight and took the time to figure it out and all I can say is AWESOME!!! You can punch in foods or nutrition information on that food and place the food on the scale and wala...you have the points!!! YAY!!!
Well...I'm getting ready to wrap up my evening. I hope y'all are doing well and I don't know about the rest of you but TGIF!
Love and peace to all....Jvonne
Today went MUCH better!!! I was so happy to have such a wonderful supper at home. For those of you that don't know me that well we are unfortunately ones that eat out a lot! So, it was a VERY nice treat to eat at home and I look forward to doing that a lot more often. We have a program at work called smart movers to where they have you fast and check your cholesterol and glucose etc. Well today we found out our results and all of my numbers were great except for my weight....well there is a news flash!!! All sarcasm aside...I did not do the program to see that I was overweight I did it in order to get my blood checked! I was happy with the results and it was motivating for me in that it will keep me going in order to make my numbers even better!
Another cool thing is that I was given a WW food scale for Christmas one year and honestly didn't use it a whole lot because I didn't take the time to learn how to use it. Well anyway, I took it out tonight and took the time to figure it out and all I can say is AWESOME!!! You can punch in foods or nutrition information on that food and place the food on the scale and wala...you have the points!!! YAY!!!
Well...I'm getting ready to wrap up my evening. I hope y'all are doing well and I don't know about the rest of you but TGIF!
Love and peace to all....Jvonne
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