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keliCAN
Jan 22, 2005 16:39:02 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Jan 22, 2005 16:39:02 GMT -5
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2004
Stay-at-home weekends are tough on me, especially cold, windy, snowy ones like today. I love them -- but I'm so used to spending them with rich hot chocolate, and cookies or candy. But today, so far anyway, I'm doing okay with water, black coffee, and core foods. I am thinking of using some of my flex points on some SF FF pudding, though.
Last night I had a food dream. I don't remember details about anything else, but I do remember being in some sort of market, with crafts and other things, but with a lot of good--great -- food. Mostly desserts -- lots of pastries -- but I also remember egg rolls. I don't even remember eating any of it, but I felt bloated. I woke up feeling guilty for having wanted to eat all that food. And I wanted ALL of it, as much as I could stuff in my mouth.
I think maybe I do need something sweet. The SF FF pudding sounds good, and I have 25 flex points left this week, which ends Monday.
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keliCAN
Jan 23, 2005 2:49:32 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Jan 23, 2005 2:49:32 GMT -5
1:52 A.M, Sunday
Note to Self:
Coffee on a cold, snowy day is good. Drinking it all day long and up until 10 o'clock at night is just not very bright.
Well, at least I don't have to get up in less than four hours.....
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keliCAN
Jan 23, 2005 15:37:20 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Jan 23, 2005 15:37:20 GMT -5
Sunday, Jan 22, 2005
Okay, I don't even WANT any coffee today. I may not for a month.
I finally got to sleep about the time I normally get up, and slept on-and-off for a couple of hours. I am sooooo sluggish today. I doubt today will be very productive. Well, it's almost three in the afternoon and I haven't done anything yet, so that's probably a safe bet.
At least I stayed OP. I hope I lose. Weigh-in is tomorrow. I hope I don't get this anxious about weigh-in every week.
It's TOM. I started last night. I hope that doesn't flub up my weight loss, either.
I've stayed on Core, and still have 25 WPAs left, but I've still eaten an awful lot. Not as much as I did the first four days of last week, but probably more than I needed to feel satisfied. I've been a little anxious about several things this week, and I think I've been doing some stress eating. I need to work on identifying that. As well as working on recognizing when I'm satisfied.
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keliCAN
Jan 24, 2005 20:28:47 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Jan 24, 2005 20:28:47 GMT -5
Weigh-in was okay.
I was worried about gaining, partly because of TOM and partly because I'm still having trouble with that "comfort zone" thing. But I'm doing better there, I think. I hope so, anyway.
Anyway, I lost 1.6 lbs, and I was sort of disappointed. Okay, I know that's more than six sticks of butter, but I am impatient and very much into instant gratification.
Sigh.
Anyhoo, my goal for this week is to watch how much I'm eating -- eat enough to keep from being hungry, but not so much that I feel stuffed.
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keliCAN
Jan 25, 2005 17:59:50 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Jan 25, 2005 17:59:50 GMT -5
I'm okay with my 1.6 lb loss now. That is more than six sticks of butter, and that's a decent amount of fat to lose in just one week. It's just that losing over seven pounds that first week was so much fun I've eaten very little today (the first day that's happened since I started WW), and I am so tired that I figure I'll go to bed before I get hungry again. I just have to get four glasses of water down before then.
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keliCAN
Jan 26, 2005 19:13:42 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Jan 26, 2005 19:13:42 GMT -5
[shadow=yellow,left,300]Whew!!!!![glow=green,2,300][/glow][/shadow] I went to exercise class to find that we're having a substitute teacher on Wednesdays (the only day I can go now) through February. She is tough!!!! Somehow, I enjoyed it, though. She said at one point that if we didn't go home tired we were wasting our money -- well, I sure didn't waste my money, then!!! I am pooped. And not the least bit hungry
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keliCAN
Jan 30, 2005 17:11:30 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Jan 30, 2005 17:11:30 GMT -5
Yesterday I had my first restaurant meal since I've been on WW. I knew where I was going and what I wanted to get, and I planned on using six weekly points. I ended up using 8 points (I forgot to tell them to leave the cheese and croutons off the salad). I found out a couple of things: grilled shrimp are even better without butter; and baked sweet potatoes are almost as good plain. Just before ordering, I panicked and almost ordered a plain grilled chicken breast and steamed vegetables. I'm glad I got something I really wanted instead. I hope it turns out okay at weigh-in tomorrow night As usual, I'm worried about weigh-in -- Three reasons: 1. I'm retaining water for some reason. My fingers were so swollen this weekend that I couldn't get my ring off my finger from Friday night until this afternoon (the ring fits perfectly). I've been drinking water all day today, even more than usual, hoping that helps. It seems to be helping, since I did get the right off a couple of hours ago. 2. I've had either brown rice or potatoes almost every day this week, rather than a couple of times, as I'd done the first two weeks. 3. I've used up most of my weekly points this week. The first two weeks I used only a very few.
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keliCAN
Jan 31, 2005 20:11:30 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Jan 31, 2005 20:11:30 GMT -5
My big news tonight is my weigh-in. My fingers were still swollen, so I was worried about water retention. But I lost 2.2 lbs, for a total of 11 in 3 weeks of WW (all Core). Add to that the 6 lbs I was still down from before, and that takes me to 17 below my all-time high weight. To me, that seems like a good thing. Now, I get to go change my counter
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keliCAN
Jan 31, 2005 21:02:06 GMT -5
Post by aruna on Jan 31, 2005 21:02:06 GMT -5
Congratulations on the loss! It's curious about the retaining water thing -- sometimes I feel like when I eat a lot of legumes, I retain a bit of water -- almost like my body needs more water to process them.
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keliCAN
Feb 2, 2005 19:40:54 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Feb 2, 2005 19:40:54 GMT -5
Congratulations on the loss! It's curious about the retaining water thing -- sometimes I feel like when I eat a lot of legumes, I retain a bit of water -- almost like my body needs more water to process them. Thanks, aruna. I was sure I was retaining water for some reason (I wondered if it might have been the popcorn), so I drank a ton of water Sunday, and quite a bit Monday morning. I don't know if I was wrong in the first place, or if drinking all the water helped. I did get my ring off later Monday night.
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keliCAN
Feb 2, 2005 19:52:37 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Feb 2, 2005 19:52:37 GMT -5
Happy Groundhog's Day!
Even though that pesky little thing saw his shadow -- and I was all ready for spring.....though I would like a snow day or two before winter's over completely.
I went to my exercise class this evening, and I've got an appointment at Curves tomorrow right after school.
For over three weeks now, I've written down every thing I've eaten (except for non-calorie drinks -- coffee, tea, and Diet Coke), and I've stayed completely OP. I'm still enthusiastic about everything.
I had another food dream last night. I was clear on the details this morning, but it's a little foggy now. I do remember that I was somewhere that I was having trouble finding food -- there was nothing Core, and everything I could find was more than 35 points. I didn't wake up hungry, but I was frustrated.
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keliCAN
Feb 3, 2005 18:47:55 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Feb 3, 2005 18:47:55 GMT -5
I went to Curves today. It wasn't bad at all -- in fact, I kind of enjoyed it. Two of my students work there, and one of them showed me how to do the machines, so that was kind of fun.
Still inspired by that February recipe challenge, as well as the new weekly challenges, I'm "tweaking" a recipe tonight. It's in the oven right now. If it's good, I'll post it.
I'm getting a cold, I think, and I always crave TONS of comfort food when I have a cold -- seems I just can't eat enough. I guess I need to put some thought into Core comfort foods, and make sure I've got plenty for this weekend.
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keliCAN
Feb 4, 2005 18:10:46 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Feb 4, 2005 18:10:46 GMT -5
I went to Curves again today.
And I still have all my weekly points, in case this cold decides it needs to be fed something not on the list. The two things that really help my sore, scratchy, coughie throat are ice cream and crackers. I got some 15 calorie popsicle bars, so I shouldn't use up too many points with that. Not sure what I'll use to replace the crackers, though -- and they scratch it sooooo well when it's scratchy. I'm open to suggestions.
I tried Cream of Wheat later last night. I guess I ate it in college, but not since then (and next year is my 25th reunion, so that's been a while). It was really good. I did have to put some Splenda in it though.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. The weather here is supposed to be terrific.
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keliCAN
Feb 5, 2005 21:06:03 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Feb 5, 2005 21:06:03 GMT -5
The cold isn't bad, but I've eaten a lot today anyway. It has all been Core, though (except the two SF FF popsicles, and I counted the point for them), and I've been drinking a lot of water all day, so hopefully I'll still do okay at weigh-in on Monday. I'm feeling better, too, so maybe tomorrow I'll do better in respect to the amount of food I'm eating, also.
I'm really wanting something chocolate now, so I think I'll have a cup of FF SF hot chocolate.
I'm also craving a more substantial chocolate, maybe chocolate cake. If I'm still craving it after weigh-in Monday night, I think I might just use some leftover weekly points for something -- it will have to be something I can get just one serving of, of course. I've used only three of my points so far this week, so that shouldn't be a problem.
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keliCAN
Feb 7, 2005 20:36:40 GMT -5
Post by keliCAN on Feb 7, 2005 20:36:40 GMT -5
:)Well, the good news it that I've stayed OP for four full weeks straight. The good new is that I didn't gain; in fact I lost. The bad news is that I lost just .8 lbs. I know that a loss is a loss is a loss, and that's more than three sticks of butter, but I'm still a little bummed.
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