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Post by Wildflower on Mar 26, 2006 13:37:45 GMT -5
Hi Becky,
Just checking on you today. Glad you get to go and see your mom. My dad lives about 3500 miles from me, but we are going next month to see him.
Have a good week Becky. It all takes time.
Love, Sandy
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Post by nightsinge on Mar 26, 2006 14:15:28 GMT -5
I think I'm better off if I don't weigh myself between meetings. I use the scale at the gym and I'm not consistent about time of day, etc. I agree with you 100%. I snuck onto my friend's scale last night and was aghast at the number. Then I had to remind myself that: 1) it's NOT the same scale and, 2) I don't WI at night. Silly me. Keep up the good work. PS: What's C bacon?
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Post by Wildflower on Mar 28, 2006 8:55:00 GMT -5
Hugs to you Becky. Hope your visit is going good. I sure do miss my Mom.
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Post by becky on Mar 28, 2006 12:41:21 GMT -5
Tuesday morning. First day at Mom's wasn't so bad. yesterday: Breakfast on the road: Homemade oat bar (not technically core, but core ingred. and eaten as meal, not a snack), soy milk, banana. Lunch at Mom's: 1/2 sandwich, WW bread, lean ham and LF cheese, fresh fruit, baked chips. 4 points Dinner ( I cooked): Core meat loaf, baked potato with salsa, fresh asparagus, fresh fruit, skim milk. Snacks throughout the day: peanuts, No Pudge brownie, sf fudgecicle. 7 more points. Activity: 40 minutes strength training with dumbbells, 40 minutes on bike, long stretching session. Not great, but it's better than I usually do. Especially the activity. Once I'm here, I'm usually busy doing stuff around the house and this time, I made the time to work out. Just that was enough to keep me out of the snack cupboard. Mom usually has reasonably healthy snacks around: Nuts, dried fruit, baked chips, low cal frozen treats. But... she also has too many goodies stashed around the house, like homemade cookies and cakes in the freezer, "just in case." She is still a terrific baker and when she has the energy, she stocks the freezer.
She is going to start going to WW meetings again soon. She is not far from her goal and the fellowship of the meetings will be good for her, give her one more thing to help fill time.
So far, today: B:Steel cut oats, banana, soy milk. L: Core soup, crackers, fruit, milk D: Leftover meat loaf, asparagus, salad Snacks: nuts, raisins, fresh fruit Lost track of points for the nuts, but it would be a lot.
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Post by nightsinge on Mar 28, 2006 19:28:27 GMT -5
Wow--I'm impressed by your activity stuff, especially at your mom's. Way to go!
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Post by becky on Mar 30, 2006 12:04:08 GMT -5
Thursday Back home, back to work today.
As usual, I snacked too much at Mom's, but this time, I think I chose better snacks. She and I are two of a kind and when she gets on my nerves, I grab someting to eat. At least this time, she didn't have lots of cookies and cake and such within reach. I ate more than my share of nuts and raisins and bread, but it could have been a lot worse.
I was better than usual, staying close to Core. I cooked most of the meals, and Mom keeps good food on hand. She's a good old country girl that still cooks from scratch, so it's relatively easy to put together a Core meal from her pantry and freezer.
We did get a lot accomplished while I was there, and I feel good about that. I wish I could have stayed for her doctor appointment today. It's her third in a series of three pain management injections. The appointment got changed at the last minute and I couldn't arrange the time off. I hope it does the trick. The doctor says next step is surgury, and Mom thinks she's too old at 82 for that.
She is serious about starting the aquacize class that her doctor suggested. She bought the bathing suit, anyway, and that's a big step. Now she's talking about going back to WW meetings and that will be good for her in many ways. She's not far from her goal, less than 10 pounds, I would say.
My back hurts this morning. It was bothering me a little yesterday and I thought it was from doing different workout exercises the day before. Riding in the car last night, I couldn't get comfortable and that made it worse. This morning, I wasn't sure I could get out of bed, it hurt so bad. Now that I've moved around a little, it's feeling better. I'll take it easy today, so I can do my workout tomorrow. If it still hurts then, I'll pass on my training session.
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Post by becky on Mar 31, 2006 11:57:55 GMT -5
Friday, Feeling better this morning, but not great. Didn't do too well on eating yesterday, at work. Part of my goal for April will be to stop being distracted by the beautiful desserts in the employee lunchroom. They really aren't that good....easy to say now.
New Challenge for the month of April. Getting to May weighing less. If I lose 5 pounds, it will make a difference.
My intention is to KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid.... and just follow the plan. No more, no less.
The rules are simple, the guidelines make sense. I have no excuses, but this time, I will be more forgiving of myself when I slip. The secret there is not to slip...
This was so easy before and maybe that is why I make it so difficult now.
OK, I will weigh in on Monday and start off April with a new attitude. It's my birthday month. It's my WW 5-year anniversary. It's the beginning of warm weather (I hope).
President's Challenge: I'm 9941 Points away from my third Silver Award. Last year, in April, I earned 11006 points. This year, I will match that. It's doable. Last year, I was swimming more and the points really added up. This year, I will do some new things for activity; maybe a new class at the gym.
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Post by becky on Apr 1, 2006 12:44:30 GMT -5
April 1 Starting a New Challenge: Let's see how I did yesterday: B: Shredded wheat and bran cereal, strawberries, skim milk, two egg whites, oil L: Chicken breast sandwich on WW roll, salad w/ core dressing, skim milk D: Cottage cheese w/ pineapple, banana S: Jelly beans, apple, sprouted wheat tortilla
F/V: 6 Whole Grains: yes Dairy: 2 1/2 + supplement Oil: yes Protein: yes Limit Sugar: no, but not too bad Water: 8+ Vitamins: yes WPAs: 6 Activity: treadmill, easy walking to ease back pain Minutes: 45, (not counting AP's for this) President's Chllenge Points: 147
Okay, so it was a dress rehearsal for the real thing that I will start today, though I won't have a starting weight until Monday, weigh-in.
I don't know why my back is still bothering me. It's slowly getting better and I think riding the bike will help. I also think Mom's Recumbent bike does not adjust to be comfortable enough for me, or an hour was just too much.
I haven't given my May Day challenge goals much serious thought and that may be why I have fallen short in the past. It's hard for me to put a weight and date together. I always fail with that, and now I set myself up to fail on that, just because it always has in the past. Self-fulfilling prophesy.
OK, here goes: my Goals for the May challenge:
>Stick to the program. Keep it simple. Re-read the materials and pay attention to my weak area: Eating to Satisfaction. >Go to meetings, weigh in, visit with my many friends there. Let JM (my WW district manager) talk me into leading a few classes, even though I'm over goal. She always offers and I feel so bad for failing... >Keep active. The plan suggests an average of 4 APs per day. I can do that. Just be careful not to overdo it. I'm not a kid; it takes longer to recover from the heavy stuff. >Try some new foods/recipes and share. Be more involved with the message boards and other members.
That's a start, now get to the gym and burn some calories.
New Motto: Feed the Muscle; Burn the Fat.
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Post by becky on Apr 1, 2006 15:35:43 GMT -5
Saturday, April 1
So far, today: 5 servings F/V-- xxxxxxx 2-3 servings dairy--xxx 6(8 oz.)glasses water--xxxxxxx 1-2 servings lean protein--yes Daily vitamin(s)--am: x pm: x Limited sugar / alcohol-- at the end of the day, not perfect, but I did say no to cake and I did throw away half a cookie. 2 tsp. healthy oil--xx Choosing whole grains--yes
Eating only to satisfaction--mostly yes. I wasn't hungry anymore when I pinched off a bite of donut. And I wasn't hungry when I picked up the cookie, but I did throw half of it away. The in-house bakery at work is just too good, and too convenient. I am noticing myself thinking, "I'm not hungry, I just want something to eat." Hmmm.....
Daily Exercise--yes: 50 minutes PreCha Points: 481 WPA: 10.
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Post by becky on Apr 2, 2006 14:38:10 GMT -5
Sunday,
Yesterday was not the perfect start, but I did learn something that I hope to keep with me. When I had that bite of donut, I threw away the rest. Same with the half cookie later. Last week, I would have thrown in the towel after the donut. I would have eaten another. I would have hated myself at the time for doing it. Then, because the damage was already done, I would have tried to console myself with cookies, and no number would have been enough.
The difference is subtle, but true and evident, and hopefully something I will keep in mind next time. (Today) What I did right was I realized what I was doing and I stopped it right then, without guilt. I didn't shit-can the whole day because of a bite of donut.
It's a victory. Small, but true. Now I have to do it again and build a new habit.
Today: F/V: strawberries, salad w/tomatoes, broccoli, apple, grapes, pineapple Whole Grains: oat bran cereal Dairy: skim milk, cheese, cottage cheese, soy cheese Oil: 1 t. in cereal, 1 t. in salad dressing Protein: skim milk, lean ham, turkey, cheese, cottage cheese Limit Sugar: 1/2 tsp honey, 1/4 cup pudding, 7 jelly beans Water: xxxxxx Vitamins: am Yes, pm yes WPAs: 10 from Sat. Activity: none today. Eat to satisfaction: B: yes, but probably waited too long to eat. Got up at 9, ate at noon. Lunch: yes. Learning to check comfort zone before, during and after eating.
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Post by Wildflower on Apr 3, 2006 11:18:58 GMT -5
Hey Becky! Here's to a great CORE week! Don't weaken.
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Post by becky on Apr 3, 2006 13:25:34 GMT -5
Thanks, Sandy.
Monday-- Weighed in today and no surprise, I'm up. 173 is as high as I've been in a long time. Got to make a U-turn here.
B: shred. wheat and bran, banana, skim milk Eat to satisfaction? Yes. L: not really a meal. Homemade Oat Bar (a tweek), skim milk D: Cleaning out the fridge, need to get to the store... Scrambled eggs, ff cheese, potatoes, WW toast (2), grapes
I went to the gym, but my back started hurting while I was on the bike. I was anxious to try out my new Cardio Coach session, too. So I tried the treadmill. It didn't hurt my back, but my knee and hip started talking to me. So I quit.
I really felt down about not feeling strong enough to work out. I use my days off from work to get in a lot of activity, so I really was disappointed and a little angry.
Overall, a good Core day; not enough veggies, but none on hand. I did drink lots and lots and lots of water.
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Post by nightsinge on Apr 3, 2006 15:27:43 GMT -5
That's AWESOME! You ate better snacks at your mom's and threw away a doughnut and cookie after taking a bite? Way to go!!!
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Post by Wildflower on Apr 4, 2006 9:49:21 GMT -5
Hang in there Becky! Have a good CORE day today! Hope your aches and pains get better.
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Post by becky on Apr 4, 2006 13:25:24 GMT -5
Tuesday-
Snack before breakfst: banana, skim milk B: oats, skim milk, blueberries Snack before gym: soy cheese L: 1/2 can Progresso Veg Beef/barley soup, 3 Wasa high fiber crackers (2), skim milk, grapes D: Chicken stir-fry with lots of vegs and ww noodles S: SF pudding w/blueberries
Not feeling too hot today. Woke up early, feeling a little lightheaded and with a headache. Feels like a sinus headache. I thought all this rain would delay my allergies. Guess not. Don't know if I'll go to the gym today. I'll have to be feeling better than this...
Managed to get in an hour on the treadmill, at varying inclines. I worked up a sweat, even though I wasn't working too hard. As usual, I feel better, now that I've done it.
So, how did I do? water: 8 f/v: 7 dairy: 3 oil: 2 protein: milk, chicken, cheese, yogurt vitamins: yes whole grains: yes, 3 meals limit sugar/alcohol: yes. 1/2 tsp honey on oats. eat to satisfaction: yes, better than usual exercise: yes
I'm two for two, so far, Keeping Core.
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