To Goal I Go…

In all honesty I’m not really a big Halloween fan but I can’t deny that candy is always EVERYWHERE throughout this whole week.  It started this morning when I went to school and someone kindly brought in chex mix for us and I was able to graciously turn it down. And that is (thankfully) how the day continued.  I really want to have a loss next week so I’m really focusing on EXERCISING and staying on plan.

Food for the day:

Oatmeal - Core

banana - Core

Pork - Core

Pudding - Core

Bean Burrito - Core + 2 (tortilla)

Popcorn - Core (and yes, I definitely ate the WHOLE bag)

Exercise: Some ab and butt exercises

Water: 8/8

As you probably gathered from the title, today was weigh-in day.  I weighed in at 138.2 which was up .4 from last week.  I actually didn’t expect to lose any weight this week (just hoping I’d maintained) because of my trip to Seattle when I made good food choices overall but definitely increased my carb intake due to the food options available at my aunt’s house.   Isn’t if funny how even when we have weeks where we don’t expect to lose because of our eating choices, we still find ourselves bummed when the scale doesn’t go down? Oh well…instead of getting down I’m just going to look forward to next week.

 -and just for the pure fun of making excuses…I DID have a heavier shirt on and ate salty vegetable soup for lunch (I know those are lame but that’s all I could come up with!)

 On a more positive note….to reward myself for my lovely .4 lb gain, I hauled my buns to the gym tonight and did 45 min. of cardio. After the workout I weighed myself on the gym scale and it said 137.1! Even though I’d just finished working out and all scales are different I was still excited and encouraged after my somewhat disappointing weigh-in.  Everytime I go to the gym I remember how much I LOVE to excercise…I just wish I had more time to fit it in.  Going at 10:00 at night really isn’t ideal

 So here is today’s food:

FiberOne with skim milk - Core

banana - Core

Vegetable soup - Core

Pudding - Core

3 Haystacks - This is my weekly weigh-in day allowance treat ….it’s kind of sad really

Chicken breast - Core

 * I need to eat more tomorrow.

Exercise: 45 MINUTES…WOO-HOO!

They I know they have NOTHING to do with weight loss but how could I resist posting a picture of them when they are so cute! Caden is on the left and Cole is on the right. They were born October 15th. Enjoy!

Actually I don’t have anything too exciting to say but I wanted to make the headline look exciting so that people might be enticed to read read read!  So the update on the weekend is that I made really good choices but did eat things I don’t normally eat (like pizza) because that was the only food option.  But overall I thought it was a success.  More importantly I got to spend two days with my beautiful new twin cousins!  I am going to try to post a picture tonight.

Okay so the WW update.  Due to some special services we are having at my church this week I had to switch my weigh in and meeting day to tomorrow night.  We will all see tomorrow if I have been able to maintain and reach my goal of 137 by Halloween.  Cross your fingers for me

Today’s food goes as follows:

Cereal with skim milk

Manderin orange

banana

Vegetable soup

Pudding

Spinach/Chicken salad

Sweet potatoes fries

HAYSTACKS….TOO MANY STINKIN’ HAYSTACKS (I was pleasantly surprised by their yummy taste and a little depressed with that fact that I have CLEARLY lowered my standards in the dessert department.

Okay well that’s all for now.  Stay tuned for the WI update tomorrow and HOPEFULLY THERE is no gain.  Happy weight watchen’!

This week has been crazy!!! I feel completely overwhelmed with school and everything…needless to say I haven’t been to the gym after my big exercise post (pretty lame I know!). Here is what I ate today:

Life cereal with skim milk - 3 Flex points

1 banana - CORE

Spinach salad with veggies - CORE

Pudding - CORE

1 Curves bar - 1 FLEX point

1 banana

Chicken and refried beans - CORE

SOOOO….

I have 28/35 Flex points left for the week.

-Also, I am leaving tomorrow to go and see my newly born cousins. They are twin boys and were born last Monday…I’M SOOOO EXCITED! I am going to bring workout clothes and try to get a run in but we will see how that goes. I will be gone Thursday night through Sunday and may be unable to post. Have a great rest of the week and good luck to all!

P.S. Thanks for all the encouragement and support to those who have commented on my blog!

So today was WEIGH-IN day and (as always) I was SOOOO nervous. I don’t know why I get like that but I am always terrified to step on the scale even if I’ve felt like I’ve been “good” all week. To my surprise I weighed in at 137.8!!!! WOW…I was SHOCKED! I’m so excited to be in the 130s and hopefully it stays that way through next week Here is what I ate today:

Fiber one with skim milk
1 banana
1 apple
Spinach salad with tomatoes
pudding
Frozen yogurt

THEN….(after the WW meeting)
I am only posting this to stay honest even though I realize I’m totally cheating on Monday night!…it’s the only time I feel like I can do it!

I ate a slice of pepperoni and pineapple
1/2 choc. chip cookie
Chocolate chips (the quantity isn’t THAT important is it?!?!?!)

As I continue to update my blog with the food choices I make daily I find myself always getting so frustrated and mad at myself when I get to the bottom of the chart and have to write : NO EXERCISE (usually followed by a sad face).  What is my problem? I love the way exercise makes me feel. I love getting really sweaty and feeling like I accomplished something and am really getting closer to my goal! I used to be close to obsessed with exercise, not being able to handle it if I missed a single day at the gym.  Why can I now be so lackadaisical  about not going?  Why doesn’t  it bother me as much now as it did then?

Personally I do really well with routines, schedules, and programs and I think that is exactly what I need.  My days are so jam-packed with school, teaching, homework, and sometimes work that it feels like I have no time…but I think that is always the case whether you are in college, working full time, have kids at home, or whatever! LIFE IS JUST BUSY and it is still just an excuse!  Lately I have been struggling with the fact that my gym doesn’t open until 6am and I have to be at the elementary school by 7:20 which doesn’t leave me much time in the morning.  A friend of mine that is in my grad program told me that after school she sometimes packs her homework and her dinner, changes into her workout clothes, and heads to the school gym to workout for a little bit and then heads STRAIGHT to the library to tackle all that homework.  It sounds like a pretty good idea, although I HATE going to the library on-campus, but maybe I’ll give it a try.  It can’t hurt!

Well this is really just a post to vent my frustration.  Exercise is truly a mental decision.  Anytime I’ve been on a great exercise routine or been training for something, it has always proved to me that it is all mental..there are very few times when it’s your body that can’t handle it.

Okay…well hopefully you will all witness the turning over of a new leaf in the bottom portion of my food diaries!!!   Thanks for listening and reading!  Have a great Saturday!

Here is my food for Friday because I NEED to be accountable.  I am trying to reach my 137 goal by Halloween and really need to step it up a notch (i.e. EXERCISE)!  Here is what I ate yesterday:

Oatmeal - CORE

banana - CORE

apple - CORE

2 egg and potato tacos -CORE + 2

Mini Jr. mints - 2 FLEX POINTS

Crackers - 3 FLEX POINTS

Dinner: chicken, salad, and fruit salad -CORE (I went to my mom’s house for dinner because it was my step-dad’s birthday and think I did fairly well considering all the food options available!)

SMALL piece of dessert - 4 FLEX POINTS

Little bit of bread - 2 FLEX POINTS

As you can see I used 13 FLEX POINTS TODAY :(  13 from 24 leaves me 11 but I am planning on NOT using anymore as I feel like my body is screaming at me to stop eating “bad” flex points!)

NO EXERCISE

TON OF WATER

For my sake, I am going to say I have 0 FLEX POINTS LEFT ’til MONDAY!

Yesterday was crazy. I got up REALLY early to drive to Portland for class and then got back home about 5:30 when I went to work until 10:00pm. I would say my eating was a little less than great yesterday (at least it was a lot worse than normal). I am so glad today is Friday and the weekend is almost here..I need it so bad in order to catch up on everything! Here is my food:

Cereal (Life) and skim milk - 3 FLEX POINTS

1 banana - CORE

1 apple - CORE

Spinach/Romaine salad with carrots and one other vegetable that I can’t remember - CORE

Pudding - CORE

Hershey fun size candy bar - 2 FLEX POINTS (I looked this up online so somebody please correct me if I’m wrong)

Lean Cuisine - CORE

1 sheet graham cracker - 1 FLEX POINT
Diet Coke - CORE

NO EXERCISE - I HAVE to figure out a way to fit in. Unfortunately my gym doesn’t open until 6am which doesn’t give me enough time in the morning. Fortunately, it close at midnight

WATER: PLENTY OF IT

* I have a chart that I use for my food (Thanks Stephanie!) but I don’t like posting it because it always ends up being HUGE after I post even though it looks a lot smaller when I’m actually writing the post. Any ideas on how to prevent it’s expansion?!?!?!?

24 FLEX POINTS LEFT (I think…without looking at my old post)

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!!!

Today was kind of crazy. I had class from 8:30-3:30, then CPR/First Aid class from 4:00-7:00, then church and I’m TIRED! Here is what I ate today…

Cereal with milk- CORE
Vegetable soup - CORE
banana - CORE
apple - CORE
Pudding - CORE
Chicken and Spinach wrap - CORE (tortilla is 0 points)
Popcorn - CORE
3 Ritz crackers - 2 Flex Points???? (It was my night to do nursery at church and I was STARVING!)
Curves bar - 1 Flex point

29/35 Flex points left
NO EXERCISE ..I just ran out of time)
10/8 waters