For some reason, I am craving the most bizarre things to eat. Thing I didn't even eat on a regular basis PRE-weight watchers. I feel, for some reason, perpetually hungry. I don't know if it is because I have been sick? Or if it is because I ate all of that junk at the fair? Oh. What's that? I was sick AGAIN, you ask? Yep, I thought about starting to take a vitamin though. :-) Or, if maybe my stress level is at such a level again it is causing these cravings? I don't know, but I need to figure it out and quickly....because this list is out of control!
I am craving the following random things:
Cheesecake. Okay, that one isn't random. Anyone who has known me since about 10th grade knows that about me. But I still want it. Bad.
Long John Silvers fish. Why? No idea.
Pizza from Disney World. Yep. That's right. Disney World.
Taco platter from Taco Cabana. Now, let me be honest. That one, I DID eat on a regular basis before WW. At least twice a month so I can kind of explain that one.
Root Beer. I know it isn't food. But I am craving it all the same.
Large Cherry Coke from Sonic. Same as above.
Texas Sheet Cake. I saw the danged recipe on Pioneer Woman and haven't stopped thinking about it since.
Sour Cream and Onion potato chips. sigh.
Del Frisco's spinach supreme. I don't know where this one came from, but it ended with it being added to my Thanksgiving Day menu in a modified format.
Now, generally, with my WW leader, she strongly recommends that if you are craving something...you should eat it. Her thoughts are that you enjoy a small portion of whatever it is you are wanting and then you move on. Otherwise, you will eat everything in sight and still not be happy because you haven't had that one thing you are really craving and you will end up eating it anyway. So, I am wondering what to do when I am craving a LIST of things? And one of them is only located in Orlando, Florida? Again, I say.....*sigh*. They also say that sometimes you are craving things like potato chips because maybe you have a salt deficiency, etc. So, it appears, I am deficient in salt, sugar, fat, and fluid. I could buy items 1, 2, and 4....but since I know item 3 isn't true, I am thinking that isn't it.
So, I suppose I will have my two slices of non-Disney World pizza, drink my fourth bottle of water for the day, and try to get this train back on the tracks before it is completely derailed and spontaneously combusts.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
The BIG 100
This Saturday, something amazing happened. Troy and I went to WW on Saturday like is normal for us every Saturday since April. We had missed the weekend before, which was our first missed meeting, and had gone traipsing all over the State Fair of Texas finding crazy food to eat that was both yummy and ridiculously high in points. We were a little nervous, coming off of a week where we hadn't weighed in, and having eaten pretty much what we wanted that past Saturday. I guess the traipsing part paid off though, because we both had amazing weight losses when we stepped on the scale and celebrated new milestones with our group.
I have now lost 44 pounds. Troy? Well, you know he has to have lost more than that (of course) and if you are really good at simple subtraction, or even addition, I bet you have figured out that he has lost 56. Put it all together and what do you get? The big 100. I honestly cannot believe it and despite the fact that it HAS been really difficult and challenging at times...I really can't believe how easy it has been and how fast we have gotten to this point. I just keep telling myself that I will blink again and next summer will be here and we will both be where we want to be.
When our leader announced our new success milestones to the group, the room broke into the most amazing applause and cheers. I am telling you- we are like weight watchers rock stars. :-) Then an older lady in the front says, "Oh my goodness, they have lost a WHOLE PERSON!" I wasn't sure whether to be amazed or embarrassed by that, so I chose to just go with proud and smile away.
Troy only has about 20 pounds left to lose and he is starting to focus more on strength training and muscle building at this point. I am down to 59 pounds left and while that is still a LOT of weight- it feels easier now than ever before. I have already made out my Thanksgiving Day menu, complete with point values for each dish, and figured out ways to lighten up everything and use my points where I really want to....that would be on the mac and cheese. I know it is going to be rough to make it through the holidays and keep on track, but I know with us supporting each other and keeping each other accountable....we will be just fine.
I have now lost 44 pounds. Troy? Well, you know he has to have lost more than that (of course) and if you are really good at simple subtraction, or even addition, I bet you have figured out that he has lost 56. Put it all together and what do you get? The big 100. I honestly cannot believe it and despite the fact that it HAS been really difficult and challenging at times...I really can't believe how easy it has been and how fast we have gotten to this point. I just keep telling myself that I will blink again and next summer will be here and we will both be where we want to be.
When our leader announced our new success milestones to the group, the room broke into the most amazing applause and cheers. I am telling you- we are like weight watchers rock stars. :-) Then an older lady in the front says, "Oh my goodness, they have lost a WHOLE PERSON!" I wasn't sure whether to be amazed or embarrassed by that, so I chose to just go with proud and smile away.
Troy only has about 20 pounds left to lose and he is starting to focus more on strength training and muscle building at this point. I am down to 59 pounds left and while that is still a LOT of weight- it feels easier now than ever before. I have already made out my Thanksgiving Day menu, complete with point values for each dish, and figured out ways to lighten up everything and use my points where I really want to....that would be on the mac and cheese. I know it is going to be rough to make it through the holidays and keep on track, but I know with us supporting each other and keeping each other accountable....we will be just fine.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
77 and counting
Sevens are lucky in the gambling world...and anyone who knows me well knows that I Lo-ooooo-ve to gamble. Emphasis on the love. I have been feening for some gambling time but this year it's not looking so promising. Maybe next year as my reward for all of this hard work.
This week we went back to WW after a week off for the 4th of July holiday. She presented stats that said JULY is the biggest drop-out rate month of the entire year for their program. I was shocked by this! She said she was too. I thought for sure it would be either April (when the newness from New Year's resolutions wears off) or November/December when people start going holiday crazy. Nope- July she said. Inneresting. Glad we came back or we would have just been another statistic.
Together- Troy and I have now lost almost 60 pounds. Of course, he has lost more than me, that's why I group it together. Makes me feel more successful lumping his success in with mine. I told our leader after the meeting today that I was expecting big savings in my bank account next month because gas prices are going back down and we should be getting better gas mileage on our cars REAL soon. She couldn't help but laugh.
I had to get up and speak today because I set another milestone and it is a big one in the world of Weight Watchers. I lost 10% of my body weight today! I didn't just lose what I needed to either- I obliterated it! I lost another 3.4 pounds in this morning's weigh-in and I was pretty stinkin' proud of myself for coming off a week with no meeting PLUS a major national holiday?! Awesomeness.
Even more awesome- I went to the front of the class, wrapped her feather boa around me (that is her "thing"- you wear a boa and shimmy it whenever you lose 10% of your weight- for some reason, Troy politely declined when it was his turn- such a party pooper) and talked about my journey thus far. Bonus? I didn't even shed a tear! Troy was sitting next to me and I thought he had turned into Bill or Edward (hello Sookie and Twilight fans, are you following this?) because I am pretty sure he had stopped breathing. I couldn't even look at him because I knew that would probably do me in. Later he told me, he heard a slight crack in my voice in the beginning and he knows that is how it always starts but that I shook it off and kept on trucking and didn't shed a tear. After the meeting, I went to hug my leader and she showed me where she had grabbed some tissues on her way into the room because she wanted to be prepared if I started blubbering. :-)
I have found my weight loss journey to be quite the emotional one. It is easy to ride high on adrenaline when you are losing faster than you can buy new clothes but it is just as easy to beat yourself the hell up whenever you do everything possible that you think is right and then you only lose .2 of a pound. So, making it through my little public appearance today with no tears was QUITE the accomplishment.
The changes in my body are becoming more and more evident and when I see my sister tonight she BETTER notice something besides my incredible-shrinking-boobs. Because I am so short, I have dropped 3 sizes already with my current weight loss. Fantabulous!
77 pounds to go. I can do this- yes I can! 7's are lucky!
Love,
Becca
This week we went back to WW after a week off for the 4th of July holiday. She presented stats that said JULY is the biggest drop-out rate month of the entire year for their program. I was shocked by this! She said she was too. I thought for sure it would be either April (when the newness from New Year's resolutions wears off) or November/December when people start going holiday crazy. Nope- July she said. Inneresting. Glad we came back or we would have just been another statistic.
Together- Troy and I have now lost almost 60 pounds. Of course, he has lost more than me, that's why I group it together. Makes me feel more successful lumping his success in with mine. I told our leader after the meeting today that I was expecting big savings in my bank account next month because gas prices are going back down and we should be getting better gas mileage on our cars REAL soon. She couldn't help but laugh.
I had to get up and speak today because I set another milestone and it is a big one in the world of Weight Watchers. I lost 10% of my body weight today! I didn't just lose what I needed to either- I obliterated it! I lost another 3.4 pounds in this morning's weigh-in and I was pretty stinkin' proud of myself for coming off a week with no meeting PLUS a major national holiday?! Awesomeness.
Even more awesome- I went to the front of the class, wrapped her feather boa around me (that is her "thing"- you wear a boa and shimmy it whenever you lose 10% of your weight- for some reason, Troy politely declined when it was his turn- such a party pooper) and talked about my journey thus far. Bonus? I didn't even shed a tear! Troy was sitting next to me and I thought he had turned into Bill or Edward (hello Sookie and Twilight fans, are you following this?) because I am pretty sure he had stopped breathing. I couldn't even look at him because I knew that would probably do me in. Later he told me, he heard a slight crack in my voice in the beginning and he knows that is how it always starts but that I shook it off and kept on trucking and didn't shed a tear. After the meeting, I went to hug my leader and she showed me where she had grabbed some tissues on her way into the room because she wanted to be prepared if I started blubbering. :-)
I have found my weight loss journey to be quite the emotional one. It is easy to ride high on adrenaline when you are losing faster than you can buy new clothes but it is just as easy to beat yourself the hell up whenever you do everything possible that you think is right and then you only lose .2 of a pound. So, making it through my little public appearance today with no tears was QUITE the accomplishment.
The changes in my body are becoming more and more evident and when I see my sister tonight she BETTER notice something besides my incredible-shrinking-boobs. Because I am so short, I have dropped 3 sizes already with my current weight loss. Fantabulous!
77 pounds to go. I can do this- yes I can! 7's are lucky!
Love,
Becca
Monday, June 8, 2009
WW update
Several have asked, so I wanted to update real quickly. I am still doing Weight Watchers and it is going really well. This picture was taken last week (that's my best friend Peggy with me). SR says that shirt doesn't do me justice since it was so big. But it does describe how I'm feeling to a "T"!
WW's new program, Momentum, is the best program (or updated version of their program) that I have seen so far. I absolutely love it! There is a real focus on the healthy guidelines and on eating foods that are considered "simply filling". I have redefined what I want out of the program and am completely focused on getting HEALTHY and am considering the weight loss that is coming with it an added bonus. We are walking/running 3 miles a day and I have joined the gym and already been more times in two weeks than I went the entire year I had my membership in 2003. :-) I was so nervous to join water aerobics last week that I thought I might puke before I got there- but it was SO much fun and I loved it! It is on my calendar for the rest of the summer already!
I am dropping sizes like crazy and it won't be long (like probably this weekend) and I won't have to be in the plus sizes anymore. Yeah! I am sleeping 7 to 8 hours a night and I feel absolutely fabulous. So, for those who are curious as to the numbers...I am down to 85 pounds to lose! Never thought that would sound so manageable but considering how far I had to go when I started, this seems easier every day.
Between myself and Troy, we are over 40 pounds lighter as a couple. Isn't that crazy?! He looks like a different person already. I am trying not to be too jealous that people can notice so much more easily on him than they can on me. This has brought us so much closer as a couple and I am so grateful for that and for his improved health. He has serious issues with his lungs due to complications from a near-fatal bout of pneumonia two years ago and getting exercise and losing weight is very important for his health. Since I need him to stick around for a while (I need all the funny blog posts he provides...just kidding) I will deal with all the attention going his way...my turn will come. :-)
I am still sticking with my contract with myself and have made even more positive changes. My good friend, Ceci, told me several months ago that when she stopped working so much and started focusing on her health and dedicating time to HER, everything else fell into place and she was happier than she could remember being in a long, long time. I was SO jealous at the moment she told me that and I felt so overwhelmed. How could I make that same commitment? How did I take that first step? How could I stop working so much? It didn't seem possible at all. But that premise stuck in the back of my mind and when my vacation came around in April, I decided she was really on to something and that if I wanted it badly enough then I was the ONLY person who could make it happen. The rest, as they say, is history. Now I am "UNSTOPPABLE"! :-) Thank you Ceci! I love you girl!
XOXO,
Becca
Saturday, April 25, 2009
WW
Why is it so danged easy for men to lose weight?! It is so frustrating! Perhaps I should see below post on "patience" and realize that my current situation is going to require a lot of this...so maybe I need to go find that store I mentioned and charge some. :-)
Troy and I have headed back to our old sacred place- the lovely land of Weight Watchers. WW is my tried and true method of losing weight after I have packed on the pounds and I am never sure when I go back why I stopped going in the first place. I know it works- it has never failed me. There has never been one time that I have actually WORKED the program and haven't lost weight. In 2003, I lost 60 pounds and I kept it off for 3 years (see exhibit A picture). Fast forward to November 20th, 2006- the day that changed my life forever- my car accident....and then fast forward to 2009 (see exhibit B picture- BOO!) and here I am with all my weight back- plus some (why does that ALWAYS work that way?! Just once I would like to start back with LESS weight to lose and say- UMPH- so there!....maybe I could just try not LEAVING and then it would make it to where I never needed to go crawling back to my tried and true friends...something to consider).
We re-joined WW on April 11th- the day after my sister's 30th birthday party which consisted of ice cream, cake, and great Mexican food. I tried to maintain my composure as I handed her my old weigh in book and mumbled, "Yes, I am a lifetime member. I am going to try not to cry while we weigh me back in. And yes, I will have to pay. Obviously." (Sarcasm is another tried and true friend- of fat people. It is a defensive measure no doubt.) Thank GOD for that kind woman behind the counter. She patted me on the hand and said, "The important thing is you are back now, you are doing the right thing, and you aren't anywhere that we haven't been. We have ALL been there and we are glad to have you back." She was so kind to me, as my eyes were brimming with tears, I couldn't even bring myself to zing back another sarcastic retort. I just smiled weakly, trying to hold my breath on the scale after I blew all the air out of my lungs...praying for a miracle.
When I got my book back, I tried to not look at the number because I just knew I was going to bawl like a baby and the tears that were brimming were going to GUSH. Instead- I tried something different, I looked at the number, took a deep breath, and said, "Wow. I AM glad we are back!" It just felt great knowing that we were doing the right thing and moving in the right direction. (Then I double checked to make sure Troy still weighed more than me, LOL.)
So, the hard truth is- I have a LOT of weight to lose. Troy doesn't have quite as much but then he can button his pants BELOW his stomach...something I think women should catch on to. Okay, just kidding, that is not a pleasant mental picture. But it does appear to be convenient. To go back to my opening- yes, he has lost twice as much weight as me in the first two weeks. I want to bop him on the head. But I won't because the truth is- his health has suffered and his health is more important to me than me worrying about who lost what faster. I say that today. Next week it might start to get really annoying and I will start feeding him chocolate while he sleeps. On the other hand, I know how fortunate I am to have a husband who is so awesome as to go to WW meetings every Saturday with me. Of course, he is the star of the show up there (those ladies LOVE him)...so I don't feel like he is suffering all THAT much.
The horrifying number that I faced on my first day back- was a total of 107 pounds that have to be lost. By ME. My sister tells me she doesn't believe it is that much. As a dear friend and I discussed last week- I cannot prove it any more than I already have without sharing numbers- and I ain't willing to do that. :-)
I never thought I would be here...but here I am. I couldn't even think about it at first- it numbed my brain...broke my heart. I couldn't imagine what in the world I had been thinking the last 2 1/2 years- or what the heck I have been eating?! Thank GOD for my husband and my dearest friend, SR, who told me to ease up on myself and told me plainly to remember what I have been through...what I have suffered and to remember that I have done this before...and can do it again.
But it has gotten a little easier each and every day and here I am- two weeks later- dipping below that three digit number to 98 pounds left to lose. Why does that sound so much more manageable? It is still a lot! Not sure why- but it does and I am going with that flow. Today is the first day that I thought I could stomach writing about it. I decided that taking to my blog and putting it in black and white for the world (Okay, not that the world is reading my blog...but you never know! Maybe someday!) to see and hold me accountable to the numbers on this page instead of just the numbers in my head and my private little weight log book.
I have also decided that I will place the contract with myself here...feel free to challenge me on it anytime.
I will not eat any fast food (except Chick-fil-A, which I don’t think counts :-)). I will not drink soda. I will drink at least 4 bottles of water per day. I will work out (walking at a minimum) at least 3 times per week. This is my contract with MYSELF and myself only and I do not want to let me down!
Things I will commit to for my health:
1) Drinking water
2) Journaling every day
3) Measure my food
4) Eat at least 3 meals each day
5) No eating after 10 PM
I won't bore my friends with my weight loss saga every week...but I will post at least every month or two to keep myself honest, motivated, and accountable. Several of you have been so supportive and interested, I feel like you are on this journey with me and for that, I am truly grateful, and truly blessed.
Wish me luck! I can surely use it!
Becca
Troy and I have headed back to our old sacred place- the lovely land of Weight Watchers. WW is my tried and true method of losing weight after I have packed on the pounds and I am never sure when I go back why I stopped going in the first place. I know it works- it has never failed me. There has never been one time that I have actually WORKED the program and haven't lost weight. In 2003, I lost 60 pounds and I kept it off for 3 years (see exhibit A picture). Fast forward to November 20th, 2006- the day that changed my life forever- my car accident....and then fast forward to 2009 (see exhibit B picture- BOO!) and here I am with all my weight back- plus some (why does that ALWAYS work that way?! Just once I would like to start back with LESS weight to lose and say- UMPH- so there!....maybe I could just try not LEAVING and then it would make it to where I never needed to go crawling back to my tried and true friends...something to consider).
We re-joined WW on April 11th- the day after my sister's 30th birthday party which consisted of ice cream, cake, and great Mexican food. I tried to maintain my composure as I handed her my old weigh in book and mumbled, "Yes, I am a lifetime member. I am going to try not to cry while we weigh me back in. And yes, I will have to pay. Obviously." (Sarcasm is another tried and true friend- of fat people. It is a defensive measure no doubt.) Thank GOD for that kind woman behind the counter. She patted me on the hand and said, "The important thing is you are back now, you are doing the right thing, and you aren't anywhere that we haven't been. We have ALL been there and we are glad to have you back." She was so kind to me, as my eyes were brimming with tears, I couldn't even bring myself to zing back another sarcastic retort. I just smiled weakly, trying to hold my breath on the scale after I blew all the air out of my lungs...praying for a miracle.
When I got my book back, I tried to not look at the number because I just knew I was going to bawl like a baby and the tears that were brimming were going to GUSH. Instead- I tried something different, I looked at the number, took a deep breath, and said, "Wow. I AM glad we are back!" It just felt great knowing that we were doing the right thing and moving in the right direction. (Then I double checked to make sure Troy still weighed more than me, LOL.)
So, the hard truth is- I have a LOT of weight to lose. Troy doesn't have quite as much but then he can button his pants BELOW his stomach...something I think women should catch on to. Okay, just kidding, that is not a pleasant mental picture. But it does appear to be convenient. To go back to my opening- yes, he has lost twice as much weight as me in the first two weeks. I want to bop him on the head. But I won't because the truth is- his health has suffered and his health is more important to me than me worrying about who lost what faster. I say that today. Next week it might start to get really annoying and I will start feeding him chocolate while he sleeps. On the other hand, I know how fortunate I am to have a husband who is so awesome as to go to WW meetings every Saturday with me. Of course, he is the star of the show up there (those ladies LOVE him)...so I don't feel like he is suffering all THAT much.
The horrifying number that I faced on my first day back- was a total of 107 pounds that have to be lost. By ME. My sister tells me she doesn't believe it is that much. As a dear friend and I discussed last week- I cannot prove it any more than I already have without sharing numbers- and I ain't willing to do that. :-)
I never thought I would be here...but here I am. I couldn't even think about it at first- it numbed my brain...broke my heart. I couldn't imagine what in the world I had been thinking the last 2 1/2 years- or what the heck I have been eating?! Thank GOD for my husband and my dearest friend, SR, who told me to ease up on myself and told me plainly to remember what I have been through...what I have suffered and to remember that I have done this before...and can do it again.
But it has gotten a little easier each and every day and here I am- two weeks later- dipping below that three digit number to 98 pounds left to lose. Why does that sound so much more manageable? It is still a lot! Not sure why- but it does and I am going with that flow. Today is the first day that I thought I could stomach writing about it. I decided that taking to my blog and putting it in black and white for the world (Okay, not that the world is reading my blog...but you never know! Maybe someday!) to see and hold me accountable to the numbers on this page instead of just the numbers in my head and my private little weight log book.
I have also decided that I will place the contract with myself here...feel free to challenge me on it anytime.
I will not eat any fast food (except Chick-fil-A, which I don’t think counts :-)). I will not drink soda. I will drink at least 4 bottles of water per day. I will work out (walking at a minimum) at least 3 times per week. This is my contract with MYSELF and myself only and I do not want to let me down!
Things I will commit to for my health:
1) Drinking water
2) Journaling every day
3) Measure my food
4) Eat at least 3 meals each day
5) No eating after 10 PM
I won't bore my friends with my weight loss saga every week...but I will post at least every month or two to keep myself honest, motivated, and accountable. Several of you have been so supportive and interested, I feel like you are on this journey with me and for that, I am truly grateful, and truly blessed.
Wish me luck! I can surely use it!
Becca
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