Accomplishments End of Week 3

Here's what I noted at the end of week 3.

My accomplishments were keeping a detailed journal Monday - Saturday and that I was able to eat under my points on Monday. I ate very intentionally on Monday, eking out every last calorie for less points than I am allotted.

Again, I ate all my flex points on the weekend and then some, on Sunday. I just can't seem to get over the idea that the weekend is my time to splurge. On Saturday I ran errands for several hours and included a couple stops for snacks. I didn't think about what I wanted, just walked into 7-11 or the drugstore and looked around.

For the next week, I committed to being intentional about my flex points - trying to really plan out the 2-3 things that I feel like I have to have and allocating points towards them, rather than trying to use up all 35.

I also commit to journaling everything - every lick, taste, and bite.

Accomplishments End of Week 2

So, I'm doing Weight Watchers on my own. Any time I spend going to a WW meeting is also time that I could be at Jazzercise, and I don't think I'd stick with the on-line version. So, I bought a new journaling book/tracker thing on e-Bay and read through my old materials.

Anyway, at the end of each week in the journal, they ask you to list your accomplishments of the past week. I thought I'd share:

I journaled every single bite I put in my mouth. I did not journal the sniffs that I took when my friend was drinking courvoisier. They were only sniffs.

I'm letting myself be comfortable with being a little, tiny bit hungry. I needed to remember what that felt like.

I made a new 0 point recipe: roasted chickpeas. Not the same as chips, but definitely enough to ward off a craving.

I did not order a 3rd glass of wine or dessert when out to dinner with friends.

Yet again, I went over my 35 flex points for the weekend, this time by 7. Definitely got to work on that and figure out how to be more intentional about them.

Next week, I plan to only use 4 flex points on Friday night for 2 glasses of prosecco (I LOVE it !); maybe just 4 again on Saturday night, and then make a plan for what I want to have on Sunday. However, I will not exceed 35 points, and I'd like to get it lower.

A funny thing . . .

Gosh, I felt really devastated after writing yesterday's post.

When I was laying in bed with hubby that night, he said to me "Is there a reason that you have the scale set to 5 lbs. instead of to zero ?

What ?

What ?!?!?!

That means that I weigh five pounds less than I think I do ! I couldn't wait to weigh myself the next morning. Yep, it was true. The scale was set to a base of 5 pounds. The girls play in that area occasionally, and I guess they had accidentally adjusted it.

Talk about motivation - seeing that I had been successful in the past couple weeks makes me feel great !

I feel sad

I volunteered in my daughter's kindergarten class today.

This evening, I asked her if any of the kids said anything about me after I left. I said, "Did anybody think I was really mean, or did anybody think I was really nice ?"

She said, "No, they probably thought you were fat, because sometimes you are fat and sometimes you aren't."

She said it very matter-of-factly. It definitely wasn't mean - she thinks of "fat" as a descriptor, not as a good or bad thing.

I really thought I had a couple years left to get this under control before the girls noticed. I guess not.

I'm back on

Gosh, how many posts have I started with "I'm back !"

I'm on day 10 of re-starting Weight Watchers. I'm also trying to make it to Jazzercise 3 times per week, but 2 times per week is usually all I can do because of Mr. Quimby's travel schedule.

I'm journaling everything and I'm using up every single one of the 35 bonus points. I save them up for the weekend. A girl has got to have her prosecco, right ? At some point I'm going to have to cut down and not use all 35, but for now, it's how I'm getting through.

Other tricks this time ?

Progresso Light soups. I eat an entire can (which is technically 2 servings) (3 pts) at lunchtime and it really helps fill me up. Then, I have my 1/2 sandwich (whole wheat bread with a protein, 3-4 pts) later in the afternoon. The problem is that they have a lot of sodium, and I can feel that my wedding ring is tighter on the days I eat them. Supposedly, I should be able to off-set it with a big glass of water, but that doesn't seem to work for me.

Roasted broccoli. I have a serving at least 4-5 days a week. I need to try roasting other vegetables because I think it's starting to effect my GI system.

Seltzer.

Home-made veggie dip. I use non-fat greek yogurt and light sour cream and some ranch dressing mix. Because I only eat about 30 calories worth in a serving, I count it as 0 points. Not sure if that's right or not, but it makes me feel great that I'm getting some protein for 0 points.

Blogging and the computer. When I feel a craving coming on (like I did 30 minutes ago) I head to the computer. I can get lost in the blogosphere and sometimes the craving passes. Even if the craving doesn't pass, I eat my last thing of the day (yogurt, 2 pts) and head for bed.

Late afternoon is still an AWFUL time on the 4-5 days per week that I'm not in the office. AWFUL. I need some sort of fulfilling source of protein that is also low points. I've tried almonds (6 for 1 point) and cottage cheese (2 pts) but I still feel hungry. I usually don't have any meat on hand, but even if I had some deli turkey around, it wouldn't fill me up. I might try almonds and popcorn, or milk and popcorn. I LOVE cheese but there's so little of it that I could eat for 1 point, I don't think it would be worth it.

Sweet potatoes. I eat them at least twice a week and you can eat a good sized serving for only 2 pts. I steam mine, sprinkle with about 1 tsp. of cinn-sugar, and then warm them in the oven for a few minutes.

So, anyway, I hope you're hanging in there too. Keep an eye out for more late afternoon and late night posts !