In Search of Balance...

Tuesday February 5, 2013

So I'm finding that I do really well when I'm regimented and I plan and remain "in control" of everything. But the problem with that is that life isn't like that. There will always be pot luck dinners and impromptu lunches at the Chicken Pie Shop...and visits from a son who bakes chocolate chip cookies that are to die for ...

So yeah...working on that...somewhere in between strict regimen and utter lack of control there is a place of balance and moderation and I will get there!

Today I wasn't in that place of balance. I was in the place of "I can't stop eating these cookies"....sigh...I HATE having to admit that. These are the days when I find myself questioning why I ever thought that sharing these struggles publicly was a good idea...lol

I did, however, walk/jog 4.4 miles. I drank my water, I tracked it all. I had weekly and activity points to "spend" on a cookie binge...

Moving on....I will learn to live a life of balance...I will...

Home Fellowship Pot Luck

Monday February 4, 2013

Monday Night home fellowship pot luck. I think I did okay. It's so hard to guesstimate points at these events, so I usually go with the high estimate. I'm pretty sure I'm way high on this but I'm going to go with 40 Points for the day.

Of rather err on the side of guessing high than low and it gives me a good solid number to base the rest of the week on.

I don't have a photograph for this entry. I feel really awkward about busting out my phone and photographing my plate at home fellowship. Even as I type this I realize how silly that is. They would all be very accepting and maybe a little amused if I did it!

So anyway...on to the rest of the week...

Less than thrilled...

Sunday February 3, 2013

So, here we are. I had one of "those" days.

We went to the Chicken Pie Shop after church. I ate the whole pie dinner. I told myself it would be lunch and dinner. I told myself I would eat fruit for the rest of the day. Of course that didn't happen.

This past week in my Weight Watcher meeting we made a commitment of one thing we would do this week to help us to be successful. I committed to celebrating what I do right rather than beating myself up over my failures and shortcomings. So here we go.... I tracked every bite. I got up during the Super Bowl, put my running shoes on and went for a 4 mile interval run. I had the weekly points to cover my crazy day of eating. I'm good. I'm not "off plan." I simply used my weekly points allowance.

Now the trick is to not allow the rest of the week to go south, as it often does when I'm less than thrilled with my choices. This is when I feel the shakiest and most vulnerable...the day AFTER (Monday morning as I type this)...today is the day to really have my guard up.

It's a new day...That's the forgiveness of Weight Watchers :)

Busy Saturday

Saturday February 2, 2012

This was one of those run around, do errands, housework, and laundry days. I missed my run because we got up early to go to the laundromat and catch up on our laundry that we've been putting off for weeks. We decided that rather than be chained to the laundry all day at home, doing one load at a time, we would spend a couple of hours and get it all done at once. So anyway...a trip to Starbucks on the way to the laundromat :) I had a tall Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte for 2 PointsPlus .... What a treat!

When we got home, after putting the laundry away, I needed something quick and satisfying for breakfast. So I mixed 3/4 of a cup of canned pumpkin with 1/2 cup of cooked quinoa, added pumpkin pie spice and stevia and microwaved it for 3 minutes. I topped it with Brummel and Brown spread and it was so good and very filling! Definitely a keeper!

Housework, laundry and errands earned me 3 activity points, according to my ActiveLink, in spite of missing my run.

Sunday we have no plans for SuperBowl. So I think I'll go for a walk/run and maybe do some grocery shopping while Vern watches the game.

Let's Keep It Going!

Friday February 2, 2012

So, last week was a great week for me, probably one of the best weeks I've had since starting Weight Watchers. Everything just sort of "clicked" and worked. The challenge this week is just for me to keep it going.

I have my dinner menus planned for the week. I still need to calculate the points and make a shopping list of odds and ends I'll need from the grocery store. But at least I have the basic plan outlined.

One challenge that I face this week is our home fellowship pot luck dinner. We meet with a group from our church twice a month for dinner and a bible study. I have struggled with staying on plan for this event. I am planning to be successful this week! I will be taking a large bowl of mixed fruit and I'm sure someone will bring a green salad. This week I think I'll eat an apple or a banana before we go so I'm not as hungry when the food is passed around.

My points for Friday 2/1/13 only added up to 15 of my 26 points allowance. But I ate healthy foods and I was never hungry so I'm not too concerned about it.

Saturday is laundry and errands and go, go, go all day. I am going to try and fit a run in late afternoon.

Here we go...let's keep this roll going!

Weekly Weigh In

Yay!!! Down 2.8 this week.
I also took my February progress photo.

Day 7!!! I did it!!

Thursday January 31, 2013

WhooHoo!!! I did it!! I stayed on plan for an entire week!!

This morning (Friday) is my Weight Watcher meeting. I'm excited to see what the scale has to say. Although I have had really good weeks before and gained or stayed the same....but I am expecting to see a loss this week.

On Wednesday morning I did the full 30 minute workout from the PointsPlus sampler workout DVD that came in my 360 Success Packet. Oh.My.Goodness! It didn't seem really hard to do the workout, but I am so sore that its hard to sit down! So, needless to say, I didn't run on Thursday! I walked to work and then walked the longer way home, for a total of 3.5 miles.

Okay...I'm off to my Weight Watchers meeting!!!