3rd WWW (Weight Watchers Weigh-in)

216, so down .4 pounds.

Which may not sound great, but I really feel like I struggled this week and I honestly don't know why.  I refuse to admit it's because of my lack of motivation to exercise.  SURELY that's not it.  Right?

Ok, maybe I really need to start exercising.  Last night was the first time I got over 10,000 steps in a long time.  So maybe that needs to be my new goal.

We'll see how that goes.

2nd Weight Watchers Weigh-in

I've been dreading this week's weigh-in.  Since I weigh myself at home ALL the time, I knew that I hadn't done as well as last week.  And honestly, I don't know why.  Unless it's the exercising.  Or lack thereof.  Because I was super unmotivated this past week.  Just couldn't get myself moving after I got home from work.  So I know I need to work on that.  And still, I did lose this week:

216.4

Down 1.2 pounds

Moving forward.

That's progress.

Exercise :-(

I hate to exercise.  I mean, really.....HATE!  I recently purchased a Fitbit Zip, in the hopes that it would motivate me.

And I do like to check it alot and see how I'm doing.  And the first few days, I was super stoked to hit my goal of 10,000 steps for the day.  But then, I was like "meh, thanks for the info, 'lil bit, but I'm done for the day".  So while, yes, it's great to track yourself against yourself AND your friends, it's not getting me out of bed earlier in the morning, youknowwhati'msaying?  

However, I have been to the gym more in the past few weeks.  And by "more", I mean not never, so there's that.  We're really trying to get our boys more active, plus Hunter has been asking to work out in order to get ready for high school sports, so that helps get us out the door.  Plus, one of the 5 gym locations has a pool, so jumping in after a good workout is extra motivation.  Particularly in this ridiculous Texas summer heat.  So we are making forward progress.  And forward is always better than backward, amiright??

1st Weight Watchers Weigh-in

5.8 pounds!!!!  That's right......I'm already down to 217.6 in just under one week.  Wow.  What a motivator.  I'm excited about my cheat day, but believe it or not, I'm ready to get back on track tomorrow to have another successful week.

Here's a few sample days of eating from this past week.  Plus any activities, if I did them.  Honestly, this week has been super crazy at work and when I get home at the end of the day, I'm just done.  Over it.  So I pretty much lay in bed, watching The Closer on DVD and eating watermelon.  That's my idea of a good time, right there!

So here's some screenshots from my food tracker.  WW is so easy for me!  I do the Monthly Pass, which means you get all the online tools, the free app on your phone and unlimited meetings.  Being able to track everything on my food is a life saver.  AND I just realized that when you weigh-in at the meeting, it automatically updates your online weight!  Mind=Blown.

One year later.

Last week, July 11th, was the one year anniversary of my gastric sleeve surgery. Just like the old cliché goes, it has literally flown by!  In so many ways it feels like just yesterday that I weighed almost 300 pounds but in some ways it feels like a lifetime. 

Recently I came to the realization that I've forgotten how to eat healthy. Since I've been able to eat whatever I want for the past year (just in much smaller quantities), I haven't made a lot of good choices. And guess what happened a few weeks ago?  Vacation!  And we all know I suck at vacation. It was a week full of good (meaning "bad") food. Without a care in the world. Which is how I wound up weighing 223 pounds on my surger-versary.

Which is not bad. I know this. But when I consider the fact that I was 214 around January and the fact that my original goal was 190, my weight was creeping the wrong direction. And I know how that story goes. And I simply cannot repeat it. Not after all this hard work. Not to mention the money.

So last Saturday,  I joined Weight Watchers. WW has always worked for me when I work the program.  I think it's partly because I'm such a rule follower. So by golly, if I have 34 points each day then I'm eating 34 points!  It's helped me keep myself on track when I walk by the chocolate candy bowl 20 times a day. If I grab one I have to count it. And let's face it ...that's just too much work!

My first weigh-in was 223.4 pounds. According to my scale I've lost about 3 pounds so we'll see what the scale says tomorrow morning. I'm switching to the Friday 7:15 am meeting for two reasons: I'm already dressed and headed to work anyway, plus that means I can make Friday my "cheat day"  I'm a firm believer in cheat days. They keep you sane!

I'll update my WW progress here with some sample food diaries.  I'm already headed the right direction plus getting more active so I know this will work. It has to, right?

I truly believe my gastric sleeve surgery saved my life!  I only wish I'd done it sooner.

Me and my sweet Hunter at his middle school graduation

Our summer trip to Schlitterbahn water park

A Day in the Life - at work

6:20 am - Out of bed - after hitting the snooze twice.  I hit the floor running.

7:10 am - Out the door with both kids.  I drink a Muscle Milk on the way to work.

7:50 am - Morning coffee at work, flavored with Splenda and Heavy Cream.

8:30 am - First giant glass of unsweet tea with Splenda.  Did I tell you we got a tea machine in our office??  It's the most amazing thing, EVER!

10:00 am - I start feeling 'hungry', so I snack on 3 of my turkey jerky sticks.  

12:00 pm - Time for lunch!  Today is a new Healthy Choice option for me.....Crustless Chicken Pot Pie.  It was just 'ok'.  The dumplings were a little tough, but it was alright.  Definitely not one of my favorites.

1:30 pm - The latest I can hold out for my protein bar.  I did manage to avoid the peanut butter cups staring at me from the front desk.

3:30 pm - Second round of turkey jerky sticks, plus one string cheese.  This should hold me until dinner time.

5:30 pm - I'm headed home, but the boys talk me into going out to eat.  We wind up at our favorite local Mexican food place and I have their tortilla soup (best in town!!), which was what I had planned on having at home, so it worked out.

All in all, a good day.  Although I was ready for bed by 7:00, I did manage to keep my eyes open until 9:30.  Thank goodness it's almost Hump Day!

A Day in the Life - at home

7:00 am - The latest the dogs will let me sleep, before insisting on being let out.

 
7:05 am - Morning coffee, flavored with Splenda and Heavy cream.

8:00 am - Breakfast, which is usually 2-3 eggs with some sort of protein, either ham or turkey jerky sticks.

8:30 am - I'm on the overstuffed chair in my living room, watching tv.  Currently binge-watching The Good Wife (LOVE IT!).

9:00 am - I start on my large glass of tea, sweetened with Splenda.  I let the dogs out and throw in a load of laundry while I'm up.

10:00 am - Start thinking about a snack.  Realize it's way too early for that, so I talk myself out of it.

11:00 am - The earliest I can justify lunch.  I try to focus on protein, either tuna fish flavored with lemon juice or leftovers (in this case, crockpot ribs).

12:00 pm - Still want something to nibble on, so I grab a couple of mandarin oranges.  Easy to peel and easy to eat.

1:00 pm - Still want something to nibble on, so I pop a bag of 100 calorie Kettle Corn, my new favorite.

2:30 pm - Ready for some chocolate, so I eat my protein bar.

5:00 pm - Time to head out for my Pi Psi meeting, but in fear that I may starve before dinner, I grab a mini protein bar for the trip.  I also bring a diet Snapple, for hydration, of course.  

6:30 pm - Dinner consists of homemade Taco Soup and Chocolate Pecan Pie.  I enjoy them both thoroughly.

At this point, I've survived the hard part of my day.  For some reason, the time between 12:00 and 5:00 are the hardest.  I could eat around the clock and still be "snackish".  So I always feel relieved when 5:00 rolls around because I feel like I've made it by that point.  I work really hard to not eat after 7:30 or so.....seems like I heard that a long time ago and it sounds like a really good idea.

Weight:  216.4
Exercise:  Didn't get around to it....unless 5 loads of laundry counts!