One Pound At A Time

Week 3!

2011-01-26T23:18:00.000-08:00

2.2 pounds! I was worried I would gain this week as my husband wanted to hit a buffet 3 days before weight in. Try as I might to eat healthy, I couldnt resist sampling a little of everything that looked good. Luckily most looked better than it tasted so I was able to nibble a fairly wide variety.
I think I have done very well learning the basics. Even getting better at eatting earlier and more often in small doses. The new thing, and whats going to be even harder to get into the swing of, will be activity.
Armed with a Xbox Kinect and a Treadmill I will try to start this week.
Week 4 goals
ACTIVITY!
More water

Week Two Complete!

2011-01-25T23:02:00.000-08:00

Sure enough.. this week is over and only 1 pound lighter. On the upside I do have a 4.4lb a week loss average!
I still find it hard to plot out when I eat during the day. Either I forget to eat breakfast and end up starving at lunch. On the other side I have the habit of getting home and doing all the unwinding before realizing its really late before I eat. These will be ongoing obstacles for me.
Week 3 goals:
Intigrate more power foods
Add eggs and blue berries to daily routine
Work at building these habits!

Week One Complete!

2011-01-23T21:58:00.000-08:00

The numbers are in.. week 1 is over and I lost 7.8lbs! I purchased a new recipe book and armed my husband with it! (He's the cook in the family. I am more of the toss it in the crock pot or pop it in the microwave kind. A recipe with too many parts is intimidating for me.) My car is loaded with Right Bites 100 calorie packs of assorted goodies, Special K cereal bars, and lots of water!
I would love for these kind of results to happen every week but I know this was just a result of my body eliminating the old diet faster expecting it to reload with more quickly as it is accustomed.
This coming week I will continue to work on building new habits and getting rid of the old. During the work week it was much easier to work around the diet but at home and on weekends.. theres the hard part.
Week Two Goals:
Learn to eat breakfast or something like it!
Prepare better for the day ahead
Find crock pot recipes

Week One Challenges .. a week behind

2011-01-23T21:27:00.000-08:00

I joined Weight Watchers! 2011 is the year me and my family will do our best (or do my best at prodding them) to get healthy! My week one challenges after joining WW was to train my family to accept the program and work within it. The program has changed since the last time I looked over it.. nearly 6 years ago.
My biggest challenge is relearning new habits. As a night owl I am accustomed to sleeping til the last moment I "HAVE' to get up, getting ready and running out the door..working til lunch and then have my first meal of the day. I am a courier so I spend my whole day in a car with the clock to contend with, leaving fast food the best choice for my daily stops.
Week one I spent learning what I should be eatting, what I needed to cut out and what quantity the things I just cant live without had to become to get by. I traded my McDonalds Double Cheeseburger and Large Sweet Tea for a Cesar Salad with Newman's Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette, my sweet tea for bottled water with Mango Peach Tea 5 calorite powder, and a bag of carrots always at my side to help stave off cravings.
Week one goals:
Learn new work time eatting habits.
Plan healthy versions of food on hand
Begin replacing foods with healthy choices