Weigh In 29 Sep 2012

180.6   I hit a valley in weight loss. A few things in life are showing on the scale.  I have been a little lax about counting every point.  This happens in a lot of peoples' journeys I am sure.  This week I will try very hard to get back on the mountain (note for southerners:: A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak.  A mountain is generally steeper than a hill).
I am excited about a few 5Ks that I want to do coming up.  There is a zombie run, color run, and Turkey trot one per week for 3 weeks in a row.  Maybe you're not supposed to do three 5K in a row like that but I am excited to say the least.
I need to lose .84 pounds a week to get to my goal.  One of those weeks has my birthday.  Another week is Thanksgiving.  Holidays are hard for weight loss but hopefully I can stay strong and get through it.  It won't be perfect but hopefully it won't be as bad as holidays past.

--Lindsey

I also found myself in the same valley this week. I maintained my weight at 237.2. Perhaps I'm just enjoying the view and the fresh air. My clothes are fitting looser (in some cases fitting again) and that feels really good. I think that one of the great food lies I tell myself is that "I deserve to eat more" somehow I think that if I do some sort of physical activity I'm suddenly entitled to a more generous portion of delicious food. That is simply not true. If I want to truly be healthy and lose weight then I need to reward my body by not eating harmful foods or unhealthy amounts of food. Plus I've got to make up some ground for all the "rewarding" I did just because I like food. I too will struggle with these holidays. That's one reason I set my goal for a year out instead of by the end of the year. I know that it takes a lot of work to undo just small lapses in food judgement though. It sure would be nice if there was a once a year coupon that you could use for a week of no consequence eating. I'm pretty sure I would use it for Thanksgiving. This week I want to see 235 on the scale. Wish me luck.

-Jack

26 September 2012

B: Oatmeal (4)
L: HM English Muffin Bread eggs (6)
D: English Muffin/fried egg/sandwich meat (9)
Snack: slice EM bread (2)
Total: 21

This bread was really easy to make.  Water, yeast, salt, flour, I think sugar.

--Lindsey

Same thing for Jack.

24 September 2012

B: Oatmeal (4)
L: Burritos (6)
D: Leftovers (6)
D: Surprise ice cream (5)
Total : 21

I ran 2.4 miles.  It was hard but great

--Lindsey

B: cream of wheat
L: Burritos (9)
D:Leftovers
D: Ice cream (5)
Total: around 28

--Jack

Weigh In 9/22/12

Well, I'm back on track... pretty much. I weighed in at 237.6 lbs! That means only 7.6 pounds away from my goal. My goal of 230 I set thinking that once I got there I would continue to lose fat and work on gaining muscle to even out the loss. So far I haven't done anything to work out though, so I may start or just cruise on by my goal and then build muscle later to come back up to it. I don't know. What do ya'll think?

-Jack

I am not quite back on track though I am close.  I was hoping to be below 180 today BUT I had two lazy depressed days this week and ended up with 180.6 lbs .  Jack said it was becaaaaaaaause I didn't run and I agree with that because yesterday I ran and I was able to go-go-go the rest of the day and get everything done that I needed to and still felt good.
Yesterday, I ran 1.8 miles and the first mile took me -get this- 10 MINUTES!  That is a record for me folks. I need to work on endurance and distance training because the last .8 took me another 12 minutes.

--Lindsey

9/19/12 Day 74

B: bowl of cold cereal with milk (5)
L: Sugar free pancakes with homemade syrup (8)
D: left over sweet and sour on rice (7)
Total: 20

I gained last week so I'm trying to not use all of the points available to me this week. Yesterday I had 24. I don't feel hungry. Last week I was traveling for work, so I ate not the best stuff. I did eat a lot better in the hotel than I did when we lived in a hotel. Usually for breakfast I had a bagel or a egg sandwich (used to be I'd have pancakes with eggs, bacon, and a cinnamon roll). For lunch I had differing things. For dinner I ate late and usually whatever I could find around the national capital which usually meant something loaded with carbs. My goal this week is to get back on schedule. I'm aiming for 238 again (I weighed 241.2 this week). 2 more days. We'll see.

-Jack

B: I love oatmeal (4)
L: sugar free pancakes (7)
D: LO beef noodles and sour cream (6)
Total: 17  (somehow doesn't seem right because I am not hungry... well maybe a little)

The pancakes were sugar free because I forgot to the put the sugar in and you know what? They were still good. I ended up mowing half the lawn and we tossed the Frisbee tonight for 30 minutes.  The weather is getting nicer and I don't HAVE to run right away in the morning to beat the sun and heat.  I am hoping to make it below 180 this week.

--Lindsey

18 September 2012

B:Oatmeal (4)
L: Sweet and Sour Chicken (8)
D: Sweet and Sour Chicken (8)
D: nada
Total: 20 and feeling good.

Running has been hard lately.  Maybe not so much the actually running but the motivation to get dressed and go is not there like I want it to be.  Today, I justified that it would be okay to not run because I would mow the lawn and get caught up on the back yard.  Well, it's 4 pm and I have mowed one 10 foot line in the grass (wet grass not so easy to mow with a reel mower + it's been two weeks for that side of the yard).  I guess I am just having a down time.

--LindsEy

B: egg on bagel thin (3)
L: Sweet and Sour Chicken (8)
D: LO Beef, Noodles, and S. cream(5)
D: zippo

--Jack

Day 72 (17 September 2012)

B: Oatmeal (4)
L: 2 Burritos on whole wheat tortilla, canary beans, no cheese (6) spinich salad
D: Leftover Sunday dinner of Beef, Noodles, and S. Cream (5)
D: Amazingly good Wendy's Frosty Homemade style (a gazzilion)
Total: 15+a gazillion

In making up for the "lost week", I decided to knock myself down to 22 points and to no longer only run 1.5 miles.  I wanted to shoot straight up to 3 miles but I am a wimp.  I did elevate to 1.8 (I thought it was straight out 2 miles BUT I just looked it up on Google maps and it is only 1.8).  The Frosty, well, the Frosty will never be made again.  Think Sweetened condensed milk, chocolate milk, melted chocolate chips, sugar, + home made whipped cream.  So good though.

If I am to make my Christmas goal, I need to lose point nine two elbees a week.  Thanksgiving is in one of those weeks my friends.  I want so badly to make it happen.

--LindsEy

B:unknown
L: 3 Burros no salad (9)
D: Same (5)
D: same deliciousness
Total: A LOT

--Jack

Saturday Weigh in Results are Shameful

Lindsey weighs in at 182.8.  A disappointing number not only because it is a 2 week set back but because I know why it is that high.  New eating habits fell by the wayside as I tried to cope with Jack being out of town and not having motivation to COOK anything besides oatmeal in the morning and fried eggs for lunch sandwiches.   My favorite meal became a snack and late nights were the norm.  (Just be glad I didn't break open a stick of butter for toast.... we don't even have bread in the house thank goodness)
Although it was a disappointing and shameful week, I am glad that it happened and that the consequences weren't as bad as they could have been.  I could give up.  I have done it before and who hasn't.  That is why we are still fat right?  You go and go and you do so well on a new diet for a while but it fizzles out.  You go on vacation.  Holidays. It slowly fades to the back of your mind but while you are eating dark chocolate mint truffles it seeps back into your thoughts.
I am NOT going to let this bad week push my new lifestyle away.  I like being skinny (skinny is a mindset for me now) and feeling good about my collar bones. I don't want to give up.  I won't give up.  I can't give up.  I have goals that I want so badly to accomplish and I won't let something good like bluebell icecream ruin something great like weighing in and seeing 170 **.
Here is to a stronger resolve and a knowledge of what giving happens when I get a little relaxed for just 1 week and giving in to a few temptations.
**Sometimes Baby likes to play with the scale and when she does it messes it up a little and when I get on it will say 176 or so. It makes my heart skip but then I remember that she played with it and I need to zero it out and reweigh but it gets me excited to ACTUALLY see that number for realzz.

DON'T GIVE UP

-LindsEy

8 weeks in! Nearly 40 lbs down!!!

Well, here's the graph so far. I'd say that's a good trend. I'm down to 238.6 this week. Yippee!! I haven't been as diligent about updating the blog as I should, but I appreciate all of the encouragement I've been getting from my family. It helps a lot. I can't believe I've already gone down this much (I should probably negate the first week's data because it was on a different scale). I feel a lot better. I'm not craving a nap every afternoon and my life doesn't revolve around food as much as it did. It's no surprise why I was gaining so much before. I looked up some of my favorite restaurant dishes and this is what I found:

Panda Express; I usually ordered 1/2 fried rice (8 pts.) 1/2 noodles (4), orange chicken (10), Beijing beef (16), and sweet fire chicken breast (10).---Total = 48 pts in one meal!

Dunkin Donuts; Apple Fritter (9) and a cake donut (8); ---Total = 17 pts in one dessert round (I hate to admit it but sometimes I would have the panda and doughnuts in one evening. That's over 2 days worth of points in one sitting. That's disgusting.)

Texas Roadhouse: 1 roll (5pts, I'd usually eat about 6 with my meal), and a full rack of ribs (24); ---Total = 54 points plus sides!!!

Ouch! I was killing myself. Don't do this.

-Jack

down to 180.2

Yesterday was an active day.  I ran my usual then mowed lawn for the second day this week.  I ran 6 miles this week and while that might not sound like a lot to some, it is amazing to me since I did it in 4 days.  Today was REALLY hard. 

I started running when we moved here and I weighed 195.  It has been 5ish months and I have lost 15 pounds.  I am losing weight faster than Baby is gaining. haha.

When I started running my 1.5 route, it took 20 minutes and I m down to 18 (even on the 4 day in the week :))  Right now, I am focusing more on being in shape and fit (and training for 5k) than weight loss.  I think that is fine though because the weight is still coming off.

--Lindsey