I'm feeling considerably better this morning. Was it the good sleep or the walk last night? I'm not totally over this cold and and hoping I won't have another relapse. By the way, did you feed my fish? They're hungry little devils. Just point you curser in the pond and click some food out for them. They love visitors and really like to follow your curser. If you have a munchy attack why not come and feed the fish instead?
Today I went out looking for those yummy looking Vita Muffin Tops that are advertised on the WW online site but can't find any. Since I'm in the States at the moment, I thought I be able to find them here. I've been reading the WW boards and the girls are ordering them so I thought they might not be available in Canada. You can buy just about anything down here...........except of course, Muffin Tops. Maybe this is a good thing because I heard they are really really really good. Maybe I should stop looking and leave that one alone.
I love it when that happens............when I start typing whatever pops into my mind. I find that I talk myself through things I've been thinking about and what ends up on the paper is generally the best solution.........I'm my own therapist! LOL So forget the Muffin Tops. Besides, a muffin top isn't the nicest thing to have hanging over your waistband is it? That is a very good visual for me now. Whenever I see the Muffin Top ad or hear the girls talking about them I will think about a muffin top waistline and be turned off.
I'm going to get and apple now.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
I Thought I was Better...........
I finally got a good nights sleep. I got to bed and fell immediately to sleep at ten last night and slept until eight this morning. Thinking to myself, "Finally, a good night's sleep!" Then I realize the cold I've been fighting for the past week had worsened. Yesterday had been a great day, I felt almost myself again, had two really good walks with the dog..........she's losing weight with me........I was on top of my game. Not so much today. My dog got a mini walk this morning and I'm medicating myself with Homeopathic cold meds, sneezing, my ear is blocked which is throwing off my equilibrium, making me feel a bit woozy and my throat is a bit sore. So that's my situation.
What I used to do under these circumstances was to get all cozied up on the couch and munch my way through the day, self medicating with food.......well, the truth be know, my medication of choice would be sweets. Wine gums and red licorice come immediately to mind. Cookies, Westcoat trail muffins (aren't they health food?), good bakery crusty bread, butter and cheese, ice cream (mother gave me that to make me feel better and "help" cool my sore throat) and anything chocolate.
What the new me is doing now: The TV is on in the other room and I'm listening to the storyline while I journal. I know it doesn't burn a lot of calories but it beats laying on the couch. I type fast so that has to be good for something. I've been reading several other blogs which have inspired me enough to stay on track and make a concerted effort not to resort to the couch. For the sake of my health , I plan on having a nap this afternoon and chicken noodle soup for lunch. It really does clear the nasal passages! As for my dog; she will get a decent walk after dinner no matter how I feel.
Update: The dog and I just got back from a 35 minute walk. Mission complete.
What I used to do under these circumstances was to get all cozied up on the couch and munch my way through the day, self medicating with food.......well, the truth be know, my medication of choice would be sweets. Wine gums and red licorice come immediately to mind. Cookies, Westcoat trail muffins (aren't they health food?), good bakery crusty bread, butter and cheese, ice cream (mother gave me that to make me feel better and "help" cool my sore throat) and anything chocolate.
What the new me is doing now: The TV is on in the other room and I'm listening to the storyline while I journal. I know it doesn't burn a lot of calories but it beats laying on the couch. I type fast so that has to be good for something. I've been reading several other blogs which have inspired me enough to stay on track and make a concerted effort not to resort to the couch. For the sake of my health , I plan on having a nap this afternoon and chicken noodle soup for lunch. It really does clear the nasal passages! As for my dog; she will get a decent walk after dinner no matter how I feel.
Update: The dog and I just got back from a 35 minute walk. Mission complete.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Looking back on my first day.
As you can see, I've been busy on my computer again. It really helped me focus on something other than food yesterday. As I said in my previous bog, I wouldn't let the computer get in the way of exercising. I didn't. I got out there and walked twice accumulating 50 minutes at a moderately brisk pace. Today I got up in a renewed frame of mind, feeling successful instead of feeling down in the dumps because I'd eaten everything but the kitchen sink the night before. I hope I can keep those two feelings clearly in my mind because I think this is my AHA moment.
Did I tell you that I became a lifetime WW member in 1993? I lost thirty-five pounds on the old Selection Plan; way before the Points System was introduced. I felt vibrant, strong, and proud of my accompishment. I was walking 3 - 8 miles a day at a 4 mph speed so I'd also become fit and didn't have any jiggly bits anymore. I had made a goal of losing weight and to be fit enough to climb a mountain.......not a really huge one requiring ropes and things, but a smallish one where hiking boots would suffice. Little did I know the mountain I would have to climb wasn't going to be made of rock. Our eldest son died suddenly and I spent the next 10 years climbing a mountain of grief.....up into the mountain then down into the valley only to have to climb all the way up again. It was agonizing. During this time, I lost myself and comforted myself with anything sweet and eventually regained the thirty-five pounds plus an additional five. I returned to Weight Watchers five or six times, losing ten or so pounds, then find myself back on my "mountain"; give up an regain the weight again. I finally said, "If I'm going to be fat, so be it; I don't care". But inside I really did care and I kept trying over and over again and failing over and over again. I think I have tried every reasonably sensible diet on the planet.
There is a saying "You are only a failure if you give up trying". It's true isn't it? It's been fifteen years since my son's death and I've been off my "mountain" for five. I believe I've come full circle because somewhere in the back of my mind I knew Weight Watchers was the place I needed to be. So here I am, not as young or as strong as I was...........but I'm here and going to give it my all and get this job done once and for all.
Did I tell you that I became a lifetime WW member in 1993? I lost thirty-five pounds on the old Selection Plan; way before the Points System was introduced. I felt vibrant, strong, and proud of my accompishment. I was walking 3 - 8 miles a day at a 4 mph speed so I'd also become fit and didn't have any jiggly bits anymore. I had made a goal of losing weight and to be fit enough to climb a mountain.......not a really huge one requiring ropes and things, but a smallish one where hiking boots would suffice. Little did I know the mountain I would have to climb wasn't going to be made of rock. Our eldest son died suddenly and I spent the next 10 years climbing a mountain of grief.....up into the mountain then down into the valley only to have to climb all the way up again. It was agonizing. During this time, I lost myself and comforted myself with anything sweet and eventually regained the thirty-five pounds plus an additional five. I returned to Weight Watchers five or six times, losing ten or so pounds, then find myself back on my "mountain"; give up an regain the weight again. I finally said, "If I'm going to be fat, so be it; I don't care". But inside I really did care and I kept trying over and over again and failing over and over again. I think I have tried every reasonably sensible diet on the planet.
There is a saying "You are only a failure if you give up trying". It's true isn't it? It's been fifteen years since my son's death and I've been off my "mountain" for five. I believe I've come full circle because somewhere in the back of my mind I knew Weight Watchers was the place I needed to be. So here I am, not as young or as strong as I was...........but I'm here and going to give it my all and get this job done once and for all.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
A New Beginning
"The Day" finally arrived and I stepped on my glass and metal nemesis that sits threatening on the bathroom floor.........well, let's not dwell on that nasty experience and move on.
I spent most of the day on the computer figuring out the online version of WW, searching the boards for motivation, rethinking meals and now I've even started a blog. Busy hands have no time to put food into the mouth so I think for awhile, until I get the hang of it, I'll be spending more time in front of the computer screen. I've put time aside for my "Walk the Weight Off" DVD in the morning and a 30 minute walk in the evening and won't allow the computer to become an excuse for non activiity.
I realized I'd forgotten all the great WW tricks of filling food and bulking up higher points recipes with lower point veggies so I actually had fun with it and created some great meals today. As time goes on I know I'll remember some of the other things I did to be successful 15 years ago.
Week 1 Goals
- Record everything I eat
- Drink more water
- Walk 20 - 30 minutes a day.
- Exercise dvd 3 times this week.
- Stay off the scale. (This is the hardest)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
