Was it the drinking? Or, perhaps it was the extreme “pigging-out” on Super Bowl Sunday that caused it. Okay, since I don’t drink and there was no overeating at the big game, I have to fall on my sword at 7 a.m. Monday morning. I just plain forgot. It had to happen eventually and yesterday was the day. It was supposed to be the 147th posting of my blog…one for every day since I began writing it on September 21, 2009. If I add six days to that number, it equals the number of days I have been on Weight Watchers.
It didn’t happen. I woke up this morning remembering what I didn’t do yesterday. I didn’t write a posting. I now remember what it feels like to “cheat” on Weight Watchers. The guilt, a quick moment of rationalization …I was busy, I was having a good time at the party, I was tired…you know the drill.
But, really, I just plain went to bed without writing it. So, just as I would do if I messed up a day on the program, I’ll get back on my writing horse and post this blog. And, to make up for missing one, I’ll write another one later today. Then, I’ll be squared away.
Sorry folks, I made a mistake. We all do.
Talk to you soon.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
When breakfast turns into brunch
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Don’t skip breakfast. How many times have you heard statements about breakfast in your lifetime? I know that I have heard them more times than I have heeded them.
Now that I am a member of Weight Watchers, I do eat breakfast every day and actually look forward to it. But in the first month or so after joining, I was having difficulty with the whole concept. I would get out of bed around 7 a.m. and make my breakfast…but I wasn’t really hungry. I didn’t have fun eating it.
I figured out that my body clock is set a bit differently than others. I frequently eat dinner after 8 p.m. so everything is pushed forward a bit. My solution to this dilemma is to eat breakfast when I am hungry, which is between 10 and 11 in the morning...more like brunch for most people. My lunch shows up between 2 and 4 in the afternoon. And late night dinners are the norm.
Once I accepted that I worked better on my own schedule of eating when hungry, even if the rest of the world is eating breakfast at 7, I started having fun eating it.
And now it’s time to begin cooking a roast for dinner. We are eating at 9 this evening. Safe bet I won’t be hungry when I wake up tomorrow.
Talk to you soon.
Now that I am a member of Weight Watchers, I do eat breakfast every day and actually look forward to it. But in the first month or so after joining, I was having difficulty with the whole concept. I would get out of bed around 7 a.m. and make my breakfast…but I wasn’t really hungry. I didn’t have fun eating it.
I figured out that my body clock is set a bit differently than others. I frequently eat dinner after 8 p.m. so everything is pushed forward a bit. My solution to this dilemma is to eat breakfast when I am hungry, which is between 10 and 11 in the morning...more like brunch for most people. My lunch shows up between 2 and 4 in the afternoon. And late night dinners are the norm.
Once I accepted that I worked better on my own schedule of eating when hungry, even if the rest of the world is eating breakfast at 7, I started having fun eating it.
And now it’s time to begin cooking a roast for dinner. We are eating at 9 this evening. Safe bet I won’t be hungry when I wake up tomorrow.
Talk to you soon.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Self-restraint...with a pizza
Ever since I’ve known my husband, which is 19 years, we have enjoyed one pizzeria more than any other one in Marin, Lo Coco’s in Terra Linda. My husband started going there when he was 16, so he has another 12 years of history with the place.
Tonight, on his way home from work, he stopped at Lo Coco’s and picked up a pizza to go. As I warmed the oven for its arrival, I have to admit that I was a bit afraid of having it in the house. It is one of the foods that could be considered a trigger for me, but at least I was aware of it.
I had one slice. I walked over to the box, put that slice on a plate and ate it very slowly. It was delicious. I never ventured into the kitchen again this evening, and I made sure that my husband wrapped the leftovers. I just didn’t trust myself.
The trigger wasn’t released. I took every precaution to keep it in check, and it worked. I am the mistress of my destiny. Okay, a little melodramatic, but at least I didn’t have a second slice.
Talk to you soon.
Tonight, on his way home from work, he stopped at Lo Coco’s and picked up a pizza to go. As I warmed the oven for its arrival, I have to admit that I was a bit afraid of having it in the house. It is one of the foods that could be considered a trigger for me, but at least I was aware of it.
I had one slice. I walked over to the box, put that slice on a plate and ate it very slowly. It was delicious. I never ventured into the kitchen again this evening, and I made sure that my husband wrapped the leftovers. I just didn’t trust myself.
The trigger wasn’t released. I took every precaution to keep it in check, and it worked. I am the mistress of my destiny. Okay, a little melodramatic, but at least I didn’t have a second slice.
Talk to you soon.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Just what the doctor ordered
Today was my annual visit to the doctor. I don’t really mind the check-up and always schedule it early in the year to get it over with before forgetting to do it at all. And this was the first time that I can remember that I didn’t get asked to get on the scale. How weird is that?
In the past, I hated standing on that thing in the middle of the hall while other people wandered by. I was careful to move all the weights to zero when I was done. My doctor did notice I had lost weight and was pleased. My blood pressure, which has never been a problem, was even better than usual. I was proud.
I am seeing and feeling the benefits of weight loss. I left the doctor’s office with a clean bill of health. That was the original reason for joining Weight Watchers. I wanted to be healthier. It’s working.
Time to get those seven hours of sleep…just what the doctor ordered.
Talk to you soon.
In the past, I hated standing on that thing in the middle of the hall while other people wandered by. I was careful to move all the weights to zero when I was done. My doctor did notice I had lost weight and was pleased. My blood pressure, which has never been a problem, was even better than usual. I was proud.
I am seeing and feeling the benefits of weight loss. I left the doctor’s office with a clean bill of health. That was the original reason for joining Weight Watchers. I wanted to be healthier. It’s working.
Time to get those seven hours of sleep…just what the doctor ordered.
Talk to you soon.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
My new friend
How did I reward myself for another 10 pounds off? Yes, it was time to do that again, and my husband and I went to Costco for the big gift. After at least 20 years of not owning one of these, we bought…a scale.
It was an exciting moment in time when I stepped on the scale this morning to see if it matched my weigh-in from yesterday. It did, right down to the decimal point.
Scales look a lot “sexier” now than they did 20 years ago. Mine is clear and contemporary and the digital read out is just that, digital. Sure beats those weird little lines between the numbers that were on my scales of olden times. I never really could see where the pointer was pointing and mostly rounded down to make myself feel better.
So, I have joined most of the rest of the world with my new acquisition. I’m not going to go crazy and step on it every time I pass by. I am going to hop on once a week, after my Weight Watchers weigh-in to make sure it is a match. And then, after I have lost all the weight, I will have made friends with it and won’t be afraid to use it in conjunction with my monthly meeting weigh-ins.
It’s good to have a plan…and a new friend.
Talk to you soon.
It was an exciting moment in time when I stepped on the scale this morning to see if it matched my weigh-in from yesterday. It did, right down to the decimal point.
Scales look a lot “sexier” now than they did 20 years ago. Mine is clear and contemporary and the digital read out is just that, digital. Sure beats those weird little lines between the numbers that were on my scales of olden times. I never really could see where the pointer was pointing and mostly rounded down to make myself feel better.
So, I have joined most of the rest of the world with my new acquisition. I’m not going to go crazy and step on it every time I pass by. I am going to hop on once a week, after my Weight Watchers weigh-in to make sure it is a match. And then, after I have lost all the weight, I will have made friends with it and won’t be afraid to use it in conjunction with my monthly meeting weigh-ins.
It’s good to have a plan…and a new friend.
Talk to you soon.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Weigh-in day...20 pounds gone
Do you remember when you were a child how much fun it was to look forward to a birthday or holiday gift? Ripping off the wrapping paper and the bows, removing the cover of the box, allowing the gift to emerge and the surprise to be revealed was so much fun.
I’ve started to look in the mirror and see myself like the holiday package. I am slowly taking off the wrapping and the bows and peaking under the cover of the box. I lost .4 pounds at weigh-in today and passed the 20-pound weight loss mark, coming in at 20.2 pounds in 20 weeks. I wonder what I will look like when I have lost the 50 pounds. I can’t remember myself that way, but I am sure looking forward to it.
Time to close the box cover and head to the bed covers.
Congrats to Nora for her 10% award!
Talk to you soon.
I’ve started to look in the mirror and see myself like the holiday package. I am slowly taking off the wrapping and the bows and peaking under the cover of the box. I lost .4 pounds at weigh-in today and passed the 20-pound weight loss mark, coming in at 20.2 pounds in 20 weeks. I wonder what I will look like when I have lost the 50 pounds. I can’t remember myself that way, but I am sure looking forward to it.
Time to close the box cover and head to the bed covers.
Congrats to Nora for her 10% award!
Talk to you soon.
Monday, February 1, 2010
January monthly wrap-up…15 more tips to stay on track
Another month under my belt and another collection of things I learned.
1. 45% of all resolutions are focused on losing weight and getting more fit but only 6% of all resolutions actually are accomplished.
2. Keep it simple.
3. Think about a goal that is meaningful.
4. Take personal inventory.
5. Join a group.
6. Do the best you can every moment.
7. Identify and own up to what needs to change. Focus on what your unconscious motivations might be for eating and address them.
8. Copy the characteristics of successful weight losers.
9. Eat a healthy breakfast every day.
10. Weigh yourself at least once a week.
11. Watch less than 10 hours of TV per week.
12. Exercise, on average, about one hour a day (doesn’t have to be continuous).
13. Write down your goals in weekly parts to make them less overwhelming.
14. Increase your daily “fidget factor.” Pace around when you talk on the phone, park your car a little further from the office or grocery store, or march in place when watching TV commercials.
15. Don't try to lose weight for an occasion…even if the occasion is having other people notice you have lost weight. It should be done for you.
1. 45% of all resolutions are focused on losing weight and getting more fit but only 6% of all resolutions actually are accomplished.
2. Keep it simple.
3. Think about a goal that is meaningful.
4. Take personal inventory.
5. Join a group.
6. Do the best you can every moment.
7. Identify and own up to what needs to change. Focus on what your unconscious motivations might be for eating and address them.
8. Copy the characteristics of successful weight losers.
9. Eat a healthy breakfast every day.
10. Weigh yourself at least once a week.
11. Watch less than 10 hours of TV per week.
12. Exercise, on average, about one hour a day (doesn’t have to be continuous).
13. Write down your goals in weekly parts to make them less overwhelming.
14. Increase your daily “fidget factor.” Pace around when you talk on the phone, park your car a little further from the office or grocery store, or march in place when watching TV commercials.
15. Don't try to lose weight for an occasion…even if the occasion is having other people notice you have lost weight. It should be done for you.
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