I worked out my usual chart of potential weight loss and I can lose between 20 to 50 lbs by the end of the year, depending on how I stick to it. It sure would be nice to be slimmer this summer for my 30th (?!!?? Holy crap, where did the time go?!) High School reunion. Needless to say, I'm only going if I weigh at least 25 lbs less than I do now....
Monday, January 12, 2009
Dodged yet another bullet
I really must stop taking my luck for granted. Finally went to a WW meeting on Saturday and discovered my snow binges and lack of exercising only gained me 2 ounces. Phew! Well, it wasn't entirely luck: I did make some healthy choices here and there in between the baking (and subsequent eating) sprees. So yay, me! Now here I am almost halfway through my WW week and I've used 11 of my 35 extra points. No bakery trips yet. I worked out today, and as usual didn't have anything to eat before going, but thanks to my not over-indulging last night, that meant my "tank" was on empty, and I barely made it through my workout. I fantasized about food (read: sweets) all the way home, and then had a glass of ice water before having my new favorite breakfast: sliced banana with high fiber yogurt and a couple of tablespoons of granola on top. More yay me. Now I'm going to try to stay too busy to think about food.
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OMG! You have a chart. Good for you and planning. I hope it keeps you on track. Still haven't recovered from the holidays and snow days so not back to the gym yet. Plus made a peach cake yesterday. Damn that ben. He is on a baking spree. Maybe I shouldn't have bought him a cookbook.
My most successful runs at doing WW have included my spreadsheet of weight loss possibilities. I do the dates of weigh-in in the A column, then what my weight loss would be for a half lb loss, then a one lb loss, 1.5 lb, and 2 lb. Since it's not really healthy to lose more than 2 lbs a week (consistently, anyway; occasionally is OK), that's where it stops. Seeing the possibilities keeps me more or less pumped and motivated. If I slip, I readjust, and it usually helps keep everything in perspective, like "see, I can still lose X lbs by some certain goal date." When I come crashing off the wagon I ignore the spreadsheet. At the worst, it is something I just don't open. It's never been something to send me off the wagon due to me being so far off speck. Just my little corner of anal-retentive "engineer-like" behavior...
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