Oneonta

Okay, I know, it's been a while, but I was really peeved after hubby's first week.  He lost weight, and I gained 0.6 lb.  I know, what's up with that?  Granted, it was raining (hard), and who knows, I may have been a bit soggy, but still.  It was the first week that I honestly tracked everything and stayed within my points!  Okay.  so the next week, which we weighed in on Thursday, I lost 2.8 lb.  So, I'm back to my lowest this time around.  This weekend, we are visiting daughter #2 in Oneonta.  And I'm actually tracking what I'm eating, and staying within my points, with a little help from activity points (walking is a wonderful thing) and a few weekly points allowances.  It's much easier to stay honest with myself, when hubby is there doing the same thing.

I'm about done for the day.  I'm beat and just hanging around the room.  We will take daughter shopping and then out for lunch, then we get to drive the 3 hours home.  Yay.  Next weekend is Halloween;  and the start of the "eating" season.  I want to get popcorn to give to the kids, so I don't eat any candy.  But no one seems to have the Halloween snack size packets this year.  Oh well, I'll think of something.  And away we go.

Columbus Day

So, I have the day off, since there is no school, and I've been busy.  I bought a few new exercise tapes, the first I tried out is Bollywood dance fitness.  I "gave up" after half an hour.  It's fun though, and I'd like to be able to make it all the way through, but for now, it was a different way of exercising.  I got 2 more DVD's, so I'll try those out later in the week.

This weekend was good.  Since hubby is now on program, I'm tracking, counting points and basically doing what I should have been doing all along.  I've been planning meals and cooking, which is something else that I really should have been doing, as well.  So, with his help, I think I might be back on track.

I also fixed a few items of clothing that had been waiting for me to get my sewing machine out.  I had it cleaned and serviced a few months ago, but hadn't felt like getting it out to fix my dress and hubby's shorts.

So, it's been a productive day today.  We'll probably go out after dinner, so there's more exercise today!

Beautiful Saturday

Last night's weigh in was good, for at least 2 reasons.  First, I lost 2.6 for the week, so I'm "back" to a total of 5 pounds down, since rejoining in July.  And hubby joined me at the meeting, and joined WW!!  Okay, he's an inch taller than me, and weighs what I did when I rejoined, but he gets 14 more points during the day.  What's up with that?  Oh yeah, he's a man.  But, he could stand to lose a few pounds, so it's exciting, teaching him the program.  And he's keeping me honest as well.

He also dragged my butt to the Walkway over the Hudson, and I was able to walk all the way across and back. I haven't been able to do that for like, forever.  My knees hurt, and I just couldn't go much farther than start or the river.  It was a beautiful day, the sun was out, and it wasn't windy.  Granted, the Hudson still looks like Willy Wonka's chocolate river, but it's still amazing walking about 200 feet over it.  The trees haven't started to turn yet, so it was still really green, no reds, oranges or yellows yet, but that should come in a few weeks.  So, this week is looking up.  I'm back on track, and hubby is along for the ride.  So, it will make staying on program a lot easier.  I keep forgetting that there is no school on Monday -- Columbus Day.  So, we'll see how I handle being home for yet another day!

Another rainy Tuesday

It's still raining. Although, there is hope that we may actually get 9 days in a row without rain!  I don't think we've had that "problem" since July!  So, it's a bit exciting.

Daughter #2 has come and gone back to school.  While I miss both of the girls, I don't miss the noise, the clutter, the inane TV shows, or not being able to just sit on the couch.  And, while I didn't realize it, there is a 3 day weekend ahead.  Not that I have anything planned, but it's nice to not have to look for a job on Monday.  For those of you who don't know, I'm a substitute teacher, and there are days when I am looking for a job at 5 AM. No, it's not the most reliable job, but it is one of the most flexible.  And it pays a bit more than minimum wage.

Anyway, after the debacle of the weigh in last week, none of my clothing fit right.  And I'm not going out and getting a bigger size!  While I can "get into" some of my jeans, breathing is difficult, as is sitting.  If that isn't incentive to stay on program, I don't know what is.  I actually planned my dinners this week.  I have the ingredients needed to make said dinners, and have a pot of soup cooking in the crock pot for tonight.  I haven't gone back to the gym since seeing the orthopedist, but I'm trying to walk more.  One step at a time.  This week, I'm concentrating on getting back into the "core" mindset, and while I'm not completely "core", I'm still doing better than I was last week.  I'm also trying to talk my hubby into attending WW meetings with me. So, if we can do the program together, we will both benefit from it.  And I think I should try to blog more often, since this is my "online journal".  I know journaling helps, and I haven't been good at keeping it current.

So, here's to a better Friday.  Maybe the sun will be out all day tomorrow!

weigh in

Awful, awful, awful weigh in last night.  I know, it was my own damn fault to quote Jimmy Buffet, but still.  So. I'm going back to what I know works, and what I know I can live with.  Years ago, WW had a program they called "Core".  I loved it. You didn't have to track nor did you have to count points.  There was a list of foods you could "eat until satisfaction".  Whole grains, fruits, veggies, lean meats and fat free dairy products. Then they changed the program, and "Core" became "simply filling" and they didn't talk about it much anymore.  Then they introduced the points plus program and they really didn't talk about this method.  It still exists, but you have to ask for the guidelines.  They are given with the basic program but they are buried somewhere in the middle of the booklet.  This simply filling program includes the "power foods", whole grains, fruits, veggies, lean meats and fat free dairy, but also includes some bread products as well.  Which means that I can eat a sandwich, and not have to count bread toward my weekly bonus.  I still get those weekly "extras" for things that aren't power foods, and that really makes the program livable, but I do not have to count every single thing that I put into my mouth!  So, I'm going to work on sticking to "core" and try to move more.  I can't keep doing this.  Urghhhhh!