Step One

Step one is to weigh in. Check. 229 a gain of 6 pounds in 2 weeks. I've lost motivation and I've lost the desire to care. There is a part of me that really wants to get going again but a larger part making the excuses.

I've made it to the blog and I've made it to the scale.................

On the floor

Well, spending the week with Tyler has loosened me up and must have been a lot of exercise. I dropped 2 pounds at my weigh-in this morning. I wonder if I should try to mimic my "on the floor" behavior like when I am with him.

Goals for this week are to exercise every day: MWF 30 minutes of hoola hoop
TR 1 hour brisk walk.
and to keep portions in control.

GinaE

posting? Loosing weight? Goals?

I am sad that no one (including myself) has posted. I was hoping to hear from someone. I have gotten on every day and haven't seen any updates from anyone, so it makes me not update as well, because I don't think anyone else is reading. Many people have some life circumstances that are keeping them from focusing on something like this. But I need support from others. Krista? Mom? Jen?

I can say that I didn't count points over this past week/weekend. I have been controlling my eating pretty well (except Sat night for my date with Dave). Otherwise I have been pretty good, and getting out and walking practically every day.

I weighed in this morning (a day early) because I wanted to see where I am at. 127 (with my shoes on), down 1 lb from last week. Not bad. I will weigh in again tomorrow without shoes on and see how that goes.

I am not going to count points this week. My mom is in town and there are different eating opportunities that are going to arise.

I will commit to exercising every day (of some sort), drinking 64 oz of water and NOT eating after 8:00pm.
Love,
Kara

Weigh in - update!

I weighed in this morning. It was weird. When I first stepped on the scale said 129 - boo. I always step on and off again - so I did - 127.5. Did again 128. Then I waited about 15 - 20 and stepped on again 128 and again 128. Went to the bathroom, again, 128. So I'm going to settle at 128 (although this was later in the morning and AFTER my breakfast - I usually weigh in before breakfast.)

I am going to try to keep with my goals the rest of the week - although I probably won't count points on Sat (or Sat evening), because Dave and I will go out on a date.

1. Drink 64 oz of water. Attempt to measure it out throughout the day so that I am not catching up at the end of the day and peeing all night long OR drinking all morning so I have to go at work all day long. (20 be for lunch, 24 oz after lunch, 20 oz after work)
Tuesday - did really well spreading it out.


2. Points - 20 points a day (using flex and exercise points when needed).
Tuesday - 22 points (consider 1 exercise point and 1 flex point)

3. Eat slowly through meals
Tuesday - did well

4. Exercise daily (i.e. walking, push ups/sit ups - or physical therapy, if applicable)
Tuesday - walked for about 25 min w/ Dave and Tyler - then walked to class (5 min walk each way).

5. Don't eat after 8:00 pm.
Tuesday - didn't but was tempted!!!

Holding

I am up a pound, but I am sure that is muscle gain from the intense lifting of the last week (laying new brick on my patio). I am sure I have lost inches on my waist from the hula hoop use. I am feeling strong and fitting into clothes just fine. Reaching for that aerobic thing, still. Two large walks on the weekend helped: in the Houston humidity I really feel it! I want to try for that again tonight. Presently, my goals are to hula hoop 3x a week, aerobic for 30 minutes 3 times a week. I think that will take the form of walking or biking for now. I don't feel like paying for a gym. And now I found I don't get fit TV on the cable. Maybe I need a workout video for too hot days. Thriftstore!
Re: food--not counting points right now, just a portion control with the increased protein Kara says I need.

Goals? Diet?

Ok - I have been thinking and thinking. I am slowly putting on weight. The thing that is killing me is my inability to be active. The BOOT. I thought my dr's apt was this morning. It's actually tomorrow. I was hoping to get the boot off today and then get some "activity" in soon. I want to count points for this week. Starting today I will. The following are my goals:
1. Drink 64 oz of water. Attempt to measure it out throughout the day so that I am not catching up at the end of the day and peeing all night long OR drinking all morning so I have to go at work all day long. (20 be for lunch, 24 oz after lunch, 20 oz aftter work).

2. Points - 20 points a day (using flex and exercise points when needed).

3. Eat slowly through meals

4. Exercise daily (i.e. walking, pushups/sit ups - or physical therapy, if applicaple)

5. Don't eat after 8:00 pm.

So I know this is more than the limit of three per week - but I NEED to do all these things to get in control. I have bene doing pretty well durring the day, but once I get home I'm REALLY hungry and I pig out for dinner. Dave and I are probably going to go out for a date Sat night, so points probably won't count that night - but if I do well the rest of the week I will feel pretty good about myself. I am going to weigh myself tomorrow and report in.

Weekend update

I'm here, I'm here. I was out of town all weekend and way too exhausted when I got home to even think-literally. I am happy to report that I had so much fun at the wedding and throughout the weekend. It felt good.

My diet was bad though. I came home and changed my thinking a little. I am going to break down my weight loss goals to each month. For example, for October I would like to lose 10 lbs. I'll decide the goal for each month and shoot for it. I feel comfortable with this b/c I can break the large overall number down into workable increments.

I will create new goals on Wednesday and base my 10 lb. goal on whatever that stupid scale tells me on Wednesday morning. I was feeling very good last week and I know I can get that feeling back!

Sorry you missed me so much Kara. :) I always miss you too.

Krista