Yeah so what was I saying about the first day being the easiest? Blah. I have poor will power. Had my brother and his gf over for dinner last night and decided to have a couple shots. I had thought what I had read earlier in the day had said that liquor was the equivalent of 2 points on weight watchers.. I was wrong. It's 4. And let me tell you... that adds up quick. I ended up using 19 of my extra allowance points on liquor. Geeesh. I'm thinking I'm just gonna quit drinking all together.
I have no desire to do anything today. That's probably because I was bouncing around the house like a sugar induced hyper active 5 year old until 2am this morning. I don't get it. Most nights I'm zonked out by 10. I have to stay motivated. Make myself stick to getting off my lazy ass and doing something. I'm sure I'll have more to write later... I might go catch a couple more Z's and try to restart my morning.
Ok so today ended up Fabulous! I did not go back to sleep. I got ahold of my bestie AP and we decided we would go to the Y and swim with her 2 yo. At this point, I was starving. It's gonna take a lot to get use to eating breakfast when I should because then I'm hungry every 2 hours during the day when I do. But hey, means my metabolism is kicking into gear and I like that! So stopped at the store and grabbed a WW meal (Rigatoni with Chicken Alfredo and Broccoli, YUM) for 7 points. Ate it at the Bestie's and then we waited for AL to show up. She does and then we begin our journey to the Y. At this point it is me, AL, AP and her daughter... and her daughter's baby stroller and doll, a backpack, a duffle bag and another bag... We looked like gypsies I'm sure. This was no ordinary walk either. Auntie taught AP Jr to pick dandelions even though her mom had just taught her they were weeds (yay me I'm smart). Auntie also scared the crap out of AP Jr with a dead worm (in my defense, the child was sitting there picking up ants with her bare hands before we left the house for the walk). I can not even tell you how many times the damn baby doll stroller got stuck on cracks and crevices. About 2 blocks away from the house, AP Jr decides she is totally disowning said baby doll and it's stroller lol. To sum it up, it was amazingly fun :)
Swimming was fun, always is with AP Jr. I love swimming. It's my favorite way to exercise (well, second favorite ;p ) We were there for quite awhile. Oh yeah and Auntie did another awesome thing today... we were in the locker room and AP Jr was hiding in the lockers and I was talking to AP and AL and said "shit" and all of a sudden AP Jr is screaming "Shit! Shit! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!" from inside the locker... I was horrified but then the three of us lost it because it was freaking hilarious. Then we went to Applebee's and I got this Creamy Chicken with spinach and rice pilaf. Def had my doubts and I looked enviously on to my besties who had some amazing looking food. Turns out, my meal was absolutely delicious! I loved it! Best part was, I didn't feel guilty or tired or stuffed when I got done eating it!
I also picked up some Special K Southwestern Ranch crisp chips. They are sooo good. Only worth 3 points a serving (the serving size is 27 chips and they are a decent size).
Def proud of myself today. Thanks to all my ladies (and men) that have supported me today. Looking forward to being able to make good choices again tomorrow. Weather permitting, I'm heading over to AP's again so the three of us can go for a walk.
Hope you all have a great night! Get some good solid rest!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Day One
So this morning, I had no idea I was going to change my lifestyle this much, which is good because I tend to do better at spontaneous things anyways. I had a bowl of Honey bunches of oats and some almond milk (by the way, almond milk really is so delicious and sooo much better for you). Then I sat down at the computer and remembered how tired I had felt last night after eating like a pig (yet again!) and decided to look up Weight Watchers Online. Decided to sign up for 3 months because I'm sick and tired of being so exhausted all the time. I swear, my grandma has more energy than I do! Posted on FB that I was doing this and a bunch of my friends were encouraging and one stated that I should turn this into a challenge for anyone that wanted to be part of it. Thus was born "The Getting Healthy Challenge". Bunch of my friends have already shown an interest in this so I'm excited. I know that if I try to do this on my own, I will crash and burn faster than a fat kid who downed 3 redbulls in a 5 minute span.
I've decided that I'm gonna try to do several "mini-meals" throughout the day. I had some tuna for lunch and I found that if I eat slower and drink water with my meals, I realize how much faster I get full. Over-stuffing myself is one of my HUGE problems. If something tastes good, I need to eat alllll of it. Screw you, you aren't getting any. You could possibly think that I was raised by wolves, except that might piss my mom off to make that assessment. I need to start paying attention to when my body tells me I am satisfied. Bet if I do, I could lose an ass-ton of weight in no time flat.
Decided I was going to be more active too. I've become SOOOO LAZY! I use to have to walk everywhere because I didn't have a vehicle. Now that I have, God forbid I walk somewhere, even if it's only a couple blocks away. That's done. Walked the boyfriend to school today just to make myself get out of the house and do something. It's surprising how good I feel from just one morning of good choices. I need to remember this and cherish it and pull it out of subconscious when I'm in the middle of an epic mental battle whether or not I "need" another slice of pizza or when I just don't "feel" like going for a walk or being active.
Here's to be 100% honest on here. So far, today has been a success.
So this morning, I had no idea I was going to change my lifestyle this much, which is good because I tend to do better at spontaneous things anyways. I had a bowl of Honey bunches of oats and some almond milk (by the way, almond milk really is so delicious and sooo much better for you). Then I sat down at the computer and remembered how tired I had felt last night after eating like a pig (yet again!) and decided to look up Weight Watchers Online. Decided to sign up for 3 months because I'm sick and tired of being so exhausted all the time. I swear, my grandma has more energy than I do! Posted on FB that I was doing this and a bunch of my friends were encouraging and one stated that I should turn this into a challenge for anyone that wanted to be part of it. Thus was born "The Getting Healthy Challenge". Bunch of my friends have already shown an interest in this so I'm excited. I know that if I try to do this on my own, I will crash and burn faster than a fat kid who downed 3 redbulls in a 5 minute span.
I've decided that I'm gonna try to do several "mini-meals" throughout the day. I had some tuna for lunch and I found that if I eat slower and drink water with my meals, I realize how much faster I get full. Over-stuffing myself is one of my HUGE problems. If something tastes good, I need to eat alllll of it. Screw you, you aren't getting any. You could possibly think that I was raised by wolves, except that might piss my mom off to make that assessment. I need to start paying attention to when my body tells me I am satisfied. Bet if I do, I could lose an ass-ton of weight in no time flat.
Decided I was going to be more active too. I've become SOOOO LAZY! I use to have to walk everywhere because I didn't have a vehicle. Now that I have, God forbid I walk somewhere, even if it's only a couple blocks away. That's done. Walked the boyfriend to school today just to make myself get out of the house and do something. It's surprising how good I feel from just one morning of good choices. I need to remember this and cherish it and pull it out of subconscious when I'm in the middle of an epic mental battle whether or not I "need" another slice of pizza or when I just don't "feel" like going for a walk or being active.
Here's to be 100% honest on here. So far, today has been a success.
The Super Excited First Entry!
Ok so here goes. Day one of my new lifestyle. Oh how many times have I started down this path only to get lost along the way. Distracted by aromas of fire grilled whoppers or huge helpings of mashed potato goodness.
Basically the point of this is to start helping me track my bad habits and to get healthy. Real deal, no sugar coating and sprinkles (yum!). When I screw up, I write it. When I succeed, I write it.
Right now I am a skinny, healthy, sexy 27 year old goddess stuck in a 200 lb, short, pudgy body. It's going to take many trials and tribulations to rescue me... but I'm up for it. It can't be worse than being exhausted at 7pm because I'm overweight and completely out of energy.
Signed up for Weight Watchers Online today for 3 months. Started a support group on FB. Completely stoked about the amount of friends that have already shown interest. Bascially what it is, is a page where we can track our success, encourage our friends to make positive healthy choices and have someone else there to bitch slap us when we are about to give in to temptation (which will then of course turn into self loathing after the initial euphoria from eating that carton of Ben and Jerry's Phish Food icecream). I've asked everyone to set a REALISTIC goal for themselves for this month. Mine is to lose 20 lbs and to have more energy.
So here's to making healthy choices because I care about myself so I have to care about my body and what I am putting into it. God give me strength because sometimes I find myself trying to persuade myself that a large fry from Mickey D's is toally good for me because potatoes are veggies and ketchup is from tomatoes. *Sigh
Just got to stick with this. work on the will power. The first day of dieting is always soooo easy cuz you are pumped. Have to remember this feeling every day.
Basically the point of this is to start helping me track my bad habits and to get healthy. Real deal, no sugar coating and sprinkles (yum!). When I screw up, I write it. When I succeed, I write it.
Right now I am a skinny, healthy, sexy 27 year old goddess stuck in a 200 lb, short, pudgy body. It's going to take many trials and tribulations to rescue me... but I'm up for it. It can't be worse than being exhausted at 7pm because I'm overweight and completely out of energy.
Signed up for Weight Watchers Online today for 3 months. Started a support group on FB. Completely stoked about the amount of friends that have already shown interest. Bascially what it is, is a page where we can track our success, encourage our friends to make positive healthy choices and have someone else there to bitch slap us when we are about to give in to temptation (which will then of course turn into self loathing after the initial euphoria from eating that carton of Ben and Jerry's Phish Food icecream). I've asked everyone to set a REALISTIC goal for themselves for this month. Mine is to lose 20 lbs and to have more energy.
So here's to making healthy choices because I care about myself so I have to care about my body and what I am putting into it. God give me strength because sometimes I find myself trying to persuade myself that a large fry from Mickey D's is toally good for me because potatoes are veggies and ketchup is from tomatoes. *Sigh
Just got to stick with this. work on the will power. The first day of dieting is always soooo easy cuz you are pumped. Have to remember this feeling every day.
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