Check in

So it has been over a month since my first meeting with the nutrionist and I'm feeling really good about my progess.
Some of my goals that I  have set during our meetings are
1) Eat 1 fruit a day
2) Consume 2 milk/dairy each day
3) Take Calcium supplemtns
4) Take a Multivitamin
5) Take a Omega 3 supplement
6) Eat 3 servings of veggies, 1 at lunch and 2 at dinner
7) Work out at least 35 mins, 4 days a week.
8) try one new grain, veggie and fruit each week.

I tackled 2 food related goals and one exercise related goal a week.   I have been logging all my food since before June 26th.  I am shooting for 1400 to 1600 calories each day. 

So far I have had very few calorie slip ups.  Now the work out part I still stuggle to meet, but because I struggle to meet the 4 a day, I have been working out 2 to 3 times a week. 

My weight is dropping.  I'm currently at 187.8.  for a total of 9 lbs.  That is the most progress I have made in a long time!  9 lbs!  9Lbs.  looking at it now, it makes me feel a little proud!

The nutrionist meeting was just the kick in the pants I needed.  She and I have one more meeting and then I'm on my own.  it is a little scary, but I am sure I can keep it up...with the progress I have made so far I'm crazy if I don't

New plan (again)

I met with a nutrionist and I feel more together again.  I have a plan and some new goals.  I had alittle bit of a wake up call during my meeting.  There are some things I thought I was eating that so good for me and they are...but just not as good as I thought.

I am basically following a diabetic exchange diet.  I am counting my food as 1 milk, 1 protein, 1 veggie, 1 fat, or 1 carb.  My goal is to get at least 3 servings a day, 3 milks a day and keep my carbs around 6-8, proteins around 5 and fats around 1. 

My specific goals for the next week are to get 3 servings of milk at leat 5 days of the week and 1 serving of fruit at least 5 days.

My weight today - 194.2, down a little from last week, depending on what day I weighed in ; )

My big achievement this weekend was not eating at my niece's birthday party..no pizza, no ice cream, no chips, no cake, no candy.  I was very proud of myself...woooooo whooo.

Oh, the other goal I set with the nutrionist was to get in 4 Wii active works (25-30 min) outs in the next 7.
days.

So far the hardest of my new goals is getting enough milk.  It is way harder than I thought and I really have to work at making myself get it in.  Today I had a cup of milk with breakfast so far and I have a yogurt ready to eat with my lunch.

In a pit

I'm way down in the dumps about my weight again..and feel like I need to take action again..hmmm I'm starting to see a pattern here...a yo-yo pattern here.

Today I have an appointment with a nutrionist.  She asked me to keep a food journal for the last few days.  Here it is.  I have to say I was better than I would have probably been because I knew someone would be looking at it.   But here is the big bummer part.  Monday I weighed myself and I was 196.4, the next day 194, the next 192, the next 194 and today 196...geez..that is enough to drive a girl crazy.  I know, I know, don't weigh yourself everyday.  I'm going to stop, when I'm emotional any way it just makes for a very emotional roller coaster.
I worked out at the start of the week, but things got busier the last part of the week. 
Excersize journal
Monday 3 mile walk to Starbucks and back with friends. Had green iced tea with sweetner.
Tuesday Wii Active work out for 30 mins on hard intensity.

Food journal
Tuesday 6/23/2009

Breakfast (6:45 am)

smoothie (Stoney field farms)

(8:00 am – 9:30am) 2 traveler cups of coffee with splenda and cream

Lunch (12:20 pm)

Amy’s bean and cheese burrito & bottled water

Snack (2:00pm) large peanut butter cookie & Diet Dr. Pepper

(4:45pm) 1 stick, string cheese

Dinner (5:45pm)

2 slices veggie pizza

Water

After dinner (8pm)

Starbuck Green iced tea w/ sweetner



Wednesday 6/24/2009

Breakfast (6:45am)

2 sticks, string cheese

Small can V-8

(8:00am – 9:30 am) 1.5 Traveler cup coffee with cream and splenda

Lunch (12:15)

Eggplant Parm. (2 slices eggplant with marina sauce with chunks of tomato )

1/8 baguette

1.5 pickle spears

Bag of chips

Ice tea with splenda

Mid-afternoon (2:30pm) Diet Dr. Pepper

Dinner (6pm)

Amy's bean and Cheese burrito, topped with black bean and corn relish (black beans, kidney beans, rotel, canned corn, cumin, salt & pepper) and grated cheddar cheese

sauteed squash (in e.v. olive oil and chicken broth)

water

Snack (8:35 pm)

1 glass sprite and cranberry grape juice



Thursday 6/25/2009

Breakfast (6:45am)

Whole wheat toast with smart balance

2 traveler cups coffee with splenda and cream

Lunch (12:15pm)

Amy’s bean and cheese burrito

Diet Dr. Pepper

Bottled water

Snack (5:15) 1 stick string cheese

Dinner (6:10pm)

Individual chicken potpie (HEB café on the run dinner), salad with ranch dressing and dinner roll.

Water

Friday 6/26/2009

Breakfast (6:45)

Smoothie (Stoneyfield Farms) 6oz

Traveler cup coffee with cream and splenda



Lunch

Amy’s bean burrito with black bean and corn relish

Diet Dr. Pepper.

We are active with Wii Active

With tax refund money we purchased a Wii.  For that moment on I was on the look out for some fun "games" that I could use to work out.  I found one I love with the Wii Active.  I have officiall done 11 workouts with the Wii Active and I'm very impressed. 

I originally bought the Wii Fit, but was unimpressed with the way to got your workout, too much clicking around, not enough working out.  It was fun, but not exactly what I was looking for.

Wii Active is what I was looking for.  I can get a work out in under 30 mins and I am really feeling it and really sweaty when I finish.  I'm running, I'm squating, I'm pretending to do tricks while inline skating, I'm doing jump squats (can you say ouch).  I'm doing bent over rows with triceps kickbacks,  bicep curls, lateral raises...so many.  I'm doing tennis drills, volleyball drills, basketball drills, boxing, and now baseball drills.

And every work out is a little different.  I'm currently following the 30 day challenge.  I won't be able to do 30 work out in 30 days, but it has been fun.

Let's make a deal

Some friends at work and I were discussing how we need to add exercise to our routine, but it is so easy to be lazy and just not do it. I have been trying to eat better and exercise. I had worked out twice 2 weeks before the conversation, but the week prior, I hadn't done a thing.

So we decided to help each other be accountable to an exercise plan. My plan. Exercise 3 days a week at least for 30 mins each time and to cut out artificial sweetners. A few weeks ago I started to notice something. As I was eating better during the day, I was craving sweets at night. I would dig around from anything to get a sweet fix. I remember readin Lyn's post at Escape from Obesity about Artificial Sweetners and something really hit home.

I like things sweet. I usually use splenda and that is like 1000 times sweeter than real sugar. So I decided as part of my plan I would cut out the fake stuff. No more splenda in coffee or ice tea. No more diet cokes, no more artificial stuff at all. For the last week it was really helped. I don't find myself craving sweets in the evenings. I am surprised really. I never thought I could drink unsweetned tea, but I have all week and I like it.

I was also able to meet my exercise goals this week.

Monday morning I walked 30 mins on the treadmill, same thing on Thursday. Today (sunday) I rode my bike for 30 mins.

Looking back

I was just looking back and this time last year. I was about 6 months pregnant, maybe close to 7 and I weighed more than I do now. That is a little victory for me, because if feels like I have been barely budging from my pregnancy weight. Woooo Whooooo!

New Goal

I started this blog (and titled it) because I was setting goals.



On the drive in this morning I was thinkin of a new goal.



I have a wedding dress packed away in my closet that I haven't worn since I got married 5 years ago. My new goal is to fit in that dress again just one more time and then donate it to charity.



I was hovering between 165-170 when I got married so I will try it on when I get to that range. But I thougth I would get dressed up, take a few pictures and then pass my dress along to someone else to enjoy. I have two sons, so the idea of saving my wedding dress for a family memeber to use later just doesn't make sense anymore.



I wish I had a pictures of the actual dress that I could post. I loved it. Felt like a princess in it.



There is no date on this goal, and that might be a bad idea, but I want to get to it as soon as possible.



I didn't hop out of bed early this morning but I plan to hit the treadmill or Wii fit tonight.

Biggest Loser

I got up EARLY this morning and actually worked out to the Biggest Loser DVD. Warm-up, Strength and Scultp and cool down. I didn't talk myself out of it...yea!!!

I got on the scale before stepping into the shower and was happy to see 192.4. Monday it was 194 even...my weight has lots of ups and downs, but overall it is down.

Weight summary

Starting weight 186.0 - 4/1/2007
(8/18/2008) overall gain 40lb (from lowest of 176.2)
September9/22/2008 194.8 (-0.4 lbs)9/13/2008 195.2 (-21lbs)
August8/18/2008 216.2 (+3.4)8/11/2008 212.8 (+6.6)
July7/7/2008 - 206.2 (+2.4)
June6/2/2008 - 202.4 (+2.2)6/9/2008 - 202.8 (+0.4)6/16/2008 - 203.8 (+1.0)6/26/2008 - 203.8 (0)
May5/12/2008 200.2 (+4.2)
April4/7/2008 194.8 (+1.4)4/14/2008 196.0(+1.2)
March03/03/08 - 188.6 (+0.6)03/10/08 -188.0(-.6)03/17/08 - 191.4 (+3.4)03/23/08 - 192.4 (+1.0)3/31/08 - 193.4 (+1.0)
February2/4/2008 184.62/13/2008 186.02/19/2008 187.02/25/2008 188.0
January1/1/2008 - 182.21/7/2008 - 183.41/14/2008 - 183.01/21/2008 - 183.61/28/2008 - 184.4
December12/05/2007 - 178.812/12/2007 -???12/19/2007 - ???12/26/2007 - ???12/31/2007 - 182.2
November11/07/2007 180.011/14/2007 ???11/21/2007 ???11/28/2007 180.4
October10/03/2007 176.810/10/2007 176.410/17/2007 176.610/24/2007 177.810/31/2007 180.2 (OUCH)

September9/5/2007 177.5
9/12/2007 176.5
9/19/2007 177 to 176.5 (stupid scale)
9/26/2007 176.2

August8/29/2007 176.5

Check in

One week down and I'm feeling pretty good.

Here is a review of the last week.
today's weight 194.6 (loss of 1.8)...I'll take it!!

I was able to stay on track most of the week, even with family in town for the holiday weekend. I did have 3 peeps, and about 20 jelly beans, but other than that, I didn't gorge on too much Easter candy.

I had several grilled chicken salads with oil based dressing and several steaks with veggies.

I made twice baked cauliflower from Kalyn's Kitchen. OMGoodness...it was soooo good. I made a pretty large batch for dinner friday night and the family says they liked it, but there were still plenty of left overs...I have enjoyed those leftovers every day since. I am having the last little bit for lunch today.

I am exploring more south beach phase one recipes from Kalyn's Kitchen. She has so many that sounds wonderful. I even bought the big bag of avocado's at Costco in hopes I would use them all. Last night I put one in the food mill for the baby and he loved it. I have plans for another one with this recipe for Avocado, tomatoes, edamane and red onion. It sounds great.

New day

So here I am again...formulating another plan in my mind, but not on paper (or digital paper aka blog).

Here are the starting figures
weight 196.4
height 5 ft 3 inches
waist - 35.25 inches
bicep - 14.25 inches
neck 13.5 inches
hips - 48 inches
thigh - 27 inches

I have decided to follow the south beach guidelines again. I find success when I follow the plan an eliminate the white bread, processed foods and stick to more lean protein and veggies.

I want to wake up early and get in a work out. I say I want to, I need to, I have to. I can easily talk myself out of this step.

So here are the rules

eat lean protein, no white bread, no white rice, no potatoes, no corn..follow Phase 1 south beach list.
workout (wii fit for 30 mins or treadmill for 30 mins) 3 days a week.

Weigh in weekly (on Wednesdays) and report it here.

Keep control over eating this holiday weekend.

Dusting off

I'm dusting off this blog that I have been very bad about paying attention to. Along with that I have been very bad about paying attention to me and my weight. I am currently at 196.6 as of this morning and very little have happened since having the baby.

So I need to take action. Calories counting is starting up again.

Today
Breakfast - whole wheat toast and 1T Peanut butter (200 cals)
2 c coffee with splenda and cream = 30 cals

snack - 24 raw almonds (160 cals) Special K protein water 30 cals