I just hopped back on the scale at work without my walkie-talkie radio thing on. As it turns out, it weighs about two pounds, and without it I'm at 241. So that's where my ticker is going, and I am going to try to stick to checking it every day. I feel that some sort of constant reassurance is the only way I'm going to be able to keep up with what I'm doing. If I stop checking, I'll lose focus, and then before you know it, a few months have gone by and anything I've lost has returned and brought a few friends along for the ride.
I can do this, gosh darnit!!
Ticker Time
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Morning Weigh-in
The scale at work today read 243. Yesterday it was actually 245, not 249. I'm debating whether or not to change my ticker, because it would look like I've lost quite a bit, when really I don't feel like I've done anything different. I don't know how much my work scale is affected by things like my radio or my clothes in general, since I often wear multiple layers at different times of day. Ideally I should be weighing myself at home when I get up in the morning, but we don't have a scale since our last one broke. So I'm stuck with work. At least if I use the same scale every day, it should remain consistent to itself, right? Let's hope so.
Last night was my first step toward eating better. I stopped at Burger King to get dinner, but I got myself a salad. It was smaller than the picture on the menu made it look, but I wasn't hungry when I finished it, which is the goal anyway, right? And I got grilled chicken on it instead of fried. Of course, it came with a huge packet of ranch dressing, and I used the whole thing, which I probably shouldn't have done. But I can't nitpick myself too much right now, or I'll get discouraged. I'll just settle with being happy I had salad, and that I ate the whole thing, including the tomatoes, which I would usually not eat. Yay for me!
Last night was my first step toward eating better. I stopped at Burger King to get dinner, but I got myself a salad. It was smaller than the picture on the menu made it look, but I wasn't hungry when I finished it, which is the goal anyway, right? And I got grilled chicken on it instead of fried. Of course, it came with a huge packet of ranch dressing, and I used the whole thing, which I probably shouldn't have done. But I can't nitpick myself too much right now, or I'll get discouraged. I'll just settle with being happy I had salad, and that I ate the whole thing, including the tomatoes, which I would usually not eat. Yay for me!
Monday, January 4, 2010
I have returned!
It's a new year... did I really stop posting here two years ago? Sigh.
Things have taken a turn for the worse in the weight department in those two years. I'm skirting around 250 now (according to work scales), and that really needs to stop. The name of the game now is portion control. Dinner will be smaller (one serving spoon of dinner and two of veggies and that's it), and I will watch more carefully what I put in my lunch box.
Of course, nothing will work perfectly without a bit of exercise, so I've decided that my weekends will include at least one YBB workout. I still have the DVD's, and there is no excuse for me to not use them. I'd like a Wii Fit, but without a Wii, well, that can't happen. And there's no way we're getting a Wii when we already have so many video game things that we don't use.
So... here we go again. With luck and a bit of stick-to-it-iveness, this time next year will see a much happier and healthier me!
Things have taken a turn for the worse in the weight department in those two years. I'm skirting around 250 now (according to work scales), and that really needs to stop. The name of the game now is portion control. Dinner will be smaller (one serving spoon of dinner and two of veggies and that's it), and I will watch more carefully what I put in my lunch box.
Of course, nothing will work perfectly without a bit of exercise, so I've decided that my weekends will include at least one YBB workout. I still have the DVD's, and there is no excuse for me to not use them. I'd like a Wii Fit, but without a Wii, well, that can't happen. And there's no way we're getting a Wii when we already have so many video game things that we don't use.
So... here we go again. With luck and a bit of stick-to-it-iveness, this time next year will see a much happier and healthier me!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Danger Will Robinson!
I'm not in a good mood today. I snack like a fiend when I'm in this sort of a mood, and that is NOT going to be good for what I'm trying to do. I hope I can snap myself out of it soon, because I would really be down on myself if I start gaining weight back. :(
Monday, March 3, 2008
Stickin' to it!
I am doing pretty well on this slim-fast thing. Even yesterday I managed to have one shake for breakfast. Lunch was PBJ, but I just had the one sandwich. It's still difficult to maintain portion sizes, and to resist snacking in between mealtimes. Midmorning is the worst, I tend to run out of things to do work-wise around then, and the draw to just go take a break and have a snack is especially strong.
Random interjection - the guy I work with just got some chemical on his finger or something and he stuck it in his mouth BEFORE he rinsed it off. Stupid.
Anyway, here's another difficulty.. apparently the floor scales where I work.. they suck. I went to the doctor last week for a shoulder problem, and the scale there said I weigh 219. The next morning at work, the floor scale said 228. Now I KNOW I didn't gain 9 pounds overnight, and that's a bit more than I'd give myself credit for due to the weight of my boots, radio, etc. So I want to invest in a scale. The problem is that they don't tend to last long, and also we don't really have a place to put one without having to get it out of the cupboard every time I want to weigh myself. Still, it might be a nice way to track my weight, if I put a piece of paper on the wall and record it every time I weigh myself. I can see a bit better how quickly I'm losing, or even if I'm losing at all, and maybe give me a little more motivation to exercise. We'll see what I can work out. :)
Random interjection - the guy I work with just got some chemical on his finger or something and he stuck it in his mouth BEFORE he rinsed it off. Stupid.
Anyway, here's another difficulty.. apparently the floor scales where I work.. they suck. I went to the doctor last week for a shoulder problem, and the scale there said I weigh 219. The next morning at work, the floor scale said 228. Now I KNOW I didn't gain 9 pounds overnight, and that's a bit more than I'd give myself credit for due to the weight of my boots, radio, etc. So I want to invest in a scale. The problem is that they don't tend to last long, and also we don't really have a place to put one without having to get it out of the cupboard every time I want to weigh myself. Still, it might be a nice way to track my weight, if I put a piece of paper on the wall and record it every time I weigh myself. I can see a bit better how quickly I'm losing, or even if I'm losing at all, and maybe give me a little more motivation to exercise. We'll see what I can work out. :)
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Encouragement!
I stepped on the scale at work and was surprised to see that I have lost 2 lbs since that first weighing. I have had a few issues with hunger, but I'm doing my best to choose snacks at these times that are still good for me, i.e. yogurt, fruit, etc. Not donuts, candy, the sorts of things that I used to snack on. I have not actually started my exercise yet, hopefully once I do my next post will have a bigger number than 2 in it!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Has it really been that long??
August was the last time I posted anything here.. sigh. Well, I will have to check my ticker, but I'm pretty sure I've gained some since the last time I posted. I did not keep up well with my ideas at all. When the weather got colder, there was no more walking, I haven't touched my YBB video, about the only thing I've done with some sort of consistency is keep drinking coke zero instead of regular coke.
Anyway, I'm back in business here again, and this time (I REALLY hope) I'll be able to make some progress. My goal is still to get back under 200, but I'll take any sort of baby steps I can get until then. This morning I weighed myself (at work) and came out at 226. I get to take a couple of pounds off of that though thanks to the weight of my radio and steel-toe boots though, so I'm going to say I'm starting out at 224. 24 lbs to lose, and I'm hoping to have it gone by the end of the summer.
To that end, I'm going on Slim Fast. I actually started on that yesterday. I think this is going to be the hardest stretch, because I'm used to eating a lot more than I did yesterday. I had a shake when I left for work, some yogurt at breaktime, another shake around lunchtime, and a little container of applesauce in the afternoon. When dinner time came around, I felt like I was starving! I also had two cans of Coke Zero, one cherry and one vanilla, simply for the caffeine to keep me awake. But I tried very hard not to completely overeat at dinner. Hubby made roast turkey, and I had one piece, and some mashed potatoes with butter. Oh, and a piece of Boston Cream Pie for dessert.
On the exercise front, I plan on doing my YBB workout video when I get home tonight, and also on Thursday. Two days a week to start, and after a few weeks of that, maybe I'll start on Saturdays too.
So that's the plan.. here's hoping I can keep on it this time!
Anyway, I'm back in business here again, and this time (I REALLY hope) I'll be able to make some progress. My goal is still to get back under 200, but I'll take any sort of baby steps I can get until then. This morning I weighed myself (at work) and came out at 226. I get to take a couple of pounds off of that though thanks to the weight of my radio and steel-toe boots though, so I'm going to say I'm starting out at 224. 24 lbs to lose, and I'm hoping to have it gone by the end of the summer.
To that end, I'm going on Slim Fast. I actually started on that yesterday. I think this is going to be the hardest stretch, because I'm used to eating a lot more than I did yesterday. I had a shake when I left for work, some yogurt at breaktime, another shake around lunchtime, and a little container of applesauce in the afternoon. When dinner time came around, I felt like I was starving! I also had two cans of Coke Zero, one cherry and one vanilla, simply for the caffeine to keep me awake. But I tried very hard not to completely overeat at dinner. Hubby made roast turkey, and I had one piece, and some mashed potatoes with butter. Oh, and a piece of Boston Cream Pie for dessert.
On the exercise front, I plan on doing my YBB workout video when I get home tonight, and also on Thursday. Two days a week to start, and after a few weeks of that, maybe I'll start on Saturdays too.
So that's the plan.. here's hoping I can keep on it this time!
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