I'm really enjoying the new WW program. They've combined the principles of the Core program-- which gives zero points to most fruits and veggies-- with the Flex program. It's changed my thinking. If I'm hungry but am getting close to my points limit for the day, I have a salad or a piece of fruit. I find myself eating more produce this way.
So the progress? Down 2.6 lbs! And I ended up having a number of my flex points left over too.
All in all, I think this week was a success!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Where I have been
As I was looking through some old pictures, I was amazed at what I saw.
I have struggled with my weight my whole life. Moreso in the past decade, but I've never been thin.
In 2002 I joined the military. I was 153 when I joined, and in the 3.5 years I was there, I gained 50 lbs. The last picture is of me before I was discharged, at my heaviest weight (203).
This picture was taken in May of 2008, when I was around 165 lbs. I would go on to lose 6.5 more pounds before getting pregnant with my son in September of 2008.
I know I can do it. I know it's possible. This time, I'm ready and it's time.
I have struggled with my weight my whole life. Moreso in the past decade, but I've never been thin.
In 2002 I joined the military. I was 153 when I joined, and in the 3.5 years I was there, I gained 50 lbs. The last picture is of me before I was discharged, at my heaviest weight (203).
This picture was taken in May of 2008, when I was around 165 lbs. I would go on to lose 6.5 more pounds before getting pregnant with my son in September of 2008.
I know I can do it. I know it's possible. This time, I'm ready and it's time.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
::sneaks in the back door and looks around::
Here we are, January again. Hard to believe. Is it possible that my goal can be the same this year as it was a year ago?
Disheartening.
But that's all I'm going to allow myself to wallow. What's the point? Can't go back and change it, so here I am. Facing it.
Good points from this year: I completed my first 5k. 38:01! I finished the Couch 2 5k program. I couldn't believe that I was able to do what I did, going from a nonrunner to finishing a 5k in under 40 mins.
Low points: I'm still where I was at this time last year. (OK, I lied, one more moment of wallowing). I tried a few different ways to exercise, and found one that worked (see above), but stopped running when I was working full time and taking 2 graduate classes.
Goals:
*I'm signing up for the Seacoast Race Series for 2011. It includes 8 races, ranging from 5ks to a half marathon. We shall see about the half, but I think it would be a good goal. Shoot for the moon and land among the stars, right?
*Feel better about myself. Could be a combination of exercise, eating better, sleeping better or taking my antidepressants regularly.
*Focus not on the scale, but on the way my clothes are fitting. Case in point: my scale was telling me I had lost 7 lbs, but my clothes were not fitting better. Turns out it was busted.
*Enrich and better the relationships with the people in my life. While not weight related, a very important goal indeed. I'm hoping by getting myself physically healthy I can improve my mental and social health as well.
So there you have it, dear readers. Another year, more resolutions. But hopefully, this will be my year. 2011, here I come.
~J
Disheartening.
But that's all I'm going to allow myself to wallow. What's the point? Can't go back and change it, so here I am. Facing it.
Good points from this year: I completed my first 5k. 38:01! I finished the Couch 2 5k program. I couldn't believe that I was able to do what I did, going from a nonrunner to finishing a 5k in under 40 mins.
Low points: I'm still where I was at this time last year. (OK, I lied, one more moment of wallowing). I tried a few different ways to exercise, and found one that worked (see above), but stopped running when I was working full time and taking 2 graduate classes.
Goals:
*I'm signing up for the Seacoast Race Series for 2011. It includes 8 races, ranging from 5ks to a half marathon. We shall see about the half, but I think it would be a good goal. Shoot for the moon and land among the stars, right?
*Feel better about myself. Could be a combination of exercise, eating better, sleeping better or taking my antidepressants regularly.
*Focus not on the scale, but on the way my clothes are fitting. Case in point: my scale was telling me I had lost 7 lbs, but my clothes were not fitting better. Turns out it was busted.
*Enrich and better the relationships with the people in my life. While not weight related, a very important goal indeed. I'm hoping by getting myself physically healthy I can improve my mental and social health as well.
So there you have it, dear readers. Another year, more resolutions. But hopefully, this will be my year. 2011, here I come.
~J
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