My husband comes home every day for lunch as he only works a mile from home. So while the three of us were eating, I announced that so far I have lost eight pounds.
My son: WOW, Mom! That's fantastic.
My husband: Crunch, crunch, slurp, crunch.
Not a word.
He probably didn't hear me. Yet my son was very animated and L~O~U~D with his WOW. What a good kid he is.
Hubby is a good man. We're celebrating our 20th anniversary this fall. I think he needs his hearing checked.
He hasn't asked me what I've lost, but due to the new blog, he does know my starting weight. Bless his heart, he thought I was in the 270s. He doesn't read my blog, but I asked him how it looked when I was tweaking it.
He hasn't asked me anything about my weight loss journey. Nada, zip. The man needs sensitivity training, I'm telling ya.
The one thing he does right? He doesn't bitch about Weight Watchers food. (That often or that loud.) He eats what I cook, or he offers to cook and does it according to the recipe. He has teased that he put a bunch of oil in the chicken breasts he made the other night, but he didn't. I could tell.
So I'm marking this day on my calendar. I'm going to see how long it is before he says something. I'm not even going to take a guess at how long it will be.
He cares, he loves me, but I know he's silent about this. I think more than anything, he's worried about my health. He's learned not to nag.
Silly man.
So I started the blog so I'd have a place to yack. I'm glad I did, I've already met some wonderful people--and I really appreciate the support!!!
3.10.2009
3.09.2009
Monday Weigh-In Day
274.5 Down 2 from last week and 8 total.
I lost an entire pound from yesterday. I was only expecting a 1-pound loss today. Woo-hoo. I'll take it with a smile on my face!
I got on the scale six times, moved it, didn't believe it, but it kept saying the same thing.
I lost an entire pound from yesterday. I was only expecting a 1-pound loss today. Woo-hoo. I'll take it with a smile on my face!
I got on the scale six times, moved it, didn't believe it, but it kept saying the same thing.
3.08.2009
Water Weight
May I share a secret?
I was a little disappointed I "only" lost 4 pounds the first week. I have started WW several times in the past, one time I lost 72 pounds. Each time I started, I usually lost 5-9 pounds the first week. It was water weight. Still, it was a big boost to the ego.
I'm not complaining about losing 4 the first week, I'm thrilled to say good-bye to it. It's just that in the past, I usually got rid of all that water...swollen ankles disappeared immediately. Now? My feet/ankles are still swollen.
When will this water weight disappear?
When I lost the 72 pounds, I started at 264. That's a big difference from 282.5. The other times I started, I was in the 250s or 260s. So maybe it's because I'm just that much heavier now. I need to have patience.
It's not really a big deal, and I don't spend my nights worrying about it. I am just really excited to get to the day that my ankles/feet are not so obviously swollen. Right now I'm only wearing mules as other shoes really hurt my feet. When I take the shoes off, you can see the water/swelling in the top of my foot and ankle. Sometimes I have to really tap my shoe to get it on my foot. (One swells worse than the other.)
I guess I should just include this as a mini-goal. It will happen. Patience, Grasshopper, patience.
I'm not expecting a big loss tomorrow. I'm a daily weigher, so I know where I'm at. That's okay. I've been working the plan. I haven't been exercising enough, though. It's not a race. I'll get there. I'm going for health, and every single day by working the plan, I am making my health a priority. That's a great thing to be very proud of. It all adds up, so even if it is only .5, so be it. I'm doing my part.
I was a little disappointed I "only" lost 4 pounds the first week. I have started WW several times in the past, one time I lost 72 pounds. Each time I started, I usually lost 5-9 pounds the first week. It was water weight. Still, it was a big boost to the ego.
I'm not complaining about losing 4 the first week, I'm thrilled to say good-bye to it. It's just that in the past, I usually got rid of all that water...swollen ankles disappeared immediately. Now? My feet/ankles are still swollen.
When will this water weight disappear?
When I lost the 72 pounds, I started at 264. That's a big difference from 282.5. The other times I started, I was in the 250s or 260s. So maybe it's because I'm just that much heavier now. I need to have patience.
It's not really a big deal, and I don't spend my nights worrying about it. I am just really excited to get to the day that my ankles/feet are not so obviously swollen. Right now I'm only wearing mules as other shoes really hurt my feet. When I take the shoes off, you can see the water/swelling in the top of my foot and ankle. Sometimes I have to really tap my shoe to get it on my foot. (One swells worse than the other.)
I guess I should just include this as a mini-goal. It will happen. Patience, Grasshopper, patience.
I'm not expecting a big loss tomorrow. I'm a daily weigher, so I know where I'm at. That's okay. I've been working the plan. I haven't been exercising enough, though. It's not a race. I'll get there. I'm going for health, and every single day by working the plan, I am making my health a priority. That's a great thing to be very proud of. It all adds up, so even if it is only .5, so be it. I'm doing my part.
Week 4 Menu
Monday: Chicken steamed in chicken broth, rice, veggies
Tuesday: Roast beef, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy
Wednesday: Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing
Thursday: Vacation
Friday: Vacation
Saturday: Vacation
Sunday: Vacation
As I stated in an earlier post, my vacation does not mean going off plan. I have a list of restaurants in the town I'm vacationing in. I'm well prepared, and I will choose what to eat out depending on my craving and points available. Will probably hit Subway for lunch, will definitely take my own cereal pre-weighed, and some snacks.
Tuesday: Roast beef, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy
Wednesday: Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing
Thursday: Vacation
Friday: Vacation
Saturday: Vacation
Sunday: Vacation
As I stated in an earlier post, my vacation does not mean going off plan. I have a list of restaurants in the town I'm vacationing in. I'm well prepared, and I will choose what to eat out depending on my craving and points available. Will probably hit Subway for lunch, will definitely take my own cereal pre-weighed, and some snacks.
Clarification...
You know, my rant wasn't written very well.
In real life, I am a very open-minded person. I really try to live by the motto live and let live. My rant didn't come across that way.
My big beef with my friend, which I didn't write, was that she lectures me relentlessly about her ideas. She argues even when I change the subject. She just won't let it drop because she must be right.
I do find it ironic that she's overweight and hasn't lost an ounce, even though she lives by her beliefs and lectures me on mine and tells me relentlessly that my thinking is faulty. I do not really share my beliefs about food with her anymore because it's pointless.
That all said, there are many, many diets out there. The reason there are so many is because people are different. What clicks with one may not click with another. As I said, my hubby did the low-carb thing and took off a few extra pounds. He loved it. Not for me.
I chose Weight Watchers because it works for me, I won't feel deprived, and because I can custom-tailor it to be healthy for me. I could very well have counted calories, but this is easier to me.
My big gripe is just being lectured. She can have the freedom to choose what she believes, but why can she not afford me that same opportunity. That's the bottom line.
In real life, I am a very open-minded person. I really try to live by the motto live and let live. My rant didn't come across that way.
My big beef with my friend, which I didn't write, was that she lectures me relentlessly about her ideas. She argues even when I change the subject. She just won't let it drop because she must be right.
I do find it ironic that she's overweight and hasn't lost an ounce, even though she lives by her beliefs and lectures me on mine and tells me relentlessly that my thinking is faulty. I do not really share my beliefs about food with her anymore because it's pointless.
That all said, there are many, many diets out there. The reason there are so many is because people are different. What clicks with one may not click with another. As I said, my hubby did the low-carb thing and took off a few extra pounds. He loved it. Not for me.
I chose Weight Watchers because it works for me, I won't feel deprived, and because I can custom-tailor it to be healthy for me. I could very well have counted calories, but this is easier to me.
My big gripe is just being lectured. She can have the freedom to choose what she believes, but why can she not afford me that same opportunity. That's the bottom line.
Time For a Rant!
I need to rant.
People can be so helpful when you go on a weight-loss journey. People can also be a big pain in the butt: That's why I've chosen not to tell certain people in my life that I have started Weight Watchers again.
My best friend, who lives three hours from me, is one person that I'm not telling.
She's on the low-carb kick. That's fine, it's her life, it works for her. I tried that once for two miserable weeks. Hated it, not for me. My DH likes it, too. When he needed to drop a few pounds, that's how he chose to do it.
My friend also is on a whole food kick. Nothing wrong with that at all! That's a good thing. However, she thinks that Americans need more fat in their diet. She says that low-fat diets don't work, and they're very bad for us.
I say that that people who say they eat low-fat don't do it on a consistent basis. I am the perfect example. When I cooked, everything was low fat. Yet I had no problem eating out a few times a week. I guarantee you my favorite Mexican restaurant, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Wendy's are not low-fat friendly: at least what I chose to eat there, they weren't. Thus it wiped my low-fat eating off the map.
She refuses to listen to my opinion. The fact of the matter is that there is scientific proof that low-fat diets do work, they can even reverse heart disease.
Said friend has also insisted that I get rid of every non-fat and low fat item in my kitchen, switch to whole milk, eat eggs on a daily basis. She says it's good for me.
I have tried to explain to her I can't eat those unhealthy fats. She quips back that they are not unhealthy. She even gets kind of nasty in a bully-ish way. Well, I have high triglycerides. I have proof that bad fats are bad for me. I made a switch to butter instead of margarine a couple years ago. Butter was "more pure" than margarine, so that's why I switched. What happened? My triglycerides went from 300 to 600. Just from butter, and not that much. I didn't change anything else.
So I stopped the butter, added a daily fish oil supplement, and my triglycerides went below 300. I am also on medication for the triglycerides now. I can't eat that unhealthy fat.
The only time any doctor has ever mentioned drinking whole milk was when I had my baby. His pediatrician said to have him on whole milk until age 2 as it helped with brain development. So he was on whole milk from age 1 to 1. We were then advised to go to 2%.
Okay, back to the friend. She also believes in food combining. No carbs with a meal, only proteins, etc. It's enough to make my head spin. She says there is new evidence to out there that calories have nothing to do with weight loss. She says eating certain foods will cause weight loss. Huh?
I give up. I just won't discuss it with her anymore. She doesn't get it. It's called Thermodynamics. And according to Weight Watchers,
Imagine that, lowering your caloric intake coupled with expending more energy than one consumes gives you weight loss. Go figure.
And here's where I get mean: She's fat. She's been on these weird eating regimes for years and years and she hasn't lost an ounce. (And I'm NOT saying low-carb is bad--it's healthy especially for diabetics, or rather I should say choosing healthy carbs is the way to go.) It's just all the nonsense she insists upon, like food combining, eating certain foods to lose weight, eating high-fat dairy product, coconut and palm oil. She has both oils in her cupboard, I've seen them.
There's no miracle. There's no miracle food, no get skinny quick pill that one can take (healthfully). It's all science, and it's called thermodynamics.
Eating whole foods is the way to go, but we still need to be mindful of calories. My grandpa used to eat all the fat on a piece of beef...that's a whole food, but not something I'll ever do.
Said friend gets so upset about her weight. I do, too. Yet I know that it centers around calories. I know that as this journey progresses, I will get away from processed foods and move toward healthier choices. I have begun that process. I know there's no easy answer. It's hard work, takes planning, and for me, it takes Weight Watchers. They know what they're doing.
There, rant over.
People can be so helpful when you go on a weight-loss journey. People can also be a big pain in the butt: That's why I've chosen not to tell certain people in my life that I have started Weight Watchers again.
My best friend, who lives three hours from me, is one person that I'm not telling.
She's on the low-carb kick. That's fine, it's her life, it works for her. I tried that once for two miserable weeks. Hated it, not for me. My DH likes it, too. When he needed to drop a few pounds, that's how he chose to do it.
My friend also is on a whole food kick. Nothing wrong with that at all! That's a good thing. However, she thinks that Americans need more fat in their diet. She says that low-fat diets don't work, and they're very bad for us.
I say that that people who say they eat low-fat don't do it on a consistent basis. I am the perfect example. When I cooked, everything was low fat. Yet I had no problem eating out a few times a week. I guarantee you my favorite Mexican restaurant, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Wendy's are not low-fat friendly: at least what I chose to eat there, they weren't. Thus it wiped my low-fat eating off the map.
She refuses to listen to my opinion. The fact of the matter is that there is scientific proof that low-fat diets do work, they can even reverse heart disease.
Said friend has also insisted that I get rid of every non-fat and low fat item in my kitchen, switch to whole milk, eat eggs on a daily basis. She says it's good for me.
I have tried to explain to her I can't eat those unhealthy fats. She quips back that they are not unhealthy. She even gets kind of nasty in a bully-ish way. Well, I have high triglycerides. I have proof that bad fats are bad for me. I made a switch to butter instead of margarine a couple years ago. Butter was "more pure" than margarine, so that's why I switched. What happened? My triglycerides went from 300 to 600. Just from butter, and not that much. I didn't change anything else.
So I stopped the butter, added a daily fish oil supplement, and my triglycerides went below 300. I am also on medication for the triglycerides now. I can't eat that unhealthy fat.
The only time any doctor has ever mentioned drinking whole milk was when I had my baby. His pediatrician said to have him on whole milk until age 2 as it helped with brain development. So he was on whole milk from age 1 to 1. We were then advised to go to 2%.
Okay, back to the friend. She also believes in food combining. No carbs with a meal, only proteins, etc. It's enough to make my head spin. She says there is new evidence to out there that calories have nothing to do with weight loss. She says eating certain foods will cause weight loss. Huh?
I give up. I just won't discuss it with her anymore. She doesn't get it. It's called Thermodynamics. And according to Weight Watchers,
"The only scientifically proven method for losing weight involves burning more
calories than you take in. 1 This is known as the law of thermodynamics. Yet
only 1/3 of Americans trying to lose weight try to do so by using the
recommended method of eating less and exercising more – the fundamental
foundation of weight loss. 1 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee Report."
Imagine that, lowering your caloric intake coupled with expending more energy than one consumes gives you weight loss. Go figure.
And here's where I get mean: She's fat. She's been on these weird eating regimes for years and years and she hasn't lost an ounce. (And I'm NOT saying low-carb is bad--it's healthy especially for diabetics, or rather I should say choosing healthy carbs is the way to go.) It's just all the nonsense she insists upon, like food combining, eating certain foods to lose weight, eating high-fat dairy product, coconut and palm oil. She has both oils in her cupboard, I've seen them.
There's no miracle. There's no miracle food, no get skinny quick pill that one can take (healthfully). It's all science, and it's called thermodynamics.
Eating whole foods is the way to go, but we still need to be mindful of calories. My grandpa used to eat all the fat on a piece of beef...that's a whole food, but not something I'll ever do.
Said friend gets so upset about her weight. I do, too. Yet I know that it centers around calories. I know that as this journey progresses, I will get away from processed foods and move toward healthier choices. I have begun that process. I know there's no easy answer. It's hard work, takes planning, and for me, it takes Weight Watchers. They know what they're doing.
There, rant over.
Sleepy Day, Sleepy Night
I listened to my body today. It told me to lie down. It told me to rest.
I took a two-hour nap in the afternoon. I woke up around four-ish and popped more pills. I had only had breakfast at this point, so I needed a high-point dinner. I concocted a mac and cheese (comfort food!) but my concoction was not worth sharing.
I trained my puppy, ran the dishwasher, felt guilty as my husband did a few loads of laundry, visited with my son who gave me an awesome shoulder rub, and then I went to bed again. I slept for four hours. I slept hard.
I'm about ready to go to bed again, but I need four points. I insist on eating my daily target, and I'm short. I think I'll have toast with Promise Light. Amazingly, I'm not hungry. I know my pattern, tomorrow will be a day where I want to eat everything in sight, including mass quantities of chocolate. I may have to make some Haystacks tomorrow to get a chocolate fix.
I took a two-hour nap in the afternoon. I woke up around four-ish and popped more pills. I had only had breakfast at this point, so I needed a high-point dinner. I concocted a mac and cheese (comfort food!) but my concoction was not worth sharing.
I trained my puppy, ran the dishwasher, felt guilty as my husband did a few loads of laundry, visited with my son who gave me an awesome shoulder rub, and then I went to bed again. I slept for four hours. I slept hard.
I'm about ready to go to bed again, but I need four points. I insist on eating my daily target, and I'm short. I think I'll have toast with Promise Light. Amazingly, I'm not hungry. I know my pattern, tomorrow will be a day where I want to eat everything in sight, including mass quantities of chocolate. I may have to make some Haystacks tomorrow to get a chocolate fix.
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