Another 1.1kg gone and never to be on my hips again!!
Brings my total to 17.4kg since I started my Weight Watchers journey.
However looking back to where I was at my birthday last year- I couldn't even get a reading on my scales that weighed up to 160kg, and now I weigh 129!! I know that I still have a heap to lose, but since the end of September last year I have lost over 30kgs!!
So I am feeling rather proud of myself today... I'm in the 120's and haven't been there for a very long time, things are going better at work, I've thrown out some of my fat clothes and I'm actually starting to see some small changes in my body when I look in the mirror.
Have a great day everyone- I know I will
Bella
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Better than I expected
Weigh-in results for this morning are much better than I expected...lost 600grams which brings my total to 16.3kg lost in 14 weeks.
But I'm still not happy- not because of the results on the scales, but because of the way I have been over the last week... I could have been so much better than what I was.
So this week I will:
* Drink at least 2L of water a day
* Eat less food that is high in sodium
* Eat more fresh fruit and vegetables
* Track everything that goes into my mouth
* Eat all my points- no more having 30+ saved points a week.
I am really disappointed in myself... I know that the program works, what I should be doing, and I want to do this- so why am I letting old habits sneak back in? I need to realise that this is going to be a lifelong change, this isn't going to be something I'm going to be able to stop and go back to my old way of living.
I guess though that knowledge is power (as I posted previously), and I should be grateful that I am able to recognise the old habits creeping back in, and be able to put a stop to them before any serious damage is done.
Hope everyone has a good day,
Bella
But I'm still not happy- not because of the results on the scales, but because of the way I have been over the last week... I could have been so much better than what I was.
So this week I will:
* Drink at least 2L of water a day
* Eat less food that is high in sodium
* Eat more fresh fruit and vegetables
* Track everything that goes into my mouth
* Eat all my points- no more having 30+ saved points a week.
I am really disappointed in myself... I know that the program works, what I should be doing, and I want to do this- so why am I letting old habits sneak back in? I need to realise that this is going to be a lifelong change, this isn't going to be something I'm going to be able to stop and go back to my old way of living.
I guess though that knowledge is power (as I posted previously), and I should be grateful that I am able to recognise the old habits creeping back in, and be able to put a stop to them before any serious damage is done.
Hope everyone has a good day,
Bella
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Really not looking forward to tomorrow's weigh-in
This past week has been shocking...
* I haven't been drinking all my water- it's getting cooler and I am really struggling to want to drink my 2L of water a day.
* I'm not eating enough- I know it sounds silly, but I've fallen back into my old habits of not eating during the day- I know it's stupid, I know that not eating properly spaced out meals and not eating during the day contributed to me getting as big as I did- so why am I falling back into my old habits?
* When I have eaten- I've eaten the "wrong" foods... without going over my points, I have managed to eat all the wrong foods- food high in sodium, not nutritionally "rich" food- a lot of empty calories.
I need to get out of my funk- and own the result on the scales tomorrow morning, dust myself off and get back into the swing of eating proper meals and drinking my water.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Bella
* I haven't been drinking all my water- it's getting cooler and I am really struggling to want to drink my 2L of water a day.
* I'm not eating enough- I know it sounds silly, but I've fallen back into my old habits of not eating during the day- I know it's stupid, I know that not eating properly spaced out meals and not eating during the day contributed to me getting as big as I did- so why am I falling back into my old habits?
* When I have eaten- I've eaten the "wrong" foods... without going over my points, I have managed to eat all the wrong foods- food high in sodium, not nutritionally "rich" food- a lot of empty calories.
I need to get out of my funk- and own the result on the scales tomorrow morning, dust myself off and get back into the swing of eating proper meals and drinking my water.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Bella
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Post-Easter weigh-in...
I am very happy to say that I had another loss this week. 700grams gone.. bringing my 13 week total up to 15.7kg.
I have nearly lost a quarter of all the weight I want to lose, and I have lost a quarter of what my husband weighs!! (yep he's tall and skinny)
Hope everyone who reads this (all 16 of my lovely followers) has a great week :)
Bella
I have nearly lost a quarter of all the weight I want to lose, and I have lost a quarter of what my husband weighs!! (yep he's tall and skinny)
Hope everyone who reads this (all 16 of my lovely followers) has a great week :)
Bella
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Taking on a new philosophy
I'm trying to bring in a whole new mind set. Yes it does go in hand with weight loss, but I'm also trying to make positive changes in other parts of my life... how this will work out- I'm not sure, but I will never know if I don't try.
1. Knowledge is power.
I refuse to let the unknown have control over me anymore. Even if I find out something bad/get bad news- I'm going to be trying my hardest to embrace it. This is actually something that I've been trying to do for a while- since the day I was told that the "growth" on my calf was in fact cancerous. As scary as being told I had cancer was, I can't help but think how much worse it could have been if I did not know. If I didn't know- then it would still be growing, could have spread and I wouldn't be sitting here cancer free.
2. Acceptance.
This goes with the first point... I need to accept the challenges that are put in front of me. I need to accept by abilities and my limitations. By doing this, I figure that I will be able to work out the best way to deal with any situation to the best of my abilities.
As long as I know I have done my best, then there is nothing else I can do. No point in stressing myself out by second guessing what I could have done. When I make a mistake, then I need to accept it, and move on. I read on the weight watchers forum a quote that was something like : "It's not what you have done that matters, but what you do next". So even if I do make a mistake, then nothing can change that- what's done is done.
3. Smile.
Simple thing to do, and can make such a huge difference- not only to yourself, but those around you. Even if I don't feel like smiling- I'm going to make myself... fake it until you make it.
I see it all the time at work- the benefits of a smile... if I smile, people around me smile, which then makes me want to smile more. I'm not talking about doing the cheesy forced smile, smiling is done with more than your lips... your eyes, and the way you hold your shoulders all can portray a smile.
I have a history with depression, and one of the girls I work with is an absolute god-send... everytime she would see me heading towards a dark place she would literally do this silly little dance and make me do it too- do you know how hard it is to be sad/miserable when you are doing a stupid little dance?
So that's my plan... that's what I am going to try and implement in my life... and let's hope I can follow through with it- especially tomorrow morning with my post-Easter weigh-in, a week which has seen hot cross buns, chocolate, takeaway and not enough water.
Bella
1. Knowledge is power.
I refuse to let the unknown have control over me anymore. Even if I find out something bad/get bad news- I'm going to be trying my hardest to embrace it. This is actually something that I've been trying to do for a while- since the day I was told that the "growth" on my calf was in fact cancerous. As scary as being told I had cancer was, I can't help but think how much worse it could have been if I did not know. If I didn't know- then it would still be growing, could have spread and I wouldn't be sitting here cancer free.
2. Acceptance.
This goes with the first point... I need to accept the challenges that are put in front of me. I need to accept by abilities and my limitations. By doing this, I figure that I will be able to work out the best way to deal with any situation to the best of my abilities.
As long as I know I have done my best, then there is nothing else I can do. No point in stressing myself out by second guessing what I could have done. When I make a mistake, then I need to accept it, and move on. I read on the weight watchers forum a quote that was something like : "It's not what you have done that matters, but what you do next". So even if I do make a mistake, then nothing can change that- what's done is done.
3. Smile.
Simple thing to do, and can make such a huge difference- not only to yourself, but those around you. Even if I don't feel like smiling- I'm going to make myself... fake it until you make it.
I see it all the time at work- the benefits of a smile... if I smile, people around me smile, which then makes me want to smile more. I'm not talking about doing the cheesy forced smile, smiling is done with more than your lips... your eyes, and the way you hold your shoulders all can portray a smile.
I have a history with depression, and one of the girls I work with is an absolute god-send... everytime she would see me heading towards a dark place she would literally do this silly little dance and make me do it too- do you know how hard it is to be sad/miserable when you are doing a stupid little dance?
So that's my plan... that's what I am going to try and implement in my life... and let's hope I can follow through with it- especially tomorrow morning with my post-Easter weigh-in, a week which has seen hot cross buns, chocolate, takeaway and not enough water.
Bella
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Surviving Easter and being sick
I love Easter- well I love chocolate and hot cross buns.
Add in the rotten headcold I seemed to have picked up, I think I am doing very well not to comfort myself with food. Oh I want to, believe me I want to... but I am so proud of myself. Even with the distraction of Easter and being sick- I still have not gone over my points this week. Admittedly the last couple of days I haven't had anywhere near enough water, and I haven't been ticking all the boxes in regards to fruit and vegetables- but I am at least trying and I'm not gorging myself on chocolate simply because the calender says it is Easter.
There is definitely a autumn chill in the air today, it's overcast and the perfect day for curling up and watching a movie or reading a book. I really haven't done a great deal of anything other than sleeping since Friday, and I don't see that changing much between now and when I have to go to work on Tuesday morning. Hopefully by then I will be feeling better.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable long weekend,
Bella
Add in the rotten headcold I seemed to have picked up, I think I am doing very well not to comfort myself with food. Oh I want to, believe me I want to... but I am so proud of myself. Even with the distraction of Easter and being sick- I still have not gone over my points this week. Admittedly the last couple of days I haven't had anywhere near enough water, and I haven't been ticking all the boxes in regards to fruit and vegetables- but I am at least trying and I'm not gorging myself on chocolate simply because the calender says it is Easter.
There is definitely a autumn chill in the air today, it's overcast and the perfect day for curling up and watching a movie or reading a book. I really haven't done a great deal of anything other than sleeping since Friday, and I don't see that changing much between now and when I have to go to work on Tuesday morning. Hopefully by then I will be feeling better.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable long weekend,
Bella
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