This is beginning to be habit

down the two pounds :) was on program all week. not much else to report.

inches count too

Well the scale is showing a maintain at 182 pounds this week.

BUT

I have lost a totalof 4 inches offmy hips this month so far, and 3 off my waist.

I am totally on points this week with my plan to make up for my indulgence on Teusday, and I went swimming for extra time last night with DH and DD for a total of 2 and a half hours of movement (in that time about 35 minutes of heart raised laps ) arm exercise with water resistance dumb bells and 70 ( COUNT EM 70!!!!!!) ab crunches.

My goal is to get to 50 without stopping,so far I am at 20 without stopping.

I feel really great and I am determined to keep doing well. I can physically see changes in my body. I used our digital camera for my own personal before and after pictures of me naked, showing my front and side views and my bye bye flappy skin under my arms.

DH told me last night laying in bed cuddling before I passed out from exhaustion from swimming that he was really proud of me and he could see the cahnge in my additude,becasue I let the holidays be a points free time, but was careful and went right back on track afterwards, and he sees how good I am doing the last three weeks.

That made me feel really good :)

A WW math lesson

I ate way beyond my points for today at a family dinner this evening. so I'll be working to make that up this week, but I am determined, just a little more exercise and no problem:)

My MIL called out of the blue as I was starting to cook supper to take us out for family dinner to celebrate my BIL getting a GREAT job at MC Graw Hill publishers, and so we arranged to go out after my first in person weight loss challenge meeting at 6:00 pm.

I had no idea where we were going for dinner after the meeting to celebrate my BIL's new job would be an all you can eat pasta buffet. Yikes!!!!!

I had 22 points to use for the day given that I had not eaten much all day. but I think I totally went over,I am going to calculate as best I can now what it is.

It totally did not agree with me either :/ upset stomach and running to the bathroom lots :(

( except for the big plate of plain salad topped with a half cup of greek salad for the oilve oil I ate which was nice ) I should have stuck to salad. OH well, back on track,no looking back.

be here now,be somewhere else later :)

DD stayed with nana and uncle while DH and I went to adult swim and I got in a half hour of raised heart rate swimming and water work out ( using dumbbells in the water etc. DH and I sat in the whirl pool for a while. and I did 50 crunches on my abs. He is pretty tired and worn out,he go a bit dizzy in the pool for a minute trying to keep up with me at one point,but I reminded him to take his own pace. He did about 4 laps in the large pool,which was good for him :) I'm very proud of him. we use the family change rooms when DH goes as he needs help getting dressed and undressed from his wet swim clothes, so we had some quiet time in the change room to talk and stuff. just about regular every day stuff, he told me he can really see a difference in my body already ( when you see it naked I guess you can see a differnce) :)

DD was excited to spend time with nana.

So that was my day,but I'm not worried,it was a slight slip up, and I remaind mindful while there and limited my selction to tastes mostly.

here's to a good rest for the week to make up for my indulgence this evening and remaingin on points this week.

..............the math lesson...........

ok, so the actual number is in ( give or take one or two things I over estimated on to be safe :)

I ate 57.5 points today! yikes....

so this is my math...
57.5
-27 ( today's allotment)
_______
30.5
- 2 banked points from yesterday
________
28.5
-2 points from activiy points earned yesterday (swimming)
________
26.5
-2 points from tonights work out ( swimming)
_________
25.5 to make up for the rest of the week.



my plan to make it add up right.......
wed 22 points ( bank 5)
thurs 22 points ( bank 5)
friday 22 points ( bank 5)
saturday 22 points (bank 5)
that equals 20 points and only 5.5 left to make up.

so this week I am adding a ball pilates work out on Thursday ( wil give me 2.5 points over to make up for the food intake) and ohh i forgot about my walk today for 30 minutes to the library.. sooo that equals...1 point... and then I will take one activity point from tomorrow nights swimming ( I will gain more then that...) and it is all covered.


so my week now is 22 points every day and an extra ball pilates work out on Thursday. My regular swim wednesday and friday with the girls will be additional exercise not put towards my binge this evening. :)

ya that works :)

I'm good :)

Great Week

I have had a GREAT week...I was on points every day this week,( two weeks running now) went swimming 4 times this week, did 50 cruches on my abs in the last 3 days ( gotta start somewhere) and have walked a few times in the blithering cold... ( thankfully the temp is going backup again and we are only at minus 4 degrees celcius right now.

the scale is showing a two pound gain from my official weight in last Saturday but I am sure it is because aunt flo is still here.

the circle of support I have created for myself via the web and in real life has been a wonderuful thing, and is one of the reasons that I am doing so well i think

I have a group of girls I love to go swimming with 3 times a week now, and a wonderful neighbour who wanted to help me acheive my weight loss goals by lending me the money for the swimming pass. I was amazed,I actually only went over for tea to complain and cry on her shoulder about my MIL saying a swimming pass would be a waste of money,( since she thinks DH would not go, when it was his idea in the first place) and she gave me the money for it and told me to take my time paying it back. She is a real sweetheart, she loves DD so much and is really helpful and a good friend now :)

It is a great break for me to go swimming with the girls,I feel human, and with DD old enough to entertain herself,it is not too hard on DH to stay home with her.

he has been real supportive of it and of my journey to change my sedentray lifestyle, and I am really thankful for that. It is also great that he is getting out with me twice a week with DD as well as a family to go to swimming as well. The heated pool will help his musclesand his ME.

He is being treated now for seriously painful sinusitus.. :( poor guy he gets so sick every winter it really bothers him so much.

I have been ripping through the apartment today cleaning like a mad woman, only becasue I was struck they the urge. I cleanded out bedroom and built a small table against the wall with two extra kitchen chairs we had so DD and I can eat dinner with DH when he is laid up in bed in pain and sick. I hate bringing him his food and walking away from him to eat alone. So we can all eat as a family even if it is in the bedroom. Hopefully it will work out ok.

DD is a sweet heart, she likes doing my ball pilates exercises with me and keeps asking to do them, we will tomorrow and I know she'll have fun :) tonight we turned on Shania Twain while I was cleaning and danced and sang in the bedroom, she is very into singing these days :) which I love. She is so sweet to watch :) I want to get her a microphone and tape player thingy from fisher price so she can tape herself singing and listen to tapes :) the girl is learning to read and is unbeleivable!! She loves the swimming as well, and I think in no time she will be doing laps with me :)

hello muscles!

Well it is actually Tuesday now and I am off to bed.. I had a good day stayed on points ( with 4 to spare) and did 35minutes of lap swimming at the local rec center with the ladies from my weight loss challenge group .

I am feeling muscles I never knew I even owned,but it feels good, funny how when you exercise getting your water intake seems so much easier. I only got in about 4 today but that is better then I usually do , and now I am going to just down one more before I go to bed:)

NINE POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!

my weight in was this AM and I lost......NINE pounds!!!!!! Holy CRAP! It was nice to see the difference on the scale, I know I won't see losses like that all the time. But it feels good to know that being accountable and having some portion control with WW and doing intentional exercise really makes a difference :)

now down to 180LBS !! WOOOOhoooo I am following weight watchers at home and with the help of my butterfly friends and with the WLC friends online :)