Jen's Weight Loss

MIA

2010-10-07T10:30:00.001-07:00

Sorry I have been MIA for a while. Parents came for a visit and my posting has stopped. I will be starting up again with regular posts again. I have not been following the WW since my parents visit but have been somewhat watching what I eat. I also haven't been exercising. =( This will change I will follow my WW plan and will start back with my exercising. By some miracle I haven't gained weight going off program. LOL

I will be posting a picture of myself later today.

Blog Hop Time!

2010-09-10T08:04:00.001-07:00

Meant to do the blog hop yesterday but totally forgot about it so here it is today. Read some of these great blogs about weight loss, fitness, etc.

Weekly Weigh In & Goals

2010-09-10T06:48:00.001-07:00

I am down 0.6 lbs this week! Not a big loss but I will take it especially considering the scale wasn't showing a loss all week. With this WI I am now down 5% of my body weight so I get a new button from the Healthy You Challenge.

I am going to try to eat some of my APs this week to see if it speeds up my weight loss a bit.

Last weeks goals were:

1. Exercise twice a day - Aiming for 40 APs for the week CHECK!
2. Stay within my points CHECK!
3. Drink my 2L of water each day CHECK!
4. Track everything I eat CHECK!
5. Re-start the Couch to 5K program CHECK!

My goals for this week are:

1. Exercise twice a day - Aiming for 40 APs for the week
2. Stay within my points and eat some of my APs
3. Drink my 2L of water each day
4. Track everything I eat
5. Complete Week 2 of C25K

C25K Week 1 Finished!

2010-09-09T18:43:00.000-07:00

I restarted the Couch to 5K program on Saturday and I finished the first week tonight! I can feel that I am improving, still need lots of work but I am improving. =) Will start Week 2 on Saturday. Week 2 is alternating running for 90 secs and walking for 2 mins. Hope I do okay. =)

I convinced my hubby to let me order a Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board through Airmiles for my Birthday in November. I ordered it today, they say it ships in 4 weeks but last time I got something through Airmiles I got it way ahead of when they said. =) Can't wait for it to get here. =)

Tomorrow is my WI day, have my fingers crossed that the scale shows a loss after all the hard work I did this week.

Wednesday's Menu & Exercise Plan

2010-09-08T07:05:00.000-07:00

Today's menu is:

Breakfast
Boiled Egg
2 pieces of Toast with Margarine

Snack
13 Almonds
Peach

Lunch
Chicken Noodle Soup
Tossed Salad with Dressing

Snack
Silhouette Yogurt
1/4 cup Granola

Supper
Pasta Primavera

Snack
1/2 bag Smart Pop Popcorn

Exercise plan for today is:

1 hour Walk
Tae Bo

Kicked Some Butt!

2010-09-07T17:59:00.000-07:00

I kicked some serious exercise butt today! I went for my usual hour walk in the morning, did 40 mins of Tae Bo while my daughter had her nap, and after supper I did my C25K! I feel great!

I am going to see how my WI is on Friday if I stay the same or gain I am going to look at eating more points each day. Sounds odd to eat more when I am trying to lose weight but I think I am working out so much that it is actually putting my body into starvation mode. I was talking to my Mom who has done Weight Watchers and she was always told to eat your activity points or if you go above 5 APs to eat 1/2 of them, which I have not been doing. We'll see what happens on Friday and than I will make my decision.

Tuesday's Menu & Exercise Plan

2010-09-07T13:09:00.000-07:00

This is my menu for today:

Breakfast
1 cup Kashi GoLean Crunch
1/2 cup Milk 2%

Snack
Crinkles
Peach

Lunch
Egg Salad Sandwich with Lettuc

Snack
Silhouette Yogurt
1/4 cup Granola

Supper
Skillet Beef 'n' Mac

Snack
1/2 bag Smart Pop Pop Corn

Exercise planned for today is:

1 hour Walk
40 min Tae Bo
C25K W1D2

I am wondering if I should be eating more than my daily points. I am now exercising twice a day. I joined SparkPeople today and it tracks the calories you eat each day among other things and it suggests that I eat more than I have been for the amount of exercise I am doing. Any thoughts?

Worried about this weeks WI

2010-09-07T08:29:00.000-07:00

I have been staying on plan (have gone into my weekly points a bit but that is what they are there for right?), drinking 2L of water a day, exercising daily sometimes even twice a day but I am still a bit worried about my WI on Friday. I weigh myself daily even though my official WI day is Friday. The scale hasn't shown a loss all week and even has showed a bit of a gain a couple of times. =( Guess I will see on Friday but not very optimistic at the moment.

Monday's Menu & Exercise Plan

2010-09-06T07:59:00.000-07:00

My menu plan for today is:

Breakfast
Wheat English Muffin with Peanut Butter - Only ate half
~~Peach~~

Snack
13 Almonds
Watermelon

Lunch
Cream of Mushroom Soup

Snack
Silhouette Yogurt
1/4 cup Granola

Supper
Steak
Baked Potato
Tossed Salad

Snack
1/2 Bag Smart Pop Popcorn

Exercise planned for today is:

1 hour walk - 10am
~~C25K - 6pm~~

Sunday's Menu

2010-09-05T08:28:00.001-07:00

My menu plan for today is:

Breakfast
1 cup Kashi GoLean Crunch
1/2 cup 2% Milk
Banana

Snack
1 wedge Laughing Cow Cheese
Strawberries

Lunch
1/2 Grilled Cheese Sandwich
1/2 cup Kraft Dinner

Snack
Silhouette Yogurt
1/4 cup Granola

Supper
2 Taquitos
Tossed Salad with dressing

Snack
1/2 bag Smart Pop Popcorn

Big Butts and Running

2010-09-04T11:13:00.000-07:00

I saw these Nike pictures on another blog and had to share.

Saturday's Menu

2010-09-04T08:51:00.000-07:00

My menu plan for today is:

Breakfast
2 Slices of Toast with margarine
Boiled Egg
Nectarine

Snack
Crinkles
~~Pear~~

Lunch
Tuna Sandwich

Snack
Silhouette Yogurt
1/4 cup Granola

Supper
1 cup Spaghetti with sauce
Tossed Salad with dressing

Snack
1/2 bag Smart Pop Popcorn

Friday's Menu

2010-09-03T07:40:00.000-07:00

My menu plan for today is:

Breakfast
1 cup Kashi GoLean Crunch
1/2 cup 2% Milk
Pear

Snack
13 Almonds
Apple

Lunch
Egg Salad Sandwich with Lettuce and Cucumber

Snack
Silhouette Yogurt
1/4 cup Granola

Supper
2 Chicken & Cheese Taquitos
Tossed Salad

Snack
~~1/2 bag Smart Pop Popcorn~~ Oreo Mini Blizzard

Weekly Goals

2010-09-03T07:25:00.000-07:00

Last weeks goals were:

1. Exercise each day - Aiming for 21 APs for the week CHECK!
2. Stay within my points CHECK!
3. Drink my 2L of water each day CHECK!
4. Track everything I eat CHECK!
5. Start the Couch to 5K program

I did the first day of the C25K last Friday but didn't do the rest of the first week. =(

This weeks goals are:

1. Exercise twice a day - Aiming for 40 APs for the week
2. Stay within my points
3. Drink my 2L of water each day
4. Track everything I eat
5. Re-start the Couch to 5K program

Weekly Weigh In

2010-09-03T07:19:00.000-07:00

181.0
I am down 1.8 lbs this week! I am pretty happy! I am only 1 lb away from having lost 10 lbs. =)

With this weigh in I was 1 lb away from my Thanksgiving goal so I revised that goal to 175. There are 5 more WIs before Thanksgiving so that is just over 1 lb a week. I think that is very doable. =)

Thursday's Menu

2010-09-02T10:46:00.001-07:00

Here is my menu plan for today:

Breakfast
1 cup Kashi GoLean Crunch
1/2 cup 2% Milk
Pear

Snack
15 Almonds
Apple

Lunch
Shrimp Stir Fry

Snack
Silhouette Yogurt
1/4 cup Granola

Supper
5 Perogies
2 Tbsp Sour Cream
1 Corn on the Cob

Snack
1/2 bag Smart Pop Popcorn

Kicking it Up a Notch!

2010-09-02T08:15:00.000-07:00

I have decided I need to kick my exercise up a notch. At the moment my exercise has consisted of a daily 1 hour walk which is great but I want to do more now. I had tried to start the Couch to 5K program last Friday but things got in the way, I made excuses, etc. Not anymore! Here is my plan.

Friday
- 1 hour walk - 10am
- C25K - after hubby gets home, about 6pm

Saturday
- 1 hour walk - 10am
- Tae Bo - after daughter goes to bed, about 8pm

Sunday
- 1 hour walk - 10am
- Tae Bo - after daughter goes to bed, about 8pm

Monday
- 1 hour walk - 10am
- C25K - after hubby gets home, about 6pm

Tuesday
- 1 hour walk - 10am
- Tae Bo - after daughter goes to bed, about 8pm

Wednesday
- 1 hour walk - 10am
- C25K - after hubby gets home, about 6pm

Thursday
- 1 hour walk - 10am
- Tae Bo - after daughter goes to bed, about 8pm

Whew I am going to need a nap just from typing that. LOL

Blog Hop Thursday

2010-09-02T08:11:00.000-07:00

It is Blog Hop Thursday! Check out these blogs about weight loss, exercise, fitness etc.

September Picture and Measurements

2010-09-01T07:49:00.000-07:00

Okay each month I am going to post a current picture of myself and my measurements in hopes of seeing my progress each month. I am super nervous about posting my picture as I have avoided the camera for years.

Measurements - 40-40-43
Apparently I am some sort of rectangle.

One Pound

2010-08-30T08:20:00.001-07:00

Saw this poem and it reminded me how significant even a 1 pound loss is.

One Pound

Hello! Do you know me?
If you don't, you should. I'm a pound of fat.
And I am the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet.
Want to know why?
It's because no one ever wants to lose me.
I'm only one pound, just a pound.
Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds, or fifteen pounds, but never only one.
So I just stick around and happily keep you fat.
Then I add to myself, ever so slyly, so that you never seem to notice it.
That is until I've grown to ten, twenty, thirty or even more pounds in weight.
Yes, it's fun being only one pound of fat, left to do as I please.
So when you weigh in, keep right on saying, "Oh, I only lost one pound."
(As if that were such a terrible thing)
For you see, if you do this, you'll encourage others to keep me around because they'll think I'm not worth losing.
And, I love being around you - your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you.
After all, I'm only one pound of fat!

~Author Unknown

Couch to 5K W1D1

2010-08-27T20:17:00.000-07:00

I decided to give the Couch to 5k program a try. Did the first day tonight and boy am I going to feel it tomorrow I am sure. LOL For the first week they get you to do a 5 mins warm up walk and than alternate between jogging for 60 seconds and walking for 90 seconds for 20 mins. It is a somewhat short workout but it kicked my butt. I download a series of podcasts for this program where the guy tells you when it is time to run and when it is time to walk. At one point he says something like you should be feeling the effects of the workout now but should not be breathing heavy. LOL well I was doing a bit of both. I am sure it will become easier so I will stick with it and see how it goes.

Weekly Goals

2010-08-27T07:06:00.001-07:00

Last weeks goals were:

1. Do some sort of exercise each day - Aiming for 21 APs for the week CHECK!
2. Stay within my points each day CHECK!
3. Get in my 2L of water each day CHECK!
4. Track everything I eat CHECK!

This weeks goals are:

1. Exercise each day - Aiming for 21 APs for the week
2. Stay within my points
3. Drink my 2L of water each day
4. Track everything I eat
5. Start the Couch to 5K program

Weekly Weigh In

2010-08-27T06:56:00.000-07:00

182.8

Another 4 lbs bites the dust! As you can see I got a new scale. I tested it out and there was only a 0.2 lbs difference between the two. =)

I am pretty excited about my weight loss so far but I am also a bit concerned I maybe losing it a bit to fast. According to WW you should only lose an average of 2 lbs per week and at the moment I am averaging over 3 lbs a week.

This week I stayed OP, drank my water (2L a day), and earned 22 APs this week. The 22 APs were from one 30min Tae Bo workout and six 1 hour walks.

Tri Delta - Fat Talk Free Week

2010-08-25T07:22:00.000-07:00

Wanted to share this video. It is a video for this event a couple of years back but I love it. This years Fat Talk Free Week is October 18-22, 2010. You can find out more at http://endfattalk.org/.

Walks

2010-08-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

The last couple of days I have been able to get out for my walks. The smoke smell is pretty much gone now. Yay! Today when we went out for our walk I took some pictures of the lake that is not far from where I am and thought I would share some of them on the blog.

This Weeks Goals

2010-08-20T09:25:00.001-07:00

My goals for this coming WW week are:

1. Do some sort of exercise each day - Aiming for 21 APs for the week
2. Stay within my points each day
3. Get in my 2L of water each day
4. Track everything I eat

First Weight In - August 20, 2010

2010-08-20T08:21:00.001-07:00

186.8

Did my first WI this morning since joining Weight Watchers. I am down 3.2lbs! I am excited. I know that I won't always have those big losses but I am still happy! =D

It took alot to get that picture today. First I had to fight with the scale to get it to work. Pretty sure I need a new one since I just got the thing new batteries last Friday and already fighting with it to turn on. Than I tried to download the picture to my computer and my camera didn't want to work properly. Arghh! Oh well it is done now.

No Walk Today

2010-08-19T13:21:00.000-07:00

So I was really looking forward to my walk today since finding that nice lake not far from me to walk around. Was going to take pictures and everything. Unfortunately due to the smoke from fires that are in BC the air quality and the strong smell of smoke is keeping me from my walk. Can't believe the smoke is travel to Edmonton all the way from BC, must be some fire. =O They are staying that the air quality is going to be bad until at least Sunday so I guess that means no walks the whole weekend which is very sad.

So the plan for exercise today will most likely be Dance Dance Revolution. Although if I can find my exercise game I used to use on the XBox might do that instead. Also I will probably be doing my workout today after my daughter goes to bed cause she has a lot more energy than I do and she hates when I stop doing DDR. She throws a fit and takes a while to calm her down, she loves to dance. So to make it less stressful my workout will have to wait until she is asleep. If the smoke lingers all weekend, I will do my workouts while she is having her afternoon nap.

Starting my first WI in September, which will be September 3rd, I will be taking measurements and pictures of myself and posting them on the blog. This is somewhat scary for me as I HATE getting my picture taken, I never look the way I see myself in my head in pictures and it bothers me, but I want to see the difference in the way I look as I lose weight.

As for how Weight Watchers has been going. Had a great day yesterday, stayed within my points, drank all my water, and did my hour walk. Today seems to be going really well as well which is good because I have my WI tomorrow. =) Not sure if it is a good idea and really I am not doing it on purpose but the last couple of days my daughter has let me sleep in and by the time I get up I only have a couple of hours until lunch time so I have been skipping breakfast. It has made it easier to stay within my points and has aloud me some extra points to have a couple of healthy snacks during the day. When I have gotten up the last couple of mornings I haven't been hungry so I don't see it as to much of a problem that I am skipping breakfast.

And it Begins

2010-08-18T12:19:00.000-07:00

I decided to start a blog to journal my weight loss journey. I will blog my ups and downs. Once I get up the courage I might even post some pictures. =) I have always hated to get my picture taken even when I weighed a lot less than I do now. Not sure if this blog will be interesting or completely boring but I will blog on a regular basis. =)

I just started back with Weight Watchers Online on Friday, August 13, 2010. I was somewhat shocked when I weighed myself that day and found out that I weighed 190 lbs. I knew I had gained weight as I could feel it physically and my clothes were definitely getting tighter just didn't realize just how much I had gained. My weigh in days will be Friday mornings. I will most likely weigh myself almost daily but will only post the weights on Fridays.

My goal weight will be 130 lbs. Not sure how attainable that is at the moment so it might be adjusted as I go along.

My goal program wise is to stay within my points each day, make healthy food choices, journal everything I eat in my online Points Tracker, and to get at least some sort of exercise in each day.