Weight Watchers

I've been doing well this week. I've stayed on track, I've exercised, and I've kept my head in the game. I realize it's only been three days, but this is an accomplishment for me. I feel like I'm really focused right now and I am hopeful that I am finally in it for the long haul.

I've mentioned that I used to be a Weight Watchers member and that I've lost a good amount of weight following their program. I have really been missing it lately, but I just couldn't pull the trigger and spend the money. I got an email offer on Tuesday about buying one month and getting another free. Registration would also be free with this offer. It really caught my eye and after some debating, I signed up.

I am going to go back to my old Weight Watchers group on Saturday mornings. I am going to go back to counting points, having someone else record my weight, and carrying around a little journal to track every bite that I eat. I am really excited about it. I was talking with a couple friends last night and I explained that as much a I love MyFitnessPal, I easily shut it out of my mind when I don't feel like doing well. I stop tracking or even completely stop logging on to the website when I want to lose focus and indulge on whatever I see. With WW, I've never done that. I've always, always, held myself accountable. Someone else records my weight. I can't lie to myself, because that person will know what I've done. They'll see the evidence on the scale. 

I'm very excited about restarting the program! :)

Baby Steps

It seems like every time that I post, I'm posting about how horribly I've recently done and how I have this huge new plan to start over and do well. This could fall into that category of posts, as I haven't lost any weight, I haven't eaten anything healthy in weeks, and I am nowhere near reaching any of the goals I have in place for my wedding.

I started this week with a plan. On Sunday, I sat down and planned all of our meals for the week and wrote out a grocery list. We went to the store, stuck to the list, and came home with a ton of healthy food to keep us on track this week.

Yesterday went well. We had the most delicious dinner and I even spent half an hour riding my bike. The weather was nice so it helped to keep me motivated and happy. Today, I started off with a healthy breakfast and have packed a good lunch and some snacks to keep me occupied until dinner. I'm planning to work out right when I get home. Even if it's just a quick workout DVD, it's still calories burned.

Baby steps.

Fail

Well, this week has not gone as planned... AT ALL. Saturday and Sunday I was so sick that I barely got off my couch. Needless to say, I didn't complete my Insanity workout on Saturday. On Sunday, I ended the day eating poorly. Monday, I followed suit, eating poorly again. Tuesday was no better. I also didn't complete my Insanity workout on Monday OR Tuesday as it's still really hard for me to breathe.

Instead of spiraling downward and out of control yet again, I'm making a conscious effort to not eat everything in sight today. Last night while watching Biggest Loser, a girl who started who journey a little smaller than I am, is now in the 180s and got engaged. She was trying on wedding dresses and looked beautiful. I saw myself while watching her. I want to look as good in my wedding dress as she did. I can make a transformation into a beautiful bride just like she did. It knocked me off my 3-day fail and back on track today. 

As for working out, I was really upset about having missed Insanity the past few days. I was starting to "enjoy" working out every day again and getting sick really put a damper on all of that. I was thinking about trying to make up for my missed workouts, but I don't want to overwhelm myself. Instead, I'm going to pick up where I left off. The first day that I missed was Saturday, so I'm going to do last Saturday's workout this Saturday. I have a week of lost time in there, but I'm not going to let it stop me. I want to do my best to complete the program. 

This week's objectives are lost. I know that I missed out on following the Insanity program. I can, however, make healthy choices for the rest of the week and attempt to drink more water than I have been. It's never too late to start over, right?

On My Way

Last week's objectives were:

1. Stay under my calorie goal at least 3 days
2. Exercise at least 90 minutes total
3. Lose at least 3 pounds

On Monday, I started the Insanity workout program. I definitely hit my 90 minutes of exercising, as I actually spent 233 minutes, which is nearly 4 hours, exercising. I wasn't planning to do Insanity, but Randy really wanted to try it, so I borrowed it from a friend. When he started it on Monday, I decided to give it a try too. The workouts are really tough and I find it hard to complete things without taking a couple breaks. I have noticed that I'm doing better after only 5 days! 

I'm also proud to say that I stayed under my calorie goal every day of the week except Sunday. I have a birthday party to go to this afternoon, so we'll see how that ends up working out for me. I weighed in this morning and found that I lost exactly 3 pounds! I'm very excited about it and happy that I achieved all three of this week's objectives. I really feel like I'm headed in the right direction to meet my longer-term goals!

This week, my objectives are going to be:

1. Complete each day of Insanity
2. Drink more water
3. Make healthier choices

Wish me luck!

Truth.

Now is the time to stop delaying MY success.