After gulping down two Vitamin Waters (zero calories) and taking four advil, I feel marginally better from my debauchery last night. Although the sound of the phone ringing is still somewhat jarring and my eyes are a bit bloodshot. Needless to say, I went out last night (yup, the night before weigh in) and I drank way too much.
However, today is a new day :) Today, I am going to the earlier weigh in because I scheduled a hair cut after work. And then I may have plans with a friend, but depending on how I'm feeling, I may have to cancel so that I can catch up on sleep.
I am somewhat worried about my weigh in today, given that I screwed up so royally this week. But, hey, it's better to weigh in and have a fresh start rather than to feel guilty and (maybe) ruin the next week. You know, I was talking to my dad yesterday about WW, and I realized that there is a downside to weighing in once a week (although I also recognize many positive things). The downside is that you can get too caught up in the daily/ weekly fluctuations of your weight, and seeing a higher number on the scale can be discouraging. The last time I successfully lost weight, I focused more on clothing size rather than weight and never felt guilty after I partied. So, on that note, my clothes are feeling great, I think I'm looking more toned, and generally I'm feeling pretty healthy. In fact, a random girl last night told me I was sexy, haha (I don't think she was coming on to me).
As I said in a previous post, it's a challenge ballancing between weight loss fanaticism and weight loss complacency--and I think I'm closer to the latter ;) I'm going to try to step my game up next week and only use my DPs and WPs. Well, wish me luck at my weigh in, and I'll let you know what the verdict is.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
16 Weeks
Good afternoon everyone! Sorry that I didn't post earlier, but it's been a hectic day so far for me, what with work and having to run errands during my lunch break.
I made it to my Body Jam class last night and I was pleasantly surprised by how much more manageable it was the third time around. Body Jam is a dance workout offered at Gold's Gym, which consists of a choreographed hip-hop/ salsa dance routine. Mentally, it's much harder than Zumba because you actually have to remember a sequence of steps. My mom nearly died laughing when I told her I'd joined a dance class, because let's just say I'm not the most coordinated person ever... Anyway, last week, I felt like I was frantically trying to keep up with the steps and always going in the wrong direction :) Yesterday, I was able to keep up much better, and when I did fall behind, I'd wait an extra beat and get right in again. In fact, I was concentrating so hard on my moves that I nearly ran over this very petite girl in my class (she was not thrilled). Regardless, it was a fun workout.
I'm not sure if I mentioned this in a previous post, but last week marked my 16th week doing Weight Watchers (WW), which is a milestone event (you even get a charm). WW says that once a member has reached 16 weeks, he or she is beginning to incorporate WW as a lifestyle, not just a diet. I hope that's true. In some ways, I feel like my attitude towards WW has changed since I began this program. My intense desire to lose weight has slowly been replaced with a more moderate urge to lead a healthy lifestyle by exercising more frequently and eating better. This shift has undoubtedly caused my weight loss to slow down, since I occasionally allow myself to overeat. At the same time, I feel like I have reached a place where I can live like this for the rest of my life.
It's not always easy striking a balance between weight loss fanaticism and weight loss complacency, but I'm going to try anyway. The secret, I believe, is exercising frequently and eating within my points...which coincidentally is the WW program ;)
I made it to my Body Jam class last night and I was pleasantly surprised by how much more manageable it was the third time around. Body Jam is a dance workout offered at Gold's Gym, which consists of a choreographed hip-hop/ salsa dance routine. Mentally, it's much harder than Zumba because you actually have to remember a sequence of steps. My mom nearly died laughing when I told her I'd joined a dance class, because let's just say I'm not the most coordinated person ever... Anyway, last week, I felt like I was frantically trying to keep up with the steps and always going in the wrong direction :) Yesterday, I was able to keep up much better, and when I did fall behind, I'd wait an extra beat and get right in again. In fact, I was concentrating so hard on my moves that I nearly ran over this very petite girl in my class (she was not thrilled). Regardless, it was a fun workout.
I'm not sure if I mentioned this in a previous post, but last week marked my 16th week doing Weight Watchers (WW), which is a milestone event (you even get a charm). WW says that once a member has reached 16 weeks, he or she is beginning to incorporate WW as a lifestyle, not just a diet. I hope that's true. In some ways, I feel like my attitude towards WW has changed since I began this program. My intense desire to lose weight has slowly been replaced with a more moderate urge to lead a healthy lifestyle by exercising more frequently and eating better. This shift has undoubtedly caused my weight loss to slow down, since I occasionally allow myself to overeat. At the same time, I feel like I have reached a place where I can live like this for the rest of my life.
It's not always easy striking a balance between weight loss fanaticism and weight loss complacency, but I'm going to try anyway. The secret, I believe, is exercising frequently and eating within my points...which coincidentally is the WW program ;)
Friday, July 9, 2010
And the Verdict is...
Down 1 lb :)
And I'll take it. So after stressing about switching the meeting time from Thursday morning to Thursday evening, it turns out that I still lost 1 lb this week, yay! I have to admit after my pitiful loss last week of .4 lbs, I lost some faith in my ability to lose weight. However, I feel much better now that I lost a pound and I am slowly but steadily on the way towards reaching my goal.
Yesterday at the meeting, we discussed the importance of fruits and vegetables, which coincides with my goal this week of getting at least 4 servings of them per day. For me, the hardest part about getting my servings of fruits and vegetables (during the day at least) is that doing so involves PLANNING on a regular basis. I would have to go to the grocery store to buy the fruits and vegetables, and then decide which to eat with each meal/ how to prepare them, etc...However, that's just what I'm going to have to do from now on. Because that's what HEALTHY PEOPLE DO.
You know, I was reading an article about a woman who successfully lost nearly 100 pounds. She said that as soon as she joined WW, she started acting like a "skinny person" would act and making decisions that a "skinny person" would make. And before she knew it, she had transformed into one of them. That's how change happens. You start consciously deciding to be something different, and all of a sudden all those little actions--skipping ice cream, going for walks, eating fruits and vegetables--add up and you become a new person.
So, I feel confident that if I consciously make "healthy" decisions on a regular basis, pretty soon I will transform into a healthy person. After all, this blog is called Katie's Way to Healthy for a reason ;) So...on that note, I am going to try desperately to find a fruit/ vegetable to eat with my staple breakfast of peanut butter and honey on a bagel thin.
Happy Friday everyone!
And I'll take it. So after stressing about switching the meeting time from Thursday morning to Thursday evening, it turns out that I still lost 1 lb this week, yay! I have to admit after my pitiful loss last week of .4 lbs, I lost some faith in my ability to lose weight. However, I feel much better now that I lost a pound and I am slowly but steadily on the way towards reaching my goal.
Yesterday at the meeting, we discussed the importance of fruits and vegetables, which coincides with my goal this week of getting at least 4 servings of them per day. For me, the hardest part about getting my servings of fruits and vegetables (during the day at least) is that doing so involves PLANNING on a regular basis. I would have to go to the grocery store to buy the fruits and vegetables, and then decide which to eat with each meal/ how to prepare them, etc...However, that's just what I'm going to have to do from now on. Because that's what HEALTHY PEOPLE DO.
You know, I was reading an article about a woman who successfully lost nearly 100 pounds. She said that as soon as she joined WW, she started acting like a "skinny person" would act and making decisions that a "skinny person" would make. And before she knew it, she had transformed into one of them. That's how change happens. You start consciously deciding to be something different, and all of a sudden all those little actions--skipping ice cream, going for walks, eating fruits and vegetables--add up and you become a new person.
So, I feel confident that if I consciously make "healthy" decisions on a regular basis, pretty soon I will transform into a healthy person. After all, this blog is called Katie's Way to Healthy for a reason ;) So...on that note, I am going to try desperately to find a fruit/ vegetable to eat with my staple breakfast of peanut butter and honey on a bagel thin.
Happy Friday everyone!
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