Rest Stop

I feel better today, the cold is dissipating, but I am literally worn all the way out.

My diet is good. I am eating within the points range I want. The scale is still drifting downward and I am at an all-time low. I've lost 88 pounds! I just haven't had the energy to exercise. So, I am going to take the next few days to finish getting well and resume walking and blogging on Monday.

Have a great weekend y'all. I know mine should certainly be better than the last.

Food Log: 01.14.09

I am feeling really crappy today. Everyone in the office told me to go home, but I persevered and am making it through the entire day. Tomorrow, if I feel no better, I am staying home.

I ate a little out of the points range I like to stay in, but I am trying to get well and my choices were all good. I am still under the allowed WW points (34 points) I am supposed to eat. So I feel good about today.

I also scheduled a well woman exam and a dental appointment that I've been procrastinating on forever. I'll get a referral for a mammogram during the physical and that is really what I am going for. But I am also interested to see the change in my cholesterol level and other labs since last year. I bet there is a huge drop due to my vegetarian diet. It will be fun to see those numbers.

There will be no walking tonight. I am going home to bed and there I will stay until the morning.

Have a good night y'all. If you are on Team Angie, don't forget to weigh in this week. Lets show that other team how it is done. ;)

food	ww points
b: skinny vanilla latte [grande] *starbucks*	3
b: bagel [1 large] *alonti*	7
b: cream cheese [4 tbsp] *alonti*	4
l: couscous w/ spinach & feta [6 oz] *central market*	4
l: sauteed snap peas & carrots [7 oz] *central market*	4
s: skinny vanilla latte [tall] *starbucks*	2
s: banana [1 large]	2
d: coffee w/ skim milk [1 - 16 oz] *central market*	1
d: orange [1 large]	2
Total:	29

Table provided by Roni's Food Tweet, Eat, Post Generator.

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Non-Scale Victory: Yes I Am

This morning I was dragging slowly due to my first cold in three years and took the latest bus in to work I possibly could and still make it in on time. I haven't taken this bus in a long time and it had the same driver as the last time I took it.

Well, as I was getting off the bus to walk into my building she said, "can I ask you something?"

I turned around and said, "sure."

"Are you on a diet?", she asked.

I had such a rush of inner pride and told her that "yes, I am. I am doing Weight Watchers, eating vegetarian foods and I walk."

She then said, "Well, you look good!"

I love these types of encounters from people who saw me before my weight loss began but don't know that I am on a diet. It is my favorite kind of recognition because they have nothing to prompt them to ask me if I have lost weight other than seeing the difference in my size and shape.

It was a great start to my day in which I feel like utter crap.

Food Log: 01.13.09

It was a good day. It was a day that fits within my routine and hits the points range I was aiming for. I feel solid with where I am now and there will be many more days like this to come.

My home computer finally died (it won't turn on anymore at all). So posting may be spotty and I still haven't been able to visit most of my Team Angie teammates. I really want to support y'all in this endeavor. I'm thinking about you, if I am not able to visit and offer up support.

I am really tired after moving this past weekend and eating so lightly. It will probably take a few days to get back to feeling like myself, plus I've acquired my first cold in 3 years from being out in the cold so much during the move. All I want to do is go home, watch some tv and go bed. Luckily I have the first 4 hours of the new season of 24 (my favorite show on tv). Jack and Tony are back and that makes me a very happy gal. I knew Almeida wasn't dead. Nobody goes out in such a lame fashion when they are a main character and he didn't get the silent clock. Almeida definitely deserved a silent clock.

food	ww points
b: coffee w/ skim milk [1 - 16 oz] *central market*	1
b: bagel [1 large] *alonti*	7
b: cream cheese [4 tbsp] *alonti*	4
l: borracho beans [6 oz] *taco cabana*	3
l: penne w/ asparagus [5 oz] *central market*	4
l: steamed vegetables [5 oz] *central market*	2
s: skinny vanilla latte [tall] *starbucks*	2
s: coffee w/ skim milk [1 - 16 oz] *central market*	1
Total:	24

Table provided by Roni's Food Tweet, Eat, Post Generator.

My food log @ Twitter is twim_food for anyone that wants to follow it there.

WSR: Weight 284.2 - Weight Left To Lose 114.2

Height: 5'7"
Age: 40

Starting Weight: 370 lbs
Goal Weight: 170 lbs

Current Weight: 284.2 lbs
Pounds Lost: 85.8 lbs
Pounds Left To Lose: 114.2 lbs

Percent Of Weight Lost: 23.19%
Percent Of Way To Goal: 42.90%

Starting BMI: 57.9
Current BMI: 44.5
BMI Lost: 13.4

I reversed the damage from the previous two weeks and came out of last week 7.2 pounds lighter. This was due in part to the unplanned two-day marathon move I did this weekend, but I am not turning it down.

My routine is back in a big way and I am so pleased.

I updated my sidebar with my Biggest Loser Blog Edition weigh in. It is a different starting weight because I registered in BLBE on Saturday and had a major binge on Sunday that gave me the weight that I posted on the last WSR.

Onward and downward!

The Biggest Loser Blog Edition

The Biggest Loser Blog Edition starts today.

I am really excited to be a part of this challenge because I know that we are all committed to losing weight and becoming better versions of ourselves.  The extra bit of motivation that I will get from such a focused group is going to be awesome.  I hope I am able to provide a little bit of that myself for y'all.

My weigh in days are Monday.  So, I will be reporting my loss for the week tomorrow and finally get around to visiting all of the folks on Team Angie.

I wish you all luck in kicking the fat out of your lives.

Food Log: 01.10.09

Splurge Saturday wasn't quite such a splurge.  I changed up my splurge meal to eliminate the bean and cheese tacos.  I ordered a side order of refried beans instead.  I don't feel like I need to have that much at one sitting any more, splurge meal or not.

I didn't walk today but I got so much exercise it doesn't matter.  I am changing apartments moving from a downstairs unit to an upstairs one.  I trudged up and down the stairs a whole lot and I will do it again on Sunday.  I am so sore.  I was too tired to eat anything at the end of the day so I grabbed a bag of Triscuits from a convenience store.  It was the healthiest thing I could find and  it pumped up my fiber count for the day.

food	ww points
l: tortilla chips [1 basket] *chachos*	11
l: guacamole [6 oz] *chachos*	6
l: refried bean [5 oz] *chachos*	6
s: triscuits [1 package]	5
Total:	28

Table provided by Roni's Food Tweet, Eat, Post Generator.

My food log @ Twitter is twim_food for anyone that wants to follow it there.

Food Log: 01.09.09

I fixed my computer problems so posting should become more normal (i.e. posting food logs on the same day).

I ate normally and well within my alloted daily WW points.  It was a good day.  My routine is back in full force and I am really feeling empowered for the two Biggest Loser challenges I am involved in.

food	ww points
b: coffee w/ skim milk [1 - 16 oz] *central market*	1
b: veggie corn dogs [2] *morningstar farms*	6
l: flame grilled veggie burger [1] *boca*	2
l: pasta rustica w/ portobello mushrooms [4 oz] *central market*	3
l: cucumber & tomato salad [5 oz] *central market*	3
s: roasted red pepper hummus [1.12 oz] *central market*	2
s: garlic & herb crackers [18 crackers] *all bran*	2
d: vegetable lasagna [1 square] *central market*	9
d: wilted spinach [5 oz] *central market*	2
s: coffee w/ skim milk [1 - 16 oz] *central market*	1
Total:	31

Table provided by Roni's Food Tweet, Eat, Post Generator.

My food log @ Twitter is twim_food for anyone that wants to follow it there.

Food Log: 01.08.09

I ate in the points range I was aiming for and had good food. It was a good day.

I wasn't able to walk last night because I got stuck on the other side of town and didn't make it home until nearly 10 PM. I'm not walking at 10PM because that is definitely not the safe or wise choice.

food	ww points
b: coffee w/ skim milk [1 - 16 oz] *central market*	1
b: veggie corn dogs [2] *morningstar farms*	6
l: flame grilled veggie burger [1] *boca*	2
l: israeli couscous [4 oz] *central market*	4
l: cucumber & tomato salad [4 oz] *central market*	3
s: spinach & artichoke dip [2.24 oz] *central market*	4
s: garlic & herb crackers [18 crackers] *all bran*	2
s: skinny vanilla latte [tall] *starbucks*	2
Total:	24

Table provided by Roni's Food Tweet, Eat, Post Generator.

My food log @ Twitter is twim_food for anyone that wants to follow it there.

Non-Scale Victory: Eventually Is Today

I am sure that everyone has that special space in their closet reserved for the clothes that have become too small but that they will eventually fit into again. Some people will see the day that they can don those clothes again. However, for others, that dream is a false hope because they are never able to regain their former size and/or shape. These articles of clothing sit sadly in the back of the closet or in a box shoved in the corner as a sad reminder of a figure long gone.

I've always considered myself to be one of the other people - destined to hold onto false hope. But today is the day that I shed that persona and became one that eventually saw them fit again. Today is the day that my "skinny jeans" were transformed into jeans I can wear once more.

I was in the middle of my morning routine today and I had an urge to try them on. I saw them lying there on the loveseat in my bedroom beckoning to me and I just knew they would fit. I've been able to get them on, zipped and everything before now, but they were too tight to look good. But now? They not only slip on, but they fit and they look good!

I am now officially back at the point in which I had formerly abandoned all hope of ever losing weight. The past sins are erased and I can begin again. It is funny that when I was a size 24 before I was sad and dejected and feeling such an absence of satisfaction with my present state. However, after having seen the other side of a size 32 I am grateful to be back there in those size 24 jeans. This time I know I have the power to continue to lose and drift into a size 22, 20, 18... and wind up at whatever size makes me feel like the woman I want to be. Will it be a size 12 or a size 14? Who knows? I am just going to enjoy the journey.

I now know that eventually can become today.