Day five of WW

I waited until the very last minute do my blog. Probably because it was not a very eventful day. I drank tons of fluids and ate only when hungry. I didn't track points today, I forgot my book at home. However, I don't feel like I did too bad. My first week of WW is almost complete and I am feeling lighter and more energetic. I did not workout today but I did find some one to run the terrapin 5k with me next thursday. I am all signed up and plan to pick up my packet on Sunday. Well that's all folks! Happy dieting and running!

Days three and four of WW

I forgot to blog yesterday so I am covering two days in this one blog. By the way this may be something that you see happen often. Especially when school starts again. :)

I did pretty well on day three. I had to attend a workshop and because the professional development center is not located near any restaurants I had to rely on the lunch truck that comes. Yes a lunch truck like the ones you might find at a construction site. My coworker and I decided on the chicken sandwich smothered in red sauce, it looked safe enough. I only ate half of it becuase it was packed with calories and if I ate the whole thing I wouldn't have any points left for dinner. When I got home I planned to attend a hot fusion yoga class at 8 that evening. Unfortuantely I decided to take a nap before going and of course I didn't get up in time to go.

Today (day four) I was quite proud of myself. Today was day two of my workshop so I ate a breakfast that equaled only 2 points and packed a large amount of grapes and plenty of water. I wanted to make sure I had a "filling food" to snack on so I wouldn't go over my points. The grapes idea worked quite well I was quite satisfied by the time lunch rolled around.

My coworker and I decided to go to Quiznos because the lunch truck was late and we didn't have a lot of time. As soon as I walked in I asked if they had list of nutrtion facts for their sandwiches. Which they did. I picked a turkey sammie which is just a sanwich but on warm flatbread. It was yummy. Instead of chips I got a small asian inspired salad that was also very tasty. I thought I did quite well but when I went record my points I learned that my little sammie was like 9 points!!! I knew I was have to earn some activity points to make up for those lost points.

On my way home from the workshop I watched the sky closely. I wanted to run by the lake but from the looks of the clouds over the lake, that was not going to be an option. I decided to go to the gym and do a treadmill run for 45 minutes. The treadmill run was okay, it just frustrates me that I can't push through and not stop to walk of catch my breath. I would like for once to start and finish just 3 miles without stopping once. Well I can't dwell on it I just got to keep running and practicing. I would like to be running 3 miles or more non stop by September. Well that's what happened over the last two days folks. Happy dieting and running!

Day two of WW

So I figured that I need to lose about 59lbs. in order to reach my desired weight. That's a lot of weight to lose, but I know I can do this. I am tired of being big. I am not comfortable. That's enough of that......so it's the end of day two of my journey, and I feel a bit overwhelmed with what I have to do in order to reach my goal. If you ask my family they will confirm I am NOT good on the follow through. However I am just going to take it one day at a time. I cannot think beyond the present day because I will disapoint myself.

Since I did my race today I earned an extra 10 points. However my sister made a good point I should use them today because if I don't I will go over or be hungry at the end of the day. As far as staying with in my points limit and I used all but 4 points for today and I feel satisfied even a little full (which probably is just the water and Gatorade I have been sucking down today).

My weekly challenge this week is to try two new fruits of vegetables that I've never had beofore. Since I am not a big fan of vegetables I am little nervous. I decided to try star fruit and radishes. I think I will add the radishes to a kale salad or something and have the star fruit for dessert. I hope my journey will lead to me trying even more vegetables. I know as our taste buds mature as we get older I am hoping I will develop a taste for some. As far as that cookbook my friend mentioned I will definately look into it. I need some fresh ideas to keep me on track.

I am looking forward to tomorrow morning because my friend and I are supposed to be running before I go off to my workshop in the morning. I finished my first 5k in two years today and I have mixed feelings about it. I wanted to finish in 45 minutes but instead I finished in 55 minutes. This means I am out of shape and got to get more serious about my training.

The race started off well enough I felt good and I had a great pace going. Unfortunately my calfs began to ache even before I was out of breath. That was extremely frustrating I my energy was in a good place but the pain in my calves was just unbearable, it made it hard to run. I didn't do enough stretching but even when I do I still get that calf pain. However the calf pain was not the worst of it. I think I could have pushed through the pain for at least a mile and half but after the I first mile my feet started to go numb and when I tried to ignore it, it just got worse. After running on a numb foot you start to feel like there is a growth on the bottom of your feet, ugh, do a good feeling. I know why this happened I am too heavy and my circulation is horrible. I am hoping after losing about 10 pounds I won;t have that problem anymore. Well that's all for today folks, until tomorrow, happy dieting and running!

Day One of WW

I decided to post a current picture of myself every month to see if I can see any changes in my body during my journey.

Day one of my journey is complete and I have used up all of my points except for 1pt. I also used ALL of my extra 35 weekly points in one meal which stinks but I can't take it back so I am just going to move forward. My daily point allowance is 29 points, I used 28 points and from what my WW leader says I can't bank it for the next day. That's okay though I think I finally get how the program works.

Over six months ago, my mom asked me if I wanted to do WW with her. I said yes but I really didn't mean it.When she finally got me to join I wanted to do it online, this was a huge mistake. I had no idea what I was doing and didn't know how to calculate my points, I didn't even have a working scale in the house to check my progress weekly. My mother however opted for the meetings and weekly weigh ins. She start to lose weight after the first month. I on the other hand was not keeping track of my point nor was I watching what I ate.

Finally my mom got me to go with her to a meeting close to home. She nearly nagged me to death but I'm glad she did. I met my WW leader and she was very nice she sat down with me and explained everything about the program. When I left I felt heavily motivated and I can't wait to go back next Saturday.

Unfortunately I didn't eat breakfast this morning so I ended up going to BK right after the meeting which I know was a huge mistake. When I got home and added up how many points I had used I realized I didn't have any extra points left. I felt really bad. Fortunately I still had all of my daily points to use. So I made took my marinated chicken out of the fridge and fired up the grill. I forgot to stop by the store to get some broccoli slaw and I didn't really feel like leaving the house to get some either. So I just cut up some fresh pineapple and some grabbed a bushel of grapes from the fridge. I know not the best meal but it served its purpose in filling me up.

So, here I am at the end of day one and I feel.........okay.



Tomorrow I run my first 5k of the year. I am not looking forward to it since I did little training to prepare for the run. On the up side though my mom accepted my invitation to do the run with me which is nice because in previous years when I did this particular 5k, I did it alone. So until tomorrow farewell and happy dieting and running to all who actually take the time to read this.