Midge and Finn

May 10, 2011

Down a bit more today. From when I weighed in at Fat Camp (in the afternoon, after a huge Mexican meal , the last supper lol), I’m down 19 pounds.  Of course now that I’m home I weigh in first thing Tuesday a.m., before I drink an ounce of water (and after I do certain other things. . . )!  That reminds me of when I used to go exercise at Tina’s Shape Shop here in town many moons ago, and I was working out and this girl came in, apparently for the sole purpose of weighing in. She took off her shoes and socks, shucked off her jeans, and got up on scale. Then she quickly stepped off, and removed her earrings, and stepped back on! LOLOL How much do you figure those earrings weighed! I cracked up then and I’m cracking up now! Anyway, my weight chart at Weight Watchers is kind of zig-zaggy. A steady downward trend would be good.

It’s nice that the weather has turned. I’ve been out in the yard more, planting garden stuff, pulling weeds, trimming the fence.  The cats love it. And what good helpers they are. I think I’ve planted the same onion 10 times! Still haven’t gotten into a regular walking routine.  Can’t blame the leg anymore, it’s back to normal, minus the gross vein. Woo hoo! And there must be some muscle in my ass somewhere, wow it’s sore! The good old bend and stretch. If it wasn’t for Fat Camp, toting all that compost and potting soil would have been a lot tougher! 

I have camping to contend with this weekend, lots of food and beer and friends and camping coffee and beer and snacks.  It’s always something though.  I can’t be a hermit. I’m too much fun! Buck up and have some willpower Kay! You can do it! I can choose to be more active too; I can walk around and drink my beer, instead of sitting in the camp chair! LOL Just kidding. There will be bean bags, maybe hacky sack if our old bodies can handle it, a puppy to walk, and a big dog too. I’m trying to bank some calories this week, knowing that the weekend is going to be rough and full of temptation.  Hmmm, maybe I shouldn’t kid around about walking and drinking my beer, I have a vision of me parking my cooler several campsites away, and having a bit of a trek each time I need a beer . . . lifestyle changes. The people there are pretty friendly. I’m sure no one will mind if I stumble into the wrong campsite.  LOL And maybe I can leave the whipped cream and booze out of my coffee . . . no . . . no . . .  not gonna happen. 

Still no diet soda! That still stuns me, I was terribly addicted to that awful stuff. My Return to Fat Camp Fund continues to grow!

Keep up the fight people!

Kay

May 3

Down two pounds. So I'm back to where I was a couple weeks ago at least.  Moving forward is good, backward is bad!

Stitches are out, steri-strips are in. Leg just feels bruised, and is improving every day. Haven't gotten back with the walking yet, I did a short one, but my leg bothered me a bit, so I figured I'd give in a couple days. 

I've felt hungrier this past week, my points have been a battle.

Back next week, hopefully victorious!

Kay

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Wow I forgot to weigh in today! I blame my ambulatory phlebectomy! Or, more specifically, my required post- procedure compression stockings. Getting those things on is like a weird wrestling match with yourself that you cannot win! It took me forever to get those suckers on this a.m.  

Perhaps also in the back of my head is the fact that I had another poor week with little physical activity (besides the wrestling!).  I need to be more resilient! Instead of eating more because I am nervous about something, I need to talk myself down. I need to think hey- you are not burning any calories laying around recuperating, so watch the food intake Kay. I’m so weird. And why can’t I be pro-active instead of reactive? Anyway I’m back to work today (thank goodness for my diet’s sake), and my stitches will come out on Friday (woo hoo), and I’ll be able to say goodbye to my compression stockings. Honestly it will be a miracle if they make it through today. The best part of the whole deal is that my grody vein is gone! Woo hoo. Hmmm how much did that vein weigh? haha

I’m working on the pro-active, not reactive thing this week. Instead of mindlessly eating, then feeling badly about  “ruining” my diet day, how about I think before I eat, and make better choices. I’m pushing 50, and that 100 pounds is not going to just fall off people!  Planning and strategy, that is what I need.

Oh, and I have to confess, I had a soda. At docs, after the procedure, I had been there like 4 hours, and I had to wait a bit before I could leave and the girls offered me a  refreshment. Of course I took the Sprite (did your mom give you 7-Up or Sprite when you were sick as a kid too lol?), Anyway it tasted great and rejuvenated me for my ride home, along with some of those cheesy peanut butter crackers. The power of the junk food! It did not awaken any additional cravings for me for my formerly beloved diet cherry Pepsi and the Return to Fat Camp Fund continues to thrive!

Kay

Week #3 Grrrrrrrr

Grrr. Gained 2 pounds this week. Floundering. This gray, rainy, cold weather stinks. I was doing much better when it was more pleasant out and I was walking to work. Of course when you walk to work and carry your points with you, it’s much easier to stay in bounds! LOL There is a limit to how many points I can cram in my purse.

I’m going to join the gym as soon as my vein heals up.  I’m getting my varicose vein phlebotomized or something on Good Friday.  If that is TMI skip this paragraph. I admit I have been a bit nervous about that procedure coming up, and when I get nervous I eat.  If I was smarter I’d be concerned about getting that extra 2 pounds into these compression hose things I have to put on afterwards! Plus after it’s done I have to walk around the doctor’s office for an hour. I think that will be weird. Should be an interesting morning! LOL It will be good to have it all done. 

I think I’ll walk to work tomorrow even if it is raining. I do own a slicker, and I will not melt. And I need to do some meal planning. This winging it is not working, it never has.

Back next week.

Kay

Back Home - Week Two Weigh-In

Down one more pound. Had highs and lows with the points this week, both involving beer! LOL Boy beer makes me hungry! Beer is not points friendly! Get-togethers with my friends (at least the ones I really like!) usually (almost always!) involve food and beer, so I had best come up with a strategy to handle it 

Walked to work yesterday and this a.m. If I stretch the walk out a bit by going to the towpath, it’s about 20 minutes each way. So between walking to work and back home, and a walk on my Relaxation/Smoke Break, I’ll get about an hour in each day.  As an added bonus I pack up and bring my food for the day, have no car and bring no money, so no chance of skipping out on my healthy lunch for a less healthy alternative.

I’m going to continue walking to work, and I want to start some weights this week at home. My shoulder was doing a bit better, but then I tweaked it again toting the rummage sale stuff, so I need to  watch it again.  Found the sheet of exercises from the trainer with rotator cuff exercises so I’ve started those up again.

Set a mini goal of 8 pounds to lose by camping, in a little over a month.  For my big goal, I’m at 17 pounds, 83 more to go by June 11, 2012,  when I hit the big 5-0. Yikes! LOL

Planning is key for me. If I don’t decide what I want to eat, say for lunches, and go buy it and have it in fridge for Monday a.m., I’m setting myself up for disaster. And days off are not good. I'm already dreading Easter weekend. And dreaming of carrot cake! ARGHHHHHHHHH

And still no diet soda. The Can Man is going to be disappointed, I was a good supplier! LOL

Kay

Back Home Weigh In Week One

Down 4 more pounds.  Counting the 12 at Fat Camp, that is 16 so far.

So far counting points isn’t so bad. I am pretty much at my max every day, what a shocker! LOL  I like to save those extra points they give you for the weekend, when I struggle the most. I noticed less belly in some of my work clothes, a very good thing.

I haven’t been exercising as much as I should be, but I feel more active overall, not sitting around as much, both at home and work. I still have my sore shoulder from my pool volleyball at Fat Camp. It is annoying, but it is improving. Now when I roll over on it at night it is not so painful. I’ll give it another week and then reevaluate.  The shoulder is no excuse for not walking though. It is only an excuse for not having more KettleBell fun. And the KettleBell is fun, and very loud when you drop it. Clear your animals from the room people, that is my advice! And don’t get too close to the TV just in case that sucker flies out of your hand.

I told Holly, one of the fun trainers at Fat Camp, that I wanted to lose 100 pounds by the time I was 50, so now I’m making it public. If this is public. I guess it is. She told me it took her nearly two years, possibly suggesting that I wasn’t allowing myself enough time (I’ll be 50 in June 2012), but I told her that I had set that goal 6 months prior and had somehow managed to gain 15 pounds since then, so I don’t deserve any leniency. Tsk tsk.

Still haven’t had a diet Pepsi. Shocks me. My Return to Fat Camp Fund continues to grow due to my grocery savings on Diet Pepsi and other fast food.  Diet Pepsi makes junk food taste good, but healthy food taste bad. I think part of the reason fruit is tasting so much better to me is the absence of Diet Pepsi.

Back next Tuesday when I weigh on Biggest Loser Day.

Kay