April 23, 2008
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Weight Watchers - Week 12
Ugh.
That's my statement for this past week (Thursday the 17th through today) and my eating and exercising habits during that time span.
I ate like shit.
I didn't exercise enough.
And then I ate more shit.
The first shit was for emotional reasons and is somewhat understandable if not defensible. The exercise was because I felt bad for eating like shit and bad FROM eating like shit.
The final shit eating is ongoing - it's Lab Week - which means FOOD is everywhere. We had Cookie Recipe Monday and Pizza Tuesday and Bagel Wednesday. Still to come are Sub Thursday and Potluck Friday.
However, after posting a 0.6lb weight gain from my serious food abuse this past week, I am determined that I will climb back upon the weight-loss bandwagon.
I am currently trying to avoid the guilt that I know could so easily de-rail me further.
So, I look back on my 3 Month Journal from Weight Watchers.
In three months, I have gone from 192.8 to 168.0, a total loss of 24.8 pounds.
In three months, I have gone from a BMI of 35.8 to a BMI of 31.2.
In three months, my shirts have gone from XL to a M/L size.
In three months, my pants have gone from a snug size 16 to a loose size 10.
In three months (most excitingly!), my breasts have gone from a nearly overflowing 38DD to a not fully snug 36D.
I don't have my tape measure with me, so I can't post my inches lost (from bicep, waist, hip and thigh) but I will when I get home.
I think that hopefully looking at this list will keep me from feeling bad. After all, I am proud of myself. I've worked hard, dammit. And one week (especially since I am also menstruating this week) is not the end of the world.
*starts to climb back up onto the bandwagon*
*pauses, looks back*
Oh yeah, and I ran on the treadmill on Saturday. Not just a little bit but a goodly amount. I ran and walked in intervals for a full hour. A total of four miles did I move - two miles running (ave 5.5mph) and two miles walking (ave 3.5mph). That is not too bad!
*continues climbing...climbing*
Comments (7)
It's a long-haul thing and 0.6 pounds is probably less than a poop, so forget about it! I vary as much as four pounds a day, easily. So do you make a graph of your weight loss? I looooooovvvvveeeeed that--in fact, I still have one from a few years ago, and look at it as motivational (I dropped from 238 to 178 over four months--not so healthy, but boy did it feel good!). I was up to 230 again, and just by switching blood pressure meds, cutting out the ice cream and most of the sugar, am down to 215 in six weeks. Sheesh, I talk about me too much!
Long haul--must have good stuff from time to time to keep sanity--forget about day-to-day stuff and think more week-to-week stuff...but you already know all that! Just encouragement....
that could easily be water retention so don't beat yourself up!
OMG! You've done GREAT. Don't beat yourself up over one measly week.
Yeah. .6 pounds isn't 2.4 pounds at least. .6 pounds is totally either water or a BM.
This morning I stuffed my face with snack mix (like, super unhealthy snack mix) and then I regretted it.
You have done GREAT over the past 3 months. What an accomplishment!
well done. well done. well done.
@dancedout - Encouragement is always appreciated!
I do graph.
A lot.
Maybe too much.
Aside from my weekly weigh in graphs that I post on Xanga, I also graph a daily weigh in weight on my computer which I then (using a formula I got online that I can't remember off the top of my head at work) normalize the trend line so that it helps smooth out the big ol' bumps of everyday life. It's pretty cool.
Just keep swimming....just keep swimming!!
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