April 23, 2008

  • 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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