Success is a great word. I love the way it sounds so forceful when you say it! Try it... SUCCESS!!
Lifts your mood, makes you smile, makes you feel... well... successful!
I had a good weigh-in on Saturday, down 2.2 lbs. Yea me! Yea program! I've stayed on track since then and have written down every morsel that I put in my mouth. Sometimes I think dreaming about certain foods carries 'points'.. should I write that down?
Snacking at night is my biggest issue. Not that I'm hungry. I think it's just a nasty habit. Last night, I was craving something crispy and salty, something, oh say like potato chips! I must confess, I bought a small bag at the train station last night, tracked it, wrote it down. Still good. Followed that bag with a chaser of water. A full bottle. It satisfied my craving for crispy and salty, for a moment. So, back to last night - after dinner - my danger time.
Knowing what I wanted, and knowing that there was nothing in my house that even remotely resembled potato chips (yea!!) I sliced myself some fresh strawberries - 2 cups worth! - and then poured some Lemon yougurt over the whole thing, 1 cup. I was surprised, and very delighted, to learn how satisfied I was following my delicious snack.
Last night = success... the sound of success... crisp, clean, forceful!
Gotta love it!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Winter or Spring?
I'm tired today. I stayed up quite late last night waiting for my daughter to finish work so Icould pick her up. She finished at 12:30 a.m. We got home at 12:45.. and I got into bed at 1:00. The alarm on my cell-phone started buzzing at 5:30. I'm tired. Really did not want to get up today.
The walk today was so cold, probably felt colder because I was so tired. But, -10 is still cold no matter how you look at it. I got to work, stopped for some hot tea on my way up to the office, and settled in. I had left my office window open about 3" all night. My office was very cold. It's now 2:45 and it's still chilly in here. I can't get warm. I'm tired.
I wish the weather would decide what it wants... is it winter or is it spring? It just doesn't seem fair that last week at this time the weather was so delightful, and today it's so cold! Thankfully the sky is a delightful cloudless blue! It seems so much better when the sun is shining.
Tomorrow is weigh-in. Other than the epic fail pizza (and really, did I fail? I only had 1 piece!!) I've done reasonably well all week, staying on track, journalling my 'intake'. I am hoping that tomorrow is not a day of winter discontent but rather a sunny spring day of encouragement! I guess that's my decision! So, I'm choosing a sunny day of encouragement.... and lower numbers on the scale!
That is, of course, after I get some much needed sleep!!!!
The walk today was so cold, probably felt colder because I was so tired. But, -10 is still cold no matter how you look at it. I got to work, stopped for some hot tea on my way up to the office, and settled in. I had left my office window open about 3" all night. My office was very cold. It's now 2:45 and it's still chilly in here. I can't get warm. I'm tired.
I wish the weather would decide what it wants... is it winter or is it spring? It just doesn't seem fair that last week at this time the weather was so delightful, and today it's so cold! Thankfully the sky is a delightful cloudless blue! It seems so much better when the sun is shining.
Tomorrow is weigh-in. Other than the epic fail pizza (and really, did I fail? I only had 1 piece!!) I've done reasonably well all week, staying on track, journalling my 'intake'. I am hoping that tomorrow is not a day of winter discontent but rather a sunny spring day of encouragement! I guess that's my decision! So, I'm choosing a sunny day of encouragement.... and lower numbers on the scale!
That is, of course, after I get some much needed sleep!!!!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Numbers
Numbers are important. Numbers give us our bearings, as in an address, or latitude/longitude etc. Numbers can be insignificant, like the number of times I smacked myself in the head for forgetting my delicious homemade lunch today. Or the number I get when i step on my scale...that number is actually pretty scary! But really, they are just numbers, holding no power over me! So here are some of my numbers today - what are yours?
3641 - steps this morning walking to work from Union station in Toronto to my office.
187 - stairs I walked up this morning.
7 - coffee shops I pass along my walking route into work.
1 - forgotten lunch at home.
2 - visits to Tim Horton's to buy tea (with skim milk)
0 - wins at said Tim Horton's.
74 - pounds to go to my target weight.
1 - case of water in my office
1 - singular sensation! I'm tracking.
3641 - steps this morning walking to work from Union station in Toronto to my office.
187 - stairs I walked up this morning.
7 - coffee shops I pass along my walking route into work.
1 - forgotten lunch at home.
2 - visits to Tim Horton's to buy tea (with skim milk)
0 - wins at said Tim Horton's.
74 - pounds to go to my target weight.
1 - case of water in my office
1 - singular sensation! I'm tracking.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Decisions
Decided to show my face at Weight Watchers today.... Decided to step on the scale.... Decided NOT to cry... Decided to take this seriously, really, honest, I'm not joking!
I'm feeling just slightly guilty but I'm not cooking my usual "gourmet" dinner for guests to night and went with a WW recipe for Chicken Cacciatore, served over whole wheat bowtie pasta (total 8 pts per serving) with a lovely spinach salad (spinach, mushrooms, red onions, raspberries and a nice raspberry dressing (1pt for the dressing.) For dessert - PC Blue Menu Apple Crisp (2 pts per serving) and Chapman's Madagascar Vanilla Frozen Yogurt. I feel like I am cheating my guests - but I'm being true to me. My one indulgence tonight? Bread!
Appetizers for our guests include a low fat hummus with greek-style pitas. For me - I'm passing.
Smells delicious in here!
Good decisions!
I'm feeling just slightly guilty but I'm not cooking my usual "gourmet" dinner for guests to night and went with a WW recipe for Chicken Cacciatore, served over whole wheat bowtie pasta (total 8 pts per serving) with a lovely spinach salad (spinach, mushrooms, red onions, raspberries and a nice raspberry dressing (1pt for the dressing.) For dessert - PC Blue Menu Apple Crisp (2 pts per serving) and Chapman's Madagascar Vanilla Frozen Yogurt. I feel like I am cheating my guests - but I'm being true to me. My one indulgence tonight? Bread!
Appetizers for our guests include a low fat hummus with greek-style pitas. For me - I'm passing.
Smells delicious in here!
Good decisions!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Spring
I guess we are at the end of winter - I hope! I found myself dreaming of spring this week. The air smelled like it. The temperature screamed it. Best of all, my footsteps felt it! I switched my walking route to work from the winter "Path" in Toronto to outside fresh air. The fresh air makes me walk faster. Faster must be good because I get to work winded! Winded must mean I've raised my heart rate, burned some calories, done something good for myself.
Ah, spring!
Now the hard part... working off the ravages of winter! Dry hands, dry feet, dry hair... extra pounds from all the 'comfort foods'! It was definitely the winter of discontent. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't stay motivated. So, what's motivating me now?
Easy. I just returned from 11 days in Florida. The first four were business, and included the usual business lunches and dinners, delicious but not diet friendly. The last 7 were vacation with my husband. I ate much better during the vacation part than I did during the business part. We bought a small styrofoam cooler so that we could pack picnic lunches, buy milk, fruit, etc. Much more successful, but not entirely! I tried on a few bathing suits down there. Oh my. If you read my 'tag line' in this blog you know that this is a journey toward skinny jeans and bathing suits. I couldn't find a single suit that made me look anything but like a beached whale! So, no bathing suit. Funny, before I left for Florida I thought I'd try on my old Victoria's Secret bathing suit that I bought when I was at a much nicer weight! Cute little 2-piece. I couldn't get the cute little bottoms up! [insert disgusted look here.]
I weighed myself when I got home from Florida, and not surprisingly, the numbers were not very nice to me.
So,it's time to enjoy all that spring has in store for me including putting that 'spring' back in my step before I hear the 'spring' on my scale go "BOING".
Ah, spring!
Now the hard part... working off the ravages of winter! Dry hands, dry feet, dry hair... extra pounds from all the 'comfort foods'! It was definitely the winter of discontent. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't stay motivated. So, what's motivating me now?
Easy. I just returned from 11 days in Florida. The first four were business, and included the usual business lunches and dinners, delicious but not diet friendly. The last 7 were vacation with my husband. I ate much better during the vacation part than I did during the business part. We bought a small styrofoam cooler so that we could pack picnic lunches, buy milk, fruit, etc. Much more successful, but not entirely! I tried on a few bathing suits down there. Oh my. If you read my 'tag line' in this blog you know that this is a journey toward skinny jeans and bathing suits. I couldn't find a single suit that made me look anything but like a beached whale! So, no bathing suit. Funny, before I left for Florida I thought I'd try on my old Victoria's Secret bathing suit that I bought when I was at a much nicer weight! Cute little 2-piece. I couldn't get the cute little bottoms up! [insert disgusted look here.]
I weighed myself when I got home from Florida, and not surprisingly, the numbers were not very nice to me.
So,it's time to enjoy all that spring has in store for me including putting that 'spring' back in my step before I hear the 'spring' on my scale go "BOING".
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