Week 2

Well, pretty damn good week, if I do say so myself! I lost 3.4 lbs! WOO HOO! I did NOT get my activity points, however. I just couldn't bring myself to get on the darn thing! I was just too exhausted! My goal, is 3 activity points still, for this week. I KNOW I can do it! I honestly didn't keep very good track of my points this past week, so I was VERY surprised to see I had a loss! I do NOT want to do that again, though. It's too easy to get sucked back into eating what I think is good, but end up gaining, instead!!

Week 1

My goals for this week have been accomplished!! I am so proud of myself! I received 3 activity points (WOO HOO!) AND I did not use my flex points. Let me tell you, it was NOT easy! I heard my husband out in the living room eating some chips or something and I wanted to get up and eat some SO BAD, but I didn't do it. I stayed in my room and read my book! A wise man recently told me to keep looking ahead to the end result of my goal when I feel I'm getting sidetracked. It sure worked this week!
I will continue with the goals I have, for now. As I become healthier, I will add more goals. I do not want to overwhelm myself all at once. I feel this is in my best interest for lasting results.

Ok, I'm going to succeed this time!

Well, I signed up for Weight Watchers Online, once again. My first goal is to stay within my daily allotment and NOT to use my flex points. Day one, I have accomplished this goal. Of course, a sandwich that I thought was good for me, turned out to be 13 points! My goodness, it should be illegal to have sandwiches that high in points!
My second goal, is to get at least 3 activity points a week. I got one tonight. I got on my Gazelle and 'walked' for 15 minutes. The doctor wanted me to start with 10 a day, but nope, I gotta push myself. Of course I accomplish this goal because I turn on the TV and watch something I like! Most of the time I do not notice the time passing.
My third goal, is to become more positive regarding my weight loss. It stated on the website to keep it in a positive light, like my heading. Not to say things like, I can't weight to not be heavy anymore. That's negative. I look forward to being healthy! ( That's more like it! )

Will I Ever Learn?

Well, when will it sink in that I am not perfect? That I am not invincible? That in order to lose weight, I need to put forth some kind of effort?
It will take some more time, but at least before I eat something I think about it. I know, that's not exactly what I should do, but, it IS a start!
The meals seem to be helping, if I eat them everyday and try to incorporate fresh fruits and veggies at some point! :)
I recently made a new friend through InfieldParking.com and she has been a godsend! She tries to make me see me for who I am right now, not what I want to be in the future! I'm glad she has come into my life! She is now my bestest friend in the whole world! Yup, we kinda had our first fight last night, but, I'm sure it'll the first of many! What's a journey of friendship without a few potholes along the way, right?
I hope to meet her in person at some point, but until then, Fairpoint Communications is going to LOVE my long distance calls everyday! HaHa
Well, I hope everyone is doing well, and are healthy and living life to its fullest. Until next time, this is Drea, saying good night!

4.2 Lighter!!

Weigh-In was a success this week! I lost 4.2 lbs this past week! WOO HOO!! (doing a lil dance)





I did my darndest to stay on plan, and it worked! I was very cautious about what I was eating, as well as what was around me!





The meals seem to be working, as they did last time. It's hard for me to make my own meals sometimes....





The NASCAR race on Sunday was AWESOME! I saw the race in person and it was pretty cool! I met my favorite driver, Denny Hamlin, #11 Toyota, and it was the greatest euphoric experience of my life! He is down to earth and doesn't seem to have let the fame go to his head, yet!





Here is a picture of him signing my hat, that's me, the head with a hat and glasses .....

Have a great week y'all!

Ummm, yeah

Yup, I fell off the wagon, just as Collette thought! LOL BUT, i've been climbing back on and trying to stay on track! It's so hard in the summer, too many cookouts! LOL

I bought the Hungry Girl cookbook, and have yet to make something. I get up at about 5 am and don't get back home until 8 pm! I'm too damn tired to cook at that point!

Going to Loudon, NH for the NASCAR race Sunday to see Denny Hamlin hopefully WIN! He's so cute! Ahhh, yum-o! My hubby tells me he's living with a 16 yr. old!

He is doing MUCH better! The Doc thinks it was some virus left over from the flu! Flu shots for BOTH of us next year! UH HUH!

Well, I hope this finds all who read it to be healthy and happy!

Love ya girls!

Yes, I CAN do it!!

Just about the end of week 3 and I feel pretty good! I have been counting EVERYTHING and making sure I don't go over in points! I even received 3 activity points for the week! I bought a DVD for my Gazelle and have been doing that! I need to do it every other day but I just can't seem to get on it like I should. One more thing to work on, is all.
My hubby has been very sick since the end of February and I'm getting worried. The dr. sent him for a chest x-ray yesterday and we go back to the dr. on Thursday. He can't seem to shake this cough he has now!
I bought some whole wheat pita and some hummus and taboulli (sp) and when I eat half the pita and 2 TBSP each of the hummus and taboulli, it's only 2 points! I love it! I recommend it!
Oh, FiberOne bars are my favorite too! It's only 2 points for the Oats & Caramel one! WOO HOO! I'm getting the hang of this, slowly but surely!

And it starts . . . .

Well, I only lost .6, however, it IS a loss, instead of a gain! I know why it happened, and it's because I keep reverting back to my old habit of, well, we'll just pretend I didn't eat the WHOLE thing blah blah blah....I'm making sure that I count EVERYTHING this week and NO cheating, at all!

Ok, that's it!

Week 2

Thank you, Collette! I agree with you, now, about what happens if you do NOT eat all of your points....my body wasn't so forgiving this week. A loss of .6 this time. But, it is still a loss! I keep chanting that in my head!
I received 4 activity points for this week, I walked 2 miles with a friend of mine! It hurt like hell, but I'm glad I did it! I was a little sore for a day or so, but I'm pretty much back to normal. I think I'm going to make it my goal to do that at least once a week, for now. We'll see what happens! :-)

Made a veggie dish today that I found in a cookbook. Not bad, needs some tweaking, I think. It's 3 C. of julienned carrots, 1/2 C. of scallions, 1 T. lemon juice, 3/4 t. Italian Seasoning, 1/2 t. garlic salt, dash of pepper and 1 T. olive oil. Saute the carrots in the oil for 3 min. add the onion and saute for another 4-5 min. Then add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Not bad, I think next time I am going to add the seasonings a little bit earlier so it 'softens' up, if you know what I mean. I'm not sure what the point would be. Give me a second, I'll go put it in.....Ok, I put everything in and it's 1 point for every 1/2 C. serving! WOO HOO!
Ok, gotta get to work...later!

I'm Back!!

Well, it's been almost three months since I last wrote here. It feels good to be back, hope I'm still welcome! :-)
We ended up putting our beagle down on December 29th. It was the hardest decision we've ever had to make! We knew he was suffering and it just kept getting worse, so we ended his suffering.
Ok, started smoking on Saturday, quitting again tomorrow. I know, I know, that's what they all say, but, I'm going to take it one day at a time and hope for the best! :-)
I joined WW online, and lost 2.3 pounds last week! I am so proud of myself! It was not easy, and I did not follow it for one day and knew the consequences. I am now taking responsibility for each action! I visited our local health food store last week and found Western Bagels!! I bought the onion ones. NOT BAD!! I was pleasantly surprised! I still have 13 points left for the day and am not sure what I'm going to eat. Maybe nothing at all. I did that last week. Couple of days I had points left over, but wasn't hungry!
How is everyone doing? I will try and get on again and read your posts!
Good luck!! ;-)

Confessions Of An Addict!

Let me start by saying, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Mine was very nice and peaceful!
I didn't realize it's been just about a month since I've been on here! I hopped on the scale last night and promised I would get back to eating healthy! I didn't like the number, at all! I thought I was doing so well not writing everything down, but I was dead wrong!!!
It's actually been quite a bit of stress eating lately, unfortunately! Our beloved beagle mix, Tod, has been diagnosed with cancer. My husband is in a state of denial and now we are going for a second opinion tomorrow. I want the vet to be wrong as much as he does, but I'm not getting my hopes up! So, there's my stress! Oh, and I quit smoking! Doing ok, still haven't had even a puff! It's only been 3 days, but it's 3 days without a cigarette! I'm taking Chantix and it seems to be helping, immensely!
I noticed my clothes were getting tight, again and KNEW something wasn't right! Nope, it wasn't! This time, I am DETERMINED not to go over my daily points. And to eat a LOT less bread! That seemed to help last time, I just didn't stick to it! I know I can, I know I can!
Well, have a good one!

*Back On Track!*

Ok, I did it. I hopped on the scale this morning and peeked out, and was so ecstatic! I lost 2.5 lbs. from last week! I knew I could do it! It was NOT an easy battle, to try and stay on track, but I accomplished something!
Because it's winter, I've noticed that it's much harder for me to keep drinking my water! Has anyone else had this problem? Any solutions?
I'm not sure anyone is reading this anymore, and I can't say that I blame them, I never seem to know what to say on other people's blogs except to agree with someone else and I don't want to sound lame! UGH! Oh well.
If anyone is readin this, I hope you are having great success at losing your demons!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE, HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR!

*Gulp*

Well, I know i'm supposed to get on the scale this morning, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it! My heart doesn't seem to be in it this time around, and I WANT it to be! I'm not sure what to do!! I'm thinking about joining WW Online and hope that helps! Does anyone else utilize the online program? Any pointers to help me get back on track? Man, I hope so! I definitely cut down on the bread this week. I bought the English Muffins and used those, mostly. I cheated more than I wanted to this week, which is another reason I'm fighting the scale! UGH!
My niece called this week and said she is getting married May 23rd, 2008. That gives me the time frame to lose everything I want to lose, but it's not helping!! UGH, I just want to cry and eat something terrible! Instead, I will go heat up my WW angel hair marinara or whatever it's called! I have off Sunday from both jobs and I AM going to do the little quiz thing from you, SuperJayman, PROMISE! Hopefully, I'll be able to figure out creating my page a little better, too!
Well, gotta go, still working and don't want to get into trouble!

Day One, Week One . . . . Again!!

Ok, so I hopped on the metal devil this morning, and was pissed at what he had to show me, BUT, I know it is my own fault! I gained enough! So, starting completely over. I had to rush out the door this morning so I could take my time getting to work and NOT hit another deer, and left my jacket and WW journal behind!! :( But, I remembered my big jug of water!! :) Which, I proceeded to drink most of in a 4 hr. period!! Very proud!!
Ok, time to back OFF the bread again! I had 3 already today! UGH! Ok, Ann, you CAN do this, you did it before, you can do it again!
I made two eggs, scrambled, with a LITTLE bit of swiss cheese mixed in, and then came the 3 pieces of bread!!! *SMACK* Ok, Ok, I will do better tomorrow, one day at a time!!
Ok, til next time! Love you guys!

Hey Everyone!!

Ok, I WILL be back officially on Monday. I did a weigh-in of sorts last week, and I had gained 6.7 pounds from the last time I had been on, which was about a month. So, not bad, but definitely should have been better! The reason I didn't get back on sooner, is, money has been a little tight and didn't have the money or the 'right' food. I was still trying, but not like I should have been! I am going to the grocery store tomorrow, it's about an hour away, (the prices are SO much cheaper than up here!) and will be back in full swing as of Monday. I am completely starting over, as in week 1 and so on.
Money is still tight, but we figured it out. Halloween morning, my husband and I were literally hit by a deer. She caused $2400.00 worth of damage and we have a $500.00 deductible!! But, we returned a washing machine we were supposed to pick up at Home Depot and had most of it from that! Thank God! We didn't want to return the washing machine, but, since I do have one that works right now, my car is definitely more important!
I hope you are all well, and pressing on! I will sit down and read your blogs very soon! My hours at Home Depot have been cut in half since I am a part-timer and I have more time! :)
Looking forward to reading about you all again! Take care, and until Monday!!

i Am StIlL aLiVe!

First of all, thanks SuperJay for asking where I've been! That was nice!

Second of all, I'm hiding! :) Well, sort of! After my gain, I was so humiliated, I didn't want to ever blog again! Then, I went on vacation and just got back on Tuesday.

I made a promise to myself NOT to get back on the scale until November 1st! I don't know what I weight right now, but I'm hoping by the time I get back on the scale, I will be a little lighter! Who knows, maybe it will all backfire on me!

I haven't had a chance to read what's been going on with all of you, and I'm so sorry, I hope you are all doing F-A-N-T-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!!! I'm sure you are! I will try and write once a week, again, but no promises until my next weigh-in!

Take care everyone!!!

ARGH!

Well, it's my first gain! I refuse to put it on here because of the self-humiliation! It was my own damn fault! I didn't go over in points, I'm sure of it, but I still gained. So, I guess maybe I did! I don't know! Oh well, better luck this week, I guess!
I am n a wedding on Sunday and I know what we are eating and I think I'll just take the entire salad bowl back to my seat and eat that! :(
Well, I hope you are all doing well and having fun!

WOW!

No cheating this week and it paid off! I lost 5.5 lbs!!!! It was definitely a struggle, but Mike really helped me by NOT asking to go out to eat or suggesting he go grab a pizza! It was just as much a struggle for him, as it was for me. Keeping regular bread out of the house paid off in a big way!
Went to the doctor today and she was so excited! I've lost 22 lbs since I last saw her in March! I still have some work to do with my cholestrol, but I'm not fighting taking medicine anymore. Everything went down, which is almost good. My good cholestrol went down as well, and that's the bad part! I just raised my risk of heart attack from 4.70 to 5.31!! Not enough exercise! I told her I would go on the medicine this time as well as start working on my Gazelle. This is definitely a slow and painful journey! Next time I see her we will be discussing quitting smoking but she wants to get my cholestrol medicine going, first. She couldn't believe she said that, but she also knows how stressed out I am with one of my jobs and knew it wasn't the right time, yet.
Well, 19 more days and I'm going to visit my sister, again! My nephew and I are planning on going grocery shopping as soon as I get there to make sure I have some proper things to eat in the house, fantastic!!!! It will be a big help, I'm betting! :) She also has one of those Ab Lounger things and I'm going to use it while I'm there! I think there will be somewhere I can walk, but not positive as she has moved since my visit in May.
Well, I hope you are all pressing on and feeling fabulous!
Wanted to leave you with this quote....thought it was cute:

"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office." ~Robert Frost

112 TO GO!!

I can't believe I lost weight this week! I just can't!! I hopped on the scale yesterday and it said i'd actually gained 4 pounds!! Is this actually possible? I've never had that happen before!

A loss is a loss! I'm glad to see results, even if it IS at the lower end of the 1-2lbs a week scale. I am committed to stay on track this week! I have to eat more vegetables, they help fill me up and are zero points! I add some Molly McButter and they are even better, and still FREE!

I did find out today, though, that a bagel is 5 points! The WW book says it's 3, but not the ones I'm eating I guess! I only have bagels (a RARE treat!) and 100 Calorie English Muffins in my house this week! NO BREAD! It is harder for me to make a sandwich with an English Muffin! I have a sneaking suspicion that if I just cut down on bread I will lose more weight! You see, I have a bread ADDICTION and know that I need to carefully watch my intake. I used to eat 6 pieces of bread/toast at almost every meal! It's no wonder I weighed 300 lbs once upon a time!

I have also committed myself to working out on my Gazelle at least twice this week! It's actually a good place to take out my frustrations, too! I'm not doing too bad on my water intake, most days. Milk is another problem. We drink 1% instead of skim (just can't do it) and it's still 2 points! UGH! I will learn a balance, soon, I hope!

Does anyone know how many servings of fruits/veggies are in V8 Splash? I found the Diet version, VERY GOOD, and it's ZERO POINTS for one cup! I was just wondering how many servings, if any, that I'd count for this!

I go to the doctor next Wednesday and I've lost weight since seeing her. She freaked when I'd just lost 8 pounds, so I can't imagine how she'll react to 20!!

Does anyone else have negative self-image issues? People tell me I look slimmer, but I can't see it! Will this ever change? Someone told me that it's good that I don't see it cuz it will motivate me to keep going, however, as you can see by my last blog....not sure that's always the case!!

Ok, here's a little more humor for my girls:

A woman goes to the doctor for her yearly physical.
The nurse starts with certain basic items.
"How much do you weigh?" she asks.
"115," she says.
The nurse puts her on the scale.
It turns out her weight is 140.
The nurse asks, "Your Height?"
"5 feet, 8 inches," she says.
The nurse checks and see that she only measures 5'5".
She then takes her blood pressure.
And tells the woman it is very high.
"Of course it's high!" She screams,
"When I came in here I was tall and slender!
Now I'm short and fat!"

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How come when you mix water and flour together you get glue. . . . ?
and then you add eggs and sugar. . . .

AND YOU GET CAKE?

Where did the glue go?
NEED AN ANSWER??
You know darned well where it went!
That's what makes the cake
Stick to your BUTT!

We all need a good laugh, keep on smiling!!

I'm lost!

I apologize ahead of time for writing in red. I guess it kinda matches my mood, along with black. I have been reading a lot of your blogs and I am so happy for all of you!! I know the strength and courage that it takes to change our diets to become healthy, happy people and sometimes, I ask myself if it's really worth it!! I mean, whats it really going to hurt by eating that double cheeseburger and french fries, anyway? Is anyone besides me really going to know? No, not unless I tell them, right? But, it will hurt, every single day that I add those pounds on, not just physically, but emotionally as well. I eat when I get stressed and even when I'm sad. It's not the fact that I'm eating, It's WHAT I am eating. Michael has been trying to help more and more, like not asking to go out for pizza and stuff, but I know it's not easy on him, either. He doesn't like veggies and likes all the stuff I can't eat! It's so damn frustrating, and I just want to give up! My true friends tell me that they can definitely see a difference in the few pounds I've lost, but I just don't see it. That upsets me and makes me want to go eat something terrible! I just don't know what to do anymore! I got on the scale a day early and of course it wasn't kind. It's my fault, ENTIRELY, but I keep eating the crap I shouldn't be! I think since I've started WW, I've had ONE WEEK of staying entirely on track! That's 4 months of cheating! I just don't know what to do, how to help myself to stop cheating! I don't excercise, either. I mean, I look at my Gazelle every day and think, Yup, gotta get on it! Yeah, I'll do that later. And, later never happens!
Well, I go to the doctor next Wednesday and I've lost just about 20 lbs since my visit in March. I'm sure she'll be happy for me, but I'm not sure I really care.