My Goals, Progress and My Life…

B - Tea
B - Cereal + FF Milk 1/2 C
B - Cantaloupe 134 g
S -
L -
D -

Water - 64oz+ throughout the day

B - Coffee
B - PBJ (ezekiel bread)
S - Dorritos bag 1
L - Rice + Black eyed peas
D - Leftover night

Water - 64oz + throughout the day.

Lately, I’ve been feeling a little bummed again. Yes everyone’s favorite topic “scale is not moving” for me. I know same old same old…It all started with when I lost over 2 lbs in 1 week couple of weeks ago - while it was TOM, we ate out couple of times, I exercised moderately, and ate OP for rest of the week, not to mention we had returned from Canada that Sunday. So not so healthy eating per se. I was very happy and pleasantly surprised. But then last week came and I gained a lb. I ate OP, exercised moderately, no TOM. So I was WTF? I fell little sad cuz here I go working so hard at eating right, doing other things to keep myself going and then I don’t even lose. Hence, started my funkyness.

I have to be honest I’m not a big workout type person. I’ve always hated exercising. But I’m working on changing that mindset and I know and now understand that this is a “forever thing.” And I’ve been working out fairly regularly if not 7 days a week but at least 4-5 days a week. I know that’s not good enough but considering how I was before I believe this is a good start. If I look at the big picture then I can see oh yeah I’ve lost 18 lbs total and have not gained it back. That’s fairly good but then it took me SO many months to lose that tinsy bit. I’m trying hard here (harder than I’ve tried before) and not seeing the results fast enough and it’s making me go in “what’s the point” mode. I hate being in this funk and feeling sad as it takes me away from my path of healthy living

The worse part is that I weigh myself everyday and it drives me nuts not seeing the scale move. I’m acting like a drug addict who needs her fix only my addiction is my scale. I know it is not going to change every day and that the weight fluctuates either up or down…I understand all that and you’d think I would not let it get to me. I had to ask Dh to disable the scales so that I only weighed once a week rather than every freakin’ day. He did it for me

I’m feeling a little better now though. Dh and I had a talk and he’s such a sweetie trying to be patient with me and encouraging me not to let the scale bug me as weight will fluctuate due to various factors. I know I shouldn’t let the scale determine my success but it’s instant gratification for me. When I see the scale move down I know things are working, my hard work is paying off and I’m going the right path. But when I don’t see it move I feel I’m failing at my goal and not trying hard enough. That makes me sad. Oh well I just have to get over it and make sure that I don’t get in this funk often. I haven’t exercised at all this week cuz I was just not feeling it as I was being funky monkey. But I’m going to get back to my work-out routine and focus on more positive thinking.

Little Update:
Our tennis lessons are still going good. We have 2 more classes left after tonight. DH and I have started playing tennis together for at least 3-4 times a week. It’s really fun and we are slowly improving. We have fewer “sorry didn’t mean to do that” between us now We try to play for at least 1 hour and if we have time like on weekends we play for hour and a half.

This saturday I have extended family coming over for dinner. They’ve never been to our house before so we’re sort of nervous. It’s my dad’s brother and his family (sons and DILs). I already made food and froze it and I hope it’s good enough for them. I need to find something for dessert that’s diabetic friendly as my uncle is diabetic and I don’t know what to serve him. I want something store bought and no preparation required. Any ideas??

Oh I’m going to start Callanetics soon. Somebody on 3FC had posted about it in detail and said it is really good and works. It’s not a cardio or weight loss exercise but more towards toning and shaping your body. I read about it and thought it looked interesting even though a little too good to be true. I found a book and an old VHS tape in my library. I didn’t want to buy something and then realize I didn’t like it. So library was the best bet. I’ll keep you all posted on whether it works or not.

That’s about it for now…

B - Coffee
B - Rice medley
L - Cantaloupe
L - Salad
S - Small salad
D - Beef Madras + Radish + roti 2
D - Lite Yogurt 1/2 C

Water - 64oz + throughout the day

B - Tea
B - Egg sandwich with onion bun
S - Grapefruit 1/2 C + Cantaloupe
L - Cuke + Yogurt + Potato
S - Tea + Cookies
D - Roti 2 + paneer + Black eyed peas

Water - 64oz + throughout the day

B - Coffee
B - egg sandwich with ezekiel
S - Grapefruit 1/2 C + Cantaloupe
L - Cuke + Yogurt + Potato
S - Tea + Cookies
D - Roti 2 + Lentils + Paneer & Bell Peppers
D - Lite Yogurt 1/4 C

Water - 64oz + throughout the day

I’m trying something different for this week. Since I almost lost my motivation to exercise and for other things I didn’t feel like counting calories either. Not that it’s too hard or anything I just didn’t feel like it. I will maintain the same portions and eat similar foods but will not count. I’m going to try this for a week and see if I gain or lose weight.

B - Coffee = 60
B - Ezekiel Toast 2 + Egg Beater + Sprouts Sandwich = 282.5
S - Shortbread small cookie bag 1 = 100
L - Cereal 3/4 C + 1/2 C FF Milk = 170
L - Grapefruit 1/2 C = 60
D - Lean Cuisine = 330
D - Broccoli = 70

Water - 64oz + throughout the day

B - Deli Chicken Homemade Sandwich = 355 (Poppy seed bun)
S - Sun Chips 1 bag = 100
L - Wheat Bagel 1/2 = 180
L - Watermelon = 40
L - LC Cheese 1/2 wedge = 17.5
S - Tea + Cookies = 200
D - Lean Cuisine = 330
D - Small Salad = 70
D - Green Beans 1/2 C = 75

Water - 64oz + throughout the day

B - Coffee = 45
B - Flat Out wrap Pizza = 400
S - Dorritos Chips 1 bag = 100
L - Wheat Bagel 1/2 = 180
L - Grapefruit + Watermelon = 50 (ate only half of what I took)
L - LC Cheese 1/2 wedge = 17.5
S - Tea + cookies = 225
D - Lean Cuisine = 280
D - Garlic Bread Slice 1 = 120

Water - 64 oz + throughout the day

B - Tea = 0
B - Deli Chicken Homemade Sandwich = 325 (Onion bun)
S - Grapefruit 1/2 C + Watermelon 5 oz = 100
L - Cuke + Potato Raita = 171
S - Tea + Cookies = 150
D - Lean Cuisine Dinner = 300
D - Garlic Bread = 120
D - Tastycakes = 190

Water - 64oz + throughout the day

B - Tea = 0
B - Deli Chicken Homemade Sandwich 1 = 355 (Poppy seed bun)
S - Grapefruit 1/2 C + Watermelon 5 oz = 100
L - Cuke + Potato Yogurt Mix = 171
S - Tea + cookies = 150
D - Boston Market Frozen Dinner = 290
D - Garlic Bread Slice 1 = 120

Water - 64oz+ throughout the day…

B - Coffee = 45
B - Egg Beaters + Ezekiel Toast 2 + LC Cheese = 235
B - Watermelon 5 oz = 40
L - Leftover Pizza = 600
D - Coffee Cake 3 slices** = TBD
D - Tea = 0

** We were not hungry after we had pizza for lunch. But I was craving something sweet. We bought this coffee cake from Wegmans to try for the first time and when we ate a piece it was to die for. We both could not stop eating. I had to freeze some of it before we polished off the entire cake. So we had some tea and coffee cake for dinner. It’s been a crazy week…I haven’t been too hungry for dinner (usually I’m almost starving for dinner). I haven’t been working out as much this past week either. Shame on me But tomorrow is yet another day and another week begins. On a good note I’ve lost the most this week despite it being TOM week since I began on this journey. So hurray for that

Water - 64oz + throughout the day