Didn't WI today (although I had a FANTASTIC week!)... too many factors that would influence the scale, so I decided to just pass this week... might possibly do the same next week... give me a few weeks to build up to a GREAT WI!
This week's activity is identical to what was listed above...something DAILY... took my 2nd BASIC TRAINING class on Thursday ... it was rough, but awesome! No walking lunges this week, so I didn't feel it as much in my legs afterwards, THANK GOD!! It was definitely a workout, though... even w/out the lunges!! :o) No Aqua today, will walk later.
Still doing great! Thanks for checking up on me!! :o)
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
WEIGH-IN: 2 WEEKS OP
No WI this week.
I wrote a long journey UPDATE to my Mom... thought I would use it to cheat on an update for you! :o)
Weeks OP: 2 (137)
Weight: --
Loss/Gain: --
TOTAL Loss: --
Pounds to Goal: 53
I wrote a long journey UPDATE to my Mom... thought I would use it to cheat on an update for you! :o)
Weeks OP: 2 (137)
Weight: --
Loss/Gain: --
TOTAL Loss: --
Pounds to Goal: 53
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
AN UPDATE LETTER TO MY MOM...
Thought I'd just take the easy way out & just post a letter that I wrote to my Mom... updating her on what was happening w/ me & WW.
I rejoined WW a week ago on Saturday... decided that I needed a RESTART... even though I never quit...I've just not been able to be consistent forever... it had been a year since I had been @ my lowest weight & I just wasn't getting anywhere... so I thought it might be helpful to start back @ ZERO so that I could see the progress (or not) easier through the smaller numbers, rather than floating around between 75-90 lbs lost... it's just not as noticeable, number-wise. Make sense? I wasn't sure I wanted that... I mean I AM proud of how far I've come & felt like maybe I would lose some of that by starting over, but it definitely felt like it was something I needed to do. Well... it was the perfect decision. I've looked @ where I've been slacking & where I need to be more consistent & have been working hard to make those positive & mindful choices like I used to. Weird... it felt so natural way back when... so easy... it feels like work now, but the more I work at it, the more it seems to smooth out & I can feel that momentum building again. Feels good.
I looked @ my current exercise habits & see that I've gone from walking almost daily for the first year or so I was on WW, to joining a gym last summer & working out there 3-5 days a week, (no longer needing to do anything from home), to just doing Aqua classes 3-4 days a week, to the past 6-8 months where I've "tried" to get to one or two Aqua classes a week (if I was lucky)... doing nothing else besides that. I wasn't getting in enough activity & it wasn't working for me anymore. So, I've decided now that I'm going to be shooting for SOME SORT of activity daily...even if it's just walking for 15 minutes or some active stretching (lunges, squats, crunches, etc). No more excuses... it doesn't have to be 5 classes a week, but it's going to be something... that way I won't look back @ the end of the week again & see only a day or maybe two of activity. It's just something that I can check off at the end of each day... like my water, fruits & veggies, milk, etc...
Anyways... last week I did my Aqua class Monday night, walking Tuesday night, Aqua Wednesday morning, a BASIC TRAINING class @ 5:30am Thursday morning (ugh!), Aqua Friday morning & Aqua on Saturday. Sunday was going to be another BASIC TRAINING class w/ my neighbor's sister, Steph, but we got busy working on the boys room & I didn't want to leave for 2 or 3 hours... so I took a day off. :o)
This BASIC TRAINING class was the first one I had taken... my Aqua instructor teaches it & I thought I would give it a try. It was GREAT... but it just about killed me!! :o) It was everything from basic aerobic moves to stretching, jumping jacks, squats, lunges... to working w/ resistance bands & hand weights. It went quickly & was fun! The thing about me is that if I get my heart rate up too high I will get nauseous... once it got too far when I was weight training @ the club last year & I had to run to the bathroom to throw up!!! LOL! Anyways... I definitely have to pace myself a little better so that won't happen. Tammy said she can put a trashcan in the back w/ me! LOL!! Anyways... my thighs HURT so much the next THREE days!!
I knew that although I had had an awesome week w/ food & activity, the fact that I was still recovering meant that my muscles were still holding on to a bunch of fluid (lactic acid) & that it might affect my weigh-in on Saturday. I even told the receptionist who was weighing me... sure enough, I had a 1.8 lb gain!!! UGH!! Frustrating, sorta... but I obviously knew it was a possibility... so it wasn't THAT big of a deal... it just would've been nice to have the scale reflect the week I'd had!! THIS coming weigh-in will reflect some PMS weight (sorry!), so that could be up several pounds (3-5, usually)... so although I've had another great week, I might just not weigh-in this weekend. Having a few great weeks before weighing in might be nice, actually!! (my NORM... knowing that I wasn't going to weigh-in, I would be bad this week & TRY to make it up next week... but I'm not playing that game anymore)
Anyways... WHEW, LOL... that's what's up w/ me & WW!! :o)
Julie
I rejoined WW a week ago on Saturday... decided that I needed a RESTART... even though I never quit...I've just not been able to be consistent forever... it had been a year since I had been @ my lowest weight & I just wasn't getting anywhere... so I thought it might be helpful to start back @ ZERO so that I could see the progress (or not) easier through the smaller numbers, rather than floating around between 75-90 lbs lost... it's just not as noticeable, number-wise. Make sense? I wasn't sure I wanted that... I mean I AM proud of how far I've come & felt like maybe I would lose some of that by starting over, but it definitely felt like it was something I needed to do. Well... it was the perfect decision. I've looked @ where I've been slacking & where I need to be more consistent & have been working hard to make those positive & mindful choices like I used to. Weird... it felt so natural way back when... so easy... it feels like work now, but the more I work at it, the more it seems to smooth out & I can feel that momentum building again. Feels good.
I looked @ my current exercise habits & see that I've gone from walking almost daily for the first year or so I was on WW, to joining a gym last summer & working out there 3-5 days a week, (no longer needing to do anything from home), to just doing Aqua classes 3-4 days a week, to the past 6-8 months where I've "tried" to get to one or two Aqua classes a week (if I was lucky)... doing nothing else besides that. I wasn't getting in enough activity & it wasn't working for me anymore. So, I've decided now that I'm going to be shooting for SOME SORT of activity daily...even if it's just walking for 15 minutes or some active stretching (lunges, squats, crunches, etc). No more excuses... it doesn't have to be 5 classes a week, but it's going to be something... that way I won't look back @ the end of the week again & see only a day or maybe two of activity. It's just something that I can check off at the end of each day... like my water, fruits & veggies, milk, etc...
Anyways... last week I did my Aqua class Monday night, walking Tuesday night, Aqua Wednesday morning, a BASIC TRAINING class @ 5:30am Thursday morning (ugh!), Aqua Friday morning & Aqua on Saturday. Sunday was going to be another BASIC TRAINING class w/ my neighbor's sister, Steph, but we got busy working on the boys room & I didn't want to leave for 2 or 3 hours... so I took a day off. :o)
This BASIC TRAINING class was the first one I had taken... my Aqua instructor teaches it & I thought I would give it a try. It was GREAT... but it just about killed me!! :o) It was everything from basic aerobic moves to stretching, jumping jacks, squats, lunges... to working w/ resistance bands & hand weights. It went quickly & was fun! The thing about me is that if I get my heart rate up too high I will get nauseous... once it got too far when I was weight training @ the club last year & I had to run to the bathroom to throw up!!! LOL! Anyways... I definitely have to pace myself a little better so that won't happen. Tammy said she can put a trashcan in the back w/ me! LOL!! Anyways... my thighs HURT so much the next THREE days!!
I knew that although I had had an awesome week w/ food & activity, the fact that I was still recovering meant that my muscles were still holding on to a bunch of fluid (lactic acid) & that it might affect my weigh-in on Saturday. I even told the receptionist who was weighing me... sure enough, I had a 1.8 lb gain!!! UGH!! Frustrating, sorta... but I obviously knew it was a possibility... so it wasn't THAT big of a deal... it just would've been nice to have the scale reflect the week I'd had!! THIS coming weigh-in will reflect some PMS weight (sorry!), so that could be up several pounds (3-5, usually)... so although I've had another great week, I might just not weigh-in this weekend. Having a few great weeks before weighing in might be nice, actually!! (my NORM... knowing that I wasn't going to weigh-in, I would be bad this week & TRY to make it up next week... but I'm not playing that game anymore)
Anyways... WHEW, LOL... that's what's up w/ me & WW!! :o)
Julie
Saturday, September 17, 2005
WEIGH-IN: 1 WEEKS OP
There's a perfectly good explaination!! :o)
"& I worked my butt off for this???"
I actually had a FABULOUS week!
Weeks OP: 1 (136)
Weight: 203
Loss/Gain: +1.8
TOTAL Loss: -1.8 (72)
Pounds to Goal: 53
"& I worked my butt off for this???"
I actually had a FABULOUS week!
Weeks OP: 1 (136)
Weight: 203
Loss/Gain: +1.8
TOTAL Loss: -1.8 (72)
Pounds to Goal: 53
& I WORKED MY BUTT OFF FOR THIS???
Starting Fresh last Saturday seems to have done the trick! I had a GREAT week OP... stayed w/in my points ... ate mostly healthy foods... exercised daily...earning 23 APs so far (including taking a new class @ 5:30am on Thursday morning... BASIC TRAINING... SEE DESCRIPTION BELOW... that basically KILLED me!!! LOL! Leaving me w/ legs so sore that I still can't go up & down stairs w/out screeching outloud! LOL!!)
& what did the scale say for all of this effort???
UP 1.8 lbs!!! UGH!
I know... before I stepped on the scale I told the receptionist that I had worked out hard on Thursday & was still feeling it BIG TIME & knew that my thighs were still full of lactic acid & even thought I had a fabulous week, I wasn't sure what the scale would do... now I know!! :o)
No, I'm okay... I know that it's just temporary & I know that all of this exercise is GREAT for me... the Basic Training class I took on Thursday is exactly what I need to be doing right now... what I should've been doing all along & I'm just needing to get my muscles back to the place that they were last fall before I stopped weight training & then I'll be fine. Mucsles burn fat continuously... THAT is the benefit I'm looking for... not the immediate feedback from the scale.
Would it have been nice?? OF COURSE it would have... but I know enough to not expect it. I know I'm doing the right thing... I'm just SO ready for that scale to start moving downward!!!
So... squats, lunges & other active stretching DAILY... that's what I need to be doing & that's what will keep me from feeling like THIS two days after a workout!! :o)
Onward from here :o)
Julie
BASIC TRAINING... described as:
This is a simple, easy-to-follow, yet demanding class that not only tones every major body part, but will also get your heart rate going! Equipment options for this class may include: the step, hand-held weights and/or tubing, bands or bars used with controlled and slow movements to tone and strengthen. As the members will attest, one try and you’re hooked!
& what did the scale say for all of this effort???
UP 1.8 lbs!!! UGH!
I know... before I stepped on the scale I told the receptionist that I had worked out hard on Thursday & was still feeling it BIG TIME & knew that my thighs were still full of lactic acid & even thought I had a fabulous week, I wasn't sure what the scale would do... now I know!! :o)
No, I'm okay... I know that it's just temporary & I know that all of this exercise is GREAT for me... the Basic Training class I took on Thursday is exactly what I need to be doing right now... what I should've been doing all along & I'm just needing to get my muscles back to the place that they were last fall before I stopped weight training & then I'll be fine. Mucsles burn fat continuously... THAT is the benefit I'm looking for... not the immediate feedback from the scale.
Would it have been nice?? OF COURSE it would have... but I know enough to not expect it. I know I'm doing the right thing... I'm just SO ready for that scale to start moving downward!!!
So... squats, lunges & other active stretching DAILY... that's what I need to be doing & that's what will keep me from feeling like THIS two days after a workout!! :o)
Onward from here :o)
Julie
BASIC TRAINING... described as:
This is a simple, easy-to-follow, yet demanding class that not only tones every major body part, but will also get your heart rate going! Equipment options for this class may include: the step, hand-held weights and/or tubing, bands or bars used with controlled and slow movements to tone and strengthen. As the members will attest, one try and you’re hooked!
Saturday, September 10, 2005
WEIGH-IN: -- WEEKS OP - STARTING FRESH
Starting fresh...
Weeks OP: -- (135)
Weight: 201.2
Loss/Gain: -- (-1.4)
TOTAL Loss: -- (73.8)
Pounds to Goal: 51.2 (reset goal to 150)
Weeks OP: -- (135)
Weight: 201.2
Loss/Gain: -- (-1.4)
TOTAL Loss: -- (73.8)
Pounds to Goal: 51.2 (reset goal to 150)
STARTING FRESH ...
Hey guys...
I went ahead & restarted WW today... signed up again (free registration!!), started w/ a new WI book, bought 10 pre-pays, stayed for the orientation meeting, etc... A FRESH START... felt good! My leader even re-introduced me!! LOL! A little weird, I'm certainly not discounting all of the work that I've already accomplished... but after a year of not moving forward, it was time to start again @ ground zero, you know?
So... although I lost a 1.4 lbs this week, LOL, I am starting back @ zero lost. (gotta figure out how I'm going to do that on my weight chart still)
Old Stats... 275 / 201.2 / 145
NEW STATS - 201.2 / 201.2 / 145
Thanks for the encouragement, guys... it feels like the right thing to do.
Julie
I went ahead & restarted WW today... signed up again (free registration!!), started w/ a new WI book, bought 10 pre-pays, stayed for the orientation meeting, etc... A FRESH START... felt good! My leader even re-introduced me!! LOL! A little weird, I'm certainly not discounting all of the work that I've already accomplished... but after a year of not moving forward, it was time to start again @ ground zero, you know?
So... although I lost a 1.4 lbs this week, LOL, I am starting back @ zero lost. (gotta figure out how I'm going to do that on my weight chart still)
Old Stats... 275 / 201.2 / 145
NEW STATS - 201.2 / 201.2 / 145
Thanks for the encouragement, guys... it feels like the right thing to do.
Julie
Tuesday, September 6, 2005
A YEAR OF DOIN' THE DANCE...a Julie Ramble
It was a year ago Sunday (9/4) that I hit my low weight of 185.6 ... almost 90 lbs gone... then I started to do that little dance w/ the scale. Don't know exactly what it was... I had been dealing w/ extremely slow weight loss for quite a while before that... working my butt off w/ a personal trainer, weight training, taking water aerobics classes several days a week, etc. (you can see my WEIGHT CHART w/ weekly notes)
When CORE came out, I decided to give it a try... LOVED IT!! I lost 4 lbs that first week... gained the 2nd week & then started "doin' the dance" w/ the scale. (gave up on CORE... although I generally try to eat CORE foods as much as possible... I HAVE to journal & track the basics)
I also got super busy w/ work (freelance work, had been sporadic up till then... lots of ME time, not anymore!)
I "thought" I was doing a pretty good job maintaining... one pound up, one pound down, four pounds up, one pound down, etc... until I took a minute to REALLY look at the numbers & realized I was up 15 or so pounds!! (a little OBVIOUS when you go back over the 200 lb mark!)
I continue to work @ it... I still go to my meetings & have really great weeks in between some not so great ones. Actually, if I give myself a break & think about it... those not so great weeks usually aren’t THAT bad... mainly not journaling & being maybe 60-70% OP, I suppose... but not good enough to get me anywhere. Still trying to figure it all out & know that I will... this isn't something I'm giving up on... this is ME, right?? I realize that this isn’t a “success only” journey... that there are going to be times when this isn’t going to be easy... it’s WORK & sometimes it may SUCK ... but it’s my reality... my LIFE!
I've been trying to get my head back to where it was when I first went OP in January 2003... when I realized that I had to WORK at it... that it's not just going to happen on its own... so I'm JOURNALING (most of the time... needs to be ALL of the time), thinking POSITIVE & trying to move more (although I need to TRY harder!!). Gotta MAKE it happen... get that momentum going again... I just need to be more consistent, obviously.
Now that I've hit that full year mark, it's time to start REALLY moving forward. I don't know if I need to reset my stats to start where I am right now... I'm pretty darned proud of the weight I've lost up to now, Lord knows I could’ve gained it all back (& then some) w/in this year... but maybe resetting those starting numbers are the psychological restart that I need. I don't know... do you?? :o)
Julie
Read my NEXT ENTRY to see how I've started over...
When CORE came out, I decided to give it a try... LOVED IT!! I lost 4 lbs that first week... gained the 2nd week & then started "doin' the dance" w/ the scale. (gave up on CORE... although I generally try to eat CORE foods as much as possible... I HAVE to journal & track the basics)
I also got super busy w/ work (freelance work, had been sporadic up till then... lots of ME time, not anymore!)
I "thought" I was doing a pretty good job maintaining... one pound up, one pound down, four pounds up, one pound down, etc... until I took a minute to REALLY look at the numbers & realized I was up 15 or so pounds!! (a little OBVIOUS when you go back over the 200 lb mark!)
I continue to work @ it... I still go to my meetings & have really great weeks in between some not so great ones. Actually, if I give myself a break & think about it... those not so great weeks usually aren’t THAT bad... mainly not journaling & being maybe 60-70% OP, I suppose... but not good enough to get me anywhere. Still trying to figure it all out & know that I will... this isn't something I'm giving up on... this is ME, right?? I realize that this isn’t a “success only” journey... that there are going to be times when this isn’t going to be easy... it’s WORK & sometimes it may SUCK ... but it’s my reality... my LIFE!
I've been trying to get my head back to where it was when I first went OP in January 2003... when I realized that I had to WORK at it... that it's not just going to happen on its own... so I'm JOURNALING (most of the time... needs to be ALL of the time), thinking POSITIVE & trying to move more (although I need to TRY harder!!). Gotta MAKE it happen... get that momentum going again... I just need to be more consistent, obviously.
Now that I've hit that full year mark, it's time to start REALLY moving forward. I don't know if I need to reset my stats to start where I am right now... I'm pretty darned proud of the weight I've lost up to now, Lord knows I could’ve gained it all back (& then some) w/in this year... but maybe resetting those starting numbers are the psychological restart that I need. I don't know... do you?? :o)
Julie
Read my NEXT ENTRY to see how I've started over...
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