Weeks OP: 256
WI Date: 1/9/08
Weight: 219.4
Loss/Gain: -1.8 lbs
Total Loss: 54.6
Pounds to Goal: 69.4
Yes, nice WI (only 4 days after previous WI), but this is the first time I've done the math in a while... I again have more to lose than I have lost. WOW, ick. (obviously that happened around 212.5 lbs.... back in October) I liked the numbers much better when I only had 35 lbs left to go. (duh!)
BUT...can't dwell on what's already been done, huh?? I can only move forward from here, right?
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
I HAVE A TEENAGER!
Sam is thirteen today! (officially @ 9:17pm, actually) Yikes! I can't believe it!
He's a good kid, thank goodness, but dang, look at his hair!! LOL!
Actually, I'm the one who has been putting off cutting it, LOL, he's been wanting to get it cut for a while now, but he's still got such a baby face that I think he's going to look so young if he cuts it. Who knows? Of course every time I say I'll make an appointment he changes his mind! LOL! Right now he wants to wait till after his party this weekend... it'll probably be as long as mine this time next year. :o)
He's a good kid, thank goodness, but dang, look at his hair!! LOL!
Actually, I'm the one who has been putting off cutting it, LOL, he's been wanting to get it cut for a while now, but he's still got such a baby face that I think he's going to look so young if he cuts it. Who knows? Of course every time I say I'll make an appointment he changes his mind! LOL! Right now he wants to wait till after his party this weekend... it'll probably be as long as mine this time next year. :o)
I WENT TO A DIFFERENT MEETING THIS MORNING...
I usually go Saturday mornings where my favorite leader, Michelle, is...I just love her. I've formed a really nice relationship w/ her, it's nice to have her there each week (or so).
The girls who work in the front reception area are FABULOUS! Pam, Tammy & Marie. I love each & every one of them. They notice when you've been gone & are so supportive & understanding & are all full of great ideas. Pam lost 190 lbs 5 years or so ago. She's fabulous. Over the last few years I've come to her for little pep talks when I'm really feeling lost. There's just something about her, she changed her life in a really big way & she really "gets it". Not that the others don't, not that Michelle doesn't either, Michelle's just a really busy & really popular leader, so little pep talks are kind of tough to get when you really need one sometimes.
Pam is also a leader. She leads meetings elsewhere & fills in for Michelle every so often. She's a riot! She is so funny & so engaging...I really enjoy it when she substitutes!
I heard her say a few months ago that she leads a meeting in my town (the one I go to on Saturdays is 10 miles or so away), so I asked her when & where. 10am Wednesday mornings.
Now that it's a new year & I'm on a new mission to get real w/ this journey, I decided to double up on meetings, so I went to Pam's meeting this morning. Good meeting. I liked weighing in mid-week. Even though I had weighed in on Saturday, so a full week hadn't passed yet, I have been really good & have even exercised a few times (woo-hoo! LOL!) so I decided to weigh-in.
I lost 1.8 lbs since Saturday! Yes! :o)
I'm going to start posting individual posts w/ just "WEIGH-IN RESULTS" (& my ramblings on about them) & will tag them as such so that it will be easy to click on the tag & find all the results in one place. I need to find a good weight tracker widget for the blog, too, if there is such a thing.
Anyway...I really enjoyed the meeting. Like I said, I liked weighing in mid-week & I might be able to make it more often to a Wednesday morning meeting... Saturdays are tough to do sometimes. So we'll see. I'll continue w/ my Saturday morning meetings when I can...like I said, I love Michelle...she's seen me through almost 5 years of this journey & I've made some really nice connections w/ other members & staff there, so I'm not about to stop going on Saturdays. I think I would really benefit from double meetings...no chance to have a mid-week meltdown. :o)
The girls who work in the front reception area are FABULOUS! Pam, Tammy & Marie. I love each & every one of them. They notice when you've been gone & are so supportive & understanding & are all full of great ideas. Pam lost 190 lbs 5 years or so ago. She's fabulous. Over the last few years I've come to her for little pep talks when I'm really feeling lost. There's just something about her, she changed her life in a really big way & she really "gets it". Not that the others don't, not that Michelle doesn't either, Michelle's just a really busy & really popular leader, so little pep talks are kind of tough to get when you really need one sometimes.
Pam is also a leader. She leads meetings elsewhere & fills in for Michelle every so often. She's a riot! She is so funny & so engaging...I really enjoy it when she substitutes!
I heard her say a few months ago that she leads a meeting in my town (the one I go to on Saturdays is 10 miles or so away), so I asked her when & where. 10am Wednesday mornings.
Now that it's a new year & I'm on a new mission to get real w/ this journey, I decided to double up on meetings, so I went to Pam's meeting this morning. Good meeting. I liked weighing in mid-week. Even though I had weighed in on Saturday, so a full week hadn't passed yet, I have been really good & have even exercised a few times (woo-hoo! LOL!) so I decided to weigh-in.
I lost 1.8 lbs since Saturday! Yes! :o)
I'm going to start posting individual posts w/ just "WEIGH-IN RESULTS" (& my ramblings on about them) & will tag them as such so that it will be easy to click on the tag & find all the results in one place. I need to find a good weight tracker widget for the blog, too, if there is such a thing.
Anyway...I really enjoyed the meeting. Like I said, I liked weighing in mid-week & I might be able to make it more often to a Wednesday morning meeting... Saturdays are tough to do sometimes. So we'll see. I'll continue w/ my Saturday morning meetings when I can...like I said, I love Michelle...she's seen me through almost 5 years of this journey & I've made some really nice connections w/ other members & staff there, so I'm not about to stop going on Saturdays. I think I would really benefit from double meetings...no chance to have a mid-week meltdown. :o)
Monday, January 7, 2008
WHERE I AM TODAY...
Thought I would give you guys a current picture of me & my family. This was taken in September 2007. As you can see, the kids have gotten HUGE, Sam is going to be THIRTEEN on Wednesday. Yikes!! As you can also see, I haven't gotten huge. :o) I definitely have a ways to go & I'm still up from my lowest... more than I wish I was, but I haven't gained it ALL back (& then some, as we tend to do).
It's been an especially rough year for my weight as I've been hyper-focused on melting glass. :o) I did pretty well maintaining my weight-loss for quite a bit, not moving forward, but not stepping backwards too much... but I lost my focus on health & nutrition & my body only held out for a little bit w/out proper care & feeding. :o) I started going to meetings only about once a month & of course each weigh-in resulted in a little bit more weight-gain... so it added up.
Over the holidays, I didn't go to a meeting the entire month of December. I was afraid to see what the scale said this past Saturday... my clothes are tight, so I knew I was up... I was expecting something like 10 lbs, because I'm really hard on myself when I'm not being REALLY good, but amazingly, I was only up 2 lbs! It was a BIG relief, I was dreading having to deal w/ undoing additional damage on top of what I had slowly gained over the summer.
I've definitely held onto the majority of my good eating habits, although it's been forever since I journaled, so I know I'm not getting in those daily basic foods like fruits & veggies, oil, enough water, etc. My biggest issue is that I haven't exercised in over a year! Yikes!! Hard to keep the weight off if you're not moving & not being 100% perfect w/ your nutrition.
Anyway...I'm up to 222 lbs. Ugh. At my lowest, in August 2004, I was at 185 lbs. BUT, I know where I COULD be right now if I just completely let go. I'd be over 300 by now, easily.
So...that's where I am. I'm trying to find balance between life & this journey. I HAVE to... I don't want to have to deal w/ any more damage if I continue keeping those blinders on.
Time to get to work (on me!)
Thanks for listening.
Julie
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
2008 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Yes, it's a new year... just like everyone else, this feels like a really good time to start fresh & get things moving again.
I'm sure it looks like I dropped off the face of the earth w/ this blog... but in reality, the blog entries that are dated before this one have been transferred from my REMODELING.ME website & I'm planning on filling in the blanks as I can. I just figured this was a much better way to keep my site updated, much easier for me. :o)
Life has been NUTS (see why HERE)...but I haven't wandered [too far] away from a healthy life & WW... just haven't figured out how to balance it all yet. I'm working on it!!
I'm heading out... just wanted to give you a quick update... in case you somehow find this. :o)
Later!
Julie
I'm sure it looks like I dropped off the face of the earth w/ this blog... but in reality, the blog entries that are dated before this one have been transferred from my REMODELING.ME website & I'm planning on filling in the blanks as I can. I just figured this was a much better way to keep my site updated, much easier for me. :o)
Life has been NUTS (see why HERE)...but I haven't wandered [too far] away from a healthy life & WW... just haven't figured out how to balance it all yet. I'm working on it!!
I'm heading out... just wanted to give you a quick update... in case you somehow find this. :o)
Later!
Julie
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