Weigh-In Sept 19th, 2011

It's been a month since I last blogged! Oh no!! Being away from my blog, meant I was away from Weight Watchers, too. I was going to weekly meetings and weighing in, but that was about it. This past week, though, I started to track my food intake again. -5.2 pounds this week and it goes to show that TRACKING WORKS! Long ago I would say to people "I don't understand how people can say they're "on Weight Watchers" if they're not tracking" and yet I was doing that! No more! I'm back on track, back to tracking and back to losing! I'm 1.2 pounds away from being OUT of the 200's. I've lost 91 pounds and ready to keep going and reach my goal. My goal to reach life time and someday work for Weight Watchers so that I can motivate and encourage others to do the same. Losing weight is hard whether you have 5 pounds to lose or 305 pounds. I want to be a WW leader to show those who have 100+ pounds to lose that it can be done, it can be maintained, and that I'm living proof of it. I'm ready to face the end of this journey head on and finish strong. I've got about 41 more pounds to go to reach my goal, maybe a tad more, and I can't wait to get there!

Weekly Weigh-in {August 2nd, 2011}

Starting Weight: 292
Last Week: 205.8
This Week: 202.8
Weekly Loss: -3 pounds
Total Loss: -89.2

Finally feel like I'm getting back on track! I lost three pounds this week. I'm on vacation in Colorado right now and am having a great time! Here are a few pictures of what we've seen so far:

 A thunderstorm coming over the mountains.

 From the top of Pikes Peak.

 Coming back down from Pikes Peak

 What does it mean?! Hahaha.... a double rainbow last night. Just beautiful!

Sunset last night after the little rain that caused the rainbow.

Weekly Weigh-in {June 21st, 2011}

Starting Weight: 292
Last Week: 204.2
This Week: 203.2
Weekly Loss: -1 pound
Total Loss: -88.8

I can't believe how close to ONEderland I'm getting. It feels a little strange that I'll get there soon! Only 3.4 pounds away from 199.8!

Weekly Weigh-in {June 14th, 2011}

Starting weight: 292
Last week: 205
This week: 204.2
Weekly loss: -0.8
Total loss: -87.8

I'm happy for this loss as I had a tough week of eating some high point days. Having my DH home again after he was gone for a month meant more eating out, which meant higher point days. I'm so close to -90 pounds and can't wait to get there!

Weekly Weigh-in {June 7th, 2011}

Starting weight: 292
Last week: 206.2
This week: 205
Weekly loss: -1.2
Total loss: 87

I'm happy with that loss this week! The last few weeks I've been slacking a little. Last week I didn't track three days and before then I had never miss one day since I started WW in April of 2010! I could give excuses about my DS being out of school for the summer along with my DH being out of town for a month (he's home!), but I won't. I simply didn't track because I wasn't feeling motivated to do so. I did better this week and was back to tracking every day. Tracking works and it was the topic of my WW meeting today, actually. I may blog about tracking later this week, but today I'm celebrating some NSV's instead!!!

NSV's = Non-Scale Victories or ways to measure success off of the scale. Here are a few I'm celebrating today:

• I lost 7 inches last month! I don't have the exact numbers in front of me, but I know I've lost over 85 inches total. CRAZY!
• My WW leader talked to me today about being a WW leader once I reach my goal. I hadn't yet shared with her that I was hoping to to do that someday and she approached me today to talk about it. In order to do that, I need to reach WW guidelines, which means at least 45 pounds more to go! I'm excited that she believes I'd make a good leader and I hope that this time next year I'll be one!
• She also talked to me about once I reach my goal, submitting my story to Weight Watchers magazine. Even if they don't publish my story, I was taken aback that she would suggest it and tickled to think that it might happen. It felt great to be recognized and it was exactly the motivation I needed to hear today to continue on this journey of mine.

I got home and felt refreshed from our meeting and from my talk with my leader. What a blessing she is to me! I made this little word cloud and have it printed out and am going to hang in on my desk.

Weekly Weigh-in!

I weighed in today with a 2.6 pounds loss! I lost a daily allowance point, too, so I'm now down to 32 points per day. My total loss is now 86.6 pounds! I'm looking forward to 90 pounds, but am looking forward to 92 pounds even more as that will take me out of the 200's and into ONEderland! I'm so close!

This coming weekend I'm walking the 5K and 10K in a marathon, so I'm excited about that! Hope the weather will hold up so I don't have to walk in the rain. I'm sure I'll share pictures early next week once it is all done and I've recuperated. :o)

We Want To Know Wednesday and my Weekly Weigh-in!

First things first, I weighed in yesterday with a whopping 0.6 pound loss! Woot! A loss is a loss. That takes me to -84 total, though, which I'm pretty happy with. Hoping to lose at least one pound this next week for my 85 pound mark!

Now I'll get to the "We Want to Know Wednesday" hosted by Impulsive Addict, Janette, Mamarazzi, and Seriously Shawn.



This week's questions come from Janette

{1} What game show have you always thought you could be on and totally WIN!
{2} Do you have a tattoo(s)? What are they and what made you chose them? If not, would you get one, yes/no/why?
{3} What is your favorite piece of jewelry that you own?
{4} What is your driving pet peeve(s)?
{5} What was your favorite sitcom growing up that you wish was still on?


{1} The Price is Right! I remember watching it with my mom and my grandma's favorite game was Plinko. I'm pretty good at guessing the prices of things, so I think I could win!

{2} I have no tattoos. I have thought about getting one in the past, but just never did. Maybe someday I'll get my starting weight tattood on me somewhere to remind myself to never NEVER go back!

{3} Ohhhh! I have a great love for jewelry so I have several pieces that are favorites. I would say my wedding band because it is simple and reminds me of our humble beginnings.

{4} My driving pet peeve the the accelleration at yellow lights around here. Yellow means slow down and come to a stop if you can, not speed up and end up running a red! That and texting while driving. DON'T do it!

{5} Growing up I loved The Cosby Show! I don't necessarily wish it was still on, though. I wish Friends was still on, though! :o)

Weekly Weigh-in!

Starting Weight: 292
Last Week: 211
This Week: 208.6
Weekly Loss: -2.4
Total Loss: -83.4

I'm happy to report a 2.4 pounds loss this week! I lost what I gained last week over Easter weekend and managed to lose just a little bit more, too. I now weigh what I weighed in late 2002!

For my friend who compares pounds to sticks of butter: 83.4 pounds equals 333.6 sticks of butter!



My son's 5th birthday party last week was a blast, thank you to those who wished him a happy day!

A Year From Now...

"A year from now you'll wish you had started today."

 

It is a quote that I read on someone's blog in January 2010. It spoke to me and by April I was ready to start losing weight and stick with it once and for all. April 29th, 2010 I walked into my first Weight Watcher's meeting and throughout the last year I often reflected on that quote knowing that a year later I was going to be so glad that I did start that day. Well, that day is nearly here. Yesterday I weighed in for the week and gained 2 pounds, but that number doesn't matter to me this week. I brought my size 24 jeans to my meeting yesterday and received a standing ovation for my year anniversary and accomplishment. I held back the tears and smiled through it. It felt so awesome to be celebrated! This week I'm looking at the big picture. I'm remembering where I was a year ago and am celebrating where I am today.

In the last year I've:

• Gone down from a size 24 jeans to a size 14
• Lost 75 1/2 inches from head to toe
• Exercised, on purpose, and enjoyed it
• Ran through the yard with my son and didn't get winded
• Gone up and down my stairs several times without wheezing or being out of breath
• Played with my son for hours at a time without stopping to take a break
• Wore a dress for the first time in years
• Walked my first 5K and many after that!
• Walked my first 10K
• Met every single goal that I set for myself, and learned how to set realistic goals for myself
• Lost 28% of my starting weight
• Smiled and laughed a lot more...joy from health and energy!
• Shared my journey with friends and family and have encouraged 25 other people in my life (that I'm aware of) to join Weight Watchers
• Never missed a single WW meeting, I went every week!
• Learned that it doesn't matter what number is on the scale or in the back of my pants as long as I'm feeling better along the way and am continuing towards a healthier life.

I'm so incredibly blessed to have the family and friends that I do. The friends who have supported me along the way are wonderful and I'm so so thankful for each one of them.  There are those who support me by literally cheering me on each week through this blog, Facebook, emails or phone calls. There are those who cheer me on when they see me at my MOPS meetings or play dates for our kids. I've had teachers and parents at my son's school cheer me on. There are those who I know are silently cheering me on, too. You're all blessings to me and I'm so thankful for each one of you. I'm not done with this journey, so I look forward to what the next year will bring. I have no idea what the future holds, but I know that with God ALL things are possible and He is cheering me on and giving me the strength to continue.

"A year from now you'll wish you had started today."

This week I'm starting my year once again!

What a Difference a Year Makes!

 

75 1/2 inches lost and over 80 pounds in one year!

I'll write more about my one year on Weight Watchers later this week. Today I'm celebrating my son's 5th birthday!

Weekly Weigh-in!

Finally! A loss on the scale. After a week of maintaining and then a tiny little gain, I finally had a loss this week! Phew! I was getting a little worried that I was on a plateau or something, but I'm not. I lost 2.6 pounds this week for a grand total of 83! Very cool!

In bigger (or smaller!) news today, I dropped another jean size!!! I'm wearing 14's today. I started in a size 24 almost a year ago!

Next week is my one year anniversary week with Weight Watchers. I joined April 29th, 2010! Hoping for another loss (maybe 2 pounds to reach 85?) to celebrate that anniversary. Either way, I have much to celebrate over the last year!

What It Looks Like To Lose 80 Pounds!

I had a three pound loss this week which brought my total loss to 80.6 pounds! I can't believe it. Today is my 11 month anniversary of starting Weight Watchers. I lost 8.6 pounds just in March. It feels SO good to say "80!"! Here is a slideshow of me and my starting weight and today:

My measurements where a huge NSV for me this week, too! I lost 2.25 inches this month. Here's the breakdown in inches:

Head - .5
Neck - 2.25
Chest -3
Bust -5
Ribcage -4
Waist -16
Hips -11.5
Thighs -8.75 (17.5 for two)
Calves -2 (4 for two)
Bicep -4.25 (8.5 for two)
Wrist -.75 (1.5 for two)
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Total inches lost = 73 1/4! My husband is 73 inches tall!

I'm so thankful for the blessing that Weight Watchers has been to me and for the progress that I have had so far. I'm not done by any means, but I'm feeling so great with how far I've come! WW works!

Weekly Weigh-in!

I weighed in this morning, here are the results:

Starting Weight: 292
Last Week: 214.8
This Week 214.4
Weekly Loss -0.4
Total Loss: -77.6

I'm only 0.4 away from losing 80 pounds, which I hope to do next week! I dropped a daily point allowance, too, to 33 daily points.

Today I'm wearing a pair of capri pants that are far too big for me. Kind of fun! They are size 20 and I'm in a size 16 now. They don't look terrible, but are obviously too big as they were tight on me last year and now are so baggy. I need a belt. I need to go shopping for some warm weather clothes...soon!

Weight Matters

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As I've mentioned before I'm in a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group. A friend of mine, and fellow Weight Watcher, is our coordinator for the group and she wrote an article for our March newsletter about body image and how God doesn't look at your body, but looks at your heart. The first sentence of her article was "I weigh ...". Wow. That article goes out to our entire MOPs group of 60 or so women and the staff of the church where we meet. I found it to be so brave of her to share her weight so openly. It wasn't something that she thought would be fun, but she prayed about it and felt led to share it in that article to drive home the point that the number on the scale just doesn't matter. It doesn't matter to God, anyway, and all too often too much emphasis is put on that number. Her article got me thinking about how much emphasis I put on that number. Here I am blogging about my weight-loss and sharing a lot about myself here, but never the numbers that show on the scale week after week. Why does it matter? It doesn't! Today at our WW meeting, one of our members actually said THAT NUMBER out loud to the whole group. No one does that, not even at WW meetings! I applauded her! After reading my friend's article and hearing the lady at our meeting say her number...I've decided to share mine. It doesn't matter. It doesn't change who I am. I am a child of God and am wonderfully made.

My starting weight was 292 pounds. My starting jeans size was 24.

My current weight is 214.8 pounds. My current jeans size is 16.

Weight Watchers gives me a healthy weight range goal of 128-160, so I have at least 55 more pounds to lose. You can see all of my weekly weights on the side bar.

I hope that in sharing this information about myself that you'll be inspired to put less emphasis on the number on the scale and put more emphasis on your health and your heart (your soul). What matters is what is inside of you, not what the scale says.

Thanks for reminding me what matters, C...you're a treasure!

Blessings,

Two

Busy day, so just a quick post for my weekly weigh-in! I lost two pounds this week bringing my total to -77.2! So happy with that number! I didn't realize it until today, but I've now lost over 25%!

Later this week I'm going to post about just how much I eat and still lose weight. Stay tuned for that, you may be amazed!

Weekly Weigh-in!

I lost 1.4 pounds this week which brings my total to....


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75.2 pounds!!!

I'm beyond thrilled to hit this goal this week. All week long I wanted it so badly and prayed for it, too. I drew strength from above when I was having strong cravings, thanks to TOM coming on Sunday, and that strength got me through this week. I did it! I'm flying on a natural high today and am just beaming with joy and doing a little happy dance!

I was recognized at my meeting with the above certificate, the 75 lb charm for my key chain and a magnet. A dear friend stood up and said some very sweet things about me, made me cry because it was so unexpected, and I had so many congratulations from fellow meeting attenders. It felt SO so good, I can only imagine what hitting my lifetime goal is going to feel like once I'm there! Wow...if I feel this great now, how great is that going to feel!?! 

If you need to lose weight to get healthier, know that it can be done! Only ten months ago I went to my first Weight Watchers meeting and look how far I've come. It is unbelievable to me. With God's grace and the WW program, I've come so far already and am looking forward to going even further in this journey. If you need to lose weight, too, you CAN! You can do it, just take that first step, keep going forward and soon enough you'll be sharing in this high feeling of success.

March 1st Weigh-in and a little rant about DPA's

I weighed in this morning and lost 1.8 pounds this week! I'm thrilled with the result as I wasn't very good with eating as my DH has been out of town for awhile and I tend to eat more comfort foods when he's away like pasta, pasta, chips and more pasta. I tracked everything I ate, though, and stayed on point and it worked!

At my meeting this morning I was sitting next to a lady and another young lady who I assume is the lady's daughter. Before the meeting started I overheard the older one telling the younger one that it was okay for her not to eat all of her daily points allowance and that she could bank her points for the next day. Meaning if she had 8 points left over at the end of the day, she could eat those 8 the next day without any repercussion. No, no, no! I didn't know what to do, it wasn't my business to correct her as I was just overhearing their conversation, but I didn't want to let it go, either. I told my WW leader about it afterward and she said she would mention it to them. If you are doing that, banking your points, stop right now!!! You daily points allowance is just that...DAILY! Eat those points every day, if you happen to have some left over throughout the day, then you need to change your menu so that you're getting them all in. If you have some left over every day, you'll lose weight, but once you get closer to your goal and you end up eating all of your daily points allowance, you're going to plateau big time and get frustrated. Eating your DPA (daily points allowance) every day allows you to lose weight at a healthy rate and you will continue to do so as you get closer and closer to goal. Don't mess it up by working the system to your benefit now, it doesn't work that way and you won't succeed at maintaining. Weight Watchers works, do the program the way it is intended to be done and you'll have great success!

Weekly Weigh-in and a 10K!

I weighed in this morning with a 2.2 pound loss! Yay. I wanted to lose that 0.6 I had gained last week, so I'm was happy to have more. I dropped a weekly point (finally) and am 0.1 away from dropping a decade on the scale! Great week!

This past weekend I walked my first 10K! It took me an hour and 43 minutes with a little jogging, but mostly walking. I was SO sore for a few days afterward, but it was well worth it. I'm walking a 10K in May and needed to know that I could do it. I can do it! Now I want to work on upping my pace a bit so that I can do it a little faster, but for now I'm thrilled that I did it and felt great afterward.

Weigh-in Results and Working Out Challenges

I gained 0.6 pound this week. No huge surprise as TOM is visiting and I'm retaining water, I think. Either way, it isn't anything I can't handle! I anticipate gains from time to time, that is a normal part of losing weight, strange as it may seem.

I'm having a hard time making the time to get to the gym. I've worked out with Jillian's 30 day shred a few times, but the last time I was at the gym it was January 19th and I'm due to go back for a following up with a personal trainer tomorrow, a month later! I have no news to report to the trainer since I haven't been back. I have a desire to get up and go at 5AM every day, yet I really like to sleep as late as possible. I want to go when my son is at school, but he goes at noon, right in the middle of the day, and that just isn't convenient to my schedule. By the time DH is home from work, I'm teaching piano lessons, having dinner and then am too tired to think about going to work out. Excuses, excuses, excuses! I know that if I work out consistently that I feel better, have more energy, sleep better, digest better...the list goes on and on. So, my dear readers, I'm going to recommit to it tomorrow with that meeting I have scheduled with the personal trainer. I'm going to post here on a new workout page how many minutes I'm working out each day. I'll give myself one day a week off (Tuesdays), so if you see a day go by that I don't have minutes logged, leave me a comment and tell me to get off my rear and move (seriously, please do!)! Cheers to earlier bedtimes and early morning movement!

What It Looks Like To Lose 70 Pounds!

So excited to announce that I lost 1.4 pounds this week which takes my total loss to -70.4! Finally, I'm past the 60 pound loss decade!

I feel great today! I worked hard this week to get that 1.4 off and gone forever! I went to WW early this morning to weigh in and will go back tonight for the meeting with my DH to celebrate. I can't wait!