March 9, 2015

Monday Weight Update

First, a housekeeping (blogkeeping?) detail, then I'll get to the substance.  So, currently my weight watchers weigh in day is Monday.  I used to prefer Tuesday or Wednesday because it would let me bounce back if when I was bad on the weekend, but this works best with my current schedule and keeps me on my toes, so I'm sticking with it.  Anyways, back to the point.  Mondays= weigh in day. I'd like to do a weekly (more or less) post updating on my progress so far. Monday weight update is a pretty boring title, so I'd like to think of a more catchy title for the weekly post, but I can't really come up with anything.  The only thing I've thought of so far is Motivation Monday but, lets be honest, I might have some bad weeks where I'm not so motivated. So, I'm asking for your help to come up with something! Feel free to leave any ideas in the comments.

So, that's the blogkeeping matter, on to the update.  This week was a little easier than last, considering I wasn't on a road trip or anything.  The process slowly gets easier as I get more used to tracking and planning meals. There still are moments where I really just want all the carbs and sugary things and its hard to hold myself back.  I ran across a package of oreos in the pantry that I had forgotten and started snacking on them all the time.  I finally had the Hubs polish them off so I wouldn't.  The poor guy has a rough life, haha. There are also moments of shock, like when I was considering getting a bread bowl from Panera.  I learned the bowl itself, not even factoring soup, would be more than half of my daily points!  Crazy!

I also came across some extra motivation this week.  I broke down and paid a fee to get access to all of my blood work from the last few years from the lab I usually use.  Looking over the labs, something was abundantly clear.  Although treatment can help level things out, it appears the overriding issue is my weight.  As my weight went up so did the bad levels, even while I was receiving treatment that was supposed to be making things better.  Even looking at my most recent labs after surgery, my hormones are better, but still not as good as when I started treatment, when I was 50 lbs lighter :(.  Its kind of disheartening thinking about the fact that my gaining weight has directly worked against what we've been trying to accomplish, and that even after everything I've been through, my hormones aren't better than when I started.  Its also difficult knowing that I have a long journey ahead of me, and this weight isn't going to come off as fast as I put it on.  But it does give me motivation, knowing that I have concrete proof that losing weight will help make me healthier, and give us a better chance, even if it doesn't get us to the final goal.

So that all being said, I did lose another 2 lbs last week. That means now I'm down a total 5.4 pounds.  I'm just hoping to keep the momentum going and to keep getting healthier!

4 comments:

  1. Monday Weigh Day :) Or just Weigh Day is a fun title too! Yay for more progress!! Also, not sure if I've shared this site with you before, but it's one of my favorites for recipes: skinnytaste.com. She lists all the nutritional info (including WW points!) for every recipe she posts. And I've never met a recipe of hers I didn't like. Enjoy! And keep up the good work. :)

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    1. Weigh day! I like day! Thank you! I'm a big skinny taste fan too! I agree, I've liked every recipe of hers I've tried. The Hubs even got me her cookbook for Christmas :). I was disappointed to learn that it didn't include WW points like the website, but I get that that's probably due to legal issues or something, oh well.

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  2. Weight Day or Motivation Monday is good! I like Motivation Monday because even of you have a bad week it will motivate you to do better next week :) I don't do diets because we already have food allergies/intolerances in our house so I don't want to restrict us more. What I have been trying to do more is cut the sugar and carbs. I have been trying to have my dinners be paleoish and have my carbs earlier in the day. Good job being down 5.4 pounds! You go girl!

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    1. Thanks for your input! I like your take on motivation monday :). Those are good principals to keep in mind. I've been trying to be more mindful of carbs and sugar too, though it can be so tough.

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