On hold...

My progress is currently on hold while I have my family in town. It is just too hard for me right now. But, I am very excited to get back to my "new" way of life when they leave. Hopefully by the next time they visit, it will be so engrained in me that I won't have to take a hiatus from it.

So far so good...

I haven't been doing too awesome about keeping track of my points as I go. I have been tallying them at the end of the day. When I do the tally I find myself over by like 5 or so points. This isn't good. I am dipping into my extra points at the beginning of the week, when I should be saving them for the weekend or what not. Anyway, today I have tracked as I eat. I am about 5 points under my goal and I have already eaten dinner. That means I may be able to sneak in a treat tonight. I also feel it an accomplishment that I dished out one serving onto my plate, ate it and then put the leftover food away. I am notorious for eating food until it is gone, or snacking on the leftovers even when I am not hungry. So now they are put away and I can't just eat them, it will take thought and effort to pull the food back out.
Does anyone know how to count crystal light drinks? Are they 0 points? Next to water, that is what I drink the most of.

My thoughts!

I love to exercise. I don't know why I don't always do it, but I really do enjoy being physically active. However, I think that lately I have been pushing myself a little too hard. I am trying to still accomplish the things that I did when I was 40 lbs lighter than I am right now. I am hurting my body by doing this. I have decided to make eating right my first priority right now and let the exercise come with it when my body is ready. That doesn't mean that I am going to stop completely, but I don't think I will be as intense with it or as often. We'll see how it goes. Hopefully by not worrying so much about exercise, I will be able to really master eating the way I am supposed to.

Soreness!

I went on a 12+ mile bike ride yesterday. It was really fun. but, today my bum hurts and so does my knees. I think I might have needed my bike seat raised a bit. Oh well, I really enjoyed the ride and it was exercise, so that is all that matters.
I also had an awesome suger free desert yesterday. It was a layered desert. There was a crust mixture of flour, butter and nuts. Then a layer of sugar free vanilla pudding, a layer of sugar free chocolate pudding, a layer of sugar free cool whip, and topped off with some chopped nuts. It was yummy! And fairly healthy.

Weight Watchers

I did Weight Watchers back in 2005 and just recently found all my old stuff. I still had 4 tracking pamphlets, so I am thinking about using them again and seeing how I do. If I feel that it helps me, then I will go in and sign up. I am excited to start keeping better track of what I consume.

One Day at a Time

I woke up early enough this morning to do 45 minutes of Hi-Def sculpt. I am very proud of my self. And I have chosen a variety of fruits for breakfast and a piece of cinnamon bread. I feel good about my choices and that makes me happy. I also think I might try some of Katie's recipes. They sounded yummy.

Power Punch

So, I did my power punch and then I hopped on the treadmill! ;) That's right, I hopped on the treadmill. Wow, that felt good. Sometimes I wonder how much of a role depression plays in my life. I came home from work today, flopped on the couch, ate myself silly and felt like crap. Then at about 9, I realized that this was ridiculous and I made myself get up, get my workout clothes on and then walk on the treadmill. I only did a mile and a half, but that is better than nothing. I always feel so much better when I exercise. I now feel 100% better than I did 45 minutes ago. A friend of mine said the other day, "I might as well get up and start doing instead of waiting for the motivation to come." That is the point that I am at right now. It's amazing how quickly one's attitude toward something can change-especially my own. Keep your fingers crossed that you hear from me again tomorrow.
And a shout out to Katie-Congratulations on your 1.4lb weight loss this week! You go girl!

What is wrong with me?

Okay, so Brandon came home, that's what is wrong with me. As you probably know, if you read my other blog, my whole life gets turned upside down when Brandon is home. It's like I have no control over myself. Anyway, Brandon left again last night and I have decided to try my very hardest to stay on track this entire 2 weeks that he is gone. I want to develop some good habits so that when he comes back it will be easier to stay on track. Wish me luck!