I went to my weigh-in meeting tonight, stepped on the scale and I watched the jaw of my leader hit the floor. She was shocked and so was I.
When I go to the weigh-in I usually forget what my previous weight was because the scale at my house isn't the same as the WW scale, when I weigh at home throughout the week I track more with the +/- of weight than I do with the actual number. This week I made a point of checking my tracker while waiting in line.
Did the scale really say that?
The shock registered on my face.
My leader said, oh my god you hit 10%!
She then high-fived me which was awesome because that's how I roll.
The loss this week was 6.2 pounds.
I texted Dan to tell him the loss and his response: HOLY RAVIOLI!!
So the other thing I like to do is put the weight into realistic things. Like, I lost five pounds so that's a bag of sugar. Twenty pounds was a bag of dog food. So, this week when I looked at the weight tracker I thought.... hmmm... that's TWO BAGS of dog food.
I LOST TWO BAGS OF DOG FOOD. 42.2 POUNDS TO BE EXACT.
And yes, while I was thinking about this I was screaming in my head (hence the capital letters).
So, I finally got my key chain. I put my 25 pound charm on it and can't wait to get more charms.
When doing the celebrations my leader always asks something like do you have any inspiration or words of wisdom for the others? I thought... not really. I'm still fat. I'm not as fat as I was and that's a good thing. Apparently, I wasn't thinking about it at this point because I actually said that out loud. I said, I'm sorry if that's offensive to others but that's why I'm here, the rest of you are fine. You can celebrate my 10% by having a cookie!
See, I have to make myself accountable for my actions, both past and present in order for this to be a lifestyle change instead of a diet. If I'm accountable for this the same way I'm accountable for paying the Com-Ed bill or the water bill, then I feel like I don't have to work at it quite so hard. Or maybe the time is just starting to make these things more familiar to me. Either way, I've learned good habits. I'm happy.
Someone remind me of this the next time I have a bad week, ok?
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
I think my body is 'winterizing'
I spent several hours this weekend with my friend Sheri doing some crafty work. Sheri, coincidentally, is also a member of the Fatties Unite Tonight and one of my besties. Anyway... she made a comment and I'm still stuck on it two days later. She said something about the fact that she felt like she was eating more the last few days.
As I said, I've had this stuck in my head for a few days because I've been wondering if when the weather changes if our eating habits change? The weather where I live in Illinois has gotten colder in recent days. When it was warmer and sunny I felt like I was hungry for fruits and vegetables all the time. Now that the weather has turned towards fall I feel like I'm more hungry for heartier meals. Pastas, chili, stews etc...
Coincidentally, this was one of the topics at our meeting tonight and apparently it's more common than I thought. People do start craving the homey comfort foods rather than the summertime fruits that we've so carefully added to our daily meal plans. So, what kinds of foods are you craving this time of year was the question posed at the meeting. The first answer was sweets to which my leader, who is awesome by the way, replied I have a great trick for you. Take an apple and slice it, sprinkle it with cinnamon and sweetener (e.g. splenda, truvia, etc... whatever your fancy) and then microwave it a little. It's not quite pie but it is a homey comfort and it'll help use up all those apples that you'd been stocking up on.
Now I know that Sheri is cringing when I say this but this is the time of year when I pull the crock pot out from the back of the island where it's been since last winter. See, Sheri is an avid crock pot cooker, and having THREE of them she can make a professional chef blush with the tasty vittles she cooks up. She also likes any recipe that has 5 ingredients or less, preferably if it can be made in said crockpot. Anyway, this is the time of year when the stews and soups start sounding really good. So, besides a vegetable soup which is generally low in points, what are other ideas of low points or low cal/low fat that I can make?
C'mon... help a fattie out with some recipes or websites that have good ideas!
As I said, I've had this stuck in my head for a few days because I've been wondering if when the weather changes if our eating habits change? The weather where I live in Illinois has gotten colder in recent days. When it was warmer and sunny I felt like I was hungry for fruits and vegetables all the time. Now that the weather has turned towards fall I feel like I'm more hungry for heartier meals. Pastas, chili, stews etc...
Coincidentally, this was one of the topics at our meeting tonight and apparently it's more common than I thought. People do start craving the homey comfort foods rather than the summertime fruits that we've so carefully added to our daily meal plans. So, what kinds of foods are you craving this time of year was the question posed at the meeting. The first answer was sweets to which my leader, who is awesome by the way, replied I have a great trick for you. Take an apple and slice it, sprinkle it with cinnamon and sweetener (e.g. splenda, truvia, etc... whatever your fancy) and then microwave it a little. It's not quite pie but it is a homey comfort and it'll help use up all those apples that you'd been stocking up on.
Now I know that Sheri is cringing when I say this but this is the time of year when I pull the crock pot out from the back of the island where it's been since last winter. See, Sheri is an avid crock pot cooker, and having THREE of them she can make a professional chef blush with the tasty vittles she cooks up. She also likes any recipe that has 5 ingredients or less, preferably if it can be made in said crockpot. Anyway, this is the time of year when the stews and soups start sounding really good. So, besides a vegetable soup which is generally low in points, what are other ideas of low points or low cal/low fat that I can make?
C'mon... help a fattie out with some recipes or websites that have good ideas!
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