let down

This weeks meeting I was pumped!  I walked a lot and ate such good wholesome foods (mostly).  I thought for sure I lost 2 maybe 3 pounds and I was ready to tell the world.  But when I got on the scale it was the same weight I was last week.  I lost 0.0 pounds and I was pretty upset.  I couldn't even keep a clear head for the meeting because I kept going through my head "what did I do wrong?"  I only tracked one day and that could be it.  While I kept moving I did eat some questionable things with out weighing them out or even trying to figure out the points value, I guess I didn't think it would add up.  So I gave my self today to get over it and tomorrow I'm back on track.  I will definitely try harder at tracking to keep myself accountable.  I know I shouldn't be beating myself up over what the scale says and congratulating myself on all the little great things I did all week.  For example I went hiking with a friend even though it was so hot and did a little off trail climb that had my heart racing (for fear of falling, broken bones ect).  Or eating more veggies instead of vegan tofurky pizzas every day.  I also don't drink coffee every day anymore and started drinking decaf tea which for me is crazy.  I like tea sure.  But I usually don't drink it unless I'm sick.  Today to help me on my journey I bought the vegan cookbook The Kind Diet.  It looks really great and I'm excited to use it.  So tomorrow is another day and I will succeed.  xxoo     

work out for july 20, 2011

Oh today was very active.  My activity partner and I hit the stairs at work for our now daily ten minute stair climb.  I can still only do 4 reps.  Then my friend whom I met through derby last year met me for some serious stair climbing and walking around the lake.  Sadly I forgot my phone but here are pics taken from bing images.  I feel so lucky to live in a neighborhood with such fun places to get active and have friends to support me in my new adventures.  It makes it a hell of a lot easier. 

accidently vegan

So some how through this cleanse I became vegan.  The cleanse itself doesn't necessarily ask you to eat vegan.  I think its all in moderation.  But as my week went by I realized I wasn't eating any dairy at all and the more I thought about seafood the more I realized I was kind of over it.  I don't know how long this kick will last but I have to say I feel great.  I've been eating tons of veggies and fruits mostly raw.  Usually I have to force the veggies but I've just been eating them with no problems at all.  Did my palate finally catch up with my brain?  Well who knows.  All I know is I met my weekly goal!  I was hoping for 189 but got 190.  Hell I'll take it!  I'm super stoked!  Can't wait to get to my 10% goal of 175.5!


The topic was "Love your fruits and veggies."  Really weird that it came up during the week I had a veggie epiphany!  Veggies rule and help you lose weight!  Pass it on.   
This weeks goals: lose 2 pounds, track at least three days, and do one new fun class at the YMCA.
Weekly homework at meeting today: Hit the farmers market!  Which for me is easy peasy because I am lucky enough to have my meeting and one of the most fabulous local farmers markets on the same day, a few blocks from each other.  I went and got a huge bag of mixed greens for 5 bucks.  And since I call Saturday "Faturday" I got my weekly pastry and luckily the bakery I usually hit up has vegan offerings.  I got a delicious banana walnut muffin.  

xoxo

Cleanse

Ahh a new week, a new weigh in, and so much promise.  My last meeting I lost almost 2 pounds.  I'm almost out of the 190's and I'm so excited.  This Monday I started a cleanse to get me into the habit of eating more veggies and fruit.  Its only been three days but I'm really enjoying it.  The first two days I wound up with headaches and feeling quite grouchy.  I wanted my coffee and I wanted to crawl back in bed never to be seen again.  Yet I'm keeping it up.  I've been walking the lake, and spending my breaks walking up and down the stairs by my work. Yesterday I had the pleasure of walking the lake with my crush and while it was really awesome I went home feeling a little bummed.  The F word (friend) was dropped more than once just in case I didn't hear it the first time.  Yo, I get it!  I can have a crush on you and I assure you I am not the kind of lady to make any real kind of move, especially sober.  I can be your friend and be very happy with that. Anyway my point is the old me would use that as an excuse to go home and eat as many calories as possible till I felt sick.  Super self destructive.   Instead I went home accepted that nothing is going to happen aside from having a new friend, skyped with my awesome sisters, and had a chat about it with a friend on the phone.  It was a positive step that at the time seemed insignificant but later on today I had to give myself some serious props for it.      

  Exercise:  Today I went to the gym and did a little bit of running and fast walking on the treadmill.  It felt great to run to Sleighbells!  I highly recommend it.  The only problem I had was running in my vans, not so smart.  I also did the stairs for ten minutes at work.



Weekly Topic:  weight watchers topic for this week was getting something to help you achieve your WW goals.  I think doing this cleanse was a great choice for me.  I'm drinking more water, listening to my body, sleeping well, and eating lots of wholesome foods.  I really love eating vegan and I hope after I'm done the cleanse I keep it up.  I was thinking about how much cheese I would of consumed after three days and its kind of embarrassing how easy it is to get carried away with it at work.

Goal for next weigh in: 189!  Fingers crossed.   

xoxo  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJ05P-71gY

Missed meeting

Last week I missed my meeting due to my dog freaking over all the fun firework activity in the oakland sky.  Today I did make my meeting even though I was exhausted.  I lost two pounds and while that might not sound like a big deal I think with all the holiday play that's pretty great!  My goal for next meeting is to get under 190.  If I cut back on the beer and start exercising more I think that can be done.  Party on Wayne.