Hello Fat Fighters and A-Rod Fans

If you are reading this, then you know we have not been posting for a LONG time and it sure was helpful to do. So start posting again girls! I know, FB has taken the place of blogging, but not so fast! We need to support each other. Or more specifically, I need your support. I'm in the place right now between sick and healthy and knowing and now knowing what I can and cannot do at the perfect or imperfect time. And if you just understood that, you are awesome! Anyway, MS has kicked my tush for the month of July and pretty much most of August and now I need to get on track. Despite the use of prednisone and the heavy doses of IV Solu-Medrol steroid, I managed to stay at the weight pre hospital and actually went down about 4-5 pounds. I'm sure the thyroid medication as well as others helped to "cancel" out some of the effects of steroids. But not all. My belly is bloated and squishy and my double chin friend is back. That's why I like my current FB profile pic. I put my hands up to block that darn chin "friend".

Anyway, please start blogging again even if it is just with suggestions for me. :) Love you guys!

mols

It HAS been awhile!

Hi fat fighters! Yes, I am at it again. Yes, I intend to lose the same 5-10 pounds AGAIN and THEN lose more! I hope. But so far so good. I'm down farther than I was at our last attempt at permanent weight loss. Let's hope I can stick it out! I have been journaling my little hard out. Every bite, lick and taste, and crumb. And though it helps, I miss my deep fried foods. Ahhhh...Deep Fried Goodness. I miss you!!! But! I will overcome! I will beat the odds!

Anyway, I know I've said this all before, but I have so many reasons this year to do it for good. So wish me luck!

Mols

I see a pattern

I see a pattern here. I went back to when we originally started and guess what? We are putting in this time and effort and there is nothing to show for it. It seems to me we are playing around with the same 5 pounds-MOL
It is January-again! We, especially me, have to get serious. Starting today, January 3, 2009.

I promise myself to only eat when I am truly hungry....stomach growls!
I promise to go to the Y and do cardio everyday for a minimum of 30 minutes, an hour being optimum.
I promise to lift weights twice a week.
I promise to log everything that crosses my lips.

My stats for today are:
190.4/39.9/43.8
I would like to lose 40 pounds.
I would like to lose this by Memorial weekend. Calculated by a 2 pound weight loss per week that brings me to the week before Memorial so that leaves an extra week for a cushion. There will be weeks I will lose more, weeks I lose none. I will not allow weeks of gain!

I will post on this blog my results every Sunday morning.
See you then!
Amos

Day 10 - Friday 12/11/09

Day 7 - Morning Scale Reading 172.5
Target 1308 cal 22-25 pts countdown from 25

Could not go to the YMCA this morning because Mark was out by 6
and I did not want to leave the girls home alone.

Purple is the calories of the food
Red is the number of weight watcher points of the food
Blue is the number of calories I have left for the day
Green is the number of points I have left for the day
Breakfast
1 Cup Oatmeal 150 2 1158 23
Cup Skim Milk 90 2 1068 21
SF Syrup 30 1 1038 20
Coffee w/ cream 45 1 993 19

Snack
Red Fat Wheat Thins (8) 65 1 928 18
TBS Natural Skippy
PB 90 2 838 16

Lunch
6 inch Sweet chicken teriyaki 360 7 478 9
Baked BBQ Lays 140 3 338 6

Snack
Low Fat Hot Chocolate 70 1 268 5

Supper
One really fat fish fry w/potato salad from Arrow :( 1000 20 -732 -15

Day 9 Thursday 12/10/09

Day 9 Morning Scale Read 172
Target Cal 1308 Pts range 22-25
Countdown today from 25 points

Breakfast
1 cup Fiber One Honey Cluster Cereal 160 3 1148 22
1 Cup Skim Milk 91 2 1057 20
Coffee w/ cream 45 1 1012 19

Lunch
Light
DeItaliano Bread (2) 80 1 932 18
Light Miracle Whip 20 1 912 17
Turkey Lunchmeat 50 1 862 16
Weight Wat Garden Veg Soup 63 1 799 15
1 tootsie roll midget 10 0 789 15
1 Kraft Caramel 32 1 757 14

Snack
Low Fat Hot Chocolate 70 1 687 13
Red Fat Wheat Thins (16) 130 3 557 10
1 TBS Natural Skippy PB 90 2 467 8

Supper
Pineapple 41 1 426 7
Cantaloup 27 0 399 7
Nibbled on Popcorn 15 0 384 7
2 1/2 egg omlette w/red pepper/mush and onion 207 5 177 2
1 lowfat string 50 1 127 1

Naughty snacks (so hungry)
Mini twix 80 2 47 -1
4 midgit tootsie rolls 44 1 3 -2

I was so unbelievably snacky tonight - UGG! It was
way too cold to go to the Y (my excuse and I am sticking to it)
so I did approx 40 minutes of pilates with Denise Austin tonight.
I need to get my butt to the Y and get this cardio thing in gear.
Total Calories for today were 1305 Total pts were 27
Week in flex pts left is 32.5

Day 8 Wednesday December 9 2009

Day 8 - Morning Scale Read 172 (down 2.5 pounds YAY)
Target cal 1308 Points range 22-25
Countdown today from 25 points
I woke up to 9 inches of snow today (blizzard warnings
outside and no school for the girls)

Breakfast
Blueberry Bagel 3/4 of it (got full) 218 4 1090 21
Strawberry Cream Cheese 1TBS 35 1 1055 20
Banana 105 2 950 18
Coffee w/ cream 45 1 905 17

Lunch
Lean Cuisine chichen and Veg 240 5 665 12
Green Giant veggies w/ black beans 180 2 485 10
Chocolate Truffle 55 1 430 9

Snack
Fiber One Choc Mocha 140 2 290 7
Clementine 35 .5 255 6.5

Supper
Pineapple 1/2 cup 41 1 214 5.5
Cantaloupe 1/2 cup 27 0 87 5.5
WW Garden Veg soup 91 1 -4 4.5
Sweat Potato w/ketchup 162 2 -166 2.5

Snack
Orville Redenbacher 94% popcorn 45 1 -211 1.5
mini pack of peanut m&ms 100 2 -311 -.5

I tried to do pilates tonight and got about half way thru
and felt like I was going to throw up - so I stopped :(
Total Calories today 1619 Total Points 25.5
Weekly flex left 34.5

First weeks weigh in Results

This morning I weighed in at 172 :)
That is a 2.5 Loss for my first week.
All I can say is "Journaling is really paying off"
Here is to another fantastic week of weight loss!!!