1.8 pounds. Granted, same 1.8 of the 3 I have been gaining and losing for WEEKS, but I'll take it! :-)
I am currently at 145.8. I am SO proud of myself because normally I am a daily weigher. I've been reading some of your blogs and see that several of you are STAYING OFF THE SCALE and so I've joined the band wagon. I stayed off the scale until my official weigh in day yesterday.
The first time I did WW I weighed daily, and it didn't bother me. Mainly because I hardly ever showed a gain. But th…
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Added by Jeannie on December 4, 2009 at 10:10am —
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I had a pretty active week. I was fortunate enough to have the entire week off and I was SUPER productive. :-) I cleaned my house from top to bottom, reorganized closets and kitchen cabinets, rerranged my little girl's bedroom and gathered things for the yard sale I'm attempting to have this weekend. This took place over the first 3 days of my "vacation". My house looks amazing and feels so "clutter free". Liberating I tell you.
As for Thanksgiving Day, I did stellar if I do say so myself. I ha…
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Added by Jeannie on November 27, 2009 at 10:22am —
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Well, it's been a rough couple of weeks. Life in general not so great. Glad to be alive, just wishing there were less problems. :-D
In any event, so frustrated with the whole weight loss journey that I just went off the grid for a little bit. I'm still not at it 100%. Can't find the mojo. Don't have the energy, the strength, the desire or the inclination right now to really do anything about losing weight. I'm trying to get a grip, and I know that I will. I tried to start tracking again this pa…
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Added by Jeannie on November 20, 2009 at 11:06am —
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Well, it's been a rough couple of weeks. Life in general not so great. Glad to be alive, just wishing there were less problems. :-D
In any event, so frustrated with the whole weight loss journey that I just went off the grid for a little bit. I'm still not at it 100%. Can't find the mojo. Don't have the energy, the strength, the desire or the inclination right now to really do anything about losing weight. I'm trying to get a grip, and I know that I will. I tried to start tracking again this pa…
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Added by Jeannie on November 20, 2009 at 11:06am —
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and can I say I don't care? Bad attitude, I know. But it's how I feel. I've been gaining and losing the same 3 pounds for weeks and fed up is the best way I can describe how I feel.
Last week I was up 1.6; this week up .8 for a total of 2.4. Was I surprised at the gain this week? No. Last week's weigh in derailed me completely. Tracking, drinking water, exercising didn't produce the results I felt I deserved so this week tracking and exercising went out the window (I still stayed with the water…
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Added by Jeannie on November 13, 2009 at 1:26pm —
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and can I say I don't care? Bad attitude, I know. But it's how I feel. I've been gaining and losing the same 3 pounds for weeks and fed up is the best way I can describe how I feel.
Last week I was up 1.6; this week up .8 for a total of 2.4. Was I surprised at the gain this week? No. Last week's weigh in derailed me completely. Tracking, drinking water, exercising didn't produce the results I felt I deserved so this week tracking and exercising went out the window (I still stayed with the water…
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Added by Jeannie on November 13, 2009 at 1:26pm —
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I ran the Phoenix 10K event (I did the 5K portion). I've been training haphazardly for the last couple of months so I thought I'm going to come in dead last, but that's okay, I'm at least going to finish!
The race started at 9:15 a.m. and my friend and I lined up at the starting area to wait for the foghorn - and we were off! It was a beautiful morning in Phoenix - just perfect weather. I was a little nervous, but once I started running with the crowd listening to my the tunes on my I-pod I sta…
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Added by Jeannie on November 8, 2009 at 7:19pm —
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I am still on the damn rollercoaster losing and gaining the same 2-3 pounds since September 13. I am SOOOOO frustrated. Why? Because I'm doing all of the right things! I feel like WHY BOTHER? I am not only tracking points, I'm also tracking calories to make sure I'm not overeating or UNDEReating. I'm exercising. I'm drinking my water. What gives?
I am up 1.6 today from last Friday. I am NOT a happy camper. Taking all the strength in me right in this moment to not just go and find something tota…
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Added by Jeannie on November 6, 2009 at 10:21am —
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That's today's positive affirmation. My first reaction was "Oh, hell no! I'm always exhausted and sore. If I sit for too long it hurts when I finally have to move!" LOL!
But then I thought, no, I am filled with energy and vitality. I've started running regularly again and I'm doing yoga and I feel really, really good when I'm done. And when I'm done, I'm just a ball of energy and move off to do other things (ie. housework, church, grocery shopping, carting kids around, or visiting friends and f…
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Added by Jeannie on November 2, 2009 at 1:06pm —
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After I took my oldest daughter to school this morning (she's in a special college program for high school students), I decided to go for a run afterwards. I had my running clothes on so that when I got home I just parked my car and dropped off my stuff and headed back out the door to do a 5K!
Boy, I'm slow though. But I need to keep remembering that a year ago I would barely walk a mile much less run one, so there is definitely progress! I finished in 47 minutes - which is not my best time. Bu…
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Added by Jeannie on October 31, 2009 at 12:56pm —
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It's the only DVD I have of yoga. I've never really done yoga before other than this DVD. I only did the ab portion and the actual yoga exercises - not so much the booty ballet! LOL!
The exercises really felt good and hepled me stretch out my hip which has been giving me problems for a while now. I'm hoping that…
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Added by Jeannie on October 30, 2009 at 10:19pm —
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Today is my official weigh in and I lost 2.6 pounds. I know I should be more excited, but these are the same 2+ pounds I've been gaining and losing since September 13.
HOWEVER I am almost back to my lowest weight since restarting this journey. I was 144.6 on September 13 and am 144.8 today - which I haven't SEEN 144 anything since September 13. So for that much I am pretty stoked. :-D I just want to break that 140 mark. My first round with WW got me down to 140 - and I saw 139 for one day! I wa…
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Added by Jeannie on October 30, 2009 at 11:20am —
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A friend of mine took me out for lunch today. We went to Starbucks; it's our favorite place to go and a place we don't frequent often because let's face it, pretty pricey for what you get.
Anywho, she was treating me out for my birthday (which was a couple of weeks ago!), but today is the first chance we had to go to lunch together. Now, I had my handy dandy WW ruler with me so I could make the BEST sandwich choice possible. And she showed me this Chicken Chipotle sandwich. I said, "No thank yo…
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Added by Jeannie on October 29, 2009 at 5:26pm —
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I've been out of control since my birthday last weekend. I didn't all out binge, but I certainly didn't make the healthiest of choices and I threw tracking and drinking water out of the window!
My weigh in day is Friday - and so that starts my new day. Since I had been eating out the entire weekend, I knew I blew my points way out and so I just didn't track the whole week. But I'm back to tracking today. Surprisingly I lost .2. Not a big loss - but more importantly not a big gain!
I still can'…
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Added by Jeannie on October 23, 2009 at 12:42pm —
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After dinner today the hubby, our younger daughter and I went for an after dinner stroll. We walked for two miles. The evenings are just amazing here right now. Not hot, not cold, just PERFECT. I'm so glad we went for a walk. Not only because we're being active but because we talk as we stroll and we enjoy one another's company.
I'll be running in my neighborhood tomorrow. Hopefully will be able to do the entire 3 miles this time. I'm looking forward to it.
Hope everyone is having a great even…
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Added by Jeannie on October 14, 2009 at 12:01am —
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and plain greek yogurt. 'Nuff said. :-D Seriously, it was so good! One point for a tablespoon of the pumpkin butter and 3.5 points for the plain greek yogurt. A little high for a snack (I only have 19 points a day), but it was really very good. And I ate it before my run yesterday so I was able to burn off some of the points.
I love pumpkin, I love fall; I miss Chicago when fall comes around. In Arizona there isn't much change when the seasons change. In Chicago there is just something about th…
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Added by Jeannie on October 13, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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I felt a little sore after my run and walks on Saturday (totaled up to about 6 1/2 miles) and I took yesterday as a rest day. I decide I'm going to hit the pavement today (rather than the treadmill). I walked/ran 2 miles today. I was a little disappointed because I did so much better on Saturday, but you know what? I ran OUTSIDE today by myself. I didn't rely on someone else to run with me. I really want to get used to running outside for the 5K in November - so out the door I went.
And I'm ver…
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Added by Jeannie on October 12, 2009 at 11:21pm —
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Oh my God, it's me! :-)
I went running with my friend this morning and ran 3 miles; sprinted about 1/2 mile of that run. AND we walked two miles on top of that. So 5 miles of total walk/running for me today. I'm feeling good!
Went to Trader Joe's to pick up some stuff. Got some almond butter, pumpkin butter (OMG - so good!), multi-grain crackers, etc. Some healthy stuff. Also picked up a chicken stir fry from Trader Joe's and made that for lunch for my daughter's and myself. OH GOD! It was so…
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Added by Jeannie on October 10, 2009 at 4:08pm —
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AHHHHHHHH! Yesterday was my official weigh in day. And as some of you may have read, I was down all week 1.4 and yesterday only showed a .4 loss. TODAY the scale reflected what it has been reflecting all week - a 1.4 pound loss. Crazy scale.
But it's all good; like I said, I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing and even though the scale may not always reflect my efforts my overall health, the way I look and feel are all better measurements than that darn number on the scale.
With that…
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Added by Jeannie on October 10, 2009 at 11:23am —
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Wow, I have been showing a loss of 1.4 ALL WEEK long, and here it is my official weigh in day and I'm down .4. Really? .4?
Frustrated/disappointed doesn't even describe how I feel. But I KNOW there is no way I gained a pound from yesterday to today. It's some weirdo fluctuation, retaining salt, retaining water etc. I've been on target this week and I
KNOW this, so I am going to MAKE A DIFFERENT choice and not let the scale negate all the positive things I've done this last week. I…
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Added by Jeannie on October 9, 2009 at 11:47am —
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