30sumthin

       Well, this week showed me alot about my eating habits. I have two weeks left for my vacation and I need to get this together. Here’s my plan:

1. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner - fruit at every meal, salad at lunch and vegetables at dinner.
2. Glass of milk at breakfast, yogurt ( 1st snack)
3. Keep up with my water intake .
4. Stick to my points.
5. Morning workouts ( 10:00 am)

Well, this is it…tomorrow shall be a new day…man, I sound like a broken record, but, I guess I need to keep at it…I’ll get  it eventually …sigh….

     After a couple of days on Weight Watchers, I figured out why the scale is not moving…..I eat too damn much! In two days I went over my points, had my activities points swapped and still used up some of my weekly allowance points …ouch! My weakness are snacks and my dad’s baking…finger licking good!Enough of that…I’m going to stay focused and try to fix this problem.Firstly, I need to start ticking off the things that are good for me…on the weight watchers online, you have certain items that are required for the day, ex: six glasses of water, 3 servings of milk, 4-6 servings of fruits and vegetables and a mulitvitamin…so far, I’ve got the water completed every day. SO, I’m thinking, that before I hit my 100 calories snacks or my dad’s cooking, I will try to complete these items and then only then shall I indulge in the wicked!…Sounds easy right!…Wrong, I think I’m the only Carribbean person who detest fruits ….vegetables? Is it dipped in chocolate?…okay, truth be told I loved brocoli, spinach and cauliflower…but, I’m working on it ….ohh I just remember I had a half glass of my Dad’s Peanut punch (sigh) …I need to enter it ..Okay folks I’ll keep you updated with my dilemas and hopefully one day my success…at least I’m still at 230, once saw the scale go to 227lbs …I might have been dreaming that day…But I shall break this cycle and I will see 165 one day…however, I’m not quitting, this is a learning experience and who knows it might take me years to lose this weight(I hope not) but, then again I did not get this way overnight, it took 7 years of bad choices, well here’s to 1st year of good choices …skinny vibes to all! 

   This time around it seems harder. Last year,  I was consistently losing weight every week , this time around I’m just maintaining. The scale has not budge in 3 weeks! Yet my legs are becoming defined and my tummy is going down, isn’t this supposed to happen near goal?….So back to recording everything that I eat…sometimes 2 workouts in a day..although I’m a bit frustrated, I’m not pissed off yet, since I believe that there are things that I need to change still about my eating habits …However, I’ve been following some of the Heartbreakers, WOW, these ladies are pulling out big numbers…in addition my boyfriend has hit the 200 mark …I’m happy for them but wondering where I’m going wrong ….but,I’m on the weight watchers Flex Plan and I joined last Thursday, so we shall see if we get result on this ….Take care everyone …time to do some cleaning!

     Well, I’m still here! I took a week off due to finals, then, a family member passed away which meant an 8 hr drive to Jersey for the funeral, I just got back….I was eating well except for the last two days, I guess a trip away from home, is also a trip away from the diet …need to watch that. However, I joined Weight Watchers online and I plan to use that as my monitor for my eating…I just need some kind of plan because I keep slipping in my eating habits.

Even though the scale is moving slower than a snail:)…I look better and I feel better! Maybe it’s due to the fact that I’m taking better care of myself. I used to be one of those individuals who would wait unil I lose those extra pounds or buy smaller clothes as use as an incentive to buy new clothes…..not anymore….Looking good now, does not mean I’ll slack off, but it makes me feel better and it makes me want to take care of myself …It also helps when the compliments keep comming …what girl does not love compliments:)

     So I plan to keep journaling here and record my eaing and activity on Weight Watchers. I start back school on May 12th and I’m going to be ready for it, since we were told it shall be our toughest semester, yet…Hope everyone is doing well, and you shall be seeing my post frequently since I’m off from school for three weeks. My goals for this vacation are:

1. Follow my points on weight Watchers.
2. Keep with my physical activites.
3. Aim for workouts in the morning.
4. Weigh in once a week
5. Lose 15 pounds ( okay we all have have dreams:0)

Take care everyone!

  Well, the scale hasn’t moved that much, but as you can see from my side shots the tummy is not that present. I also feel it in my clothes…I’m going to start all over again cause I lost my days and I’m preparing for finals which makes me into a maniac and I keep my head in the books ( my two finals this week are both worth 40%). So I’m not going to be on as often until Thursday and then I’m off to New Jersey, a cousin of mine passed away so I have a funeral to attend …I have to keep it short, need to go study ..take care everyone and skinny vibes to all

    As you can see there was a huge gap, Day 9 and Day 10 is missing, however, I have the clinical teacher from hell and I had to re-do my Nursing Care Plan, which took 2 days and 18 hrs. I finished at 4 am this morning, so although I had been entering my food online, I haven’t  had the time to blog or to respond to e-mails. However, I’m taking a break today and going to catch up on some messages…before that, I’ll give you an update.

   I’m still struggling with my diet, but , my caloric intake is still below 1750 calories, most of the time it’s a little under 1500. I usually use most of my calories on a chocolate bar, however, I’m  discovering some of my junk foods come in 100 calorie packs, which is awesome, but, this mean I haven’t been sticking to “no Junk foods during the week except on Sunday”….yep, still some work to do. However, I’m not quitting, I’m going to continue to poke at this thing until something clicks and it does not become so hard for me …the one thing that I must say is that I haven’t gone over 234 since the first week I joined here in February. I’m currently sitting on 230/229 and I’m planning to achieve that red star! If you are like me and you have not been losing weight or slowly, keep it and re-evaluate, don’t give up and my friends don’t worry I’m not gone for good….I’m like a bacteria, I’m here to stay for awhile:)

    Oh yeah! I started a running program and I’m up to 2 mins run and I plan for next month to go for a run outside at least once a week. So on that note, I’m off to respond to my buddies and then my workout at 10…Have fun everyone.

     Yesterday was a high and a low. I lost 5 lbs so I gain my white star, however, I was told something very hurtful and …I ate at Taco bell… Ironically I was still under my caloric intake but it was completely distorted. Today was cheat day and boy did I cheat, yet…I was concious of what I ate. I think that my cheat days shall be a cheat meal..I just do not see the point of sacrificing all my hard work for a  day of eating badly….Funny, with the exception of sausages, my cheat meal was actually healthy…but the soft serve Ice cream at Dairy Queen was a killer…this is going to be a hard week.

    It may sound like I took one step forward and two steps back but actually it was the opposite.I ordered a big breakfast, it came with two eggs, three sausages, fresh fruits, a pancake with fresh strawberries, potatoes and bread. I asked that the eggs be white only, the bread to be brown. I hate half the potatoes, the sausages, all of the fruits, 1/4 of the pancake with the fresh strawberries, a slice and a half of the bread and a glass of apple juice. I left food on my plate…I never leave food on my plate!.. My BF and I went for a walk around the canal ( 60 mins)….stopped at dairy Queen and had a soft serve. I came back home and enter my nutrition ( soft serve is ridiculos with chocolate dip…shall NOT  do that again!) and realized that my fat and carbohydrates are off the mark…so this week beside keeping my caloric intake between 1200 - 1750. I shall be increasing my protein and lowering my fats and carbohydrate…Now I’m suffering from heartburn..yikes!..Time to go study ..at 10:00 pm is Billy …skinny vibes to everyone.

      Day 7…wow, a week ..it wasn’t that bad, I’m actually proud of myself and yes, folks I accomplish my goal …I’m 230 lbs and I earned a white star, since I’ve officially lost 5 pounds…that was the hardest 5 pounds to lose,but, I did lose it and here I say goodbye 5 pounds,  I will not see you again and I look forward to entering the 20’s.

       My goal for this week is to lose 2 lbs , that will bring me to 228lbs. I need to modify my goals for this week:

1. Keep calorie intake between 1200 - 1750.
2. Carbohydrates are for breakfast and lunch.
3. Fruits and Vegetables :7-8 servings .
4. Cheat day is on Sunday.
5. Running program - Saturday, Monday, Wednesday ( 5 min walk, 2 min run)
6. Belly dancing -Tuesday
7. Billy Banks- Sunday, Thursday

     I hope everyone had a great week ..Skinny vibes to all

     Today, I came home and slept for 4 hours  I was so exhausted. This means that at the time I fell asleep I had ingested 656 calories, so when I awoke at 8:30 pm, I had to eat something even though it was past 7:00..Why? I refuse to start eating below 1000 calories…I wasn’t hungry but I know how I can get, pretty obsessive, and I do not want to forget what the ultimate goal is : to be healthy. So, I’m currently giving myself some time to allow the food to digest and then I shall hit the Billy Blanks tape…now, on another matter.

         This week my physical activites was not up to par. It seems that I’m not motivated enough to do both eating healthy and working out. As I gain strenght in one, the other falls to the wayside…I’m like a bloody “see saw”. However, I’m going to work on it , besides, it’s the getting to the excercise that’s the hard part…when I’m in it, I prety much get into it. Which brings me to an interesting point that I read from one of my buddies’ blog… Currently she has lost more than 100 pounds and I was reading her earlier posts and she talks about the difference between committed and interested. Committed means that you are vested in the program, nothing distracts you and you are focused and driven…interested is that you play with the idea, you might try it out , but you are not too worried about it( on the “Biggest Loser”,  committed explains Alli to a T)…. I think I’ve been interested for the last couple of months and I’m currently working on committment. I know by the end of this month I shall be fully vested, I’m working on it…cause my mantra is not to give up…”I‘ll do and do again, but, never TRY!!“…However, I must say so far, I’ve kept my calories under 1500 and I’m very happy about that…I’m looking forward to the weigh in…I hope my late night eating tonight does not throw it off….My fingers are cross for 230…that’s my goal for this week..take care everyone…Skinny vibes to all

            Today, did not start up well. I got up late and had to rush out, therefore, breakfast consisted of a tangerine. At 11;30 am…I finally took a break to eat and since I forgot to bring my lunch, I had to buy from the cafeteria. Unfortunately, the items being sold, do not have nutritional labels, so I bought a whole wheat chicken salad wrap, that I estimated to be 315 calories. I had a piece of cake for dessert, ( extremely disappointed in my self), but, I ate the sponge and the pudding filling and left the chocolate topping alone…sigh…still some work to do….since I was feeling guilty when I came home, I had a mixed salad with lentils and fried fish ( I know fried, but, I shared half with my boyfriend). I had to “guestimate” most of my foods and I tried to find the equivalent online and add 50 calories more, however, I’m sitting at 1350 calories ..but  I  do not feel that I could have gone over….I sneaked a peek at the scale and it said 230 but that was before I had dinner and it was a wacky day. However, I have 30 mins on the treadmill tonight and I plan to stick with it… I think I can make the 4 pound loss this week…actually I’m quite confident about it.

         To wrap up, I will need to make some changes for my goals next week but I’m on my fifth day and I’m doing better than I thought with a few slips here and there…I will make it this time and I’m not giving up, it’s time to shed that heavier me and let the “skinny” me through…Okay, now back to home work…take care everyone…