Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Week 3
I weighed in on Saturday -- forgot to blog it. Down another 2.2 lbs. Successful week. I am doing quite well, I think. Praise the Lord.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Quotes
Here are some of the quotes I am seeing on the Weight Watchers message boards -- some are funny, some hit home, and some are just strange.
Face your stuff, don't stuff your face.
You can't change what's already happened, but you are in control of what happens next.
A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure.
'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.' – Aristotle
I'm almost there and the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter.
I’m taking this one meal at a time.
WW is not a sprint, but a marathon.
When I buy cookies I eat just four and throw the rest away. But first I spray them with Raid so I won't dig them out of the garbage later. Be careful, though, because that Raid really doesn't taste that bad. ~Janette Barber
I am a work in progress. It is more stressful for me to continue being fat than to stop overeating.
Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
If I don't take care of my body, where will I live?
Looking ahead is a step forward, looking behind turns you around to where you were.
If you want to lose weight in order to change your life, you might first consider that you need to change your life in order to lose weight.
Discipline is the bridge between Goals and Accomplishments.
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
Unfortunately lots of food tastes better than being thin feels, that's how we all got here, but now we have to learn to make the right choices...
Do what you always did and get what you always got.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy. - Bill Blackman
This time I want to lose weight to FEEL good, not just LOOK good.
"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all." -- Sam Ewing
If the spotlight was shining on you, what would we see?
If it is to be, it is up to me.
It is never too late to be what you might have become.
"Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was." – Robert Louis Stevenson
If nothing changes...then nothing changes.
The highway to success is always under construction. There will potholes, detours, hills and valleys. As long as you stay on the highway. You'll get to where you are going.
Don't let today's lapse ruin tomorrow's goal.
Weight loss isn’t about who won the race. It's not about who gets there first, it's about who gets there and can maintain.
You don't have to do this forever. You just have to do it for today, everyday. - Kim Bensen~
'I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.' Phil 4:12-13
You have to let go of who you thought you were to discover who you really are.
"It's not who you think you are that holds you back. It's who you think you're not.
Be committed, not just interested in losing weight, and it will work.
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
The easiest thing to sell someone is a lie they want to believe.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Do, or do not.....there is no 'try'. (Yoda)
It's not how long it takes to lose the weight, but how long you keep it off.
A gain is feedback, not failure.
This is what I say to myself when I approach a buffet table--"Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!"-Dory, Finding Nemo
There will always be another cheese ball.
What you eat in private shows in public.
You never fail unless you give up.
Change will not occur until the pain of not changing exceeds the pain of changing.
Progress…NOT perfection.
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land amongst the stars.
Life is about choices, good and bad. Learn from both.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.
Don't let today's lapse ruin tomorrow's goal.
Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance!
If I fail to plan, I plan to fail.
Journal it. Wipe your hands of it. And remember what Scarlett O'Hara said, "After all... tomorrow is another day."
Inside every obese person is a thinner person wondering: What the heck happened?
If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the solution.
Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down...
Rather than aiming for being perfect, just aim to be a little better today than you were yesterday.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
You cannot change what's over, but only where you go.
My Goal is to be 'Results Not Typical'
What's the worst that can happen? If you can live with that, take the chance.
Being overweight is hard.
Losing weight is hard.
Pick the hard you want to live with.
The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Keep trying, no one ever said it was going to be easy, only worth it.
Live your dreams....EXCEPT for the one where you’re naked in church.
Face your stuff, don't stuff your face.
You can't change what's already happened, but you are in control of what happens next.
A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure.
'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.' – Aristotle
I'm almost there and the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter.
I’m taking this one meal at a time.
WW is not a sprint, but a marathon.
When I buy cookies I eat just four and throw the rest away. But first I spray them with Raid so I won't dig them out of the garbage later. Be careful, though, because that Raid really doesn't taste that bad. ~Janette Barber
I am a work in progress. It is more stressful for me to continue being fat than to stop overeating.
Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
If I don't take care of my body, where will I live?
Looking ahead is a step forward, looking behind turns you around to where you were.
If you want to lose weight in order to change your life, you might first consider that you need to change your life in order to lose weight.
Discipline is the bridge between Goals and Accomplishments.
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
Unfortunately lots of food tastes better than being thin feels, that's how we all got here, but now we have to learn to make the right choices...
Do what you always did and get what you always got.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy. - Bill Blackman
This time I want to lose weight to FEEL good, not just LOOK good.
"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all." -- Sam Ewing
If the spotlight was shining on you, what would we see?
If it is to be, it is up to me.
It is never too late to be what you might have become.
"Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was." – Robert Louis Stevenson
If nothing changes...then nothing changes.
The highway to success is always under construction. There will potholes, detours, hills and valleys. As long as you stay on the highway. You'll get to where you are going.
Don't let today's lapse ruin tomorrow's goal.
Weight loss isn’t about who won the race. It's not about who gets there first, it's about who gets there and can maintain.
You don't have to do this forever. You just have to do it for today, everyday. - Kim Bensen~
'I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.' Phil 4:12-13
You have to let go of who you thought you were to discover who you really are.
"It's not who you think you are that holds you back. It's who you think you're not.
Be committed, not just interested in losing weight, and it will work.
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
The easiest thing to sell someone is a lie they want to believe.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Do, or do not.....there is no 'try'. (Yoda)
It's not how long it takes to lose the weight, but how long you keep it off.
A gain is feedback, not failure.
This is what I say to myself when I approach a buffet table--"Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!"-Dory, Finding Nemo
There will always be another cheese ball.
What you eat in private shows in public.
You never fail unless you give up.
Change will not occur until the pain of not changing exceeds the pain of changing.
Progress…NOT perfection.
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land amongst the stars.
Life is about choices, good and bad. Learn from both.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.
Don't let today's lapse ruin tomorrow's goal.
Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance!
If I fail to plan, I plan to fail.
Journal it. Wipe your hands of it. And remember what Scarlett O'Hara said, "After all... tomorrow is another day."
Inside every obese person is a thinner person wondering: What the heck happened?
If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the solution.
Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down...
Rather than aiming for being perfect, just aim to be a little better today than you were yesterday.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
You cannot change what's over, but only where you go.
My Goal is to be 'Results Not Typical'
What's the worst that can happen? If you can live with that, take the chance.
Being overweight is hard.
Losing weight is hard.
Pick the hard you want to live with.
The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Keep trying, no one ever said it was going to be easy, only worth it.
Live your dreams....EXCEPT for the one where you’re naked in church.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Week 2
I weighed in on Saturday morning. I lost 4.4 pounds. Not bad for a first week. I even ate breakfast before I left. Good for me.
This is week 2. I am as resolved as ever to work this program. My new friend from church has joined me in this endeavor. She started on Saturday. One of my daughters says she may join us at some point. I am glad for the support. You can never have enough support, or even too much support, when you are undertaking a task of this magnitude. My husband is very supportive of this effort, also. The more the merrier, I always say.
I had all of my grandchildren and my daughters over yesterday for the entire day (after church, of course). We had a great time. I love having them there. Sometimes, I wish we could all live in a commune so that we could be together more. I guess they might disagree, but I love being around them.
We played Monopoly. I haven't played it in years. I was bummed out by the fact that the dog wasn't one of the markers you could choose. What is that about? The dog is what I have always been. I ended up being something that looked like a fire extinguisher. I found out a few things playing the game. One, my eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, two, I can still figure out where someone will land without counting out the spaces, three, it is still a very long game. I have a new Monopoly game -- the Wizard of Oz edition. I do want to play it sometime. The baby was asleep in the room it was in, so we couldn't use that set. Maybe next time.
This is week 2. I am as resolved as ever to work this program. My new friend from church has joined me in this endeavor. She started on Saturday. One of my daughters says she may join us at some point. I am glad for the support. You can never have enough support, or even too much support, when you are undertaking a task of this magnitude. My husband is very supportive of this effort, also. The more the merrier, I always say.
I had all of my grandchildren and my daughters over yesterday for the entire day (after church, of course). We had a great time. I love having them there. Sometimes, I wish we could all live in a commune so that we could be together more. I guess they might disagree, but I love being around them.
We played Monopoly. I haven't played it in years. I was bummed out by the fact that the dog wasn't one of the markers you could choose. What is that about? The dog is what I have always been. I ended up being something that looked like a fire extinguisher. I found out a few things playing the game. One, my eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, two, I can still figure out where someone will land without counting out the spaces, three, it is still a very long game. I have a new Monopoly game -- the Wizard of Oz edition. I do want to play it sometime. The baby was asleep in the room it was in, so we couldn't use that set. Maybe next time.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Day 5
Don't worry. I have no intention of turning this blog into a diet journal. I do plan to blog about my progress, but I won't do it every single day or anything. It is the focus of my mind right now. I have to keep my head into this so that I don't fail. So, bear with me, and if you get sick of hearing about it. Just stop reading.
I just thought you might like to know that I have had an epiphany of sorts. I discovered today that even when I am alone, I am not alone. God is with me. Even when I don't realize it. I know it isn't a new thing that I just discovered, it is a well known truth that I am just making real to myself in regards to this dieting. It is not news to me, I have always known that God is with me. I just figured that He turned his head as far as my weight goes. I don't think that is true anymore. I feel that God is telling me that every single time I overeat, it hurts Him. Because I am making food my focus in my life instead of Him. Powerful stuff. Scary stuff. I have made a commitment to God and to myself to overcome this demon in my life.
I used to eat in secret. As often as I could and sometimes as much as I could. I was very good at sneaking food. It is a pitiful thing to have to admit, but one that I feel I need to bring out into the open. Yes, this has only been a diet of 5 days, but God is helping me in so many different ways. I share what I eat (meaning I tell and write down what I eat every day) with my husband. The old me would never do that. I would lie through my teeth to keep people from finding out what I was actually eating. Not a good thing to have to admit, I must say. Obviously, I ate much more than I should. You can look at me and tell that. That is not what I am getting at. What I am getting at is this... God knows exactly what I am doing all the time that I am doing it. He doesn't slap my hand and tell me to put that food down. Oh, no. I have free will, I can do or not do whatever i want. I am just as addicted to food as some are addicted to alcohol or drugs. It stops now.
Another thing that is true about me. I have to nearly starve myself in order to lose weight. The slightest cheating will bring on abysmal failure that week on the scale. Apparently, my body likes to hold on to every ounce of fat that I have. It is like it knows that I have cheated and it punishes me for the slightest infraction of the plan. I also have hypothyroidism. That means my thyroid isn't working. I take medication for the condition daily. It isn't the kind of thyroid problem that helps you lose weight, it helps you keep what you have. No excuse, however, because if I read it correctly, the medication is doing the work that the thyroid isn't. So, it stands to reason that it shouldn't hinder my dieting progress. From my mouth to God's ears. Anyway, I am dispelling all the reasons that I can't lose weight because I can do it. I just have to do it.
I was reading the message board about fellow dieters and one woman said this, "I finally lost 4.4 lbs. It took over a month of being on the program to accomplish this." Man, I pray that doesn't happen to me. I would like for the weight to just fall off, but I know that isn't realistic, nor is it healthy. I just want a steady decline on the scale. Is that too much to ask? I pray for myself every meal so that I have the strength to do what is right. When I think on things of Him instead of the food, then it seems easier to do what is right. So, my plan is this -- Follow the diet plan outlined in Weight Watchers, pray before every meal, pray more between meals so that I pick healthy and "allowable" snacks, praise God when I make it through the day without cheating, praise God whenever I lose even a single ounce, and pray some more to keep this resolve. With all that praying and help from God, then I won't fail. Sounds good to me.
I just thought you might like to know that I have had an epiphany of sorts. I discovered today that even when I am alone, I am not alone. God is with me. Even when I don't realize it. I know it isn't a new thing that I just discovered, it is a well known truth that I am just making real to myself in regards to this dieting. It is not news to me, I have always known that God is with me. I just figured that He turned his head as far as my weight goes. I don't think that is true anymore. I feel that God is telling me that every single time I overeat, it hurts Him. Because I am making food my focus in my life instead of Him. Powerful stuff. Scary stuff. I have made a commitment to God and to myself to overcome this demon in my life.
I used to eat in secret. As often as I could and sometimes as much as I could. I was very good at sneaking food. It is a pitiful thing to have to admit, but one that I feel I need to bring out into the open. Yes, this has only been a diet of 5 days, but God is helping me in so many different ways. I share what I eat (meaning I tell and write down what I eat every day) with my husband. The old me would never do that. I would lie through my teeth to keep people from finding out what I was actually eating. Not a good thing to have to admit, I must say. Obviously, I ate much more than I should. You can look at me and tell that. That is not what I am getting at. What I am getting at is this... God knows exactly what I am doing all the time that I am doing it. He doesn't slap my hand and tell me to put that food down. Oh, no. I have free will, I can do or not do whatever i want. I am just as addicted to food as some are addicted to alcohol or drugs. It stops now.
Another thing that is true about me. I have to nearly starve myself in order to lose weight. The slightest cheating will bring on abysmal failure that week on the scale. Apparently, my body likes to hold on to every ounce of fat that I have. It is like it knows that I have cheated and it punishes me for the slightest infraction of the plan. I also have hypothyroidism. That means my thyroid isn't working. I take medication for the condition daily. It isn't the kind of thyroid problem that helps you lose weight, it helps you keep what you have. No excuse, however, because if I read it correctly, the medication is doing the work that the thyroid isn't. So, it stands to reason that it shouldn't hinder my dieting progress. From my mouth to God's ears. Anyway, I am dispelling all the reasons that I can't lose weight because I can do it. I just have to do it.
I was reading the message board about fellow dieters and one woman said this, "I finally lost 4.4 lbs. It took over a month of being on the program to accomplish this." Man, I pray that doesn't happen to me. I would like for the weight to just fall off, but I know that isn't realistic, nor is it healthy. I just want a steady decline on the scale. Is that too much to ask? I pray for myself every meal so that I have the strength to do what is right. When I think on things of Him instead of the food, then it seems easier to do what is right. So, my plan is this -- Follow the diet plan outlined in Weight Watchers, pray before every meal, pray more between meals so that I pick healthy and "allowable" snacks, praise God when I make it through the day without cheating, praise God whenever I lose even a single ounce, and pray some more to keep this resolve. With all that praying and help from God, then I won't fail. Sounds good to me.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Dieting
Well, I am taking a break. After consuming a delicious 1/2 cup of sugar free Black Cherry gelatin with zero points, I am basking in the warmth of a full tummy. NOT. Not even close. In my former self, I would never have considered eating black cherry gelatin -- who would choose to eat that? I eat it now because it is allowed. Actually, nothing is not allowed on Weight Watchers -- everything is allowed, but everything has points -- and therein lies the rub.
My whole thought process about my food is changing. I have to think of everything I eat in relation to how many points that the food has. No longer am I able to just eat it because it looks good, or because I want it, or because I am bored, etc. I can only eat it if it is low in points because I only have so many points a day, and I don't want to waste them frivolously. Priorities, you know.
I keep thinking, with all the sacrifices I am making, I should be able to tell that I am losing weight, right? Well, it has only been 4 days of sacrifice, so nothing has changed yet. I do not enjoy this process called dieting. I am having headaches every single day. I am sure it is my lack of calories. This cannot be good. It could also be the weather and allergies, but who really knows?
Don't worry, I have no intention of abandoning my diet. For heaven's sake, I just started. I just like to complain and I talk about it incessantly. Isn't that what a blog is for? To get things off your chest? Well, this is my forum to journal the ups and downs of this diet. Feel free to abandon me whenever you want. I know it isn't interesting to everyone and quite possibly, to no one.
Anyway, I plan on shrinking as these days crawl by. Nothing about denial is fun. Nothing about being overweight is fun, either, so I have to persevere.
Simple enough.
My whole thought process about my food is changing. I have to think of everything I eat in relation to how many points that the food has. No longer am I able to just eat it because it looks good, or because I want it, or because I am bored, etc. I can only eat it if it is low in points because I only have so many points a day, and I don't want to waste them frivolously. Priorities, you know.
I keep thinking, with all the sacrifices I am making, I should be able to tell that I am losing weight, right? Well, it has only been 4 days of sacrifice, so nothing has changed yet. I do not enjoy this process called dieting. I am having headaches every single day. I am sure it is my lack of calories. This cannot be good. It could also be the weather and allergies, but who really knows?
Don't worry, I have no intention of abandoning my diet. For heaven's sake, I just started. I just like to complain and I talk about it incessantly. Isn't that what a blog is for? To get things off your chest? Well, this is my forum to journal the ups and downs of this diet. Feel free to abandon me whenever you want. I know it isn't interesting to everyone and quite possibly, to no one.
Anyway, I plan on shrinking as these days crawl by. Nothing about denial is fun. Nothing about being overweight is fun, either, so I have to persevere.
Simple enough.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Accountability
Ok, I have made the commitment. I joined Weight Watchers on Saturday. I know, I have done this before. All I can say is this, I am going to do a weight loss program again because I want to live long enough to see my grandchildren get married.
I went to the Doctor last week and she said I was really close to having to be on blood pressure medicine. Now, I have always maintained that if my health depended on it, I would certainly have the will to lose weight. The reality of it is this, I need to lose weight if I want to live to be a really old eccentric person. I watched my mother's health problems for years, and she was very obese. Most of her problems were weight related. She didn't lose the weight. She died. Simple enough.
My mother died in 2006 and on Jan. 1 of 2007, I started on the Atkins plan. I was on Atkins for about a year and lost a bunch of weight. Once I went off of it and tried to maintain the weight loss, I was fighting a losing battle. Carbs are just too good. It is a simple fact. So, here it is 2009 and I am fat AGAIN. I am doing Weight Watchers because it has regular food and carbs. I need control in my life. I want to lose weight. I just have to want it more than I want other things. I pray for God to give me the strength and the won't power to get this done. I have plenty of will power when it comes to food (I will eat whatever I want, whenever I want), I just don't have won't power (I won't eat this because I want to lose weight). I want to feel better about myself. I want to be able to have a grandchild and a book on my lap at the same time. Please, God, hear my prayer. My daughter said the other day, "Overeating is a sin." I want to conquer this sin in my life.
So, the point of this blog is to make me accountable to myself to do the program and lose the weight. Simple enough.
I went to the Doctor last week and she said I was really close to having to be on blood pressure medicine. Now, I have always maintained that if my health depended on it, I would certainly have the will to lose weight. The reality of it is this, I need to lose weight if I want to live to be a really old eccentric person. I watched my mother's health problems for years, and she was very obese. Most of her problems were weight related. She didn't lose the weight. She died. Simple enough.
My mother died in 2006 and on Jan. 1 of 2007, I started on the Atkins plan. I was on Atkins for about a year and lost a bunch of weight. Once I went off of it and tried to maintain the weight loss, I was fighting a losing battle. Carbs are just too good. It is a simple fact. So, here it is 2009 and I am fat AGAIN. I am doing Weight Watchers because it has regular food and carbs. I need control in my life. I want to lose weight. I just have to want it more than I want other things. I pray for God to give me the strength and the won't power to get this done. I have plenty of will power when it comes to food (I will eat whatever I want, whenever I want), I just don't have won't power (I won't eat this because I want to lose weight). I want to feel better about myself. I want to be able to have a grandchild and a book on my lap at the same time. Please, God, hear my prayer. My daughter said the other day, "Overeating is a sin." I want to conquer this sin in my life.
So, the point of this blog is to make me accountable to myself to do the program and lose the weight. Simple enough.
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