So if the answer is no, can I change your mind?

Here is what I’ve learned from my first week on the weight watchers program:

1. I need to plan better meals

2. I need to eat more fruits and veggies

3. I have eaten a lot of bananas.

4. I hate eating breakfast so a meal replacement shake is working the best for me.

5. I can’t have chocolate kisses every day.

6. I need to get rid of the snack foods, stat.

7. I need to move more.

8. I need to sleep more.

Today was my first official weigh- in since I started a week ago, and I’ve only lost 2.4 pounds. I know that it is good that I’m losing but I have to admit I was a little upset that it wasn’t more. I find that I am constantly feeling hungry so I wonder if I’m eating the right foods that fill me up. I try to employ the whole, "drink more water approach, but then I just end up feeling overly water logged."

I definitely need to find a balance. It helps that the ladies in my office have taken a better more healthy approach to lunch because that eliminates wanting to break from the path and eat a burger or something take out. I’ve for the most part had lunch to take to work each day with the exception of the incident where someone stole my lunch. But all in all I’ve been actively trying to plan better.

My goal for next week is to lose at least 5lbs so I know I’m going to have to work a little harder. I thought I was going to have my boss to work out with me after work some days but it appears that our schedules are not meshing as I would have hoped, but I definitely need to still keep myself accountable and work out even if I’m tired, such as the case of Monday, where I was supposed to, but decided to sleep instead

That being said I’ve introduced melatonin into my nightly ritual and started my first attempt last night. I went to bed around I took the pill around 10PM and started feeling the effects around 10:30, but didn’t actually get into bed until around 11PM. I did what was suggested and turned my phone upside down and ignored any texts and or calls and fell asleep, but woke multiple times through the night and then finally woke up around 4:45 and was unable to go back to sleep. So I just lay in bed until it was time to get up. In retrospect I probably should have gotten up and maybe exercised but it felt good to just lay there too.

I’ve managed to eat breakfast for 5 out of 7 days of the week so I just really need to incorporate more veggies and fruits. I think I’m 4 carrots away from being a rabbit though.

50 ways to say goodbye

Yesterday was a pretty rough day for me. I ate dinner, was mostly out of points and then fell asleep around 9 only to wake up again around 12AM. I then proceeded to eat more leftover chicken enchiladas. Way more than I should have so I started today with almost half the points I usually have. And because of that I decided to work a little harder than I normally do when it comes to activity. So I rode the bike at a fast pace for 20 minutes and then did various other stretches and exercises including jogging in place and leg lifts. Then I showered and headed over to Costco where I pushed around a cart with 3 cases of water in it all around the store. I literally went up and down each isle until I had walked for 40 minutes. So all in all about an hour of work put in today not including the normal up and down the stairs bit.

If I eat around 6:30-7pm I find myself hungry again around 10PM. The only problem I have is that if I fall asleep before 10, I tend to wake up in the middle of the night so I try to keep myself awake until around 11PM before I even think about heading to bed. I need to find some snacks at night that are low points to eat… because all I ever want are this high point peanut butter filled pretzels or my mint kisses and while some are good, I need something else. Anyone else have any suggestions?

I weighed myself today, down 4.4 lbs since I started… But who knows what that means. My official weigh in date for the program is Wednesday, let’s see how much more I can get off.

Everybody Talks (Day 1) (Sort of)

So I attempted this a year ago and after 3 weeks it fell by the wayside. I can’t really tell you why other than I got lazy and I wasn’t dedicated. Honestly, I don’t know if I am dedicated even now, but I know its something I want. How much I want it I am not really sure. Perhaps that’s a bad outlook, or perhaps I’m focusing on just being happy. I joined Weight Watcher’s at the request of a Great Aunt. Well, not so much as a request as an idea. I can do it and perhaps I’ll be more likely to stick to it at least for 3 months since money is being used. I need some sort of motivational factor, perhaps money will be it. Again, it’s not a new year’s resolution, just an idea, a change. Another thing to control in my life. And this time I’m a bag short. I don’t have anyone to blame but myself if things don’t work out. My Goals are simple.

Goals:

1. Get a routine.

a. Eat breakfast daily

b. Get some sort of activity in (walking, biking etc)

c. Do homework (daily, not last minute)

d. Clean up more (quit being a slob!)

2. Write more (Daily!)

3. Think Bigger (Stop being so selfish!)

4. Lose Weight (You’re cute either way)

5. Smile. (Do it!)

So, I started today with a 24oz Pepsi, 21 Cheetos, 25 Cheez-Its, a chocolate granola thing, and then pizza and cake. It wasn’t an ideal day, but it was a day where I was going to show my bad habits. My intentions are to really buckle down Sunday, but in the mean time I did go to the store and buy some food options that are not crap. Starting with breakfast and lunch and I’ll be making Chicken Enchilada’s tomorrow. And eventually I hope to really know how to cook the right things and eat better things. It’s really difficult when you enjoy sleep a lot and you’re constantly out of the house during the work week. So, here I am giving this another go.

So here are 2 recent photos.

Let's see if we can see a difference in two weeks, a month, 1.5 months, 2 Months, 2.5 Months and 3 months.

Also, I rode the bike for 15 minutes and plan to increase it with each week by 5 minutes. In the mean time, 15 minutes is where I'm at.