Roller Skating!!!

I lost 3.4 lbs. last week for a total of 43.8 lbs. lost total!!! woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND, on Tuesday, November 3rd, I start skating lessons again!! I use to skate competitively in the 80's when I was a teen. I just got a call from my previous coach saying they were starting Adult dance lessons!! YAY!!! They offer Freestyle now, but I am a dance skater...so this is just fabulous! I'm still too big to do some of the things, but in time it'll all come together! I can't believe I get to skate again!!! This is soooo exciting!! :)

Also, I joined a Christmas Challenge on YouTube, TrulyJess is sponsoring it. The challenge goes from Nov. 1 thru Dec. 21. I have a personal goal of 11 lbs. lost in that time period and with the holidays here I'm hoping the challenge is going to keep me ultra focused!! :)

I was also thinking about posting up pics of my foods that I eat daily. I wonder if that might be helpful to others? I was also wondering how it might affect the challenge outcome...I might do that. I would have to carry my camera around or maybe take pics with my cell phone...hmmm, I'll start doing that tomorrow I think. I like the idea of it. I'll post them only on this blog though.

That's it for now. OH! I have before and after pics on the Weight Loss Diaries Facebook page if you wanna see them. :) Happy Halloween everyone!!

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HOME GYM!! Yes!!

Today my husband agreed to building a home gym at home!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!! I'm soooo excited about this because I LOATHE the gym. I think he realizes how serious I am about this and is willing to invest in a home gym. We will start out with the weight set and bench first, then I think we'll get a treadmill...we both like the treadmill so that's a good cardio piece. My bedroom upstairs is pretty big so we are going to set it up upstairs. The treadmill we will probably put in the kitchen though. OMG!!! I'm so happy about this!!!!!! I workout 10 x harder at home...no one around to see me sweat and grunt and I don't have to get dressed up or drive anywhere!!!! It's a beautiful thing!!! WOO HOO!!!!!! I can't wait until it's all in place! In addition to working out in my gym, I ride my bike to work and back when it's not raining, which is pretty often right now. I walk on my lunch (if it's raining I'll take an umbrella as long as the rain isn't horizontal or I'll go up and down the stairwell (4 floors) for 8 to 10 flights up and back down.) And, the roller skating rink is just down the street from me. :) Plenty of ways to stay active!!

A home gym!!!!! Oh man I am so happy!!!!! :D

221.4! YES!!! I'm only .6 from 40 lbs. lost and 2.4 lbs. away from being in the TEENS and saying goodbye to the 220's!! I also just realized today that I'm a good 3 months ahead of my goal time. I want to lose 100 lbs. by December 31, 2010. I am glad I have a cushion, because you never know if you're going to run up against a plateau and weight loss naturally gets slower the closer to goal you are. I'm hoping that it will work out that I can reach that goal by that date! I'll be happy with wherever I am, but it keeps me focused to think that I have that challenge to try to achieve.

David and I are talking about renewing vows in Vegas! That would be fun to do and put another carrot on the pole I dangle out in front of me. At my wedding I was my highest weight of 260lbs. It would be nice to share that moment with him again in a new healthy body. He's been losing weight too....lol....he tells me he has to keep up with me! So cute! I am so in love with him....

So, today we are going to the Pumpkin Festival and I am finally getting over the cold I've had for the last two weeks. It should be a fun day! I found a low cal recipe for pumpkin muffins I am considering trying this weekend. I love Fall! I think I'll research some other "pumpkin" recipes...I did find a pumpkin fettuccini made with tofu fettuccini noodles, very lo cal, very healthy. I love pumpkin so I'd love to satisfy the season's tastes with some healthy pumpkin recipes.

I'm so happy with my loss this week. I lost 5.4 two weeks ago and 4.8 the week after that, so this 1.4 is great! I knew with two huge losses in a row I might see a maintain on the scale. So, I'm happy it's still moving down. :)

uh oh...

So, I was just noticing some strange things....I've been rediculously tired this past week to two weeks...I have had a cold and was still exercising until the middle of this last week when I realized how fatigued I was feeling. And, my period tried to start but then just stopped. AND, I've been wanting to eat like a horse (and ate all my flex points and have dipped into my activity points this week. Could I be pregnant????? I'm wondering.....and a little bit worried.

What I eat in a week

People have asked me what I eat. I decided I would post a week's worth of my meals and what exercise I did during that same week. It varies each week. This particular week was last week. Last week I lost 4.8 lbs. and I had a cold. I typically eat whole foods, organic when possible, but not always. I eat 4 to 6 small meals a day. I keep all of my meals tracked on WeightWatchers Online. I am currently at 27 points per day, 35 flex points per week.

Day 1 (Saturday) used 27 points

Meal 1:
scrambled eggs 6
1 cup fresh organic fruit 1
coffee with stevia and cream 1

Meal 2:
2 slices rye bread 4
2 tbs brown sugar and cinnamon cream cheese 2
1 chocolate chip yogurt (all natural) 3

Meal 3:
2 Fresco Chicken Soft Tacos (Taco Bell) 6

Meal 4:
1 chocolate chip yogurt 3
salad with homemade fat free sour cream dressing 1

Day 2 (Sunday) used 31 points

Meal 1:
nitrite/nitrate free canadian bacon 1/2
1 slice lo fat swiss cheese 2
1 egg 2
1/2 whole grain organic english muffin 1
1 tsp butter 1
1/2 banana 1
2 Tbs hollandaise sauce 1
2 cups of coffee 2

Meal 2:
9 whole grain organic crackers 1
1/2 can vegetable barley soup (organic) 1
1/2 pear 1/2

Meal 3:
beef strips 5
2 small corn tortillas (whole grain organic) 1
salad with home made fat free sour cream dressing 1
1 cup cooked onions 1
1 tsp olive oil 1
1 cup corn 1

Meal 4:
Whole wheat organice mini bagel with 1 tsp butter 3
1 bite of macaroni salad made with lo fat mayo and regular pasta (why I ate only 1 bite) 1
1/2 banana 1


Day 3 (Monday) used 20.5 points

Meal 1:
coffee 1
whole grain organic hot cereal with flax seed 2

Meal 2:
1 hard boiled egg and 3 egg whites 3
carrots with fat free sour cream ranch dip 0
1/3 large sweet potato 1

Meal 3:
1 tsp olive oil 1
whole grain organic english muffin 2
1 Tbs butter 3
1 egg and 2 whites 2.5

Meal 4:
2 whole grain organic corn tortillas 1
2 slices canadian bacon 1
1 slice lo fat swiss 2
1 tsp mayo 1
tomatoes 0
dill pickle 0


Day 4 (Tuesday) used 28 points

Meal 1:
hot whole grain organic cereal with flax 2
2 cups coffee 2

Meal 2:
carrots with sour cream dip 1
Canadian bacon and swiss rolled 3
1 tsp mayo 1
3 egg whites 1

Meal 3:
2/3 large sweet potatoe 2
chicken with 1 tsp oil 5
buffalo sauce 0
onions cooked 0
2 tsp olive oil 2

Meal 4:
2 weight watchers cookies 2
tootsie pop 1

Meal 5:
1/3 sweet potatoe 1
1 egg 3 whites 3
1 kiwi 1

Day 5: used 35 points

Meal 1:
whole grain organic hot cereal with flax 2
2 cups coffee 2

Meal 2:
Egg salad sandwich 8
carrots 0
dill pickle 0
cherry tomatoes 0

Meal 3:
Yoplait Light Vanilla yogurt with 1 tsp Hershey's chocolate sauce 2
Turkey with 1 tsp olive oil 5
Corn on the Cob 2
3 Tbs butter 9

Meal 4:
2 weight watchers cookies 2

Meal 5:
2 corn tortillas 1
lo fat swiss 2
dollap ranch fat free sour cream dip (homemade) 0


Day 6 (Thursday) used 30 points

Meal 1:
1 kiwi 1
2 eggs 4
2 cups coffee 2

Meal 2:
2 corn tortillas 1
turkey with 1 tsp oil 5
carrots with sour cream dip 0
dill pickle 0

Meal 3:
yogurt 2
2 weight watchers cookies 2

Meal 4:
2 eggs and 2 whites in 1 tsp oil 5
1 whole grain organic english muffin 2
1 Tbs butter 3

Meal 5:
2 slices lite swiss cheese 3


Day 7 (Friday) used 22 points

Meal 1:
hot cereal (as before) 2
1 cup coffee 1

Meal 2:
carrots 0
turkey with 1 tsp oil 4
2 corn tortillas 1
sour cream dip spread on tortillas 0
dill pickle 0

Meal 3:
1/3 sweet potato 1
1 egg 3 whites 3
dill pickle 0

Meal 4:
2 weight watcher cookies 2
1 cup coffee 1

Meal 5:
1 cup green beans 0
1 cup ground beef cooked with 1 tsp olive oil 1
1 tootsie pop 1


EXERCISE:
Saturday: Brisk Walking 60 minutes earned 3 points
Sunday: None
Monday: Treadmill 20 minutes on incline 3 points, Eliptical 30 min. 6 points
Tuesday: Brisk Walking 20 min. 1 point, Step Aerobics 55 minutes 10 points
Wednesday: None
Thursday: Treadmill 65 minutes 5 points
Friday: Brisk Walking 85 minutes 6 points

I didn't use any of my activity points this week. I can't use them unless I've used all my daily points AND all my flex points.

I was low on fruits this week, normally I would have had a fruit with my morning meal each day. Hope this might be helpful to someone. :)