My goal is to get back into shape (I want to run a 10k this year) and back into my size 8 jeans. That means I have about 25 pounds to lose. I have had great success with Weight Watchers in the past-- both with losing weight and with keeping it off. I love the focus they put on eating fruits and vegetables as well as the flexibility of having no "forbidden" foods. It's all about moderation. So that's the program I'll be following. If anyone wants more info on that diet program, let me know. I've been doing it long enough, I consider myself a mini-expert:)
I love food! (That is probably self-evident by the fact that I'm a bit squishy.) I love finding recipes and cooking and then finding more recipes and cooking some more. I know from the past that a big part of my success has to do with not feeling deprived. For me that involves still being able to create and eat. I will be on the lookout for new recipes that fit into a more healthy eating plan. So please pass on any good, healthy recipes that you find and I'll do the same.
I definitely need to work out more; but honestly, I cannot even image working out 6 or 12 hours a week. How do you do it? How do you juggle your lives and your kids so that you can do that? I feel like if I get 30 minutes every other day, I'm lucky. I would like to improve that-- I actually really enjoy working out, but I just never seem to have the time. My saving grace is that I live in Tokyo-- which means I have to walk just about everywhere. But walking does not really get my heart a-pumpin' or leave me with that "I just worked out" feeling. This is definitely the area that I need the most improvement.
My stats this week:
Weight 155
Waist 38"
My goals:
No eating after 7pm
Stick to the Weight Watchers plan
Record everything I eat
Exercise 30 minutes 5x this week (babysteps)
I'm excited to be part of this group. It's really good for me to be accountable to someone other than myself.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved." -- C.S. Lewis
For me the first 2 weeks are always the hardest.
great goals shell- I know, it is so hard to get exercise fit in, Yesterday I had to do it in 3 separate sections! I have a treadmill so when I get a minute I just jump on it even if it is for 15 min!
ReplyDeleteShelley, I've done weight watchers too & loved it. In fact I am life time member, but it has been at least 4 years since I have been. I think I may try to start again, but don't have a lot of time or money to go back to the actual meetings. Any suggestions on where to start?
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Carrie, What a great idea to get it in little bits. I'm going to try that. That definitely makes my 30 a day very much in the realm of possibility.
ReplyDeleteMelona, I don't go to meeting either (they actually don't have them here in Japan and I can't imagine going with 3 kids!) I start by forcing myself to record everything that I eat. I'm always surprised by how much goes into my mouth the first few days. Do you still have all of your information-- at least the point slide to figure everything out? If not, basically 50 calories is basically a point; if it is loaded with fiber up to 80 or so calories is a point. I just keep track of points, water, and try to eat a fruit or vegetable at every meal. Also, I have a bowl of zero-point soup everyday-- normally in the afternoon when my energy level is starting to dip. I totally tired of the Weight Watcher zero point soup, so my mother-in-law and I created a few more. If you're interested, I'll pass the info on to you. Lastly, I keep a jar of mulit-vitamins by my toothbrush and I take one everynight before bed. Maybe it's placebo effect, but I swear that I don't have such major craving when I'm taking a multi-vitamin. Hope that helps.
Shelley
Two more thing: Here's an online points calculator.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.webmilhouse.com/pointcalc.php
The daily point ranges are as follows:
less than 150 18-23 points/day
150-174 20-25 points/day
175-199 24-29 points/day
200-224 24-29 points/day
225-250 26-31 points/day
I started joined Weight Watchers 7 years ago, and I know they've made minor changes to the program since then. But the overarching philosophy is the same: monitor caloric intake, eat lots of fruits and vegetables (they are low in points and the fiber in them keeps us feeling satiated), and drink water. I know that there are other things they ask you to keep track of, but that was too cumbersome for me and so I just focused on a few things. It worked for me. I lost 30 pounds before I got married and kept it off until I decided to have 2 children 18 months apart:)