Tag: weight watchers

Day Seven – First Week in Review

I’m not always going to do this. However, for my first week, I have lost 7 pounds. Yay. However, I think, it has to be water weight. Now the real work happens. 

I fell off the wagon a lot this week. Ate things I shouldn’t have. I had a lot of nighttime food. I ate stuff in emotionally fits. It wasn’t pretty. I didn’t even exercise. So, I now know what I have to change up. 

I need to, instead of eating my feelings, exercise my feelings out. I don’t mean full blown tedious exercise. I have made jokes in the past of ‘dancing out my feelings,’ but that is exercise. I usually put on my favorite fast songs and dance like no one is watching (because no one is…I hope).  Along with the elliptical in the morning, I should start getting my exercise on. 

I have a few challenges coming up this week. I have a retirement party at work that will have cake and drinks. I have a luncheon at work to celebrate Fall. That might be easier because its a menu that looks very light and it will be easy to pick though. The heaviest thing that interests me is the pumpkin ravioli so I can have one or two and feel full. I might have a super light breakfast and dinner on that day too. 

So, yeah. While I sort of downplayed it, I did lose 7 pounds. To think of the positive…my pants do feel looser, and I don’t feel so heavy right now. I hope to keep that feeling going through the next week. 

So…here is to another week! My week two weight loss goal? Two pounds down. Writing it here. Visualizing it. Let’s do it!  

Day Three: Midnight Eating

I do ok in the morning. I have grapes for a snack after lunch.  I eat dinner as slowly as possible and let myself enjoy the taste.  Then the night hits. I feel a bit restless. I grab some water. I dance to music. I get into bed and get comfy. 

Then the cravings start. 

Why do I feel the urge to eat after the sun goes down? Is it boredom? Is it a habit? Is it because my body gets confused? 

I’m not sure. I do know its tough to beat and I’m looking for ways to distract myself.  

Until then, I move on and keep trying. 

Day Two: Food as Fuel

 So, I woke up a bit late. Too late to exercise. It’s ok. I get up, grab my coffee and decide if I should eat. Things are different today since I am heading to work. Where I sit a lot at a computer. So, I decided to eat a bagel with the recommended amount of cream cheese. 

That is when I remembered a lesson. Food isn’t the enemy. Not something to be eaten mindlessly. Food is fuel for the day. Food is what gets my body from point A to point B. That plays into listening to my stomach. When the fuel runs out its time to listen to my stomach and fill back up. Get to Point C. 

I will have to make sure I don’t have pit stops along the way. My office is famous for free donuts and candy at a moments notice. I get stressed easily so that could be a possibility. I will track it and keep moving. 

Wish me luck! 

Day 1: Listening to my Stomach

So, the first day of the new diet. I weighed myself in so I had a real starting weight. I know where I stand.  I could be sad at how far I let things go but I refuse to let it upset me. 

Just motivate me. 

So, I woke up and decided to do the first thing I remember being good at two years ago. Listening to my stomach. Not my head. Not my heart. They say to eat and eat and eat. My stomach has to carry that weight. I grabbed some coffee and let my stomach decide what I wanted for breakfast. After a few sips, I found I wasn’t super hungry. 

Normally I would have a bagel with lots of cream cheese and lox. Eat to the point where I felt uncomfortable. I stopped listening to my stomach. 

Tiny step in the morning. I hope to keep making those steps as the week goes on.