Wii Fit - Day 1
So… I’ve been using this app from fatsecret.com called calorie counter and it’s really nifty, and enlightening. I set it up to help me limit my calories to lose one pound a week. Unfortunately I seem to be gaining according to my weigh-ins. I’ve mentioned before how much I hate my scale. … Well, the other cool thing about fatsecret is the community and challenges. Today I did my first day of the Wii Fit challenge. I bought a Wii fit on sale almost 2 years ago and have never used it. Josh bugs/teases/nagged me about it all the time, not that he wants a “hot mama”, but for some reason he wants me looking my best when we’re in public together. I digress. The challenge is 45 minutes on your Wii fit daily for six weeks. I did 17. I am not beating myself up 1) because I woke up late 2) it was more aerobic exercise than I’ve had in a while 3) I’m still motivated to do it again tomorrow. I know for a fact that I started gaining weight at alarming (to me) rate when I went back to work. A desk job has really increased my bottom line. And frankly, when a size 14 feels snug, it’s time to get off my ass and lose some of this weight. Health issues with other family members are also great incentive. I want to be around to be a healthy, active grandparent one of these days in the far future. So here’s to a new challenge, lifestyle changes, and more energy. ~~blogged from my phone.
Weight gain, not loss
Time to bite the bullet and join a gym I think. My plan to use Wii Fit has failed miserably. The only way to fit it in at home is to get even less sleep than I am now. Changing my diet isn’t enough. I have avoided the scale for the majority of this month, started eating less and more healthily and have managed to gain 5lbs. I even got in some exercise this week, but I’m not sure it’s helping. Yes, I expect instantaneous results. Sue me. I hate being over 30, my body doesn’t behave the way it used to.
Time Management
The hardest thing about my goal to lose 45lbs (still holding steady at 190#) is finding the time to exercise. It takes me way too long to get started in the mornings, though this is partially due to what I call “Advil PM hangovers”. My idea was to get up at 6, do Wii Fit till 630, and then start my day. It took my mom and a friend calling me at 615 to get me even remotely started this morning, plus a cup of tea and lots of stretching beforee my brain cleared enough to even sit up. And now my work schedule has changed. I have to be in about 30 minutes earlier — which translates to leaving the house about an hour earlier to make room for traffic. It takes me an hour to 1.5 hours to get ready in the morning. Yes, I am *that* slow! Not a morning person at all. I think at some point this week I am going to have to evaluate my schedule. I just don’t have enough time to do it all. ~~Annette — please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
Does Virtual Support Work?
I’ve signed up for http://www.50millionpounds.com/ (#50MPC on twitter). Printed out the shopping list and menu plan. Setting up the page as my homepage (because otherwise I will never use the site). Joined a team in Lancaster. … wondering if it will work. I miss @jasperblu. Despite our crazy schedules, the few times we did walk together were great. I am the type of person that needs an accountability partner for anything that requires hard work. I miss the days when I could simply *decide* to lose weight and the pounds would melt off. I’ve gained 30+ lbs. in the last 5 years and I’m not sure where they came from. Joy is 7.5, so it’s not “baby weight”. And I’m sure as hell not going to take 5 years to lose it. My goal is actually 45lbs. Pre-pregnancy weight. Whew. I hate exercise. But I hate not fitting my clothes more. And not being able to keep up with the kids. I switched day 1 from yesterday to 1/1/2010 so I can go shopping. Being a procrastinator has it’s advantages, right? ~~Annette — please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
Happy Thanksgiving
Going to the doctor soon after Thanksgiving dinner is not a good idea when you are trying to lose weight. And after almost two weeks of minimal activity due to my back. Weight for it … (not a typo!) I weighed in at 194. The most I weighed when 9 months pregnant was 165. Houston, we have a problem. At this rate I’m going to become a planetary body. The only bright side of this is that the nurse called me “cutie pie”. =) Too bad she’s old enough to be my mother. I should have brought pie with me. Working on the holiday can’t be fun. Actually, more bright side, my BP was 112/65 but my resting HR was 84. I should probably see my reegular doctor for a full physical soon. ~~Annette — please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
Not such a good start
Still holding steady at 183-185lbs. I need to keep better track of what I’m eating. Like this morning I had some Nestle Breakfast Essentials, a cup of tea, and I just noshed on a twix bar (sooo good!) for my mid-morning snack. Lunch is already planned - pastrami and swiss on wheat with a handful of pita chips and an arizona raspberry iced tea. Healthy snacks in abundance - going to be walking around the Aquarium of the Pacific with my daughter, neice, and mom today. I might faint when/if I ever get below 180. Current goal is 160. ~~Annette — please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
Minor frustration
I seem to have lost 5-7lbs … hovering between 185 and 183 in the morning the last few days, but I swear my gut and thighs are in denial. My belly pooch makes me look about 3 months preggers and my pants still don’t fit right in the thigh area. And my arms. I can’t wear dress shirts or long sleeves. Only sleeveless or loose sweaters otherwise it’s too tight in the underarm area. The most frustrating thing about my recent weight gain …ok, the last 20lbs … is that I never know what clothes are going to fit from one day to the next. About to be late for work, more later. ~~Annette — please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
Forget the weight, time to lose inches!
I’m holding steady at 185lbs as of this mornings weigh-in but my jeans are still too tight! And they are my stretch jeans. It’s all in my thighs, because my pants are definitely looser around my waist (small Yay! Gone from full-blown dunlop back to a muffin-top). Time to hit the stairs I think. By the way, if I were 185lbs and all muscle, I’d be happy. But unfortunately, you can pinch much more than an inch on me. ~~Annette — please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
Morning weigh-in
*away* from the wall 187# *next* to the wall 180# I’ll take the 187. Its less than 190# And if you happened to see my tweet last night, no, I didn’t walk this morning. I kept my happy butt in bed where it’s warm (it hit the mid-20s last night). I’m more a creature of comfort than I suspected. Off to work I go! ~~Annette — please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
I hate my scale
It lies to me. Depending on where I place it - within a six-inch area- it tells me I weigh either 183 or 190 lbs. Can someone explain this to me? If I have it flush with the wall, it tells me I weigh between 180 and 185. If I pull it away just a few inches *BoOM* my weight jumps to 190! This is what happened the other night when I thought I had lost a bunch of weight. I just moved the scale back so I wasn’t nose-to-wall. Any theories will be appreciated. I really do hate scales, I avoid them at all costs except at the doctor’s office. ~~Annette — please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
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