Thanks everyone for all your words of encouragement last time I posted about my weight loss goals. Reading that other people have done this, are doing it and plan to do it too really helps me stay motivated. So far so good, I have just passed my 10% goal and lost 20lbs. I am less than 10lbs away from my goal weight. This is going much father than I expected and apparently much faster than Weight Watchers expected.
Weight Watchers is mad at me again, but they can kiss my progressively skinnier butt. They are mad at me for losing too much weight too fast again. I swear I am not doing anything crazy. I get 33 points a day and according to their statistics I average 29 points a day. So yes some days I am 4 points under, but last night I went out for Indian food and helped myself to Tallulah’s ice cream and mango sundae. These are my thoughts on perhaps why it is coming off faster than it should....
1) I am still breastfeeding. You can tell Weight Watchers you are nursing (I did) and it supposedly allots you extra points accordingly. What they had no way of knowing is that my 11 month old still wakes up about 8 times a night to snack. Ya I know I gotta break that habit, but maybe since nursing burns extra calories his voracious appetite is burning even more extra calories.
2) I kicked Cokes to the curb. Another New Year’s Resolution to go along with my weight loss goals was to quit drinking soda. I drank the real thing baby, full calories and sugar. On average I bet I drank 3 per day. The Dr. in the hospital made the mistake of telling me I could have 6 a day before the caffeine got into my milk supply and I ran with it. Anyway, I switched to 1 cup of coffee a day so that knocks out probably 500 calories a day right there.
3) I’m not exercising, though my knee is a million times better. I got the results from the M.R.I. And the Dr. said the fracture in my knee “looked like a Christmas tree”. In other words I messed it up good. I have crutches in the car I am supposed to be using (did you know walking on crutches burns more calories than walking without), however I never use them now that I feel so much better. I might be out doing a little power thrfiting than I should, but that is not exercise.
4) I am eating so much healthier than I was even a month ago. For instance last weekend I helped throw a birthday party for my father-in-law (where I indulged in ice cream AND cake – see WW I cheat and use my flex points) anyway... There was a ton of left over vegetables we brought home. All week we have had salads, home made broccoli and cheese soup (made with whole milk and skim rather than half and half and whole), carrots with our vegan burritos rather than chips, Asian veggie stir fry and steamed veggie side dishes galore. Maybe adhering to a much more vegetarian/vegan diet is helping?
5) There have been some recent personal stresses around my house that might be contributing – new jobs, loss of jobs and sick kids. That might be doing it too. There is also that possibility that Weight Watchers does not want me to lose too fast because they are afraid I will quit their program when I reach my goal.
It has not all been smooth sailing around these parts. Last week I had gained a pound. Notice how I didn’t write a gushing blog post about that. Obviously, there is my knee. I can’t exercise for 6 weeks and have to get fitted for custom orthotics after that if I want to try running again. Also, there is the matter of my guttus-maximus that still looks like I am 6 months pregnant no matter how much weight I lose. I’m not sure there are enough sit-ups in the world to flatten out the flabby extra skin going on down there. I should take out stock in Spanx.
The hard part will be losing those last 10lbs and of course keeping the weight off. I have a friend’s wedding in the Florida Keys this fall and I am determined to not only go, but to wear a swimsuit and not feel mortified about it. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.
How are your resolutions going? Are you sticking with them?
P.S. If I put on make-up today I'll post a picture.
Good for you!!!! I have similar goals: we joined the gym this year and I've been going regularly. The upside: lost weight quickly (the breastfeeding/eating better/exercise trifecta as well) and have tons more energy. I too quit soda although I did slip up and have a Dublin Dr. Pepper (RIP) at Torchy's last week.
ReplyDeleteThe downside: the little is exposed to more germs via gym baby room and now has his first cold. :(
My other goals center around financial fitness and better spending/saving habits.
Sorry about your knee!! :( Boo!!!
You are my hero... Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteCongrats you are doing fabulous! And yes, they do tend to get mad when we lose too much too fast. Their theory is if you lose it too fast it'll come back on quicker because you aren't making life changes. LOL No I don't work for WW, but this is my second time around doing the program, Hurricane Katrina got in the way 1st time around, who cares how fat you are when you lose everything you own, right. Any who, I am doing ok, not as good as I was prior to the holidays but I'm not exactly doing what I should do either. Reading your thoughts has encouraged me to get back to it! Thanks and good luck with gettin' the rest of it off!
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Hi! I'm just starting my weight loss journey with Weight Watchers to lose the baby weight. I put a link to this post on my blog about it. Thanks and keep it up!
ReplyDeletewhy do I find it hilarious that weight watchers is MAD at you for losing the weight too fast? hahaha. Keep doing what your doing minus any knee strain... you'll get there in no time :) Congrats on going coke free, too!
ReplyDeleteBlue Mama - I feel so bad for the younger siblings. Tallulah was well over a year before she ever had a fever or was on antibiotics. Baxter has already been to the ER for croup. Maybe one day I will join the gym again. That pool at Lifetime Fitness calls my name. Oh and good for you on the cokes and a Dublin Dr. Pepper does not count. That would make you a bad Texan to pass that up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Eugenia - if you were here tonight watching me do some late night fridge raiding you might not think that.
Hi Miranda! Yup I figured that was why WW was mad. I agree most times that is the case. Lord knows I have gone up and down many o' times myself. However, I think it is funny they are "mad" and I am falling their program pretty much to the letter. Maybe they should give me more daily points if they want me to slow down. I hear ya that getting back on the program and tracking again is hard after the holidays. I'm hoping I stick with tracking after the 3 months I paid for expires.
Hey Truth Mama I'm gonna head over there and check it out.
I know it is kind of funny Carrie. It's like every Sunday I weigh myself and am excited if I lost, but then suddenly feel afraid to log it on WW because I know I will get cyber scolded. It's not like I go to meetings and someone yells at me. I just get a little email thing that says "your losing too fast, blah blah blah".