C2 – Week 11, Day 77 of 84

Cycle Day 3, Boosting, Weight 135.5

I’m down another pound this week.  The scale was pretty stubborn with me all week long, and since Friday was cycle day 1, I am quite happy with a one pound loss.  I have been SO good at staying within my points every day.  Kale and Kayla took me out to supper Friday night at TGI Fridays and it was HARD to find anything that wouldn’t completely ruin my diet, but I chose wisely and ate well the rest of the week.  Today, I enjoyed a liberal free day (leaving only 3 weekly allowance points in the kitty) and tomorrow, I’m back to conscious eating.

There is one week left to this challenge.  It started off VERY slowly for me, but it’s improved in the past 3 weeks with a 7 pound weight loss.

We are still doing “pyramids” on weight-lifting in this phase and 1 minute intervals for cardio.

On to week 12…

C2 – Week 10, Day 70 of 84

Cycle Day 22 - Boosting, Weight 136.5

I am happy to say things are going well on the scale still.  I lost another 2.5 pounds this week.  (That’s 6 pounds in 2 weeks!! Unheard of, for me!)  I’ve stayed right on target with my eating and it’s paying off.

Kale and Kayla came in this weekend and usually that means I eat poorly, but Friday night we made homemade pizzas (I had a healthy veggie pita pizza version) and Saturday night we grilled burgers (I ate a spicy black bean burger on a whole wheat English muffin).  So, I ate really well, and enjoyed myself, at the same time.  For dessert on Friday night, I had enough points left to enjoy a small vanilla ice cream cup with a sliced banana, melted peanut butter and light chocolate syrup. YUM!

Today was free day and I have left over allowance points.  So, I’m feeling really good about my week.

Our workouts were great.  We’re doing heavy pyramid lifting and cardio is one-minute intervals.

Here’s hoping week 11 is just as good!

C2 – Week 9, Day 63 of 84

Cycle Day 15 – Buffing, Weight 139.0

Before we left on our trip I weighed 137.5.  Last Sunday, right after we got back, I weighed 142.5.  Today, one week later, I’m down to 139.0 (I was down to 138.5 one day this week).  I’ll take a 3.5 pound loss in one week any day, even though I’m still 1.5 pounds over my pre-vacation weight.

The workouts were great this week.  Jodi and I are both VERY sore from our lower body workout on Wednesday.  Our Monday/Friday upper body workouts were tough, but we weren’t near as sore from them.  We did 1 minute intervals for cardio.

My eating has been very good.  In my last post, I mentioned that I am plugging my typical eating choices into Weight Watchers points to see where I’m falling. Since I’ve started tracking, I’ve gotten anywhere from 18.5 – 20.5 points per day.  My recommended points per day is 19. 

Then, on Friday evening, we went out to eat at a country seafood buffet.  I knew that it was going to be hard to stay low on points, so I got ONE plate of food that included fried catfish, fried shrimp, green beans, baked beans, a small amount of French fries and potato salad, and some ketchup and tartar sauce and for dessert a small bowl of peach cobbler with a dollop of vanilla soft serve.  Honestly, I had one plate, no seconds… so that’s taking it easy for me!  In WW, you are allowed 35 extra points each week in case you want to splurge, so I was thinking I could eat moderately and go slightly over my points and still have my Free Day today.  NOT.  That meal alone I estimated was like 37.5 points!! I had a total of 52 points for the day which means there was VERY little left for Free Day.

So, today after church we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant and I didn’t eat a single chip (uhuh!) and I ate 3/4s of a chicken quesadilla with no cheese on top (it was topped with guacamole and sour cream). I also drank two full glasses of water while we were there.  I usually don’t even finish my first glass.

So, I’m feeling a little better about my Friday buffet today.

Next week, Monday through Wednesday are Buffing days… on Thursday we switch to Boosting workouts.  I’m excited because I’ve got pyramids slated.

So, on we go to week 10…

I’m still alive…

I’m just posting to let the one or two of you who read this know that I’m still alive and back from vacation.  Work is BUSY right now and I’m training in the evenings, so I’m a little behind. BUT, I’ll be honest and tell you that I ate horribly over vacation but I’ve been back on track this week, with one weak moment of hitting a handful of Tootsie Rolls.  I was 137.5 when I left for vacation and 142.5 when I got back. WOW! Monday morning when I weighed in I was 141.5… I ate less on my Free Day than normal since I had a free WEEK.  I am training some motivated people right now, who are having GREAT results, which is very encouraging to me!  I’m determined to figure out why I’m struggling to lose and easily gaining at this point in my life.

This week, I’ve decided to track my typical style of eating (these days, mostly a lazy version of BFL) in Weight Watcher points and see where I end up.  This is my 3rd day of tracking and so far, I’ve had to add just a small something at the end of the day to add up to the recommended points.  If it all pans out, I should be on target for 5 or 6 days a week and have extra points for Free Day at the end of the week.  I will say that my foods are not as strict BFL as when I lost all my weight.  Today’s food was:

• 1 egg + 1 egg white ham, mushroom and cheese omelet
• 1 RTD protein shake, 1 medium apple
• Large salad with chicken breast and red wine vinaigrette dressing with Baked Lays (not a perfect choice)
• Chicken soup and 6 crackers (also not a perfect choice – keeping it real)
• Slice of whole wheat bread with Smart Choice peanut butter

BFL would be more like:

• Omelet - same
• RTD shake and apple – same
• Salad with chicken breast (drop the baked chips and add a piece of fruit or whole grain item and possibly a handful of nuts)
• Soup – same (drop the crackers, possibly add fruit or whole grain item)
• Slice of ww bread with Smart Balance – same (could replace PB with a lean protein)

I’m also trying to get all my water in.  When I get too busy, I lose track of drinking my water.

I’ll be back this weekend with my weight update post.  I’m pretty sure this challenge is a bust, but I NEVER let myself get down about it.  I just pick myself up, dust myself off, and work to do better.

Have a great Friday!!