Making Good Choices

Do you always make good choices about what you eat?  Do you regret bad choices?  Do you celebrate good choices? 

I think I can honestly answer YES to the last two questions, but I am afraid I cannot answer yes to the first question.  I mean, let's be realistic, who out there really ALWAYS makes good choices about what they eat. 

I have an example from this week of good choices and one of bad choices.  Except, not in that order! I would say the bad choice caused and somewhat forced the good choice! BUT, I still felt good about the good choice, and yes, I enjoyed the food involved in the bad choice!

Wednesday, after an all day workshop for work I got a great workout in after my husband got home.  I did 20 minutes on the bike (5.5 mi) and 15 minutes on the treadmill (1.2 mi).  I felt great, and figured there was no problem eating four pieces of a small Alfy's Pizza.  Yes, it was at least a small pizza, not a large!  My mistake, not listening to myself.  After two pieces I started feeling somewhat full, and probably should have wrapped up the other two pieces of another time.  I talked myself into eating that third piece.  I was really feeling full at that point.  I sat there for awhile contemplating that fourth piece.  My stomach was telling me I had had enough, but it just looked so good and seemed to be calling out my name (yes, my food talks to me!!).  What do you think I did?  What would you have done?  Of course I ate it, all of it.  The next morning I was kicking myself.

Thursday, I kind of had to make some better choices.  I had put together a dinner for a function at work and ordered these awesome pasta combinations, spaghetti and meatballs, penne and chicken carbonara, and pesto and tortellini.  Thursday morning I made the decision to pack my lunch and dinner and not indulge in those amazing dishes.  I took left overs of the Turkey Sausage, Kale, and White Bean soup I had made for dinner Tuesday night.  I did allow myself a small taste of the tortelline and penne.  Like, one bite of each.  And I avoided the desserts that were calling my name. 

I went home Thursday so proud of myself.  I indulged one day and held back the second day.  No one said this was easy!    

My Love/Hate relationship with Candy

My favorite subject, candy! I can't live with it and I can't live without it!  Tuesday nights is when I am at my worst.  Because last night was like every other Tuesday night I thought I would vent my frusturations with myself and my lack of self control with all of you! 

The first and third Tuesday night of the month I have a Board meeting for work.  It starts at 7pm, but I stay at work to prepare.  There is one office in particular that has the best candy bowl.  She has Kit-Kats, Snickers, Reese's Cups, Twix, and many more chocolate bars that I crave!  Remember when I started blogging again a couple of weeks ago and revealed where I had been.  Well, this candy bowl was a huge part of my problem.  I have been awesome the last few weeks, only visiting her once every couple of days. 

Last night, well, I had a bit of an issue with my self-control and this candy bowl.  It was a bit of a crazy evening with childcare for my daughter and it was past 5pm and I was starving.  I finally got to the point about 5:25 p.m. where I could make my dinner at work.  I was so hungry, I broke the seal and headed for the candy bowl first!  I only had one.  Fixed my dinner, and figured I needed another for dessert.  After eating dinner and dessert, I decided I needed more.  I lost count at some point.  I have no idea how many piecese of candy I ate last night. 

I need a good plan of attack for the next Tuesday night Board meeting.  You would think the nasty headache I had last night on the way home from the meeting would keep me away next time, but I really don't think it will. 

Thank you for listening to my vent about my relationship with candy.  It holds me accountable to say outloud the problems I have!

Jason's progress

Okay, so I don't know what weight he started at, or what weight he is at, but I know he is working hard! But now he has another motive. He is testing for a few police departments in November. And he has to be able to run 1.5 miles. So, he is jogging on a daily basis, and doing sit ups and jumping jacks. He is working hard and I am very proud of him.

Now, for our rewards, things have changed. No more Hawaii and my camera was so cheap we couldn't resist. So, we both need new rewards. We are going to Disneyland in February. So, I am thinking I get a spa visit or he gets golf.

I would love other ideas for our rewards, share them please!!!

A new challenge!

I had a new challenge (or 'bet') thrown at me this weekend! I am staying perfectly at my current weight. However, I am not exercising and would not mind loosing a bit more and toning my body.

A bit of history before I get to the bet. My husband and I are hitting the beaches of Hawaii November 28 for 5 days. We are going with family, but leaving our darling daughter with grandma and grandpa. I have been on the look out for a great tankini of some sort, something I have not done in ages! I need a tankini to hide the post-baby and post-weightloss stretch marks!! And prefer to have a skirt type bottom to hide my thighs. But, if I win the bet I hope my thighs are long gone!!!

The other half of the bet is my husband. Last year he lost a significant amount of weight in a short amount of time by just not eating much. It was very unhealthy, but he was doing it for a deal his dad made with him. A year later he has gained it all back plus some.

THE BET
I loose 9lbs, get to 125lbs, he looses 29lbs (I won't divulge his stats here without his permission). If I get there first, I get the new camera I want before our vacation. If he gets there he gets to play a $125 round of golf in Poipu, Hawaii on our vacation. The deadline: November 20, 2008
I am holding my husband to his promise that he do it in a healthy way and it is a true lifestyle change, and if he gains it back within a year, I get something (hopefully I already have the camera by then!!)


I plan (or hope) to keep my readers up to date on our little bet. I want my camera!! I gotta get my booty moving!

Challenges of Maintenance

Wow, this is when all you have learned really tests you. I have struggled a little and at some points think I don't need to worry about my points anymore. Then I kick myself in the butt and remind myself why I am doing this.

At first I wanted to still loose, so went down a point as the point quiz online suggested. So, I was to 19 points. Then after much consideration and reading some other stories of maintenance I decided I needed to really use these six weeks to learn to maintain my new weight. Then, maybe in a few months I can loose more if I want.

I have also started exercising again since getting sick. I have been jogging, and I must say, I love it! It is sure easier to jog when you aren't lugging around 60 extra lbs! I hope to continue to improve my exercise routine and tone my new body. I think my desire to loose more is some of the fat pockets I still have, but I think the exercise could fix that.

So, I am now allowed 23 points. That has added a new challenge in my head. I feel like that is a lot and I am worried about eating enough. I need to plan a little more, to ensure I am eating good, while also getting my points, and not adding 'bad' points!

Challenges: Stress

Wow, this week has been so stressful! I have been battling my need to eat all week. Well, I guess not my need, but my WANT! I have only gone 1 or 2 points over a couple times this week. WW gives me 35 extra points each week. I have always tried very hard to not use any, to really make this work. This week I used a couple here and there. I have had strong urges for bad for me food, but I have been very good!

I definitely learned I used to be one to eat to solve my problems. Before I would have walked across the street from my office and got a sweet. Now, I don't have anywhere to walk too!! But also, I worked through the urge!

Let's hope my will power to stick it out is obvious with tomorrow morning's Weigh In.

Fingers Crossed!

Week One: Day Two

Today was a bit of a challenge. I did good all day, until we took Trinity to the race track. I get 24 points a day, and 35 flex points for the week. I had already decided to maybe treat myself today to a few flex points.

At the race track I got a drink, rum and diet coke (2 points), then I was a little hungry, so told Jason we could maybe split something, nachos or something. He brings back a hotdog for himseld and hands me a tray of nachos. I was like, NO! I can't eat all these (well, I could, but not now!). So, I controlled myself, ate one or two here and there and made him eat some! Then, we were going to move on, and we left the rest there. I was good, I only ate 7-8 chips total! What a waste of money though to buy them all, then leave most of them. Oh well!

Then, we decided to order pizza. Again, I had planned to treat myself a little, so was okay with pizza. Well, I was saved by a horrible P-Zone from Pizza Hut (so not worth the money!). So, only ate the insides, and saved myself way too many points!

I ENDED ONLY 1 POINT OVER!!! SO THE DAY ENDED BETTER THEN I THOUGHT IT WOULD!