I'm starting this before I head to my Weight Watchers meeting in about a half hour. So - it will start before I get the determination on how this week has been for me.
This month has been a struggle. I gained the first week. The second week, I lost all that I gained, plus another .6 pounds. The next week, I was exactly the same. So for the month of August - until this point - I've lost .6 pounds the entire month. That is less than one pound!!! Turtle time. Plateau time. My body just didn't like what I was doing and was reacting by not doing much of anything. I was frustrated to say the least. I didn't know what to do to change what was going on.
This last weekend, Ted and I went to visit his mother and his sisters in Joplin, Missouri. We flew into Kansas City late Friday night. We then drove the three hours it takes to get to Joplin on Saturday morning and spent Saturday and Sunday morning there. Drove back to Kansas City on Sunday afternoon and flew out Monday afternoon. Leaving town can always play havoc on you. You eat out a lot. Which we did. Every meal. Instead of grabbing high fat snacks and sweets, Ted and I stopped at a Walmart on the way down and grabbed some apples, bananas and a bag of carrots.
This way, we weren't eating chips and cookies and crap. I was really worried about what was going to happen. I guess I'll find out in about thirty minutes. I didn't track any of my food the entire weekend, because I honestly had no idea how to do it. So - I just tried to make good choices.
Ted's mom is now living in an assisted living center. We went and had lunch with her there at the facility before leaving town. With this lunch, they had a side dish - summer vegetables or black-eyed peas. This was my very first time eating black-eyed peas. I was shocked to find out that black-eyed peas is just beans. HAHA. When we were done eating, my mother-in-law told Ted she wanted to talk to him - and she says, "are you trying to kill yourself?" I think Ted was shocked. She went on to talk to him about her concerns about his weight. I have to agree. But, she can say things that I cannot - as from me, it's nagging.
I already say things that probably don't help. I know if he said things to me, I would not have a good reaction and would think he was nagging. I'm hoping it helped kick him in the pants a little bit. I think he'll feel so much better if he starts to lose weight. I worry about him all the time.
I'm hoping that today the tide will turn and I will have a loss.............so I'll let you know in a little while.
Drum Roll!!!!! I lost 2.4 pounds. I've officially lost over 10% of my starting weight. I am seven pounds from the initial goal I gave myself - which would put me over thirty pounds lost.
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| It's been a struggle this month. Slow going but I ended strong!! |
This month has been a struggle. I gained the first week. The second week, I lost all that I gained, plus another .6 pounds. The next week, I was exactly the same. So for the month of August - until this point - I've lost .6 pounds the entire month. That is less than one pound!!! Turtle time. Plateau time. My body just didn't like what I was doing and was reacting by not doing much of anything. I was frustrated to say the least. I didn't know what to do to change what was going on.
This last weekend, Ted and I went to visit his mother and his sisters in Joplin, Missouri. We flew into Kansas City late Friday night. We then drove the three hours it takes to get to Joplin on Saturday morning and spent Saturday and Sunday morning there. Drove back to Kansas City on Sunday afternoon and flew out Monday afternoon. Leaving town can always play havoc on you. You eat out a lot. Which we did. Every meal. Instead of grabbing high fat snacks and sweets, Ted and I stopped at a Walmart on the way down and grabbed some apples, bananas and a bag of carrots.
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| On our way to Kansas City - then to Joplin |
Ted's mom is now living in an assisted living center. We went and had lunch with her there at the facility before leaving town. With this lunch, they had a side dish - summer vegetables or black-eyed peas. This was my very first time eating black-eyed peas. I was shocked to find out that black-eyed peas is just beans. HAHA. When we were done eating, my mother-in-law told Ted she wanted to talk to him - and she says, "are you trying to kill yourself?" I think Ted was shocked. She went on to talk to him about her concerns about his weight. I have to agree. But, she can say things that I cannot - as from me, it's nagging.
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| Ted and I with his mama |
I already say things that probably don't help. I know if he said things to me, I would not have a good reaction and would think he was nagging. I'm hoping it helped kick him in the pants a little bit. I think he'll feel so much better if he starts to lose weight. I worry about him all the time.
I'm hoping that today the tide will turn and I will have a loss.............so I'll let you know in a little while.
Drum Roll!!!!! I lost 2.4 pounds. I've officially lost over 10% of my starting weight. I am seven pounds from the initial goal I gave myself - which would put me over thirty pounds lost.
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