Struggling but still trying at least.......

Still at it but I have been having a problem where I do really well all day long and then around 7:30-8 I start getting hungry and it all goes out the window. It is so annoying. I'm not entirely sure what I am doing wrong, I am following WW, having snacks, meeting the healthy guidelines but I truly get hungry- uggh

So I am going to try a few different things to see if I can stop this. Today I am increasing protein, fats and almost no carbs, what I did have was whole wheat pasta- no simple carbs today at all. I will try that for a few days and see how it goes.

???/85

Ok so weigh in last week didn't go so well. I was back up to where I started more than a year ago. Uggghhhh. Oh well it is what it is. Unfortunately I let it turn into a bad week which doesn't help anything. well back on track today- it has been a good day so I guess I can say at least it was only a week. However I think it may be wise to stay away from the scale for the next few weeks. I still think it is important in terms of knowing what I am doing is working but I think for the sh0t term it is better for me to wait. Perhaps I will try weighing in once a month, on the first of the month.

well all set for another month. have some soup cooking on the stove, plans to hit the market on Tues and swimming Tues/Thurs and Sat next week.

7/81

Back from another awesome swim. I got the best compliment ever. the coach told me I had a nice easy, relaxed looking butterfly....on the 2nd length of a 50 even! Whoo hoo even though I was totally dying ha ha. It was a good workout again. Nice combination of swimming/hard swimming and stroke work. I was definitely tired at the end as was everyone else so that made me feel good too. And I have to say I do like the extra activity points I can earn with a 1.5 hour work out.

Food wise it has been a good day as well. Within points and once I have some fruit and yogurt as a night time snack I will have met my healthy guidelines for the day.

My weigh in day is tomorrow. I have been avoiding the scale so I have no idea what it will say or if it is up or down from last week. But that is OK. It can be my new starting point and what is more important is what I do every day and last week has been a good week. So week 1 successfully under my belt. Yay!!

6/81

Today was a so so day. Woke up with a headache which always throws me off. I ended up getting out of bed only to lie on the couch for a while so I didn't eat breakfast until later.

Then I headed out to do my Thanksgiving day shopping as I wanted to avoid the weekend crowds so I ended up being out over lunch without planning for it so I ended up coming home hungry and having snacky foods instead of a proper meal. To top it off, I had pea soup and leftover potatoes for dinner, yummy but not very protein heavy so now I am hungry. The upside is that I am having some veggies and dip- I bought a mix pack of pre-cut broccoli, cauliflower and carrots and dip. So with this snack I have met all my healthy guidelines for the day, something I am trying hard to do.

I have had to dip a bit into my activity points because I used up all my weeklies earlier this week. That is OK though as long as I don't go into the negative numbers.

Plus, I will be earning another batch tomorrow with swimming. I can't quite say I am looking forward to it yet, still a bit apprehensive about a 1.5 hr workout, but I know I will feel fantastic afterwards.

5/81

Watching portions and dog walking are awesome!! this has to be something you can do long term.

I wish there was a swim for you too! I tried looking for you this am but the one at the University is super expensive ($900 for the year or $99/month). Couldn't see anything in parks and rec like mine :(

I really enjoyed my swim today even though I tried my best to come up with a valid excuse to miss and go home instead lol.

I have to say i am proud of myself for lasting through a 1.5 hour workout and I can honestly say I didn't slack it at all. I swam as hard as I was able. Totally wiped at the end but in a good way. I even had a few lengths of backstroke that felt good, like I was a real swimmer!

Food wise things were pretty good today too. I ad some of my soup at lunch and the scalloped potatoes at dinner. I am slowly working more fruits and veg into my meals. Easy at this time of year with all the great produce at the market this time of year. I got some venetian pears this week. I think I almost like them better than Mac apples.....almost :)

kay so I am not being as meticulous on what i eat. Simply being more conscious on portions. I am definitely walking more since my puppy has had a friend over - so now I have two, count em, two busy puppies to think for me awareness and not eating just because it is time to eat and if so eat only what i need to eat to be full. I am hoping this will be more successful for me in the future. btw way to go sis you will do it- a little jealous of the swimming though

4/81

So yesterday didn't finish as well as it started. The problem was being away from home pretty much the whole day and not planning for meals properly. I had intended to have Subway for dinner but there wasn't one near where I was and also I came across a cheese shop that sold cheese curds so that is what I had for dinner. Aside from being very pointy they didn't fill me up enough to last until 9 (when I got home) so when i got home I was hungry and had some more to eat.

On the plus side, I did decide to track it all this am and it wasn't as bad as i thought. Definitely manageable - I'm out of weekly points but that just gives me more incentive to exercise through the rest of the week.

A bit later....

Just finished 20 mins on the exercise and it wasn't too bad. Tomorrow am is swimming and I made some pea soup as well as scalloped potatoes, neither of which I have had in a while so a bit of progress on the cooking more/new things front too!

3/81

Lol- Had to change the number of days because it took me a few to get started. But now that I have, it is going pretty well. I have been on track food wise for the past few days, am tracking and making better choices. I need to be mindful about eating enough protein and watching the carbs. I went to the market this am and got some venetian pears which I love, also some Macintosh apples but they are not at their best. Still having a bit of a struggle to get myself exercising but today I came downtown to look at fabric stores. I am getting the urge to get back into sewing so I wanted to look at fabrics. didn't buy anything but I did get a bit of a walk in while shopping so that was good. I am noticing I have a little bit of pain in my left heel and am worried about getting a heel spur so I am going to be careful about the walking for the next week or so and see how it goes. I have a lovely exercise bike all set up so I will try to make better use of that. And of course I have my swimming as well. So all in all feeling good and heading in the right direction.

2/85

So far so good today too. It is right before dinner and I am having whole wheat spaghettini and sauce and I will still have a few points left for a snack later on.

Unfortunately I did not go for my walk. My feet are still a bit sore from sat- so I decided to give ot another day.

I will try to go for a swim tomorrow am.

1/85

Well it took me a few days to get started but today has been a good day food-wise. I tracked everything in my online tracker and am within points for the day with enough left over to have some popcorn later on.

I did not exercise today but that is because last night I went to Nuit Blanche and walked around the city for about 7 hours. I was definitely sore and tired at the end of the night (or rather, early morning). This am I was a little bit stiff and my feet were still a bit sore so it was a rest and recovery day. Tomorrow I intend to start my day with a walk.

That is about as far as I have planned so far but it does feel good to have one good day under my belt for a change.