Morning walks three days in a row...

...and what a coincidence I have been within points those three days too. I think for me exercise is essential.

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