Hiding The Goods

Good Morning.  Happpppy Friiiiiiiday!  I am very ready for the weekend.  It was difficult waking up this morning.  I had just re-set my alarm for another 20 minutes and I swear just closed my eyes when my alarm went off again.  Ugh.  I didn’t want to get up this morning that is for sure.

It turns out the gyro crockpot recipe was not a success.  Yuck!  I had eaten my snack later in the day so thankfully I didn’t hunt around for anything after eating only half my gyro and pita than calling it quits.  I do have a funny story to share through.

I had bought some WW pretzel chocolate candy bars at my meeting Monday so I had a low SPV option for sweets/desserts.  Well I actually hid them in the lower part of the pantry so Kenyon couldn’t find them.  It isn’t that I don’t mind sharing but they were $8 for a box of 12 bars and I’m not kidding when I say that Kenyon can eat that whole box in a matter of minutes if the mood strikes.

 

Last night I really wanted a little bit of something just before I went to bed and almost got into my stash of WW bars.  Then I realized that I would have to offer one to Kenyon AND I’d have to “out” myself that I have some hidden.  So, I decided that I didn’t need a candy bar that badly and just went to bed.

Positives: I went a whole day without sweets/desserts, however, not because of my pure willpower but because of circumstances. 

I’ll take that as a win.

Have a great weekend

What I Ate Yesterday: Wednesday

I took photos of my food yesterday so I could share it with you today.  I am tracking this week but not calculating the SPVs yet.  I figure this was a good push to get back into it.  I am still weighing and measuring my food just not actually writing down the SPVs.  Since I had several food events planned this week I didn’t want to feel guilty or stressed about what to eat/order.  My main focus this week has been on reducing the sugar/treats/dessert and finding alternatives that don’t break the SPV bank.

Breakfast:

I had one of my go-to breakfast dishes yesterday morning and if you read the blog regularly it will look familiar.  Frozen potatoes cooked in oil with a bell pepper and half a Trader Joe’s chicken sausage.  I topped it with one egg and one egg white and squirted some ketchup (the only way to eat eggs and potatoes).

 

I had two oranges on the side.

Oh, and don’t forget the coffee.  Homebrewed Dark Magic with SF Hazelnut creamer.  I didn’t snap a photo of it but I also had a Dutch Bros Americano on my way to work.

 

Snack:

My first snack of the day was yogurt with frozen berries and grape nuts mixed in.  I’ve started adding grape nuts for crunch and I really like it.

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch:

For lunch I had a salad of just chopped veggies topped with Trader Joe’s hummus and 1 tsp of olive oil mixed in.  On the side I had a pickle spear rolled up in ham with garden veggie cream cheese.  If you have never tried the combo of ham, pickle and cream cheese…well you must try it.  It is delicious.  I have some again for my snack today.

 

I forgot to take a photo of my second snack.  It was cottage cheese and mandarin oranges.  This is also one of my favorite snacks these days.

 

Dinner:

We planned a Gyro crockpot meal complete with pitas and cucumber dill yogurt sauce.  Before Kenyon had it started in the crockpot he got a call that his car in the repair shop would be done around 4pm and that I’d need to run him to get his car.  We discussed eating out instead and had a $10 off bonus coupon to use at Outback Steakhouse.  Since Kenyon was paying I accepted the offer!

We had lots of bread and butter as we waited for our dinner (and also some for “dessert” after our meal.  I couldn’t get enough yummy bread.

I went in with the plan to have Chicken on the Barbie which comes with a side of veggies.  However, that dish is $13.99.  I realized I could order a chicken sandwich for $11.99 and sub the veggies in place of the fries.  So, that is what I did.

But, instead of eating it as a chicken sandwich, I ditched the bun, gave Kenyon the tomato and avocado spread, and left the aioli sauce on the bun.  I added some BBQ sauce and ate it with a fork on the bed of lettuce that came with the sandwich.  The veggies were a bit overcooked.

Dessert:

I planned ahead knowing that after I eat out I usually want dessert.  I mixed up some SF/FF chocolate fudge putting and portioned it into single servings before we left the house.  I will admit I wanted to drink the mixture of milk and pudding after I mixed it.  I held myself back.

 

I ended up with double the activity yesterday.  I walked on the treadmill while at work for 30 minutes and then went to Curves for my 30-minute circuit workout after my shift ended.  M y double workout burned a total of 484 calories.  I logged 6,629 steps and 3.05 miles.  Kenyon outdid me though by getting in over 9 miles yesterday!!!  When he dropped his car off at the repair shop he walked to catch the bus and ended up on a wild goose chase.  Poor guy has pretty sore feet today.

I’ve got another day of food and snacks here at work today and we are having the Gyro crockpot recipe with pita bread tonight for dinner.  Yummmmm.

Nine Years With Weight Watchers

There was a discussion on one of my WW message boards about the statistics of weight loss and maintenance.  I tend to gauge success as being those who lose at least 10% of their body weight and have keep it off for at least five years.  It was NINE years ago this month that I joined WW.  I can’t even believe it has been that long. 

Since it is the start of a new year, I was looking at my weight record to see what my “official” WW weight was in January of 2015.  I wanted to compare it to what my “official” WW weight at my meeting this week.  In January of 2015 my weight was 196.6.  My weight on Monday was 227 pounds.



I lost at total of 130 pounds and I have kept off 77.8 pounds.  Since my starting weight was 304.8 pounds, 10% of my body weight is 31 pounds.  Regardless of re-gain and the ups and downs of maintenance, I am still a glowing success statistic.  Sometimes we just need a new perspective on how we are doing.

The sobering fact is that I have gained 30.4 pounds in just one year. *gulp*

This is something I need to work better on combating.  I have started to make small changes this week and am happy with these changes.  I am reminding myself daily that it isn’t about being perfect but it is about being consistent.  Just like you can’t swallow an elephant whole, if I break down this 30 pound gain over 12 months it is an average gain of 2.5 pounds per month.  With that being in the forefront of my mind if I can work to focus on a loss of as much as 2-3 pounds in one month then maybe this will feel less overwhelming and more manageable. 

Perhaps I can stick with this longer than the first sugar craving to hits?

Nine years has been quite a journey.  As with any journey there are highs and lows.  I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it hasn’t been for WW and all the support I have received through the years.  I might currently be unhappy with the new program tweaks, but WW will always be where my home is.