Weigh in #2

Starting weight: 15 stone 4

Last week: 15 stone 3

This week: 15 stone

Horray me! Even with all this stress and whatnot, and my eating not being perfect and having not made it to the gym (0r even out of bed one day) I did lose weight.  I know I didn't eat all of my 49'ers this week but came close.  There were some things I had no idea now many points were in, and just made sure I mentally deducted like 15 points to give myself room, etc....

I also started several new meds and stopped some other ones for my headaches (now chronic migraines, or chronic daily headache with migranious tendencies).  No idea how these will affect weight loss as I only started them mid week.

That being said I am worried about being home and still being able to be on track with the crap that is always there.  Granted I am sure I will be stressed and when I get THAT stressed I feel to sick to eat.

I'm leaving Glasgow to head back to Boston tomorrow morning.  I am scared and stressed out of my mind.  I am not ready for this.  I am not ready to lose my mum.  :(

 

(So if there are no updates, that is why. )

Weigh in #2

Starting weight: 15 stone 4

Last week: 15 stone 3

This week: 15 stone

Horray me! Even with all this stress and whatnot, and my eating not being perfect and having not made it to the gym (0r even out of bed one day) I did lose weight.  I know I didn't eat all of my 49'ers this week but came close.  There were some things I had no idea now many points were in, and just made sure I mentally deducted like 15 points to give myself room, etc....

I also started several new meds and stopped some other ones for my headaches (now chronic migraines, or chronic daily headache with migranious tendencies).  No idea how these will affect weight loss as I only started them mid week.

That being said I am worried about being home and still being able to be on track with the crap that is always there.  Granted I am sure I will be stressed and when I get THAT stressed I feel to sick to eat.

I'm leaving Glasgow to head back to Boston tomorrow morning.  I am scared and stressed out of my mind.  I am not ready for this.  I am not ready to lose my mum.  :(

 

(So if there are no updates, that is why. )

Weigh in #1

Today was my first weigh in.  I lost 1 pound.  :(  I had hoped it would be more.

I am doing ok with the WW points.  I ate all the weekly points, but not all of the exercise points as I was not sure if I was making 100% entries since some things weren't on the lists and I didn't always have the calorie info.  Funny, after I entered my weight today, the online system told me I had one less point to eat per day now.

I feel like this will take forever, as WW has me ending up between 7-9 stone as a final weight.  *sigh*

Hopefully next week will be better.

I went to the gym twice, and took a long walk, and another long walk today.   We walked down Byres road, through the Arboretum, and then back up along Great Western Road and then through campus and back home.

Some pics from today's walk:

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a change will do you good

We took progress photos the other day.  I seriously thought I was going to be ill.  There was no progress.  There was anti-progress.  I look like a beached whale.  I kid you not.  No one should ever have to see such a picture.  So......

So I decided to make a change.  I decided I would try Weight Watchers again now that I am settled here.   I have tried it in the past, but I didn't have success- partially b/c I was having an allergic reaction and found I couldn't seem to lose weight at that time.

I find that the new points system is ok.  It is different, and things I took for granted for being healthy seem to be higher in points than I remember.  For example, a piece of salmon is 8 points and a 6 inch Subway sandwich is 7.

I like that they now take protein into consideration, but it makes some things higher in points, and I find that protein helps me lose weight and is more filling.  I hope that as I go on this week I will find it easier as I learn what is what and how the plan works.

I also ate WAY over points the first 2 days and it looks like I will eat over points today too.  Of course eating over would mean eating exercise points as well.

I started working out again as well.  A 4+ mile walk yesterday and a trip to the gym today.  (walk, elliptical, bike)  I am hoping that I can keep it up.

Here I am, on the way to the gym.

I also had another massage today- trying to get my shoulder issues addressed and worked out.  I also started chiropractic care again as well.

So that is where I stand at the moment.  Let's  hope this works.