We are coming up on a long weekend. Canada Day. Otherwise known as BBQ and Beer weekend. Not that I ever drink that much, but it's always an opportunity to have a few.
Weigh in is tomorrow. It's around 10am. I want breakfast, but not sure at all what to make today. I want to keep the foods light, as I really carb'd it up last night AND to be honest I felt like crap after eating it. The cheesy goodness tasted good. Didn't feel so good in my tummy. Never again. Gah!
So today I am going to try to think of something for the BBQ on Sunday eve, and at the same time how I can perhaps fit a drink or two in.
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.”
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Isn't it ironic...
So I make my first post, then tonight I end up going to Pizza Hut with friends. Totally miscalculated points... luckily, I am right on the nose for my daily points. Even though I didn't go over... I feel guilty? Is that normal?
On a more interesting note, I picked up the Pocky sticks at the Fortune Market uptown. They are 1 point for 4 sticks. Good snack idea! They are pretty tasty too.
I have achieved all my steps for the week. However tomorrow I plan on getting in another 5000. Maybe it's the Pizza Hut guilt... maybe not. I just enjoy walking. So the challenge is to survive a Canada Day BBQ on Sunday evening. I'm going to search for something satisfying and tasty. Wish me luck!
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
On a more interesting note, I picked up the Pocky sticks at the Fortune Market uptown. They are 1 point for 4 sticks. Good snack idea! They are pretty tasty too.
I have achieved all my steps for the week. However tomorrow I plan on getting in another 5000. Maybe it's the Pizza Hut guilt... maybe not. I just enjoy walking. So the challenge is to survive a Canada Day BBQ on Sunday evening. I'm going to search for something satisfying and tasty. Wish me luck!
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
The Beginning
Well today is the first day of this new commitment to myself. Two weeks ago this Saturday I will have started Weight Watchers. I began on June 16th. Easy to remember as an anniversary as it is the birthday of a dear friend.
So I joined. For the first time in a long time I saw my weight on the scales. Two hundred and forty eight pounds. 248...
To be quite honest, I expected 268, which is what I weighed the last time I looked at a scale. So I started off being surprised that even though I hadn't been dieting, I had lost 20lbs somewhere in the last while. Starting under 250 much less intimidating than over. Silly what a few pounds can make you think.
So I went to my first meeting, ever the skeptic. I found it completely inspirational. Not soft music and heart a flutter, but I felt a sense of comfort in knowing I'm not alone in this, and that all of the people in that room are there to help each other. But truly we have to help ourselves first.
I think this process has been building for me. In February when I turned 29, something in me clicked. I realized by 30, I wanted to be thinner. I wanted to be able to buy clothes at Le Chateau! Silly I know. But something to aim towards. Then they put my Dad on insulin because he could no longer control his diabetes with diet and pills. I am a candidate for it, especially if I am over weight. So I'm taking ownership of my body, my life and how I treat it.
I'm starting this blog to help me on my journey. So I can look back and see where it was hard, and where it was easier.
So far, the past two weeks have gone very well. In the first week I felt I ate so much food, that I certainly had to be gaining weight. But I lost 3.6lbs. Weigh in is in two days, I wonder if I'll hit my first 5lbs loss? Either way, I know it could be slow going, but it will be worth it in the end.
Last week I walked 24600 steps. I promised to increase that to 28000 this week. I have 8000 more steps to go! I can do it!
That's all for today,
~The Food Lovin Diva
So I joined. For the first time in a long time I saw my weight on the scales. Two hundred and forty eight pounds. 248...
To be quite honest, I expected 268, which is what I weighed the last time I looked at a scale. So I started off being surprised that even though I hadn't been dieting, I had lost 20lbs somewhere in the last while. Starting under 250 much less intimidating than over. Silly what a few pounds can make you think.
So I went to my first meeting, ever the skeptic. I found it completely inspirational. Not soft music and heart a flutter, but I felt a sense of comfort in knowing I'm not alone in this, and that all of the people in that room are there to help each other. But truly we have to help ourselves first.
I think this process has been building for me. In February when I turned 29, something in me clicked. I realized by 30, I wanted to be thinner. I wanted to be able to buy clothes at Le Chateau! Silly I know. But something to aim towards. Then they put my Dad on insulin because he could no longer control his diabetes with diet and pills. I am a candidate for it, especially if I am over weight. So I'm taking ownership of my body, my life and how I treat it.
I'm starting this blog to help me on my journey. So I can look back and see where it was hard, and where it was easier.
So far, the past two weeks have gone very well. In the first week I felt I ate so much food, that I certainly had to be gaining weight. But I lost 3.6lbs. Weigh in is in two days, I wonder if I'll hit my first 5lbs loss? Either way, I know it could be slow going, but it will be worth it in the end.
Last week I walked 24600 steps. I promised to increase that to 28000 this week. I have 8000 more steps to go! I can do it!
That's all for today,
~The Food Lovin Diva
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