Think happy thoughts

Weight Watchers Stats
Starting Weight: 303.2 lbs
Weigh in Weight: 191.6 lbs
Weight Variance: +2.6 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 111.6 lbs

I am trying to think happy thoughts.... like baby sloths.

When I saw a 2.6 lbs gain I almost cried on the scale. That is a lot of "monthly" water retention weight. I am back in the 90! WAH! I may be overly emotional the last few days... but this is ridiculous.

I really tried this week.

As you guys have read you know how hard I have been working activity wise, waking up early, going to the gym. I ate lots of veggies this week, I did eat 30 of my monthly points and however earned 60 activity points. THEN when I found out that I am the exact same weight that I was this time last year I almost wanted to leave. I told with my leader that I am very frustrated. I do know what I should do. Why are things not moving? I am so close. *sigh*

I have been tracking all my points for weeks now and sending them to her so she is seeing what I have been eating. She told me that she was going to send my info to head office. We will see what that yields. If this keeps up I am going to get a doctors note so I do not have to pay because a year at the same weight means that I have spent $720 for no additional return.

Haywire

I've been so busy that I have only finally gotten around to posting something about the amazing movie I saw last week. I went to see "Haywire" on Friday with my friend Natasha and in the process I discovered my new idol Gina Carano . Gina in reality is a MMA fighter and former gladiator. They sort of built this movie around her skills. She kicked some serious butt in the movie and the butt she did kick was serious eye candy (Ewan McGreggor, Channing Tatum, Micheal Fassbender). This is one of those action films that both men and women are going to enjoy. The character Mallory was able to blend both strength, femininity and skill better then any other action heroine I've seen in a while. They didn't sexualize the character like the did with Babydoll in Sucker Punch, she was a more realistic and more clothed version of Leelu Dallas.

Today is WID at WW and I am a little ticked off when I went on the scale this morning. The scale told me that I am up, however the body fat % is down and the muscle is up. I went to the gym every weekday morning for the past week. My sleep deprived body wanted to see more progress on the scale. On top of that I know that part of the reason I am not moving this week is due to my monthly "gift" thus I am retaining water. Logic tells me to be patient and that I am doing great. My hormones are wanting to curse like a sailor. LOL.

Just start moving

So I know not everyone is as insane like me to be going to the gym at the crack of dawn almost every day. I wasn't always like that, this former couch potato started off slowly. If you are someone who hasn't incorporated any fitness into their week I have a few suggestions for you from personal experience.

First Step: Start walking. If you can find a way to get 30 minutes of walking a day it will add up over the week. If you can get in 10,000 steps in a day you are doing great. Walk to the bus, get off the subway a stop earlier, or get a walk in after dinner.

Second Step: Get some workout DVD's. This is great way to get in some exercise in during the winter months. I loved the Biggest Loser DVD's because I could adapt the moves so that I could do them. Jumping jacks as a 300 lbs woman was not going to happen, but they offered different ways to move to keep my heart rate up. Now I can do the more difficult DVD and routines I never thought I would be able to do. The important thing is to move around a work up a sweat for at least 30 minutes.

Third Step: Do a fitness related activity. I do not care what it is, be it volleyball, hockey, yoga, poll dancing, figure skating. Heck get on the Wii and do Wii fitness, it is great. Take a dance class, go to a dance club or join a dojo. These activities combine both fun and fitness together.

Start off slowly and build on the amount of fitness you do. You will discover as I have after you complete a workout you feel better. The endorphins that you get from working out really change your mood for the better. Soon it will feel weird NOT to be getting in your activity.

Workout Review: Jillian Michaels Shed & Shred

So gym yesterday morning and then Christine, Alex and myself did Jillian Michaels "Shed and Shred" DVD. We decided to be nuts and choose the option that combines both workouts. It was pretty insane, you need to be kinda fit to do this video because some of the moves are hard. It was for this reason that we all kinda liked it. I am in pain as I was resistance training this morning at the gym and I suspect that DVD is the reason. Out favorite thing to do while working out is to play "That's what she/he said." while doing the video and I must say you get some pretty good zingers with this DVD. Overall I would do this DVD again.

Fruit and Veggies

Weight Watchers Stats
Starting Weight: 303.2 lbs
Weigh in Weight: 189.0 lbs
Weight Variance: 0.0 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 114.2 lbs

I stayed the same. That is a comfort and a good base line. So if I only get 44 activity points in a week and eat 34 weekly points out of my 49 and eat a diet without a healthy balance of veggies I will stay the same. So this week I am going to up the veggies, eat less weekly's and do a bit more activity.
I covered the more exercise aspect by going to the gym this morning and I plan on going again for the next two mornings.
I bought this book called "Fruit and Veggies A to Z" from Weight Watchers $14.00. I thought I would a good way to get excited about trying new recipes and breaking out of my habit of Green Beans, Cauliflower and Broccoli. So on the way home I stopped off at the Sobey's express and got Asparagus, Avocado and Mushrooms (can you tell I started at the beginning of the book). I figure it would be good to at least try to eat every veggie, even the dreaded pepper and Belgian endive.

Weekly Effort

My week this week is looking between a OK and poor week. I understand why I might not loose at the scale. I had a little too much carbs and I didn't get to the gym as much as I would have liked. I have been hungrier then normal, however I think if I had eaten more veggies this week I would have remedied that. I had every intention of starting out my week right but it just turned out this way. I am going to attempt for a good to great effort this week.

I seem to go through different phases with how much effort I put into my weight loss. I seem to loose when I fall under the first two categories.

A GREAT week looks something like this:
Barely touch my weekly points (less then 10 of the 49)
Go to the gym 3 or more times
Get a very balanced diet with plenty of veggies

A GOOD week looks something like this:
Dip in to my weekly points a bit (10-20 of the 49)
Go to the gym 3 times
Get a fairly balanced diet

A OK week looks something like this:
Use a good amount of weekly points (20-30 of the 49)
Go to the gym 2 times
Get a less than balanced diet

A POOR week looks something like this
Use most of the weekly points (30-49 of the 49)
Go to the gym 1 time
Get a more carb based diet

A BAD week looks something like this:
Go over my points
Do not go to the gym
Eat fast food and drink a lot.

Heroine of the Week: Eowyn

My sister and her friend had a Lord of the Rings marathon (extended edition of course) on Saturday, I had a few things I needed to do so I would sit down with them and watch a half an hour or so before moving on to the next task. I happened on the scene where Eowyn is fighting in the Pelennor fields having just fallen off of her horse. She has some skills with a blade, and being a maiden of Rohan has excellent riding abilities. So when this nazgul lands in front of her she cuts off its head, then she fights the witch king and gets that epic line "I am no man!" and stabs him in the face. I have to give this lady kudos, she is very brave and doesn't let a little thing like her gender dictate her ability to be of value to her people.