Been dealing with the bad back all week. Have not been on the treadmill since Tuesday, no way I could, and have lost very little this week. With the bad back, I did not feel like cooking Thursday, so we had pizza night. Yes, regular pizza from Pizza Hut, where else? At least I had veggie lover's and patted the top with a napkin. Makes me feel a LITTLE better anyway.
So, back in the saddle and on track today. Did not even track my points most of the week, and I KNOW that works for me, and I go way off track if I don't. So, right now, I'm sitting on 18 points left and a roast in the slow cooker. It is smellin' some kind of good right now. I am glad I shelled out the bucks for the scale as I would not have any idea how to count the points without it. I'm gonna go get on the treadmill, and hope to use at least three activity points, but know the going will be slow.
Still got some blackberries and 5 cal whipped topping, so that will make me happy later on today. Gonna load up on the water, too, which always helps. So, Vegas may have to wait awhile, with the slow loss this week, and freaking airfares are up again too. It's gonna kill me for my friends to be there and I'm not. And, oh yeah, they will call and rub it in!!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wowzerino!
Wowzerino, my back is in BAD shape today. Took meds to school that I don't normally, cuz they make me feel a little loopy, but after yesterday, and today's pain being worse, I had to. Still, I knew I needed to stay within points, esp. cuz I knew I would not be on that treadmill. And you KNOW how it is...when you can't do it, damn it if you don't want to. Go figure.
So, started with a crunchy salty, sweet bar, two for three pts. Salad from Wendy's for lunch, when I had to go get me a sticky heat pad. So, way above what I'd had yesterday, but at least I was not starving when I got home.
Was a little hungry, so had some 10 gram fiber oatmeal that was FANTASTIC. And adding those blackberries I got for one dollar made it "eyes roll back in the head good".
For dinner, had salmon with picatta sauce, and fixed hubby the turkey. Had two small potatoes, yukon gold, which are so much better. Good for me. Even being in major pain,,,by the way, a flare up from being attacked by a student at school about 10 years ago!!...I made a low point dinner that was really yummy. Proud of myself If I do say so.
So, today I was exactly to the point, but even got in most of the 8 guidelines. Goodie for me.
The Vegas connection? I'm thinking if I can get through this tough day this well, I can at least cut back on a drink or two in Vegas and walk a lot more.
Support the troops.
So, started with a crunchy salty, sweet bar, two for three pts. Salad from Wendy's for lunch, when I had to go get me a sticky heat pad. So, way above what I'd had yesterday, but at least I was not starving when I got home.
Was a little hungry, so had some 10 gram fiber oatmeal that was FANTASTIC. And adding those blackberries I got for one dollar made it "eyes roll back in the head good".
For dinner, had salmon with picatta sauce, and fixed hubby the turkey. Had two small potatoes, yukon gold, which are so much better. Good for me. Even being in major pain,,,by the way, a flare up from being attacked by a student at school about 10 years ago!!...I made a low point dinner that was really yummy. Proud of myself If I do say so.
So, today I was exactly to the point, but even got in most of the 8 guidelines. Goodie for me.
The Vegas connection? I'm thinking if I can get through this tough day this well, I can at least cut back on a drink or two in Vegas and walk a lot more.
Support the troops.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday Monday
Okay folks, I'm back again. Today was definitely Monday all day long. Hated to get up and go to school, instead of going to Vegas. Tough day after having missed a few days last week, just trying to catch up. On the diet front, was not too hungry, so ate 2pts worth of soup, then was STARVING when I got home, of course. I called home and asked hubby to heat up the oven, I was ready for pizza and beer. Thank you WW. I know it is not supposed to go like this, but because of the plan, I could have two pieces of frozen pizza and two beers. If I'm hungry later, I have a few points for blackberries and veggies if I need them. Groovy.
Right now, my eyes are swollen, and I am emotionally drained from watching Oprah and the overweight teens. Man, that was tough to watch and can't even imagine having to deal with that in the jungle that is high school. Crap! I thought moving in the middle of high school was hard. That part where they all got angry and shouted at their parents was what got me good.
I would get tired of Oprah saying that weight is not about food, but about some emotional baggage or something, and I thought that was a load of crap. After today's show, I can maybe see that I was pissed at my parents for being selfish...either working too much, or running around with their friends instead of staying at home. I think it's true that what kids want, and need, is their parents. Doodoo! I'm getting all heavy here. Need to get on the treadmill, which I will agree is good for a little mood boost or nerve settler.
I know that some folks never get over crappy childhoods, but thank God I married my match the second time around and am grateful every day for that crazy man who is my husband.
What does all of this have to do with Vegas today? I think that one of the reasons I love the place so much is that you feel free to be yourself, even if you are not the "perfect" or best self you want to be. You can put on your sparkly clothes, tease up your hair and spray yourself with glitter( okay, that's what I do!! You should try it!) and feel like a million bucks and even know that there is a chance you may win a chunk of that. And even if you don't you have lots of fun along the way.
So, I'll sign off now. Thanks for staying tuned. Visit often.
QueenTata
Right now, my eyes are swollen, and I am emotionally drained from watching Oprah and the overweight teens. Man, that was tough to watch and can't even imagine having to deal with that in the jungle that is high school. Crap! I thought moving in the middle of high school was hard. That part where they all got angry and shouted at their parents was what got me good.
I would get tired of Oprah saying that weight is not about food, but about some emotional baggage or something, and I thought that was a load of crap. After today's show, I can maybe see that I was pissed at my parents for being selfish...either working too much, or running around with their friends instead of staying at home. I think it's true that what kids want, and need, is their parents. Doodoo! I'm getting all heavy here. Need to get on the treadmill, which I will agree is good for a little mood boost or nerve settler.
I know that some folks never get over crappy childhoods, but thank God I married my match the second time around and am grateful every day for that crazy man who is my husband.
What does all of this have to do with Vegas today? I think that one of the reasons I love the place so much is that you feel free to be yourself, even if you are not the "perfect" or best self you want to be. You can put on your sparkly clothes, tease up your hair and spray yourself with glitter( okay, that's what I do!! You should try it!) and feel like a million bucks and even know that there is a chance you may win a chunk of that. And even if you don't you have lots of fun along the way.
So, I'll sign off now. Thanks for staying tuned. Visit often.
QueenTata
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Back Already!
Yes, I'm back already and in my quest to get back to Vegas, just got on the treadmill. Lasted for 60 minutes! My goal is 30, and I usually can stay a little longer. I burned somewhere between 3 and 9 activity points. Trying to figure those things drives me crazy, so I usually round down. This time on, I went hard at the beginning. After a quick warmup, I ran, at around 4.5 to 5 mph for 100 steps each two or three minutes for the first ten minutes. This really gets the heartrate up and the sweating started. I really need to get a heart rate monitor. Maybe I'll make that a short term, 10% goal.
I find that, while I am on the treadmill, I have to set small goals. Okay, I will go five more minutes, or I will stay at this speed for one more minute. I also have to watch tv. Today it was Top Chef. I know for some reason, I seem to watch a lot of food shows! It's killing me. Tuesdays are usually a good night for the 'mill, cuz I watch Big Loser. I am so hooked. I know they lose way more weight than we can at home, but it's still motivational to me. I like the people much more this season than last. Also DietTribe is interesting. Other faves are Big Band Theory, Rachel Ray, Sandra Lee, hgtv shows and food network shows. Yes, I watch way too much tv. So sue me.
Since my weigh in yesterday, I guess instead of 20 lbs to Vegas, it is 17.4! Every pound counts. Ate good today too. Made a shrimp salad from leftover boiled shrimp. I try to keep that around. It's so easy to do, with the easy peel, and low in points too. Put carrots, celery, a little avocado in, and a little of the skin of my middle knuckle. Ah, that must have been the extra somethin' somethin' that made it so good. I have a major injury to my birdy shooting middle finger, and it hurts like hell. Ah the sacrifices we make to lose weight. I do love my mandolin. It makes short work for slicing and dicing. I just need to use the damned guard that goes with it.
I am having T bone steak and corn for tonight,and will still have a few points left, not even counting my activity points. I am thinking those fresh blackberries in the fridge will be delicioso with that 5 calorie spray whipped cream which is so yum.
Good night for now to all. Thanks for reading. Please click on the adds and leave a comment. I'm trying to get back to Vegas!!
I find that, while I am on the treadmill, I have to set small goals. Okay, I will go five more minutes, or I will stay at this speed for one more minute. I also have to watch tv. Today it was Top Chef. I know for some reason, I seem to watch a lot of food shows! It's killing me. Tuesdays are usually a good night for the 'mill, cuz I watch Big Loser. I am so hooked. I know they lose way more weight than we can at home, but it's still motivational to me. I like the people much more this season than last. Also DietTribe is interesting. Other faves are Big Band Theory, Rachel Ray, Sandra Lee, hgtv shows and food network shows. Yes, I watch way too much tv. So sue me.
Since my weigh in yesterday, I guess instead of 20 lbs to Vegas, it is 17.4! Every pound counts. Ate good today too. Made a shrimp salad from leftover boiled shrimp. I try to keep that around. It's so easy to do, with the easy peel, and low in points too. Put carrots, celery, a little avocado in, and a little of the skin of my middle knuckle. Ah, that must have been the extra somethin' somethin' that made it so good. I have a major injury to my birdy shooting middle finger, and it hurts like hell. Ah the sacrifices we make to lose weight. I do love my mandolin. It makes short work for slicing and dicing. I just need to use the damned guard that goes with it.
I am having T bone steak and corn for tonight,and will still have a few points left, not even counting my activity points. I am thinking those fresh blackberries in the fridge will be delicioso with that 5 calorie spray whipped cream which is so yum.
Good night for now to all. Thanks for reading. Please click on the adds and leave a comment. I'm trying to get back to Vegas!!
Twenty Pounds to Vegas!
The last time I was in Paradise, I mean Vegas, feeling a little guilty for losing all my money on the last day, without even buying those gorgeous diamond hoop earrings OR that leopard print shirt that would have looked SO HOT on me, I made this proclamation to my hubby.....I will not come back to Vegas before I lose at least twenty pounds!!!
Now, don't get me wrong, there were restrictions to this silly statement. If he just WANTS to take me for no good reason, or if I win one of the umpteen contests I've entered to go, or if a friend wants to take me, then, of course I can go before the pounds go. I mean, come ON, I'm not STUPID!!
It would be great to fall on one of those lucky happenings above, cuz, hell, with all the walking in Vegas, and if I don't drink until noon, I could even lose weight there!!
So, because of my silly statement, I set off to rejoin WeightWatchers for the fifth or sixth time. THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT EVER WORKS FOR ME so I don't know why I ever try anything else. It even works IN Vegas. I know you should really follow the healthy guidelines and all of that, but if you don't, but still track all your points, then you can still lose. Beautiful!
I go, with a friend, which is always best, except when the bitch loses more than you do. Well, at least she forgot about our ten dollar bet for who lost more.....although she did not tell me her starting weight. It can't be much more than mine, if any, but there's still a possibility, and that was another way for me to earn Vegas bux. Maybe I will remind her next week....unless she just calls me after she reads this. Hopefully, right now, she is stuffing her cute little face with something with LOTS of points. ( You know I love you, girl.)
Anyway, we go on Saturday mornings, which makes me get my lazy ass up and moving when I really don't want to. Our leader is pretty good, which I need, being half asleep. I have been surprised that this many people are even there on Saturday. It is January, though, and, as in the past, we all have those New Year's Resolutions that hit hard the first month. I just hope I can make this one last. With Vegas as the prize, I know I will!! ( Did you get that, baby?)
I tracked pretty well last week, all but two days. It has been my habit, although maybe not a great one, to weigh in, then eat whatever I want for that day, at least at one meal, then start tracking the next day, for six days of tracking. I always try, also to get in a really good workout on that day. This Saturday, however, I was not too bad. Even took my own 1.5 point bag of 94% popcorn, along with one point's worth of gobstoppers and a mini peanut butter bliss bar ( at WW meetings only, but WORTH IT!). They also had Slenderize Fuze for one dollar, which is a real bargain at the movies. Yum. I did not even eat all of that, so used about 3 or 4 points. Groovy.
The plan was to get crawfish after, which is low in points also, but would include beer, as is necessary. Even after three beers, I usually have only two, but they went down way too smooth, I was pretty close to my points. I MUST go back and track in my journal, even if I don't really "count" day one. I'm a bad, bad girl!
So, I track, six days, drink lots of water, and get on the damned treadmill every day. Okay, I only did four days last week, and am shooting for five this week. Help me God!! I have asked the hubby to " encourage"me to get on, but I think he's scared I'll slap him if he does. I really wont! ( I don't think!)
I also spend time on the message boards at WW, and try at least two recipes a week. On the mb's, at least I am not eating! There's also lots of good tips there and motivation. Thanks, folks!
So, this week, I was down 2.6, so at this rate, I can go Vegas in April? I would really love to go for Spring Break, which is March 14, so I'm gonna have to KICK THIS IN THE ASS!
I miss my Vegas so much, and the four trips the first year I discovered Paradise, in 2004, have spoiled me. I mean, I really NEED to be there at least that much! It should be a LAW that I am there for my birthday, November 23! Then Spring Break, when friends are there, at least once in the summer, yes, I love that crazy heat, then at least one more spur-of-the-moment trip.
What do I love there? What DON'T I love? Faves, though, are Paris.....all of it, but especially the brown and red rooms, especially as long as they continue to comp me....Bellagio Fountains, especially up close, which I can't believe I had never seen until this last trip! Made me cry, which if you know me, ain't really that hard, but still...I also love looking at them from my curvy couch in my red and brown Paris P room, which I turn around to face the window as soon as I walk in.
Fave from last trip, at Christmas?Cavi-hour at Red Square in Mandalay Bay. I don't know if they are still running the special, but it was one of the funnest things we did there. Great bartender, and special treatment, with the lack of crowds and all. Of cours, I'm sure he would have been all over us anyway!
Well, thanx for reading, and don't forget to come back daily for the update on my "losings" which will lead to my "winnings" in my favorite place in the world.....VEGAS, BABY!
Now, don't get me wrong, there were restrictions to this silly statement. If he just WANTS to take me for no good reason, or if I win one of the umpteen contests I've entered to go, or if a friend wants to take me, then, of course I can go before the pounds go. I mean, come ON, I'm not STUPID!!
It would be great to fall on one of those lucky happenings above, cuz, hell, with all the walking in Vegas, and if I don't drink until noon, I could even lose weight there!!
So, because of my silly statement, I set off to rejoin WeightWatchers for the fifth or sixth time. THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT EVER WORKS FOR ME so I don't know why I ever try anything else. It even works IN Vegas. I know you should really follow the healthy guidelines and all of that, but if you don't, but still track all your points, then you can still lose. Beautiful!
I go, with a friend, which is always best, except when the bitch loses more than you do. Well, at least she forgot about our ten dollar bet for who lost more.....although she did not tell me her starting weight. It can't be much more than mine, if any, but there's still a possibility, and that was another way for me to earn Vegas bux. Maybe I will remind her next week....unless she just calls me after she reads this. Hopefully, right now, she is stuffing her cute little face with something with LOTS of points. ( You know I love you, girl.)
Anyway, we go on Saturday mornings, which makes me get my lazy ass up and moving when I really don't want to. Our leader is pretty good, which I need, being half asleep. I have been surprised that this many people are even there on Saturday. It is January, though, and, as in the past, we all have those New Year's Resolutions that hit hard the first month. I just hope I can make this one last. With Vegas as the prize, I know I will!! ( Did you get that, baby?)
I tracked pretty well last week, all but two days. It has been my habit, although maybe not a great one, to weigh in, then eat whatever I want for that day, at least at one meal, then start tracking the next day, for six days of tracking. I always try, also to get in a really good workout on that day. This Saturday, however, I was not too bad. Even took my own 1.5 point bag of 94% popcorn, along with one point's worth of gobstoppers and a mini peanut butter bliss bar ( at WW meetings only, but WORTH IT!). They also had Slenderize Fuze for one dollar, which is a real bargain at the movies. Yum. I did not even eat all of that, so used about 3 or 4 points. Groovy.
The plan was to get crawfish after, which is low in points also, but would include beer, as is necessary. Even after three beers, I usually have only two, but they went down way too smooth, I was pretty close to my points. I MUST go back and track in my journal, even if I don't really "count" day one. I'm a bad, bad girl!
So, I track, six days, drink lots of water, and get on the damned treadmill every day. Okay, I only did four days last week, and am shooting for five this week. Help me God!! I have asked the hubby to " encourage"me to get on, but I think he's scared I'll slap him if he does. I really wont! ( I don't think!)
I also spend time on the message boards at WW, and try at least two recipes a week. On the mb's, at least I am not eating! There's also lots of good tips there and motivation. Thanks, folks!
So, this week, I was down 2.6, so at this rate, I can go Vegas in April? I would really love to go for Spring Break, which is March 14, so I'm gonna have to KICK THIS IN THE ASS!
I miss my Vegas so much, and the four trips the first year I discovered Paradise, in 2004, have spoiled me. I mean, I really NEED to be there at least that much! It should be a LAW that I am there for my birthday, November 23! Then Spring Break, when friends are there, at least once in the summer, yes, I love that crazy heat, then at least one more spur-of-the-moment trip.
What do I love there? What DON'T I love? Faves, though, are Paris.....all of it, but especially the brown and red rooms, especially as long as they continue to comp me....Bellagio Fountains, especially up close, which I can't believe I had never seen until this last trip! Made me cry, which if you know me, ain't really that hard, but still...I also love looking at them from my curvy couch in my red and brown Paris P room, which I turn around to face the window as soon as I walk in.
Fave from last trip, at Christmas?Cavi-hour at Red Square in Mandalay Bay. I don't know if they are still running the special, but it was one of the funnest things we did there. Great bartender, and special treatment, with the lack of crowds and all. Of cours, I'm sure he would have been all over us anyway!
Well, thanx for reading, and don't forget to come back daily for the update on my "losings" which will lead to my "winnings" in my favorite place in the world.....VEGAS, BABY!
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