Back again?

The past few weeks, I've been doing this half-heartedly. I'll be off for a couple of days, and then kinda try to get back on, but not really. I'll track for a day and then after dinner eat something that puts me over and then I just give up for another day. I'm about to graduate so I have a lot going on, but I've lost motivation for doing pretty much anything. I don't feel like doing my school work (even though it's really interesting), I don't feel like going to my internship (even though I really love that place), I'm not applying for jobs like I should because I'm trying to do the school work that I put off. In my head once classes end everything will be easier, but I know that things never work out like that. If I'm not doing this now, I won't be doing it then, something else will come up and I'll say "Oh, just after this other thing, then I'll go back to doing WW". Bull.

Anyways, I tracked for yesterday. Gonna track for today. After I check email I'll get started on my school work for the day. One step at a time, right?

Not for the Faint-hearted . . .

Yesterday was pretty good. It was a beautiful day here in Pittsburgh, and I swear I did try to get some work done, but if I chose to do that work outside, who can blame me?  At CMU every year we have this thing called Carnival where one of our parking lots becomes a fair, with rides and fair food and games, and all of the student orgs build these "booths" to walk through for little kids. I walked through that, it was fun! Did not have one piece of fair food because I accidentally-on-purpose "forgot" to bring any money :-)

That evening my roommate decided to fix some guacamole, which I decided would be my dinner. It was really more of a guacamole-salsa thing, but I didn't feel like entering the stuff into the recipe builder, so I just put guacamole.The veggie flaxseed chips were really good and low in points! I think she got them from Trader Joe's.

Then we went to the birthday party I told you guys about. I brought the girl scout cookies and they were a big hit, unfortunately with myself as well. Oh well. They are mostly gone now, and my roommate's bf is here for the weekend, I'm hoping he'll eat them all!

1  Egg on Toast: 4

Subtotal 5

Midday

1  medium apple(s): 0

1/2 serving(s) Fage 2% Greek Yogurt- 1 c.: 2

1  serving(s) Trader Joe's Creamy Salted Peanut Butter (2 tbsp): 5

1  large banana(s): 0

1/2 cup(s) Carrots: 0

1  medium whole hard-boiled egg(s): 2

Subtotal 9

Evening

1  serving(s) Veggie & Flaxseed Tortilla Chips- 7 chips: 3

1 1/4 cup(s) guacamole: 11

1  large banana(s): 0

Subtotal 14

Anytime

2  serving(s) Girl Scout Cookies- Lemonades (1 cookie): 4

2  cookie(s) Cookies Samoas: 4

4  cookie(s) Cookies Thin mints: 4

Subtotal 12

Food PointsPlus values total used 40

Food PointsPlus values remaining 0

Activity

No entries for activity.  

Activity PointsPlus values earned 0

Check off these important items daily:

Liquids

Milk & Milk Products: 1

Fruit & vegetables: 6

Multivitamin/Mineral: 0

Healthy Oil: 0

Activity: 0

So anyways, here's the big story of the day: we watched Scream 4 for my friend's birthday. I don't normally watch movies like that, but it was her bday so I did. It was warm in the theater, and near the end of the movie I started getting really hot and felt like I was going to be sick. I got up to get out, and on my way down the stairs, I had to start holding on to the rail to brace myself upright. Then I got to the foot of the stairs and kinda fell/sat down on the bottom step. The next thing I know, I open my eyes and I'm sore right above my eye where my glasses hit me when I fell flat faced on the floor! I started feeling better within a couple minutes, and after that I was fine, but it was scary. Now I have a legitimate excuse not to watch those kinds of movies anymore!

Improvisation

Yesterday I overslept, so I didn't eat my healthy breakfast I was going to prepare or my healthy lunch. So, I improvised (as you can see below) from the options available to me at the campus cafes and convenience stores.

I was doing really great, but when I got home I still just wanted something to snack on. I thought I was doing good by making the Dill Dip with greek yogurt instead of sour cream, but I didn't realize that the one tablespoon of mayonnaise that I added was 3 points! Ah well, live and learn.

It's not going to be pretty tomorrow morning. I had planned on working out this week, but every time it comes up, I have other things that must get done that take precedence. I honestly don't know if I'm going to be able to work out at all over the next few weeks given my schedule.

PointsPlus™ Tracker entries

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Morning

1/4 cup(s) whole milk: 1

2  cup(s) black coffee: 0

1  serving(s) Egg, Ham, and Cheese Croissant: 6

Subtotal 7

Midday

2  medium whole hard-boiled egg(s): 4

1  serving(s) V8 Fusion Cranberry/Blackberry: 3

Subtotal 7

Evening

1  large potato, baked: 5

1  tsp regular butter: 1

1/8 serving(s) Fage 2% Greek Yogurt- 1 c.: 0

1  cup(s) cooked green beans: 0

1  cup(s) canned cannellini beans: 5

1  Tbsp olive oil: 4

1  large banana(s): 0

1/8 oz gouda cheese: 0

Subtotal 15

Anytime

2/3 oz Cheddar Cheese Pretzel Pieces: 2

1/4 pound(s) Carrots: 0

1  Dill Dip: 4

Subtotal 6

Food PointsPlus values total used 35

Food PointsPlus values remaining 0

Activity

No entries for activity.  

Activity PointsPlus values earned 0

Check off these important items daily:

Liquids: 4

Milk & Milk Products: 1   

Fruit & vegetables: 5

Multivitamin/Mineral: 0

Healthy Oil: 3

Activity: 0

Stupid Girl Scouts

I was doing great today until my girl scout cookie shipment came in. Then everything just went downhill.

PointsPlus™ Tracker entries

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Morning

1  Breakfast Creme: 4

3  Morning Coffee: 1

Subtotal 5

Midday

1 1/3 serving(s) Mrs. T's Potato, Spinach, and Feta Pierogies: 6

1  medium nectarine(s): 0

2  cup(s) lettuce: 0

1  serving(s) Light Vidalia Dressing (2 tbsp): 2

1  Tbsp olive oil: 4

Subtotal 12

Evening

1  medium orange(s): 0

1/2 serving(s) Fage 2% Greek Yogurt- 1 c.: 2

1  Tbsp honey: 2

1 1/3 Chicken Shepherd's Pie: 8

Subtotal 12

Anytime

3  cookie(s) Cookies Samoas: 6

1  serving(s) Girl Scout Cookies, Lemonades (3 cookies): 6

8  fl oz root beer: 3

2  cookie(s) Cookies Thin mints: 2

1  Curry Popcorn: 5

Subtotal 22

Food PointsPlus values total used 51

Food PointsPlus values remaining 0

Activity

No entries for activity.  

Activity PointsPlus values earned 0

I shouldn't have even opened the box. But . . . I'm not superhuman. I can't resist every temptation. I wanted to just try one of each kind, but it wasn't enough. Then when I got home after class I still wanted to munch on something. So I fixed the popcorn. The soda is just something I bought for other people that's been sitting in my fridge, and I don't want to waste it by throwing it out.

I wanted to get right back on track, but it didn't happen. I'm feeling pretty disappointed in myself right now. Like, no wonder I never lose any weight, I'm just not consistent enough. I'll do great for a few weeks and then I'm back where I started. Sometimes I wonder if I really have what it takes.

It's Been Awhile . . .

Well, so. Here I am.

Last week I was out of town, going to conferences and interviews. It was fun, but I didn't do Weightwatchers at all. I tried to make healthier choices, but I didn't count. I only exercised twice. I got on the scale when I got back home and I had gained back all the weight I've lost over the last three weeks plus a few tenths. Not fun.

Even the last couple days I've been home haven't been great. I should have started right back on as soon as I got back home, but I didn't.

I ran into my trainer, Karl, at school yesterday. He asked me how things went, and I told him. He said, "Well, the way I see it, it's Monday, and the time for being disappointed in yourself is over. You just gotta move forward."

So, I planned out what I'm eating for almost every meal until the end of the week. Partly for Weightwatchers, and partly to use up all the food I have in my house for budget reasons (and the fact that I may be moving in a month). I also planned when I was going to work out this week, but I already see my workout time today getting eaten up by a meeting and some homework I need to finish.

:-/ here goes. Hopefully my weigh-in this week won't be as bad as I think . . .