This Week's Points

Thursday - 32.5pt + 5.5 Bonus Exercise Pts Went out for dinner tonight (on the spur of the moment), but made good healthy choices. Spent 25min on my beloved elliptical that was fixed today, and 5min on the treadmill (that I find boring as hell!). I am now about to have a few wines, which I have accounted for, and I am happy I am still under points with my bonus exercise points - must be the first time on "naughty" Thursday this has happened!!!
Friday - 32.5pts + 4 Bonus Exercise Pts The head cold that has been lurking all week finally hit with a vengeance this morning! Have felt like shit all day long, but have been extremely hungry for some reason! Managed to get on the elliptical & am off to bed very soon (it's only 8pm!!!). Loving these bonus exercise points that allow me to go over in points!!!
Saturday - 29.5pts + 6.5 Bonus Exercise Pts Have been on a mission to lengthen the time on the elliptical. Eating is excellent, water intake brilliant. VERY motivated!!!
Sunday - 31.5pts + 4 Bonus Exercise Pts So, have eaten over my points a few times this week, but only because I have had the bonus exercise points. Still have 11.5pts saved up of exercise points, but won't be using them! Have (so far) resisted the half a bottle of wine sitting in the fridge door that I left from Thursday night!! Went on a lovely boat cruise of the Yarra River today & had lunch at Southbank. Easy to eat healthy because the kids are crazy about sushi, so that's what we had!! Feeling another early night coming on (after my usual Jarrah hot choc!).
Monday - 33pts + 7.5 Bonus Exercise Pts Went crazy on the elliptical today. Yep. I'm addicted. Think about it all day - when can I get a break from the kids (well, the little one in particular) to get on the elliptical!! Had a massive point blow out with dinner tonight - made a Chicken & Bacon Risotto for 14pts! WTF? Was beautiful, but will NOT be cooking it again!!! Thank God for the exercise points!!!!
Tuesday - 32pts + 4 Bonus Exercise Pts. Seems to be the trend this week of going over my points & eating my exercise points. I don't think I am used to exercising so much, and it is making me extremely hungry!!! Hopefully will be able to control this over the coming weeks.
Wednesday - 34.5pts + 6.5 Bonus Exercise Pts. Had a run in with a banana cake this morning that I had baked last night. Just couldn't resist, but 7pts later!!! So, once again have gone over in my points, although I really tried hard today!! I have to work on reducing my points as once breastfeeding stops, it's bye bye to those bonus 7pts! Gosh, what will I do?!?! Will just have to keep exercising like a Trojan for bonus points!! Fingers crossed for a decent loss tomorrow - will be so disappointed if it is less than a kilo!! By the way, have banked (yes, saved!!!) 20 bonus points this week!! WHOOO HOOOO!! What a change for me instead of going over in points. Very proud of myself, and it's something I am going to have to make sure I do each & every week!

A Small Bump on the Road to Goal....

Disappointed to report a gain of 500gms. How do I feel about it? PISSED OFF, and angry at myself, but I know I deserve it. I have to stop going over points, and then trying ridiculously hard to make up for it in the days that follow. I have to plan my big nights, and stop this vicious cycle! And that's exactly what I have done for tonight - naughty Thursday! I have planned out all my food, and have even included half a bottle of normal white wine, and then a full bottle of my low cal Lindeman's Early Harvest wine. I have even planned for carrot sticks with salsa as a snack, and after exercise, I will have enough points to indulge in a WW ice cream if I feel like it. Makes me happy to have taken the time to plan & be organised, and now I won't have to bust my arse to make up for any points I go over! A proud moment!
So, would I do it again - would I go out & get pissed, and then with a hangover the next day eat a McDonald's feast?!?! No, probably not, but I have to remember it is only one week out of the rest of my life, and although this is a bump on my journey, it has not deterred me in any way. In fact, it has made me more determined to have a big loss this week, and I have learnt that I have to be more accountable with my points! I have to stop this trend of going over points continuously!
So, goals for this week - keep under points, keep up the exercise that is going great guns at the moment, and keep up the water intake (which is also going great).
Onwards & downwards....

This Week's Points

Thursday - 51pts Yep "Naughty Thursday" struck again! Although less points that last Thursday!! This week I asked Hubby to buy me the Lindeman's Early Harvest wine that is only 5.5pts per bottle. Hubby doesn't like it, so he stuck to our regular wine (which is so much nicer), but I thought I would do the right thing! Had a bit of chocolate, nuts & hot chips, but counted all my points! Now to work it off this week!!
Friday - 27pts + 2.5 Bonus exercise pts! Have drank heaps of water today which is a bonus, and although my leg is aching, I spent 30min on the treadmill. About to have a bath with the 2 little ones, and then will be in bed by 9pm. Sad on a Friday night, but I am stuffed after a bad night's sleep last night with my dog barking to be let out (twice) and Aidan waking at 5am due to his molars coming through! Better to have an early night than to snack because of tiredness though!
Saturday - 36.5pts. Really have no accurate total of points for today, as we had an Engagement party to attend, and I thought, Stuff it! I am going to drink & enjoy myself. Was planning on driving, but we don't go out much without the kids (well, hardly ever really), and it is only one day out of my life, so I will enjoy it! And I sure did. I had my hair done at the hairdressers, had a new outfit, and although I may not look slimmer to others, I felt slimmer & more comfortable within myself, and I really enjoyed myself! I stayed away from the deep fried finger food, and drank a few waters in between wines - very proud of myself!
Sunday - 49.5pts. Okay, who the bloody hell knew a McDonalds Double Quarter Pounder was 18 bloody points?!?!?! With my sundae & Fries, my whole Maccas meal ended up being 31.5pts. Good hangover food, but God damn awful stuff! I hate the kids eating that crap, but I really needed it!!! Compensated with a nice vegie stirfry for dinner, but still went over the points for the day in an enormous way! Spent many hours weeding the garden for incidental exercise, so hopefully that combats some of the grease & fat I took on at lunch!!
Monday - 31pts + 3.5 Bonus exercise Pts. Had a run in with Hommus today! Really wanted to be under my points, so I am disappointed in myself. My hamstrings are killing me today after yesterday's hours of weeding, but I still managed 40min on the treadmill, which gave me some bonus points. Still 39pts over for the week - bugger!
Tuesday - 29.5pts + 3.5 Bonus exercise Pts!Pizza night tonight, and I splurged with a salad to share with hubby - yummy rocket, balsamic & parmesan salad which is absolutely delish. Felt like I could have stayed on the treadmill forever tonight - all parts of me are feeling great except for a pain I am getting on the bottom of my bad foot near my toes. Something I will have to speak to the physio about. Still 35pts over for the week, ah well, it was worth it!!
Wednesday - 28.5pts + 2.5 Bonus Exercise Pts! Saw Mary Poppins The Musical with the kids today in the city (which was absolutely brilliant!!) Bought the kids lots of treats (pies for lunch, ice creams & lollies for the show), but I had a salad roll & my WW muesli bar for treat. Have only spent 30min on the treadmill tonight as it was after 9pm by the time I got on it! Hoping for a STS (Stay the Same) at least for tomorrow's weigh in. Will be disappointed if I gain, but I deserve it after the weekend, and am willing to cop it on the chin! 31pts over in total this week... bummer!

52 Weeks on WW (This Time Around)!!

It's now my 52nd week on WW, not counting the weeks I was absent. So 52 full weeks of attempting to lose weight! Works out I have lost an average of 200gms per week. Pretty pitiful, but better than nothing!
I had a loss of 1kg this week. Was disappointed this morning to be weighing over half a kilo heavier than I did yesterday morning, but such is life! Hubby actually gained 200gms this week, and was devastated. He has been working so very hard, but I think it may be his body is in a bit of shock from all the exercise, so he should have a decent loss next week!!
I'm finding it just so easy at the moment to make good food choices & everything is really going along well. God, I just hope it lasts! At this morning's meeting my WW leader Liz (who is just so sensational!) talked about "WHY?" we are doing this, and suggested that we write down some of our reasons "WHY?". She asked us if we could imagine that moment stepping on the scales & the girls saying to us "Congratulations, you've hit goal!". It sent a huge shiver down my spine! I can see it! I can feel it! I will do this!
I know I did this many years ago, but here is a fresh new list of reasons WHY I want to lose weight & get to my goal:-

• I want to be healthy & fit & live a long life
• I want to set a good example for my 4 darling children
• I want to look & feel good
• I want to be able to walk into any shop & buy clothes off the rack, and have a cupboard bursting full of nice clothes, not just clothes that fit & cover up my bulges!
• I want to wear sexy lingerie & pretty bras, and matching sets of underwear!
• I want my husband to look at me & think I am gorgeous & sexy
• I want to feel confident
• I want to ease the stress on my bad ankle

Onwards & Downwards..........

Continuing Being Accountable

I found it an enormous help last week to post my points totals every day. I think it keeps me in line. Of course, Thursdays are my "naughty" day of the week, and I think they will continue to be. It's the day I can indulge & the day I look forward to all week!

Thursday - 59pts Yep, WTF?!?! I had too much wine, and then indulged in cashews & almonds. I have over estimated on the points values (because I did not weigh the nuts!) but I will make up for it. Would rather over estimate & work harder to counteract it, than underestimate & put on weight!!! Must remember on "naughty" day to weigh everything!
Friday - 31pts Had some people over & made my delicious banana cake. Of course, by the end of the day, I had 2 slices (10pts)! ARGH! Wanted to be under points today, but will get exercising the next few days to make up some points. Elliptical should be fixed by the end of NEXT week now!
Saturday - 27.5pts Ate both brekkie & lunch out - at the same place - how funny! But it is my fav cafe across the road from the ballet studio. I made excellent choices & am finding it so much easier to just pick the right meals - it's like it's second nature now to go for the low fat alternative!
Sunday - 26.5pts + 2 bonus exercise points!! Made an effort & spent half an hour on the treadmill, much to the protest of my ankle! The elliptical is much easier on it - cannot wait until it is fixed! Have been super good this weekend with my food & resisted wine, much to the disdain of my hubby, who has called me boring (or something along those lines)!!!
Monday - 31pts + 2.5 bonus exercise points! ARGH went over my points in a major way at lunch today. Who would have thought bloody cous cous was so high in points?!?! Greg made a lovely cous cous mixed with left over roast veg from last night & chickpeas, peas & beans, but I should have weighed it before I ate it!! I am still 20 points over for the week, but hopefully can reel that in a bit more over the next 2 days!
Tuesday - 27.5pts + 3 bonus exercise points!! Pizza night & stuck to my 2 slices! Was hard to begin with because I was sooooo hungry, but I drank so much water it filled me up. Got on the treadmill later in the night & did the unbelievable - I ran!!! I just felt so good & was walking so fast, I thought "stuff it" and tried out running. Now, let's just remember that I was told by the doctors I would never be able to do things like running ever again in my life, so this was just the most astonishing thing - to be able to run! Sure, I looked like a complete idiot, as my ankle doesn't bend in a normal way enabling me to take a normal stride, but at least I can do it (and it's not something I would do in public anyway!). Hubby came in at one stage when he heard me running, and I had to stop as I was laughing so hard!! The look on his face was absolutely priceless - absolute shock! Anyway, still 15pts over for the week. Will be able to make up a few of the points today but not 15 unfortunately!
Wednesday - 29.5pt + 2 bonus exercise points! Made some a yummy WW soup of Curried Cauliflower & Lentil for dinner. Just devine! Caught up with some girlfriends & took along a box of the WW choc eclairs (1.5pts each). Delish, although doesn't compare in size or taste to a real one with lovely fresh cream - YUM! Had to have two of course, but still came under points for the day! Have ended up being 12.5pts over for the week. Something I am going to have to watch this next week - I want to stay within points, so that is the goal I am setting myself!

Holy Shit Batman!!!

A loss of 2.3kgs this week! WTF??!?!? Better than I could have hoped for! Hit my 10% goal again, as well as my goal of 15kgs in total lost - WHOOO HOOOOO! Going to have to keep sticking within my points if I am to continue getting results like this! Well on the way to my 30kgs by Christmas goal!!
Feeling so good within myself, and very in control!
Onwards & downwards.....

Keeping Accountable for My Points

Points Totals for This Week -
Thursday - 47pts (eeeek!!!) Over by 17pts because of my 7pts on wine, and 10pts I splurged on bloody Chocolate Chip Cookies - they were apparently 1pt for each cookie, and I didn't even really like them! The good news is the cookies are all gone, and they will not be replaced!!! Now I am going to have to work hard to make up for it the rest of the week!!
Friday - 31pts Bugger, went over by 1!! I am supposed to be making up for the blowout on Thursday, but had a bottle of wine (7pts) - would have had heaps to save if I didn't. However, no more wine now for the weekend & going to attempt some exercise today. Should be a good points Saturday!
Saturday - 27.5pts Yay! Saved 2.5pts today. Spent over 30min exercising on the WiiFit - such fun & a great way to work up a sweat! Couldn't find on the WW website the amount of exercise points the Wii would be, so I estimated 2 pts for 30min - meaning I now have only 13.5pts to make up! My ankle is doing okay - just my heel spur in my good foot giving me grief (thanks for asking Kath!!)
Sunday - 28.5pts
Monday - 30pts Was going to make up some bonus exercise points tonight on the elliptical, but hubby has just broken it!!! Talk about a crisis for me!!! Will be on the phone to the fitness equipment shop first thing in the morning to get someone out to fix it!!!
Tuesday - 27pts Have placed a service call on the elliptical & it should be fixed by the end of the week (fingers crossed). Have also seen my physio & have new orthotics in my new runners & feel like I could run a million miles! YAY!! Went out for our usual Tuesday night pizza, and I only had TWO slices!! I usually eat 4-6 pieces, but was so impressed with myself, and don't even feel hungry!!
Wednesday - 24pts Really did not eat enough points today, but was a hectic day & resulted in me first forgetting to eat brekkie, so had that very late, and then because of the late brekkie, I forgot to eat lunch!!! ARGH! Anyway, resulted in me saving lots of points, and means I have gone over my points by a total of 5 for the week. This is excellent for me, especially considering last week I was over by 38 points!!!!

Under 120kgs - AGAIN! YAY!

Weigh in today saw a loss of 1.2kgs. Was hoping for more, but really, that's just being ridiculous! Thankfully now I have hit my first goal (yet again!) of going under 120kgs. However, it means I have dropped a point & now have 30pts a day on the WW program. Don't know what I will do when I finish up breastfeeding & drop a whole 7pts! How do people survive on 18pts a day!??!? What do they eat - dust!??!!? Think I will have to turn vegetarian & give up bread (my favourite thing!) if I ever get under 20pts a day!!! Oops, shouldn't say IF I ever, should say, WHEN I get under 20pts a day!
Feeling really good & in the right head space still. Hope this continues on as I really want to get under 100kgs at the end of the year. I am really noticing the difference already in my clothes - and my boobs have shrunk - I mean REALLY shrunk!! But I also think Aidan is starting to wean himself by drinking less, so that could also be contributing.
This week I am going to blog my points total for each day, as it is a continuing habit of mine to constantly go over points every few days - something I am getting away with at the moment, but there will come a time when I just won't lose because of it! So, if I am accountable here, maybe I will be more careful about my point intake!
Having severe problems this week with my leg. I am having constant sharp shooting pains from my ankle to me knee. Greg accidentally sat on my leg on Sunday, and at the time, I felt the pain right at the bone break site. Can't get in to see my physio until Tuesday, so will just have to ease up on the exercise (which I was going great guns at!) and keep icing it, until then. My heel spur in my good foot seems to have flared up again - oh joy! I often wonder what it would be like to be able to walk without pain now I have been doing it for 5 years! And just to be able to chuck on any pair of shoes when going out would be wonderful. I have to stop & think about where I will be going, how far I will be walking, etc etc, as I can only walk a fair distance in my runners - something that doesn't look all that good when you are dressed nicely. And don't even get me started on shoes with heels - how I look longingly at anything with a heel & remember those days of feeling so feminine in a nice pair of heels! AND I could also go on about skirts & 3/4 length pants that show ankles - can't wear them now with my deformed & swollen ankle. Sob, sob, sob.....
Anyhow, going to have a great week this week & a great loss! I am determined! And posting my daily points WILL keep me accountable & on track!!
Onwards & downwards......

The Breakfast From Point Hell!

Saturday morning I had a lovely sleep in - if you can call being woken at 6am, then breastfeeding a monster til 7am, then dozing until 8am a sleep in! Anyway, I was awoken by the smell of bacon cooking... lovely. Hubby had cooked a huge fry up. I enjoyed it immensely! However, it wasn't until later that night when I sat down to work out the points, that I nearly died of a heart attack!!!

1 English muffin - 2pts
WW Canola spread on muffin - 0.5pts
3 rashers bacon, no fat - 4pts
1 1/2 eggs with skim milk scrambled - 3.5pts
2 hash browns - 4pts
Tomato Sauce - 0.5pts
2 skim milk coffees - 3pts
Orange juice - 2.5pts
Total Points for brekkie - 20 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was fantastic, but never again will I eat it before I work out the points! What the hell was he thinking dishing me all that up!??! And what the hell was I doing eating it all!?!

Luckily I had a small lunch & dinner to compensate & still had 1.5pts spare at the end of the day!!