Posts Tagged ‘ diet ’

Start, Stop, Start, Stop. Complain. Start again.

02/01/2011

It’s been two weeks since my last blog post. TWO WEEKS! Since I started this journey and started this blog, I haven’t gone that long without posting. Oh wait. In the very beginning I did. When I would stop and start on the journey, only to stop again. Maybe it’s the stop/start that’s kept me from blogging these past couple of weeks. Maybe it’s work. Maybe it’s lack of motivation. I’m not sure. I have felt this past month like I’m being pulled in 19 directions. Mostly it’s of my own doing. I hear of a project or new idea that sounds great and I want in, only to realize I’m overextended again. Work? We’re in our crunch season, our superbowl, our world series, as my sports-enthusiast boss would put it. My job has shifted here. And now my job is to write, and write and write and write....

Is It Yogurt? Or Dessert In Disguise?

08/19/2010

Today, as a snack, I tried a new flavor from Yoplait’s Light Yogurt line: Black Forest Cake. I’m beginning to wonder if these little treats should really be classified as yogurt. To be honest, this one was disappointing. It tasted like cherry yogurt. Not that I mind cherry yogurt, mind you, but I was expecting something a little more chocolatey considering the name. Maybe instead of cherry pieces, they could have filled the container with chocolate cake pieces. Now that would be like Black Forest Cake, and probably couldn’t be classified as yogurt in that case. I know Greek yogurt is better for you, but I can’t wrap my tastebuds around it, even with strawberries or honey. And I’m not a fan of plain yogurt. But yogurts with names like Raspberry Cheesecake, Red Velvet Cake and Apple Turnover (Yoplait), how can you go wrong? Weight Watchers has also come...

Diet By Camera: a weight loss accountability tale

07/16/2010

On Monday, right after I posted about it, I started taking pictures of my food BEFORE I ate it. I’m using my iPhone to take the pictures so the quality of the photos are not very good, but I have to say the quality of the food I am eating since I started this little experiment has gone way up. When you take pictures, you want the presentation to be pretty— I’m not a great photographer to begin with, but I try— and that means colorful food. What is the most colorful food you can think of? Why fruit and veggies of course! I’ve only been doing this for two and a half days now, and I will admit I ate my dinner last night (weight watchers pizza) before remembering to take the picture, but even without the picture, I was way more conscious of what I was putting...

More Tales of the Scale

06/02/2010

I finally caved a week ago and bought batteries for my scale. I really wanted to get a handle on the number these days. I gave it a good week off to try to get out of the mentality, but to no avail. I still need to see those numbers. But there was a problem. Doesn’t it figure? I put the new 9V battery in the scale and nuthin’. No numbers, not even the little red light that lets me know the scale is at least thinking. I think its dead. I’m bummed because it was a good scale. Anyway, not one to be discouraged when I set my mind to something , I set out the next day to Target to buy a replacement scale. I went on the cheap side but a good brand name because I just didn’t want to spend the money on something others...

Two Years and 200 Posts! What I’ve Learned (Sort Of)

04/12/2010

It has been 199 posts since I began blogging in May of 2008 and then seriously in July of 2008 in an attempt to chronicle my transition from “fat girl” to “fit girl.” I can honestly tell you, that writing this blog and the people I’ve met along the journey who have supported me have been key to any success I’ve had. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Blogging has kept me accountable, given me an outlet for my frustrations and a place to share the positive changes I have made since I turned 49. In a month I’ll be 51. The blog started as a tool to help me reach my goal of losing 50 pounds by my 50th birthday (met!) and going from a sedentary blob to triathlete (met!). I had never run a day in my life, and while I was athletic...

Snow…and a lot of it

02/10/2010

I’m ready for spring. We’re under a blizzard warning today in the NY area, with up to 14 inches of snow expected. Granted, it’s not what the Maryland area has been dealing with, but it’s still a lot of messy wet stuff that makes driving, or walking, no fun. I’m not a skier or any other type of cold-weather sports fan, so I have very little use for the white stuff. Even the snow day we have from work is really more trouble than its worth. We have a Friday deadline that has to be met whether we are in the office or not today. More than the inconvenience though, snow has always been a signal to eat. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because I’m housebound. Maybe it goes back to some childhood tradition. When we were kids, my mom baked…a lot. Really good stuff. A snowy day...

Weight Watchers Needs a New Monster

01/26/2010

Weight Watchers has the Hungry monster. They rolled him out last year with the Momentum program. He’s cute. A little too cute perhaps. He reminds me of the monster in old Bugs Bunny cartoons. The thing is, for most of us trying to lose weight or maintain a weight loss, hunger is hardly the problem. Weight Watchers addresses this with the Hungry monster. They suggest we evaluate why we are eating. Hungry? Bored? Stressed? Angry? You get the drill. And for an emotional eater like me, any of those are possible triggers that could lead me to a box of cookies. Since the holidays though, for me, having control over my eating, or should I say not having control, has been more about mindfulness. I’m wondering if Weight Watchers should change the name of the Hungry monster to the Mindless Eating monster. Cause let’s face it, for those of...

Goodbye Fat Girl. It’s Been Real

11/18/2009

I had a social engagement last night where I didn’t really know anyone. I had one friend there, but the other people I’d never met before. Other than my friend, who is well aware of my weight loss journey, everyone else only knows me this one way. As a medium-sized woman. No one paid attention to my weight or anything else about the way I looked. That anonymity was nice. When I was heavier, I’m sure no one really paid attention to my weight then either, even if I worried about it. However, now, I’m used to going to functions or meeting friends who have seen me only occasionally or have not seen me in a long time, and my weight loss efforts are always the topic of conversation. Sometimes that feels good. Sometimes it’s embarrassing. I always know to expect it. Earlier this week I wrote about starting...

Starting Over

11/16/2009

With the end of race season came a backlash of sorts that I didn’t anticipate. Since I’d set such high goals for next season, I figured I’d stay on track with my diet and exercise plan, no problem. It went well for a couple of weeks and then, problem. Little by little I let old eating behaviors back in and that, in turn, slowed up my exercise some. No excuses, it just happened. I keep trying to get back on track in fits and starts. My last post was titled “I need to run” and I had hoped by posting it, I would have actually gotten out there to do it. That morning however was cold and windy and rainy. I could have gone to the gym. I opted to roll over and go back to sleep. I actually haven’t been running in 8 days. Saturday, the day started...

The Stress Effect

11/04/2009

These last couple of months I’ve been under what seems like a never-ending cloud of stress. I’m not complaining. It just is what it is. The stress has emanated from events that I have not had a whole lot of control over but have required hours of my undivided attention. Of course, in the end, I do know that much of this stress could have been avoided if I’d had the forethought to be organized two years ago or to have paid closer attention to things that were happening around me. Unfortunately, that’s not the way these things generally work, and 20/20 hindsight? Well, that’s not much help now. This year, my focus was on my health. And going forward, while that will still be my main focus, maybe I’ll keep one eye glancing to the left and right on the other household/work stuff that crept up this year....

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