Which day to weigh?

Trying to find the right day to weigh in..... That doesn't seem so complicated, right? 

It actually took a bit more planning and figuring out then I would have expected. 

I signed up for weight watchers on a Sunday so that was my original with in day. The problem with that is the last day of my WW week is Shabbos. Since I use all my extra points on that day it didn't seem so wise to get weighed the day after. So I changed my day to Monday. That didn't really seem to help. By week 3 I decided to weigh myself every day to see what would happen. Turns out I need till Tuesday to recover from Shabbos and then till Friday to actually lose weight.

So it's official. My new weigh in day is Friday. 

100 pounds in a year

I had a baby 2 months ago. It was a difficult pregnancy. I had gestational diabetes. I had to give myself insulin injections and eat very carefully to control my blood sugar. During the last weeks of my pregnancy, when I was up to my ears with frustration at the amount of doctor appointments I had and the amount of times a day I had to poke myself with a needle, I made a decision. I was not going to go through another pregnancy while being overweight. 

That being said, I really am not giving myself much time to loose the weight I need to since another pregnancy GD willing can happen any time. So I have a year. I hope. There are 52 weeks in a year and safe weight loss is said to be 2 pounds a week. I think If I stay on track and stay motivated I can do it. 

My plan is pretty simple. Eat normal foods like sandwiches, pizza, and steak in normal amounts. Also I am writing down everything I eat. Exercise is a big part of this equation too. I'm walking every day. I'm a mom of three so to make a firm time for walking is almost impossible. I just walk when I can for however long I can. 30 min in the morning or 20 min at night - it doesn't matter as long as I'm moving. 

I'm on week 10 and I'm down 14.2 pounds. That's a great number cause It means I've lost 5% of my starting weight. My next goal is to loose 25 pounds by my English birthday. Easy as pie - a small piece of written down pie. 

24.2 Less of Me!!

Weight loss is a never ending soap opera! The drama involved is engrossing, no wonder so many people are obsessed with it!! If it's not Pesach it has to be something else. I'm still not at my 10% goal. I have to lose .8 to get there. This is the week that I will achieve it! If anyone want to lose it with me, I am starting to walk again at 8:15am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. You can meet me in front of my house!

This week I am going to work on positive self talk. I am going to put a post it on my mirror saying "Go Yehudis Go! You can do this!" in big letters! That way I start the day in a positive way. It is always easier to make good choices if you feel empowered! Like out great Rabbis have said "Simcha Poretz Geder!"

Falling of the wagon

I fell of the wagon a few weeks ago... It was a week before Purim to be precise... And of course, I went back up a little less than 4 pounds. First I missed a week then it spiraled down from there. I wasn't staying for the meetings and I stopped tracking. I got a bit cocky about my success. I thought "oh I got the hang of this now!" Yah, well I was wrong and I faced the consequences of going back to my old ways. There is an old weight watcher saying: If you do what you always did you will get what you always got. Obvious but hard to remember when your head is full of hot air like mine got to be. Now a much humbler me will be heading to the scale on Tuesday after a very well behaved week (so far).
The good news is that pesach is coming and that will give me a jump start into loosing mode. I eat really healthy stuff without any processes sugars so I loose about 5-7 pounds every year. Plus I am looking forward to getting as much of a workout as I can from cleaning my house :-)
My goal is to meet my 10% by next Rosh Chosesh. That's about 7 more pounds....

19.8 Less of Me

I get back from NY and I weigh in to find out that I lost 2.2 pounds while on vacation!! I even ate ice cream and pizza and a really yum but a bit spicy chicken avocado sandwich. I did track well, so all i can say is that tracking works.

I'm not sure why I was so scared of it. Maybe admitting to myself the amount I was eating and what I was eating was hard. Admitting is always hard and I can't lie to myself or pretend it didn't happen because the scale will tell me that it did. For the past 2 week I have been tracking and not just here and there but really doing it. and I lost weight both of those weeks. (5.2 the week before this)

By next week I'm going to hit the 20 pound mark a"yh and I only have another 5 pounds to go before I hit my 10% mark!!

This week I am going to start working on activity. I am going to go to bed early tonight, and Monday night so i can get up at 6 to go walking for an hour. Anyone who wants to join me is welcome!!

16.2 Less of Me

This week I finally saw some success on the scale after two weeks of gaining. I went up .2 then .6 but now I'm down 3.2 to make up for all that! 

I really have to stay on track and stay motivated without getting bored, so what can I do to change things up? I would really appreciate your ideas!!

On a happy note I lost another 5 so I get to pick a present for myself. I think I'm going to go for a nice recipe box...

Baby Gizmo Giveaway!

Here is another great giveaway that I have to blog about cause it would be nice to win it!
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