Operation: Home Stretch: 3/2/08

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Week 21: Friday with 4 weeks to lose 4.5lbs

Friday - Day before weigh in
Weighed in today - OH MY GOD!!! Very exciting!! 169.9!! I'm in the 60's baby!! Of course who knows about tomorrow but I'm going to be great today and whatever happens happens. It's moving in that direction one way or another!!! WOO HOOO!! Brown purse here i come!!
Breakfast: pita, tzaitziki, 1 egg, tea (4)
Snack: tzaitziki, melba (2)
Lunch: smart ones (6)
Snack: rice cakes, 2 laughing cow, mint/green tea (2)
Dinner: rainbow trout, brown rice, asparagus (6)
Dessert: ice cream bar (2)
Total: 22

Week 21: Thursday with 4 weeks to lose 4.5lbs

Thursday
Weight: 170.4 - going down but am not banking on these numbers, just inspiration to keep eating well.
Breakfast: pita, 2 laughing cow, tea (2)
Lunch: lean cuisine, pita and cheese (8)
Snack: 1/2 fiber one bar, tea (1)
Dinner: steak, baked potato, mushrooms, crystal light (8)
Dessert: smart ones cookie dough sundae (3)
Total: 22

Week 21: Wednesday with 4 weeks to lose 4.5lbs

Wednesday:
Weighed myself this a.m. 170.9. good stuff.
Breakfast: pita, 2 laughing cow, tea (2)
Lunch: smart ones (6)
Snack: rice cakes, 2 laughing cow (2)
Dinner: 4pcs lobster roll, 2 gyoza, green tea, water, 4pcs spicy salmon (6)
Snacks: tea, popcorn, squash (2)
Total: 18 - again not that hungry today. weird!

Week 21: Tuesday with 4 weeks to lose 4.5lbs

Tuesday - still home sick.
Breakfast: 1 pita, 2 laughing cow, 1/2c mixed beans, cucumber, tea (5)
Snack: shrimp (1)
Lunch: lean cuisine (6)
Dinner: lean cuisine (7) - out of food in house and so not cooking or shopping, not that hungry
Dessert: ww sundae (3)
snack: veggies and dip (0.5)
Total: 22.5

Week 21: Monday with 4 weeks to lose 4.5lbs

Monday - off sick today
Breakfast: granola bar, 2 ww bread, pb and j (6)
Lunch: lean cuisine sandwich (6)
Snack: popcorn, pita with laughing cow (3)
Dinner: shrimp and quesadilla (6)
Dessert: ice cream bar (2)
Total: 23

Week 21: Sunday 4 weeks to lose 4.5lbs

Sunday
Okay, so i am down to 171.5. Its not 170.4 that I was pretty excited about! But that's but that's alright. I'll live. I may check it again after a BM but I need to let this one go. I'm on track for my 6lbs in 5weeks so that's enough. Frankly I would have been totally happy with a 1.5 if I hadn't seen the scale down more.
Breakfast: pita, chickpeas, laughing cow, tea (4)
Lunch: chicken and salad, soda and rybeena (6)
Celebration Dinner at Whitlocks for Ts new job: calamari, garlic bread with cheese, baked brie, wine, pasta (?)
Snack: bites of chocolate truffle (?)
Total: ? used flex

Week 21: Saturday 4 weeks to lose 6lbs

Okay its 6:50am and I'm freakin' out. I made the fatal mistake of going for sushi last night and now I am up over 3lbs. I'm pissed. I know I was down 3lbs yesterday - I know it's just all the salt. I picked Sushi because I didn't want us to go somewhere I had nothing to order. I was trying to pick the healthiest spot for me. Argh! And I had work drinks I had to pass on so I would have enough points for dinner. And then we didn't go out for dinner until 9pm and I was starving and had a headache because I can't wait that long to eat. And they ordered apps for the table. I had a few becuase I was starving - which is sooooo annoying becuase I didn't want them... I wanted dinner but what can you do. I tried to stick to the raw oysters as they are really low in points. This is when I feel like its hard. I really feel like I have to cancel all plans on friday nights before weigh in because its too hard to control everything. I really, really, really want my 3lbs this week. It bugs me that weight watchers always has slogans that weight watchers is not a diet. bolognie!! It takes a huge amount of changes in my life to keep this up. Number 1 - not drinking. Last night is a perfect example of a night that I would have every weekend. drinks after work, going for dinner with friends and i tried REALLLYYYYY hard last night and still wasn't able to eat within my points. Sorry - but that's a diet. I feel like I have to cancel social engagements to get through this. And I actually don't mind doing that but not sure how thats going to work on maintenance! The whole point of getting skinny is to show it off not hide at home!
So, I've already investigated a Sunday meeting so i can get rid of the salt. I am drinking mint tea and water for the next few hours before my meeting... and I'll weigh myself again. I wish I had written down all my weigh in stats yesterday - I would have just gone with those. I just considered moving my weigh in to Fridays to stop this but I do really find having on Saturday helps stop me from over doing it one night of the weekends. last night I really wanted some wine. and would have been eating and drinking everything last night if I had weighed in and I'm scared that might carry on the whole weekend. I don't mind not doing those things but I need some results on Saturday! ARGH!!
I also have a lunch party and dinner party tonight and was hoping i could have a little wine tonight but if I'm weighing in tomorrow than i cant. AHHH!!
Okay, my rants over. I know i lost 3lbs this week, I know i worked hard, i've received lots of comments this week that i look skinnier. So I just need to get over it. Even if I go to WW today and weigh in... I want to weigh in at home tomorrow and use those stats... but I feel like that's cheating!! Just not sure what to do. And I could just wait until next week to see mega results but I don't want to. I want the positive feedback now!!!
Okay - more updates to follow - it's only 7am!!
Update: 11am - I drank water and mint tea all morning and only went up in weight so i decided not to go to my meeting. I am going to drink lots of fluids today and weigh in tomorrow morning.
Food for today
Breakfast: granola bar, tea (2)
Snack: 2ww bread, egg, 2 bacon, tea (5)
Lunch: ww pita, 2 laughing cow, asparagus, chickpeas, water (5) -yummy and filling
Snack: popcorn, hostess cupcakes, large green tea (2)
Dinner: pork loin, squash, 3/4 serving potatoes (6)
Dessert: ice cream bar, tea (2)
Total: 22

My dinner party and lunch were cancelled thankfully so I don't have to worry about points. I can control them and drink lots of water. I'm now nervous to weigh in tomorrow in case its not as good as it was on friday morning. oh well. can't play these games forever.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Week 20 Tally

Saturday: 23 (3km run) - banked 1AP

Sunday: 33 (-10AP) = 23 (21.1km run) - banked 3AP
Monday: 24 (-1FP) = 23

Tuesday: 21.5

Wednesday: 22

Thursday: 22

Friday: Total: 28 (-5FP) = 23

Activity Points Left: 1 + 3 = 4

Flex Points Left: 35 -1 = 34 - 5 = 29

Habits of Successful Members and What I need to work on:

1) Ask For Help - I need to phone ahead and ask what friends are serving so i can plan the points, plan non-food related visits with friends like yoga or manis, pick restaurants that work for me, ask my family to stop talking about weight constantly and criticizing the physiques on others, speak up for myself if others try to persuade me to endulge and call them out on it

2) Learn From Your Experience: I need to put my weightloss needs before everything else, to cancel social engagements if they are too tempting, read menus and plan meals in advance, cook recipes and cut up veggies in advance, plan constant rewards of any kind to keep the momentum, stay on plan even when I overeat above my points... i can still minimize the damage and exercise it off.. "what a difference a day makes!"

3) Manage Your Environment: plan meals in advance, read menus and make choices, pick healthy restaurants for me, at problematic situations eat a fibre one bar and have a tea so i am full and then re-assess the situation and how to make it work for me, ask for husband for assistance in problematic situations... go grab a healthy bite to eat and come back maybe, plan foods i can pig out on with abandon that are healthy when thats what i need to do like sushi, make plan for not eating after drinking.. reward system... something to distract myself, dry January, always have bran bites or granola bar in purse. that and a tea will keep me full until i can get a healthy meal.

4) Manage Your Feelings: when I want to reward myself with food think of anything else non-food related that i can reward myself with. also same for when i'm bored, what can i do to entertain myself instead of food. think of non-food related activities to do with friends and family. movies, shopping, go for a run together, go for a coffee together, go to a yoga class together. also when tired and stressed i want to reward myself with an easy dinner (takeout or decadent) that i can eat tons of and not have to count. think of what i can do that with: swiss chalet with baked pot and ff sr cream, steamed dim sum w/seafood, sushi, veggie burger w/side salad with spray or 2tsp oil and 2tsp vinegar and big diet coke, grilled chicken sandwich and small chili, big salad with chicken at pub, salmon w/ steamed veg and baked pot w/ff sr cream, popcorn, dill pickles, light jello, edge pizza. Even better when stressed run to a sushi restaurant. I'll feel better when i get there, can eat a little more and having healthy dinner and relieving stress! Ask myself what am I hungry for?

5) Manage Your Thoughts: If you build it they will come. If I eat within my points and exercise I will lose weight. I know I can do that. No one is force feeding me, no one is strapping me to the couch... its up to me to lose weight. Just like running if I fill my head with positive thoughts "i know I can do this", "nothing tastes better than being skinny", just becuase you broke one dish doesn't mean you would smash the rest of your dishes so just because you slipped and ate too much at one meal doesn't mean you should keep overeating. what a difference a day makes.

6) Monitor Yourself: tracking my hunger and satisfaction levels are something i need to work on. stopping a meal when I'm satisfied but still a hint hungy as I end up feeling full 20mins later.

7) Prepare Yourself: I've done so with my new motto "drinking and food endulgences stop my weightloss, i commit to eating within my points, rationning my flex points throughout the week and not drinking until nyc". I have re-instated 5lb goal presents as well as something to look forward to every week so each time I want to splurge I remind myself of a present I want and i can have if i don't indulge. i've also started my weightloss at where i am now so it seems like less to lose. 5lbs not hitting 35lbs. planning my meals in advance each week and grocery shopping makes all the difference. researching menus before i go to restaurants and making my selection before i get there and am hungry works amazingly well.

8) Take Care of Yourself: Put my weight loss first. everytime i say i don't have time to exercise or i had no choice to eat poorly is really me letting life be the excuse i need to let my goals slide. and that's what i want. if i wanted to put my goals first i would but i'm looking for an excuse to not have to do the hard stuff. but when I put the uncomfortable things first like going a bit hungry or eating that salad instead of the fries or getting out of my warm bed and going running in the cold I am putting me first. taking care of myself, and putting my goals first. this comes before any socializing, work, family, friends. if i don't put me first the rest will suffer. i won't feel like socializing if i feel all fat, i will be sick more often and miss work if i'm overweight.

Tools For Living:

Winning Outcome: i commit to eating within my points, rationning my flex points throughout the week and not drinking until nyc. my goal is to lose weight in 5lb increments with a prize at each level. I have already lost 3.6lbs so i am already on my way!

Empowering Beliefs: If you build it they will come. I feared I could not run a marathon but I stuck to the training schedule every week and slowly built up my mileage every week until presto... i could run a marathon almost effortless. I also learned that the marathon was no different than every other long sunday run we had done so all the stumbling blocks we had experienced each week were the same so i knew how to overcome them on the big day. Weight loss is no different. if I eat within my points i will lose weight. I know not to worry about the final number or how i will maintain it... that all the hurdles i am learning to overcome each day while losing are the same hurdles I will have on maintenance. and it may take me a long time to get to goal just like it took me to run the marathon, maybe longer than others, just like the marathon but i will get there and it feels amazing to reach a goal of a lifetime!

Anchoring: again i think of my marathon medal and specifically from kms 27 - 42... i had a break down at 27km feeling like i was rushing too much to see people and i felt like i couldn't keep up but i got through it just remembering to take my time and enjoy the journey and then from kilos 35km to 42km i had a surge of energy, happiness, confidence, the sun was shining, i had my best music, i could hear the crowd, it was amazing and i knew i could do it. i also think of the 30lbs i've already lost. that is anchoring enough that i know i can do it. i've already come so far... slow and steady will finish the race.

Storyboarding: i broke the rest of my journey of 30lbs into 5lb goals with prizing for each. i also planned it out as though i only have 30lbs to go not heading to 60lbs so i can start fresh and it doesn't feel as daunting and i don't think of any plateaus i've had. to get there i had to acknowledge that splurges were slowing me down, i set a calendar up to show how quickly i can get to goal to motivate me, each weekly prize reminds me not to endulge, i'm in training for a half marathon so my exercise continues, i am reading the books, planning my meals, banished alcohol until february to give me a jump start, grocery shopping and cooking recipes in advance, and stocking my fridge at work with healthy snacks. i also took a teapot and water jug to work to fill up on herbal teas and water and have new water jug at home to enjoy spa water at home.

Mental Rehearsing: i think about a stressful day at work where i am going to come home exhausted, dying for some crappy food and lounging on the couch and pigging out until i'm stuffed. i walk home from work with my ipod on listening to some great running tunes to get me excited and i think about how much better I will feel after going for a run and running out all that negative energy. i come home from work, order some healthy sushi to be delivered so i don't have to worry about dinner and throw on my running stuff, telling myself i only have to go until i run off the negativity as fast as i can so its gone and i won't think of it anymore, even better is running to a sushi place like the one just behind the manulife center. maybe treat myself to a new book at chapters in manulife center or a movie after! god that actually sounds great! i want to do that now... i definitely will when i'm stressed! low budget alternative is go for the run and grab pre-made salad at rabba and some shrimp to saute and have a bath at home with a magazine and some product i have before or after dinner. and enjoy popcorn and a good movie after the bath. or pull out one of the many books i have in my nightstand and curl up with that and some herbal tea.

Motivating Strategy: i find this one hard to do without a present. my easy answer is if something is stopping me from reaching my mini-goals I would break it up to smaller ones so i would give myself a present today for eating on plan and exercising.. book a massage or mani-pedi or something. something i am probably already doing for myself but i can now only have if i stick to my goal. i find after a day or two it gets easier and you don't need the presents.
but just a mental motivator.. i could stop and picture myself at goal, how it feels, but i still find that too far off, so i would picture some of my prizes like going into Over the Rainbow to buy a really small pair of jeans that feel great on. that excites me.

Reframing: okay, this is a big one which i conquered for the first time on New years Eve... not eating after drinking.. especially pizza.
1) So i said I would replace it with sex.. (sorry if my Mom is reading this!), i promised myself that when you come home feeling all drunk and sexy why not enjoy your partner and how great you feel and have fun than stuff yourself and be all garlicky.
2) promised myself i could pig out the next day on something fabulous just not tonight and by the next day I knew i wouldn't or at least i'd eat less, or make better decisions
3) just go to bed... your tired, drunk and you won't be hungry when you sleep.

Positive Self-Talking: i often feel sorry for myself if i can't eat something decadent when i want it and i'll never be able to eat tons of crap again with abondement. i have to say to myself that i can eat whatever i want but not all the time so if i want to pig out on thai food save it for saturday and use my flex points and enjoy it. and if i also want pizza and creamy pasta then those two i will find lower cal versions of or eat a little bit every day with something healthy. but i can have whatever i want and there are a million saturdays in my life to endulge so start a list. just like there are a million places i'd like to travel but we have the rest of our lives to go on different trips it doesn't all have to be today.

Hurdles

What's stopping me from breaking through this 3 month plateau? What's slowing me down?
-drinking (late night eating, hangover food, less exercise)
-less determination because craving pleasure through celebration (need non-food/drink rewards that bring pleasure: spa, spa cuisine, new clothes, high from running and wkout accomplishments)
-putting myself first (cancel social engagements if they do not fit my plans, plan alternative food for social engagements if food doesn't work for me, plan food for the week and do not alter)
-summer is bringing more reasons to get out and drink and eat (celebrate summer and the outdoors through new clothes, patios with mocktinis, exercising outdoors, camping, swimming, mani-pedis, bronzing creams, showing off new muscles)
What does my ideal healthy lifestyle look like?
-morning stretching/yoga and herbal tea
-fresh, organic, spa cuisine at the dining table
-5 fruits and vegs a day, high fibre foods, clean eating
-30mins cardio daily and 2hrs of weights a week
-enjoying exercise, craving it
-full nights sleep
-mediation daily
-stress free
-walks along the beach
-looking after my body with spa treatments
-no tummy issues
What's the next workout challenge I am signing up for?
-2 sessions with trainer this week
-weekly sunday yoga class at flirty girl starting next Sunday
-2 days of weights starting next week (Tuesday and Friday am using magazine tear out)
-signing up for marathon tomorrow and printing out training schedule (Scotia Sept 28th, Oct 19th Toronto, Niagara Oct 26th)
What can I do for myself this week?
-reward can be new workout clothes, running sunglasses
-print schedule and start training for marathon
-plan meals with new recipes
-baths with product
-trip to sephora for product

Stats:

Total Weight Loss to Date 30lbs (goal 60+)

Week 1 Oct 20/07 Weight 192.2

Week 2 Oct 27/07 Weight 192.8 (up .6)

Week 3 Nov 3/07 Weight 193 (up .2)

Week 4 Nov 10/07 Weight 190.6 (down 2.4) - started WW

Week 5 Nov 17/07 Weight 187.6 (down 3.0)

Week 6 Nov 24/07 Weight 187.2 (down 2.0)

Week 7 Dec 1/07 Weight 184.4 (down 1.2)

Week 8 Dec 8/07 Weight 183.8 (down 0.6)

Week 9 Dec 15/07 Weight 183.6 (down 0.2)

Week 10 Dec 22/07 Weight 180.4 (down 3.2)

Week 11 Dec 29/07 Weight 178.8 (down 1.6)

Week 12 Jan 5/08 Weight 178.0 (down 0.8)

Week 13 Jan 12/08 Weight 177.4 (down 0.6)

Week 14 Jan 19/08 Weight 177.2 (down 0.2)

Week 15 Jan 26/08 Weight 175.0 (down 2.2)

Week 16 Feb 2/08 Weight 173.4 (down 1.6)

Week 17 Feb 9/08 Weight 172.2 (down 1.2)

Week 18 Feb 16/08 Weight 177.0 (up 4.8) - Kidscreen

Week 19 Feb 23/08 Weight 173.2 (down 3.8)

Week 20 March 1/08 Weight 173.0 (down 0.2)

Week 21 March 8/08 Weight 171.5 (down 1.5)

Week 22: March 15/08 Weight 168.6 (down 2.9)

Week 23: March 22/08 Weight 170 (up 1.4) - argh!!!

Week 24: March 29/08 Weight 170.5 (up 0.5) - double argh!!!

Week 25: April 5/08 Weight 168.4 (down 2.1) - woo hoo

Week 26: April 12/08 Weight 170.4 (up 2.0) - miptv. all champagne. totally worth it!!

Week 27: April 19/08 Weight 169.1 (down 1.3)

Week 28: April 26/08 Weight 169.3 (up 0.2) - argh!!

Week 29: May 3/08 Weight 168.5 (down 0.8)

Week 30: May 10/08 Weight 167.2 (down 1.3) - yipppeeee!!!

Week 31: May 17/08 Weight 167.0 (down 0.2) - first week on CORE

Week 32 - May 24/08 Weight: 167.2 (up 0.2)

Week 33 - May 31/08 Weight 166.4 (down 0.8)

Week 34 - June 7/08 no idea - i'm in barcelona but bet i'm up!

Week 35 - June 14/08 Weight 167.6

Week 36 - June 21/08 Weight 168.6 - mother f'er!!

Week 37 - June 28/08 Weight 168.2 (down 0.4)

Week 38 - July 5/08 Weight 167.2 (down 1.0) yeah!

Week 39 - July 12/08 Weight 167.4 (up 0.2) - argh!

Week 40 - July 19/08 Weight 168.0 (up 0.6) - double argh!

Week 41 - July 26/08 Weight 165.2 (down 2.3) - Hallalujah

Week 42 - Aug 2/08 Weight 164.0 (down 1.7) - yippee!! off to mexico

Week 43 - Aug 9/08 no weigh in b/c in mexico but down for sure

Week 44 - Aug 16/08 Weight 167.4 (up 3.4)

Week 45 - Aug 23/08 Weight 169.4 (up 2.0)

Week 46 - Aug 30/08 no weigh in, at spa.. apprx 162

Week 47 - Sept 6/08 Weight 161.6 (30.6lbs)

Week 48: Sept 13/08 Weight 163.4 (up 1.8) oops. damn Film Festival

Week 49: Sept 20/08 Weight 161. 8 - blogging and plan works!

Week 50: Sept 27/08 Weight 162.6 (up 0.8)

Week 51: Oct 4/08 Weight 159.4 - woo hooo!!!

Week 52 (Oct 9/08): at MIPCOM - around 162

Year 1 Wk 1 (Oct 18/08): 162.4 (just back from MIP)

Year 1 Wk 2 (Oct 25/08): 161.6 (down 0.8)

Year 1 Wk 3 (Nov 1/08): 161.2 (down 0.4)

Year 1 Wk 4 (Nov 8/08): 160.6 (down 0.6)

Year 1 Wk 5 (Nov 15/08): 160.2 (down 0.4)

Year 1 Wk 6 (Nov 22/08): 158.0 (down 2.2)

Year 1 Wk 7 (Nov 29/08): 157.8 (down 0.2)

Year 1 Wk 8 (Dec 6/08): no weigh in this week, lots of salty sushi

Year 1 Wk 9 (Dec 13/08): 160.4 (up 2.6 - lots of xmas parties)Year 1, Wk 10 (Dec 20/08): 162.0 (up 1.6 - more sushi and xmas parties)

Year 1, Wk 11 (Dec 27/08): 161.8 (down 0.2 over xmas - i'll take it!!)

Jan 3/09 Starting Weight: 164.8

Jan 10/09: 161.2 (3.6loss) - yeah! I did it!! going to my favorite store to by something on sale!!

Jan 17/09: 160.8 (4lbs loss)

Jan 24/09: 160.8 (4lbs) - I'm sure i lost this week. had big dinner night before so just didn't show at WW but feel skinnier.

Jan 31/09: 158 (6.8lbs) - yeha!! however, did drink night before so may be dehydration but i'll take it!!

Feb 7/09: 159.2 - weighed in in NYC, up a bit

Feb 14/09: 163.4 - or something like that - weighed in at home when I got home from NYC...

Feb 21/09: need to fill in (up 6.8lbs)

Feb 28/09: 163

Mar 7/09: 166.0

Mar 14/09: 163.6 (down 2.4)

Mar 21/09 Results: 164.6 gained 1.0!!

Mar 28/09 Results: 166.0 gained again!

April 4/09 Results: 164.6 (lost 1.0 at MIP)

April 16/09: 165.7 (down 1.1)

April 17/09: 165.0 (down 0.7)

April 18/09: 164.0 (down 1.0)

April 19/09: didn't weigh in

April 20/09: 167.0

April 21/09: 165.7

April 22/09: 164.5

April 23/09: 165.2 - sushi!

April 24/09: 163.7

April 25/09: 162.6

April 26/09: 165.5 - after drinking bloat

April 27/09: 165.3 - not sure why not going down

April 28/09: 165.1 - weird. oh well! doing my best.

April 29/09: 163.0 - thats better

April 30/09: didn't weigh in today

May 1/09: 164.0

May 2/09: 162.0

May 3/09: didn't weigh in

May 4/09: 165.6

May 5/09: 165.9 - going up yet starving??!!

May 13/09: 165.1 pathetic progress oh well... one day at a time!

May 14/09: 164.5 - better, getting there.

May 23/09: 168.0

May 31/09: 169.1 ouch! back home and time to really buckle down! have gained 10lbs basically since february. don't even know how it happened!

June 1/09: 167.3 - that's better... one day at a time

June 2/09: 166.9 - that's right... keep it coming.

June 3/09: 165.9 - woo hoo!

june 4/09: 167.1 - had sushi last night so expected this.

June 12/09: 166.2 (3lbs loss)

June 19/09: 164.6 (1.6 loss) -

June 26/09: 166 - up 2lbs - very very mad since I tried very hard this week.

July 3/09: 164 - not weighing in on friends advice

July 10/09: 163.8 (-0.2lbs)

July 17/09: 161.8 (-2.0lbs)

July 24/09: 162.4

July 31/09: 159.1 - yeah!!!

Aug 7/09: 161

Aug 14/09:161

Aug 21/09: 161

Aug 28/09: 159.6

Sept 4/09: 158.6

Sept 11/09: 160.8 - up 2.2 argh

Sept 18/09: 159.9

Sept 25/09: 159.4- Race Weekend

Oct 1/09: no weigh in - leave for mipcom this week

Oct 10/09: 157.6 - WOOOHOOO!! lowest yet!!! yeah!!

Oct 24/09: 158 -up a bit but not bad after big turkey dinner but plan is to be down each week... must buckle down

at home

Oct 27/09: 160.8

WI Oct 31/09: 159.0

WI Nov 7/09: 161.8

WI Nov 14/09: 157.8

WI Nov 21/09: 158.2

WI Nov 28/09:160.2 (starting weight)

WI Dec 5/09: 158.2 (-2.0) (Anniversary)

WI Dec 12/09: 156.4 (-1.8)

WI Dec 19/09: 160.2 - ahh!! screwed now!!

WI Dec 26/09: 160 - well crap but staying the same isn't the worst. now need to buckle down for next week

Jan 2/10: 164

Jan 9/10: 159.6- not bad...

Jan 16/10: 159.4 - yeah! a loss!

Jan 23/10: didn't weigh in, in LA

Jan 30/10: 155.2 - wooohooo!!

Feb 27: 158.4

Sat Mar 6: 157

Sat Mar 13: 158.8

Sat Mar 20: 162.7

Sat Mar 27: 161.4

Sat Apr 3: 158.4
Weigh In: Sat May 8/10: 161.8
Weigh In: Sat May 15/10: 160.2
Weigh In: Sat May 22/10: 162.6
Weigh In: Sat May 29/10: 165.8
Weigh In: Sat June 5/10: 160.8
Weigh In: Sat June 12/10: 159.6
Weigh In: Sat June 19/10: 162.8
Weigh In: Sat June 26/10: 162.2
Weigh In: Sat July 3/10: 160.6
Weigh In: Sat July 10/10: 159.8
Weigh In: Sat July 17/10: 158
Weigh In: Sat July 24/10: 158.4
Weigh In: Sat July 31/10: 156.8
Weigh In: Sat Aug 7/10: ?
Weigh In: Sat Aug 14/10: ?
Weigh In: Sat Aug 21/10: 156.6
Weigh In: Sat Aug 27/10: 158
Weigh In: Sat Sept 3/10: ?
Weigh In: Sat Sept 10/10: ?
Weigh In: Sat Sept 17/10: 159.2

Month 1 (weeks 1-4): 1.6loss

Month 2 (weeks 5-8): 6.8loss

Month 3 (weeks 9-12): 5.8 loss

Month 4 (weeks 13-16): 4.6loss

Month 5 (weeks 17-20): 0.8 gain

Month 6 (weeks 21-24): 2.5 loss

Month 7 (weeks 25-28): 1.2 loss

Body Stats: Beginning/10 Jan 09/17 jan 09

Body Fat (lbs) 84.4lbs/66.6/66.2

Body Fat (%) 44.3%/41.3%/41.3% (goal 21-32%)

Body Water (%) 40.7%/42.9%/42.9% (goal 50-55%)

BMI 46.0/38.9/38.7 (goal 19-25)

Inches Lost: total: 18"/6"at spa/updated Oct 11/09

Beginning/10lbs/20lbs/30lbs loss/34.6lbs loss

Bicep 14"/13.5"/13"/12.5/12.5 (down 1.5")

Thigh 25.5"/24.5"/23.75"/21.5/22.5 (down 3") - up from marathon?

Waist 41"/37"/36.25"/35/34 (down 7")

Hip 42"/39.5/39/38.5/37 (down 5")

Bust 38.5"/42.5"/35.5/34.5 (down 4") -measured bra line - that's some back fat!!! yippee!

Totals (Aug 31/08):

Body Fat down 10.8lbs

Body Fat down 15.8%

Body Water is up 1.1%

BMI is down 18.2 pts

Goals:

5lbs (Nov 19th) - Stillwater Gift Certificate - booked for Mon Nov 29th - had vichy shower mandarin body glow - it was AMAZING!!!
10lbs (Dec 22nd) - Tiffany's Bracelet - I got it!!! woohoo! Wore it today for the first time (Jan 3/08).
15lbs (Jan 19th) - Dermologica Pre-cleanse, Bobbi Brown staples, highlights and cut, mani/pedi (week of Jan 25th)
19lbs/172.2 (Feb 9th) 10% of weight and 20lb goal! - Guess Boots, Clothes for NYC Trip (got feb 9th) Yippee!!! Feels great!
23.8lbs/168.8 (April 5th) - Brown Purse (got April 5th) - worked by butt off for this so took it to MIP!!
28lbs - booked and went on Dream Spa Trip
30lbs - food processor
33lbs/159lbs - MIPCOM clothes

Future ideas: sign up for hot yoga, sign up for flirty girl

Operation: Home Stretch

Total Weight Loss to date 25.4

HOMESTRETCH PLAN!