Okay, so officially I gained 2.8 pounds this week for a total loss of 23.2 pounds. Unofficially, I stayed the same or lost.
I was hungry all week. My home scales showed a loss up to yesterday morning.
Last night Zaphod & I had dinner out with a good friend of ours and I succumbed to the lure of french fries.
I wasn't surprised to see a gain on the scale at weigh-in this morning but I really wasn't expecting to see such a large gain. The meal I ate last night was probably pretty salty, so that might account for some of the gain, but all of it? Overnight?
Two weeks ago, my leader suggested that I count the Points of what I was eating to help me manage my portions. One week ago, I lost a pound, which demonstrated the wisdom of her suggestion. I continued to consume the portions I had determined were realistic this past week, with the exception of last night's dinner.
I follow the Core plan. I'm supposed to eat Core foods until I'm satisfied. I was never satisfied this past week. What the hell is going on?
At dinner last night I had a panzanella salad . . . and a side of fries. I nibbled on the fries until I finished the salad. Then I rested (as in "stop, rest, and assess") and afterward enjoyed the rest of the fries. I was satisfied, not stuffed. But 2.8 pounds satisfied?
Could this have anything to do with living in Maine and it getting darker, a lot darker, at this time of year? I truly don't know. I tried to move more this past week, but that was just walking the dogs a couple of mornings along with my usual t'ai chi class. It doesn't come close to accounting for my hunger.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Meditation on Exercise
Today was a holiday for me (Indigenous Peoples Day aka Columbus Day). I had not intended to spend the day thinking about moving more but that's how it turned out. I don't even remember what got it started. It had nothing to do with the fact that there was no change in my weight at Saturday's weigh in, so my total loss is still 26 pounds.
Three-day weekends are bad for me. I need the rest, yes. I enjoy not having to go to work, yes. But I too often feel dissatisfied afterward because I didn't do anything but rest. I'm feeling enough better these days (fibromyalgia, vertigo, chronic fatigue, depression -- remember?) that it's time for me to start making some progress in ways other than Weight Watchers.
True, I've started t'ai chi again and I love it just as much as I did the very first time I encountered it. I even remember to practice almost every day. I'm trying very hard to make it a daily presence in my life. But it's not enough.
Today I got off on a quest to learn whether a Trikke is right for me. It looks like fun and the people who own them tend to sound cult-like in their devotion to them. It's hard not to be inspired to want to get more exercise after watching some of the videos and reading some of the posts from the, um, elder (check out the 50-somethings thread) adherents.
The question I haven't yet been able to answer for myself is whether it is a realistic way for me to commute to work. My commute is about two miles by car, which isn't very far. Unfortunately, the last portion of it is up a very steep hill -- at least by car. There are ways around the hill that add distance and time to the commute.
I know that I need at least an hour of exercise every day. I also know that I'm not capable of that right now. I don't know if I'll ever be capable of it again but I'm starting to talk to myself about how I want to be.
I've long wanted to find a way to get to work without burning fossil fuels; my last job was about a half-mile from home and I walked most days. It's been over ten years since I had that job (and the business has moved since) and I still want to find some way to commute without burning fossil fuels. I live in Maine, which can make commuting by any form a challenge in the winter.
There's an appealing efficiency to combining my commute with needed exercise. Is a Trikke the way to do it? Or should I just start walking more and eventually walk all the way to work (and back)? Walking has great appeal because it's possible regardless of the weather -- I do live in Maine.
I don't have any answers yet, but I am heartened by the fact that I'm even considering the possibility of walking to work. This may be a fool's errand, but I fully intend to find out what's possible for me.
Three-day weekends are bad for me. I need the rest, yes. I enjoy not having to go to work, yes. But I too often feel dissatisfied afterward because I didn't do anything but rest. I'm feeling enough better these days (fibromyalgia, vertigo, chronic fatigue, depression -- remember?) that it's time for me to start making some progress in ways other than Weight Watchers.
True, I've started t'ai chi again and I love it just as much as I did the very first time I encountered it. I even remember to practice almost every day. I'm trying very hard to make it a daily presence in my life. But it's not enough.
Today I got off on a quest to learn whether a Trikke is right for me. It looks like fun and the people who own them tend to sound cult-like in their devotion to them. It's hard not to be inspired to want to get more exercise after watching some of the videos and reading some of the posts from the, um, elder (check out the 50-somethings thread) adherents.
The question I haven't yet been able to answer for myself is whether it is a realistic way for me to commute to work. My commute is about two miles by car, which isn't very far. Unfortunately, the last portion of it is up a very steep hill -- at least by car. There are ways around the hill that add distance and time to the commute.
I know that I need at least an hour of exercise every day. I also know that I'm not capable of that right now. I don't know if I'll ever be capable of it again but I'm starting to talk to myself about how I want to be.
I've long wanted to find a way to get to work without burning fossil fuels; my last job was about a half-mile from home and I walked most days. It's been over ten years since I had that job (and the business has moved since) and I still want to find some way to commute without burning fossil fuels. I live in Maine, which can make commuting by any form a challenge in the winter.
There's an appealing efficiency to combining my commute with needed exercise. Is a Trikke the way to do it? Or should I just start walking more and eventually walk all the way to work (and back)? Walking has great appeal because it's possible regardless of the weather -- I do live in Maine.
I don't have any answers yet, but I am heartened by the fact that I'm even considering the possibility of walking to work. This may be a fool's errand, but I fully intend to find out what's possible for me.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
OK, OK, I'm starting to get it
I lost one pound this week for a total of 26 pounds lost. I'm not at the lowest weight I've been since I joined Weight Watchers, but I'm close.
I did as my leader suggested and calculated Points for the meals I usually eat. Sure enough, I was eating portions of grains that were too large. I cut back and lost a pound despite eating out many times during the weekend after my previous weigh in.
Now the challenge is to continue the portion control I managed to exercise last week.
There's really no magic to all of this but no one can fault me for wishing there were.
I did as my leader suggested and calculated Points for the meals I usually eat. Sure enough, I was eating portions of grains that were too large. I cut back and lost a pound despite eating out many times during the weekend after my previous weigh in.
Now the challenge is to continue the portion control I managed to exercise last week.
There's really no magic to all of this but no one can fault me for wishing there were.
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