The Skinny on Holly

Sitting on my couch and wishing the pounds away didn’t work, so it’s on to Weight Watchers

WW vacation July 11, 2007

Filed under: lack of progress, temptation — holly @ 2:38 pm

I’ve been on a weight loss vacation of sorts. I’ve made conscious decisions to eat certain things at BBQs and such fully aware of the consequences. Dammit.

So, tonight, I will return to my regularly scheduled WW meeting after missing a week and I will grin and bear what ever the results is.

I’ve haven’t even written down more than a day or two in the last 2 weeks! That’s horrible!

I had hoped to lose my 10% by my birthday (10 days away) and it’s sunk in that my choices have prevented me from reaching such a ridiculous goal. But, it’s time to pick my ass up again.

 

so mad June 18, 2007

Filed under: lack of progress, moods — holly @ 12:01 pm

I’m so mad at myself for being bad this weekend.

Ugh.

Not another weigh-in until Thursday of this week. I better be REALLY good until then.

 

blown weekend June 11, 2007

Filed under: lack of progress, temptation — holly @ 1:55 pm

This weekend was a shitty weight watchers weekend!

Saturday was the big golf tournament (the lesbian event of the year) and I drank most of my points (at least it was light beer).

Sunday was lunch/dinner at Lois’ aunt’s house and I forgot to bring my own food. She made ravioli and meatballs with homemade cheesecake for dessert. AND Arthur Avenue bread from the Bronx!

Hey, I gotta be somewhat human!

 

no progress really April 12, 2007

Filed under: lack of progress — holly @ 3:10 pm

So I am on Week 1 of the running program (which I haven’t started yet and it’s Thursday) and Week 2 of writing down everything I eat. I’m not really sure it’s helping that much, but I do feel guilty when I write down “cheeseburger” or “Peanut M&Ms”.
At least, I am recognizing that I have bad habits.

The problem is that I was once very skinny and in shape. And I could eat anything I wanted then, because I was playing tennis all the time and had a killer metabolism.

Now, I am so beyond where I even in a million years thought I would be.

Fridays are weigh-in days. Last Friday was the first one and I had lost 1 lb. I’m worried that tomorrow will be incredibly disappointing because I don’t feel like I have done anything substantial in my weight loss efforts.

All I’ve done this week is start listening to “The Secret” on my way to and from work and continue to write down what I am eating. I did receive a copy of a Weight Watchers book from a co-worker, but I don’t think I need to do the point system because I can’t figure it all out – especially with the cold cuts and various stuff I eat that are not on “the point list.”

Ugh.

I have date goals. June 9th is the golf tournament where I run into people I haven’t seen for a year.

July 26th is our summer vacation to P-Town.

If this chart becomes too far from reality, I will redo it. I also am hoping that not too many people out there are actually reading this blog, because I am putting my weight on it, and that’s incredibly embarrassing.

 

back on the wagon January 10, 2007

Filed under: lack of progress — holly @ 2:27 pm

this is ridiculous.

it’s 5 months after I started this and haven’t gotten anywhere. I’m basically where I started and now, I have new goals for myself.

I did one of those “Real Age” quizzes online and it told me that even though I am 30, my “real age” is 37.

I need to take better care of myself and using excuses to stay this unhealthy is ridiculous. I am the heaviest I have ever been in my life and I am tired of being embarassed about it.

I’m looking at 2-3 lbs a week. The first goal is to lose 6 lbs by February 1st.

 

tennis and blowing it at dinner August 24, 2006

Filed under: exercise, lack of progress — holly @ 2:39 pm

Yesterday, I played tennis with my boss for 1 ½ hours before work. Then I had this wonderful cereal from Costco with fiber flakes, cranberries and macadamia nuts. For lunch, chicken sausage (apple & gouda) and a salad with my new favorite dressing (Marie’s Blue Cheese Vinagrette) and ice water.
Things were looking good until I had a diet coke and two sloppy joes for dinner followed up by 3 Corona Lights.
Needless to say, I got on the scale this morning and weigh no less than I did 3 weeks ago.

Tonight the life insurance policy nurse comes to take my blood. Maybe I should take this as a time to seize the moment and work a little harder at this getting healthy crap.

 

back in the saddle… August 22, 2006

Filed under: lack of progress — holly @ 2:19 pm

I have been horrendous about the diet.
Notice the gigantic void between the last entry and this one!

In the meantime, I have purchased an exercise bike from Wal-Mart (I always have a moral dilemma when I walk into Wal-Mart, but it was all I bought and it was the only place I could find an exercise bike for $88) and I have played tennis in the mornings before work with my boss (twice last week and probably tomorrow).
The tennis is tough because I used to be a Division I college player 10 years ago when I weighed 50 lbs less. The quality of tennis last week was horrific. I definitely need to work on it.

So, I am still trying to get healthier and hopefully the tennis is sparking something.
Thursday night is when the nurse comes over to take my blood and stuff for the life insurance policy that Lois is upping on me. That’s a little reality check that I am not going to live forever.

I just had a tomato from our garden (no salt!) and 2 links of apple-gouda chicken sausage from Costco for breakfast. That’s not too bad, right?