W1, D2...Journaling

Today is Week 1, Day 2 and I am on my way. I still am not exercising like I normally would. Sarah and I went for a 30 minute walk, which right now really makes me happy. I have tracked all of my food for today. Including the "extras" that I added on at the end of the day. First up being the two Club crackers I ate at the office (so I had to write them down when I got home) and then I am going to have a mini Hershey's Special Dark chocolate bar...yummy! Craving it and worth it because I am counting it. For the week I have used 4 FlexPoints , which is great. I get basically 7 FlexPoints a day (49 for the week), so I am pleased with only using a few. I don't ever "plan" on using them, just use them when I need them.

Success for the last couple of days...Monday night I was hungry after dinner. All I was thinking about was food, stupid right? The good part, I didn't cave into that food desire. By the time I went to bed at 10:30, I realized I wasn't thinking about food anymore and that hungry feeling had passed. I guess my body pulled some fat from somewhere to appease itself, which is fine by me! Today, I really wanted to go to Qdoba for lunch. I looked at their Points for their meals. Ouch!! I don't know if I can go there and do what I want to do. Everything was most of my points for the ENTIRE DAY! Like, I can eat a points total of 29 and some of the meals are 22, 28...um, yeah, I still need to eat breakfast and dinner and I enjoy my snacks during the day, too. I also don't plan on using all my FlexPoints because of one meal. It had better be pretty special for me to do something like that. And Qdoba for lunch does not fall in the special category. I am really going to be rethinking that food of choice.

I have a couple of short term goals. No. 1: is my 5% goal which is 204 lbs; No. 2: is pushing towards that 199 mark. I have the 199 goal hanging up in the pantry and on my fridge. I look forward to the day I can change them to a new number. I also have hanging up in my pantry and beside my food journal, "Don't trade what I want most for what I want at this moment." I am really trying to live by those words when it comes to my food consumption.

Six Week Challenge

I haven't posted since June, so here is a quick update. I haven't done much exercising. I have been very undisciplined about weighing and measuring my food on a REGULAR basis. Sarah and I have been walking about four days a week (one plus in all of this). I have been back up hoovering around 215 pounds, which doesn't make me happy, at all. I am still having troubles with my back (or nerves). I really am not sure what is causing this continued discomfort. I just know that I am not as flexible as I once was. Bending over to paint my toes or put on shoes and socks can be very uncomfortable at times. Obviously, this has been going on far too long but hopefully answers are near. I have a doctor's appointment on October 12th. It is for an all over physical and I will move forward from there.

On to the title...Six Week Challenge...my challenge, to weigh/measure and journal all of my food intake for the next six weeks...EVERY SINGLE DAY!! I'm going to try really hard to keep it honest. Today is day one. I know I did not get enough vegetables in but I did get lots of fruit (really not necessary because those natural sugars can sneak up on you). I am continuing with my WeightWatchers PointsPlus system because that seems to be the best for me. As I have admitted before, I just don't do well with the whole counting calories thing.

Wish me luck.....