Weigh-In Monday*

*I actually weigh in on Sundays, but it's easier for me to post from work on Monday.

SW: Dec 2008 - 244  (pant size: 18 - really should have been a 22/24)
LWWI: 184.5
CW: April 3, 2011 - 184 (pant size: 14 - some days a 12)
Total Lost: .5 lbs
GW: 140 (pant size: I hope a 6/8)


So, not a HUGE loss, but at least I didn't gain!  I have realized (duh) that I REALLY need to watch my caloric intake.  All this time I thought I was eating healthy enough to lose, I was eating just to "maintain".  So, (blech) calorie counting, here we go!


It's been hard to do this, so far.  I assume it would probably be easier if my living situation were different.  We live with DH's FIL and he is very old-school when he cooks.  The more you eat, the better - lots of fried foods (he thinks fish is healthy even if it's fried, bc it's fish) - lots of red meat and pork, etc...I, because of trying to lose weight and bc of my Crohn's have told him on several occasions that I cannot eat that way - but he still has his favorite dishes.  Plus, my husband (who keeps saying he needs to lose weight) is the BIGGEST snacker/mind-less eater.  He will eat a whole loaf of bread because it tastes good - or just eat chips...just because.  DD is pretty easy, except she eats all the fruit and yogurt leaving me with only two or three pieces.  :)


I am really limiting my carb intake on this diet.  Not Atkins, but just trying to stay away from breads, pasta, etc as much as possible.  Yes, it fills me up and sometimes I HAVE to eat it otherwise I am starving 30 minutes after I eat dinner.  But, I realize I consume entirely too many refined sugar/carbs and that's not good for ANYONE.  (I say as I suck down a Diet Dr. Pepper!)  However, I am getting headaches from this limitation - which I knew would happen.  Oh well...Tylenol until I can break that "addiction".


I need to walk more.  Yesterday I walked about 3 miles, which was nice, but I didn't work out nearly enough this week.  I started the week well, but the weather was definitely a deterrent.


Friday was a BAD day - eating wise.  Not only did I drink a large REGULAR Dr. Pepper from McD's, I consumed a peanut butter/banana sandwich and a Filet -O- Fish with EXTRA tartar sauce (all for lunch!) then we went to the Moose Lodge that night and I ate fried fish (with tartar), french fries, and a salad drenched in Ranch.  No wonder I barely moved the scale!  Friday was awful!  Oh, and I made the mistake of buying some mini Snickers and mini Milky Ways this weekend.  BAD IDEA.  I am trying to forget about them and tell myself that one little candy bar is not worth a whole summer of being miserable.


I know I get down on myself about all this weight loss stuff and it's pretty pathetic, too.  I was in the shower last night and looked down at my feet (while standing straight up)...I remember there was a time I couldn't SEE my feet without sucking in my stomach!  Now, I can!  :)  Plus, I need to remind myself that the weight I have already lost (due to sickness, etc) is the equivalent of a second-grade child.  That's a lot of weight.  Why am I so hard on myself?


This weekend/end of this week will be a good test as DD and I are going to southern Illinois to visit my family.  My family doesn't exactly eat the healthiest, but my parents both eat pretty decent, so maybe it won't be too bad.  It's just that pizza from this pizza place in my highschool town is SOOOO good and it's local, blah, blah, blah....IT'S NOT WORTH IT, RIGHT?!?!?!  Right.


Godspeed.