100 posts later
100 posts on my weight loss blog and I am no better off than I was when I started.
Just a sad realization.
Post Montreal
I was able to maintain my weight this month so far, but have unfortunately not lost any more. Montreal did not hurt me even though we ate some heavier meals - probably because of the highly increased exercise. We walked all over the attractions we visited and each day I sweated so much it was gross at times. The humidity inside the Botanical Gardens got to me and then of course there were the hills all over the town. Either way, I was really happy with the activity levels during our vacation and we were able to eat properly most of the time - just not all the time.
BUT - now that I am back I need to find a way to get myself passionate about my weight loss. It isn't that I need to recommit, or find a new regime or anything like that. I need to find the reason I was able to lose so much weight in the past. I need to find what made me want to stick to it. I know I want to be thinner for my health and my looks. I know I want to be thinner for Dave and our future together. But despite all the reasons I want to lose weight, I apparently want to eat treats and sit around all the time more.
I am looking into a family doctor here in Ottawa to see if there is anything they can suggest for me. I want to get my thyroid tested to see if there are any problems there. I had it tested a long time ago but never heard anything about it, which makes me think that it is fine, but if I was able to get it tested and explained to me again then it would be one less excuse or explanation I had for the way I behave.
Oh and I won't be getting treadmill this fall. I definitely did not meet my goals of really doing well with my jogging/running program and will not be able to reward myself with such a gift. I may however, look into a actual stationary bike as the one I have is laughable and I have been doing better with cycling than I have with jogging or running. But I haven't decided anything yet as there are still summer weeks ahead for me to get outside and do some cycling.
Podleski Sisters
I came across these sisters when I saw their most recent cookbook, Eat, Shrink & Be Merry, in the Koning's kitchen. It is not only full of really great recipes that are just as good for your hips as they are for your lips, but also funny anecdotes and comics. I have since obtained their second book, Crazy Plates, as a gift from Chris. I have yet to get their first book, LooneySpoons, as it is quite difficult to find in stores or online, but I am determined to find it one day.
The recipes have quirky names and are basically the really great recipes you always want to eat but can't because they are so fatty or calorie-filled, but the sisters have toned done all of the badness and replaced it with healthier alternatives. My favourite right now is Pod's Pad Thai from the Crazy Plates cookbook. I have made approximately 8 to 10 of the recipes from the second and third books and have been pleased with all of them. I prefer some over others, but that is to be expected.
When I was in Petawawa for business a few months ago, I learned that they have a television show on the Food Network, named after their third book. They go to people's homes or places of business and compete against them. The original cooks (the ordinary people) make their favourite meal, filled with unnecessary calories and delicious fat while the sisters make a healthier version of the same dish. They often also make sides to go with it, but they too are healthy alternatives. They then have family, friends and/or co-workers of the original cooks test each meal and state which is their favourite. The episode I saw was of a fire house where two of the men made a chili that was so full of meat and practically nothing else. The sisters made a proper chili with beans and tomatoes (and meat of course) and also put in some veggies and made some corn bread to go with it. They won of course, and that was that. It is an original take on a cook show. Like their cookbooks, they do thing a little differently than all the other chefs out there today.
Today, I am searching their website for helpful hints and/or recipes and also to see if there are any episodes available online since we still don't have cable at the house here. If you are a fan of the cookbooks, you should try watching to show and see if it is likable as well. If you have never used their cookbooks, you should definitely give one a try. You can see a few select pages and recipes on their website. Once you read a page or two and try out a recipe, you will be a fan.
June Recap/July Outlook
>> Saturday, July 11, 2009 –
exercise,
Weight_Watchers,
Weightloss
So last month I had a goal to lose 5 pounds. Though I feel as if June did not go as I had hoped, I did lose the 5 pounds! I was able to get 5 pounds off within the first two weeks and keep it off for the rest of the month. I didn't exercise as much as I had hoped, but I got in a few really good workouts and definitely did some extra walking, etc.
This month I want to get back on track with my WW online program and get more exercise in than last month. No workout routine as I tend not to succeed with those, just try to get off my butt more often. My weight goal for this month is to lose 3-5 pounds. It will be difficult as this month has already started and I am off to a rocky start, but I will do my best.
Week 5 and 6
>> Friday, July 10, 2009 –
exercise,
stress,
Weight_Watchers
My weight is up a tiny bit, really only about half a pound, but up nonetheless. It doesn't bother me right now, the past weeks have been stressful and there wasn't really time for much exercise but I have already starting changing things. I am out in the field this week and getting much more exercise which I think will make a difference in the weeks to come.
I haven't tracked my food on the WW online program for about two weeks and I am not entirely sure what that means overall. I don't know if I am just really busy and don't have the time for such things, or if I am just being lazy and need to be more strict with myself.
My goal for next week is to get more exercise in and hopefully track my food again.
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