Last night I went in for my first "results" weigh-in. I had lost just 0.2 lbs. Not that great, scale-wise. But it really joggled something in me. I was disappointed, but I also knew immediately what I needed to do to get on the right track. I am so glad I didn't show a loss of something over 5 lbs., because that would've sent me the wrong message. I didn't do the work I needed to last week to provide sufficient weight loss. But this week I will.
Last night I went to the grocery store and bought a week's worth of food: Lean Cuisine and Smart Ones frozen meals, fat-free pudding cups, cereal and nonfat milk. My plan is this:
Morning: Cereal with milk, or coffee from Starbucks
Mid-morning Snack: Weight Watchers 2-points snack bar or fruit
Lunch: Lean Cuisine/SmartOnes Frozen Meal
Mid-afternoon snack: fruit or WW 2-points snack bar or pudding cup
Dinner: Lean Cuisine/Smart Ones Frozen Meal
I realize that I'm relying heavily on the packaged frozen meals for my food, but when you're single and live in a place without a fully-functional kitchen your options are limited. I realize they are high in sodium - but compared to my eating habits before, I'll take the high sodium content for awhile. This is about behavioral modification - I need to learn portion control. I need to eat these packaged meals (one at a time!) until my brain, my stomach and I have all developed proper portion-control habits.
As for exercise, I set my alarm last night for 5am with the intention of getting up and walking on the treadmill. I failed miserably. Oh, I woke up at 5am, but turned off my alarm and reset it, then drifted back off into a warm slumber. I need to work on that. Perhaps it's about working out right when I get home - before I eat my dinner. I really I have no excuse to not exercise, I just need to get up off my lazy ass and do it!
All in all, last night's weigh-in didn't serve to disappoint me, but rather motivated me. I may have begun WW last week on a spontaneous lark, but my adherence to the program will not be that: I will be focused on the goal - 10% is the first of many - and I will lose that 23 lbs!
Posted by weezgrrl at February 11, 2004 12:59 PM