Lisa's 8 Week Winter Jump Start: Week 6

This Jump start has been a struggle for me, but now I am in the zone.

Successes

1. Working out 6 of 7 days
2. 2/2/11 down 4.8 lbs

Setbacks
1. 1/26/11 up 1.8 lbs

Total lost from start 8.4 lbs for a weight of 242. ( This is my 10% mark from when I started Weight Watchers)

I am more motivated to keep weight going down to prepare to look awesome on Spring break. This motivation is really working for me. I never figured me to be so vain.

Lisa's 8 Week Winter Jump Start: Week 4 & 5

This Jump start has been a struggle for me.

Successes

1. Working out more consistently.
2. Trying new exercises.
3. 1/19/11 down 1.6 lbs
4. I am losing inches down 3.5 inches since the start of this Jump start

Setbacks
1. 1/26/11 up 1.8 lbs


Total lost from start 3.6 lbs for a weight of 246.6


I am more motivated to keep weight going down to prepare to look awesome on Spring break.

Lisa's 8 Week Winter Jump Start: Week 2 & 3

I have been gone shy. Sorry for the delay in post.

Successes

1. 14 days in a row of vitamin

2. Mindfully walking to reach 10,000 steps a day.

3. 1/5/11 done 3.4 lbs

4. 1/12/11 done 0.4 lbs

Total lost from start 3.8 lbs for a weight of 246.6

I am more motivated to keep weight going down to prepare to look awesome on Spring break.

Lisa's 8 Week Winiter Jump Start

So school is out. I have more time to focus on health. For this Jump Start I will focus on healthy habits and not weight loss.

Here are the two major goals I am focusinig on for Week 1-3:

1. Yoga twice a week.

2. Multi-vitamin daily.

Starting Stats 12/29/10:

Weight: 250.4 lbs

Arms: 15.5 in

Hips: 53 in

Bust: 48 in

Waist: 43 in

Thighs: 29.5 in

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Conclusion: Part 2

My measurements from 5/30/10 are:

arm: 15.25 in
chest: 47.0 in
hips: 51.5 in
waist: 41.5 in
wrist 6.25 in
Right thigh 29.0 inch

My measurements from 8/24/10 are:

arm: 15.25 in
chest: 47.5 in
hips: 51.25 in
waist: 42.5 in
wrist 6.25 in
Right thigh 29.0 inch

Conclusion:
arm: 0 in
chest: +0.5 in
hips: -0.25 in
waist: +1.0 in
wrist: 0 in
Right thigh: 0 in

Well the results are results. I tried. Didn't reach goals. Yet, I will never give up. I will just go back to the drawing board.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Conclusion

Week 12 Results

8/23/2010 Down 1 lbs going back to 241.6 lbs.
I stayed on track.

I started 5/30/10 at 243 lbs. I am finishing at 241.6. So in 12 weeks I netted a weight loss of 1.4 lbs. It is not the 22 lbs I wanted to lose. Yet, I believe if I wasn't on the goal to lose 22 lbs, I would have a net gain because I wouldn't have gotten back on track after vacation.


How I maintained the Summer Jump Start Challenge :

1. Tracking no mater what.
2. Moving more, because by saying I was an athlete until I believed it.
3. Not given up.
4. Remember I am am more then a number on the scale.

Tomorrow I will post the results of the measurements of the Jump Start Challenge.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

Week 9 and 10 Results

8/9/2010 Up 8.6 lbs going back to 247.8 lbs.


How I did it:
1. Curise vacation. It included 4 meals a day.
2. When eating those meals I had extra portions
3. Did not go to gyme delay as planned.
4. Had high calorie beverages daily.
5. Ate still more fast food before I left.

How I am going to turn it around.
1. Got weighed in this morning. I know where I am.
2. Going to take up running.
3. Bought a week worth of lunches this morning.
4. Accurately got the points of my morning coffee.
5. Measured out my lunch today.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

Week 8 Results

7/26/2010 Down 1.6 lbs going back to 239.2 lbs.


How I did it:
1. 1 trip to Burger King
2. 1 trip to Arby's
3. 6 trips to McDonald's


This morning I was dreading my weigh-in. So I dressed up in a fabulous outfit and went to my weigh-in anyway. I am up 1.4 lbs. I am so happy with this number. I totally ate fast food 10 times last week due to lack of preparation. The reason I am happy with this number because I was up 4.4 lbs in June 28, 2010 due to a 40 point biscuit/roll overload.

So even the little tips I learned about fast food eating worked out. Such as only get the sandwich and not the sides. Drink the diet soda versus the regular. Get the kids meals.

Saturday I turned things around and went the grocery store and the fruit stand. So Saturday and Sunday's meals were more reasonable then my fast food days.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

Week 7 Results

7/19/2010 Up 0.2 lbs going back to 237.8 lbs.


How I did it:
1. I drank a lot of water.
2. I got in some slow paced walks even though it was crazy hot.
3. I ate out more meals then I planned.


Even though I am up a little I am OK with that. Last week at Weight Watchers we were asked to focus on the non-scale goals.

Since being on weight watchers I have lost:

3 inches on the waist
2.5 inches on the hips
3 inches on the bust
.75 inches on the arm

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

Week 6 Results

7/12/2010 Down 1.6 lbs going back to 237.6 lbs.


How I did it:
1. This week. I focused on veggies.
2. I also made smart choices on preparing favorites.
a. Used whole wheat flour in my smothered pork chops.
b. added 3 cups of veggies to my gravy
c. sauted my veggies in Pam
d. fried my okra with out a coating


I am almost back to my pre vacation weight. I am about to go on a crusie on July 31. I want to lost 5 lbs before the curise to have a cushion during the curise but in the past I have lost 0.5 lbs on a cruise.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

Week 5 Results

7/5/2010 Down 0.8 lb going back to 238.2 lbs.


How I did it:
1. This week. I focused on hunger signals.
2. After 11 days of heavy carbs, I wanted lettuce. So on Friday night I started eat fruits and salads.


I am happy that turning it around, when I think about versus waiting til Monday, pays off.

I am still on track and have a house full of veggies at my disposal.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

Week 4 Results



6/28/2010 Up 4.4 lb going back to 240.0 lbs.


How I did it:
1. Went on vacation.
2. I ate four O'Charley's yeast rolls and six Red Lobster biscuits last week at a total of 40 points. Which is all most two days of points.
3. I had about 20 points in soda and tea.


Because I tracked I am OK with my weight.

I am back on track. I started the day with a homemade mango smoothie and I brought my lunch. So I am sure we will see a loss next week.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

Week 3 Results

6/21/2010 Down 3.0 lb arriving at 235.6 lbs.


How I did it:
1. Got my 9/15 activity points
2. Put my walnuts on a plate.
3. Measured out my rice and pasta servings.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

Week 1 Results

6/7/2010 Down 0.8 lb arriving at 242.2 lbs.

How I did it:
1. Got my 15/15 activity points
2. Put my Oreos on a plate.
3. Ate heavier lunches and lighter dinners.


Week 2 Results

6/14/2010 Down 3.6 lb arriving at 238.6 lbs.

I have hit the 30 lbs lost mile stone.

How I did it:
1. Went to the Big Apple BBQ Block Party today. Started the day with a WW smoothie. So I didn't get there starving. Took a take out container so I don't feel the need to eat all the food there. I ate half at lunch and half at dinner.

2. Went to a picnic. Use 2 activity points together. Did not eat any mayo based salads. Drank 1 diet soda and the rest was water. Took breaks between plates. Did not pile my plates high.

Lisa's 12 Week Summer Jump Start

I am starting a 12 week Summer Weight Jump Start. I am out of school for the summer, so I can go from maintenance to losing.

My Start weight is 243 lbs.

My measurements from 5/30/10 are:

arm: 15.25 in
chest: 47.0 in
hips: 51.5 in
waist: 41.5 in
wrist 6.25 in
Right thigh 29.0 inch

The goal is to lose 22 lbs by Sept. 1st.

The habits I am focusing on for the week of 5/30/10 to 6/5/10 are:

1. Only eat the 30 points a day WW has assigned me, plus my weekly flex.
2. Get 15 Activity points. I already have 5 of 15.

Lisa's 7 Week Jump Start: Week 7 Closure

After seven weeks of Jump Start, I am going to say I have stayed the same. For a total of 8 lbs. I am saying this because I have changed my WW weigh-in time to Monday night, versus Wednesday morning.

I am glad I pursued this challenge. I got me to some huge Milestones in my diet journey. I also have re-enforced my fruit and veggie habit.

In future post I will focusing on my 5 K Aspirations.

Thanks for following me on my journey.

Lisa's 7 Week Jump Start: Week 6 Results

After six weeks of Jump Start, I am going to say I have stayed the same. For a total of 8 lbs. I am saying this because I have changed my WW weigh-in time to Monday night, versus Wednesday morning. So today’s weight is from my home scale. This is how I did it this week.



1. Eating lots of veggies via salads.


2. Throwing away food that was stale versus continuing to eat it.


3. Fitting in extra exercise when I could.


Staying the same is awesome. It means that I didn't sabotage myself after reaching goals.

Lisa's 7 Week Jump Start: Week 5 Results

After five weeks of Jump Start, I am down another 1 lbs. For a total of 8 lbs. This is how I did it this week.

1. Resiting free donuts.

2. Turning around my sabotage thinking.

3. Having a protein snack on Tuesday night, my late night, so I wasn't so starved I had to go to McDonald's.

4. Walked some extra step while running errands.

Also, this 1 lbs help me reach another bigger milestone of losing 10% of my starting Weight watchers weight.

Lisa's 7 Week Jump Start: Sabotage

Heading into the 5th week of my Jump start and being just 2 lbs away from losing 10% of my overall start weight of 269. I sabatoge myself with the following:

1. 12 chips Ahoy cookies
2. McDonalds Breakfast
3. Whole milk
4. 18 Ritzs crackers
5. No workouts.

I vow to turn it around tomorrow. With one workout and a salad.

Lisa's 7 Week Jump Start: Week 4 Results

After four weeks of Jump Start, I am down another 2.8 lbs. For a total of 7 lbs.This is how I did it this week.

1. No diet soda.
2. When I went to McDonald's I didn't get the Angus meal for 32 points. But got a McDouble and a McChicken for 20 points
3. Got some extra sleep.
4. Went to Trader Joe's and got some salad fixings. I spent 30 dollars but I got 6 salads out of that. The comparable salads at Penn Station are $9.25 each.


Also, this 2.8 lbs help me reach a bigger milestone of losing 25 lbs.