I cannot think of a good title for this post yet but hopefully by the time I'm finished something will come to me.
Well I am happy to say my scale read 272.4 that is 4.2 lbs down from my WW (Weight Watchers) meeting last Thursday. Here is what I have done different since then.
On Wednesday I dragged my DH to a weightloss meeting thru Parma Hospital's Bariatric Surgery and Nutrition Center. I went for their weightloss program not the surgery part. They discussed how they have 3 options in their program. The first one is VLCD (Very Low Calorie Diet, LCD (Low calorie diet) and their meeting assistance program. You are monitored by a doctor during your whole plan. Ok, now for a break down of what each diet consists of.
VLCD = 3-5 high protein shakes a day and that is all. You can loose anywhere from 5-7 lbs a week.
LCD = 2-3 High protein shakes and a lean meal (such as 4 oz of any meats & all the raw veggies you want). You can loose from 3-5 lbs a week.
Meeting Assistance = Attending a meeting once a week & just watching your own diet (kinda like WW that I'm currently on).
Well as I've mentioned before my DH is having the gastric Bypass surgery on 3/31 and since my weightloss meeting was at his doctors office building he decided to get weighed in & he was up 4 lbs from the last weigh in. Well he has to lose 19 lbs by 3/31 to make sure that insurance will still cover this. So he decided to do the LCD and to support him and to get myself moving in the right direction on the scale I decided to go alone with it. I started on Saturday and it was hard at times & I ate a healthy meal for dinner, but what they have on the list. Then I went out drinking (alittle to much) on Saturday night with neighbors. I have followed the diet perfectly since then and I feel GREAT! DH is down about 9 lbs since Wednesday last week & me 4.2. I am not in a race with him because I do understand that men will loose weight faster then females plus with his surgery coming he's taking the easier & faster way out. I'm doing it the "hard but right" way.
Since the Cleveland weather has FINALLY decided to break from our months of below freezing temps. We have been taking the kids & dogs for a walk and OMG is it GREAT to be able to get out of the house and get fresh air and some exercise in. This is definitely what the kids and we needed after these long winter months. It has seriously been in the single to negative digits here and at that time you cannot bring the kids outside in it for long period of times. But, I'm keeping my head up because Spring is 10 days away & the Sun is shining & it's in the 40's.
OH and just a little FYI.... I've been eating lots of salads and my biggest challenge was trying to give up on my Ranch dressing or any dressing at that. I have tried zillion times to forgo it and eat a plain salad but it just didn't cut it, until one time a couple years ago in my WW meeting someone mentioned hot sauce & something else I just cannot recall. But hot sauce is -0- points in WW so I decided to use some hot sauce as dressing and I love it. I have no forgone the dressing and just reach for the hot sauce. Oh & I use to be (and still am) not a fan of spicy or hot but since my last pregnancy when I craved it in the end I can now tolerate a tad bit of hot & use Franks Red Hot as my choice. Try it, you might love it.
Well until next time...........................
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
It Worked!
Well the meal prepping on Sunday has paid off. I am proud to admit that FINALLY at my Weight Watchers weigh in I was down 2 lbs from last week. This in itself excites me because it's been a few weeks since I lost anything.
Well just got called into a meeting for work. I will have to update with a few things that I have done/attended this week later.
Until next time...
BE WARM!
Jennie
Well just got called into a meeting for work. I will have to update with a few things that I have done/attended this week later.
Until next time...
BE WARM!
Jennie
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
New Monthy mean a New me (or try)!
OK, let me honestly say I have slacked and have slacked big time. I went to my Weight Watchers meeting last Thursday and I took a weight pass, meaning I didn't want to record my weight. The reason behind this is because I fell off the wagon bad! I still weighed myself at the meeting and I gained weight. I was up to a whopping 278.6 lbs. I think that woke my butt up. I enjoyed my last beer for a while on Saturday, February 28. As of March 1st I took advantage of the new month and decided a new me as well. Summer if coming soon and I'm not even comfortable with having to wear tank tops and shorts. I have enjoyed my beer alittle to much lately and I believe that is the big contributor to my weight gain and not loss. So if I want to enjoy a drink or to it will be with soda water and liquor or wine and yes I know those are not that much healthier but it's less calories than beer and for a person like me that doesn't care to much for liquor that means that I will not over drink then. Yes, I am going to try to drink absolutely nothing, but I know there will be nights when out with friends that I want something, just not as frequent as before. Meals have been bad choices lately too. We have been ordering out more then I like because DH and I have been to lazy to cook.
So what I have done to change all this is: I spent Sunday this past weekend planning a shopping list off of lunch and dinners I was going to make for the week and I made sure they are healthy choices. The reason I decided to do this is because DH gets home before me from work and is the one that does the cooking mostly and sometimes his choices are not as good as they can be and he'll get lazy and order pizza or Chinese or make something from a box. So, after shopping Sunday I spent hours prepping for a weeks worth of dinners and froze them. I started late and so it was late by the time I finished the dinners and was to tired to do a weeks worth of lunches but I did get Monday's lunches ready for us and the kids and I made lunches last night for today. Below is a list of dinners I've made for the weeks and the links to the recipe.
Spinach Lasagna Roll-ups - had this last night and so delicious.
Meatballs with Veggies - I'm going to make Meatball subs, but I am going to use lettuce for mine
Cheesy Chicken and Black bean Enchiladas
A better Mac & Cheese (with sneaky sweet potato) - Made to much of this so we had half on Sunday night and OMG every loved it and I didn't tell my DH it as made with yogurt & Sweet Potato until he finished it.
Roasted Lemon-Garlic chicken with Veggies - I used Lime not lemon - Tonight's dinner
So far the ones we have eaten have been a huge hit. I'm very curious on tonight's dinner. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Below are my lunches for the week.
84 Quick & Healthy Meals. - Under Lunches I'm making #2 Very Veggie Fried Rice and #5 Chipolte Turkey Pinwheels had this yesterday w/ veggies and very delicious.
Turkey, Cucumber, Hummus Lettuce Wrap - Today Lunch w/ a side of veggies.
Chicken & Asparagus Lemon Stir Fry - Thursday's lunch
Mason Jar Zucchini Noodle Salad - Perfect for Lent so I'll be having this Friday.
So there it is, all planned and prepped for the week and frozen except for the lunches I am making those the night before. I also have switched the kids school lunches up too & have given them something different then the same ole PB&J sandwiches. I have made them something healthier and hopefully fills them up more. They have well let me say my 3 year old son has been grazing bad when he gets home from school, so when dinner time comes he won't eat and compared to the twins he is a very, very picky eater lately (hoping it's a 3 year old stage). I still make him eat what we eat and refuse to make him something different (just like how I was raised). It doesn't help that my DH's Aunt who picks the kids up from school and watches them until he gets home lets the kids eat everything and anything in the couple hours that she is there. UGH, it frustrates me to no end. My DH will not say anything or force it. I am terrified that they will get fat and unhealthy since their genes are already against them and I sure don't want them to have to struggle their whole life with there weight because they made bad decisions early in life or that their parents didn't teach them any better.
Well that is it for now. I will up date you on how my weight in goes this Thursday at Weight Watchers.
Until next time..................
Jennie
So what I have done to change all this is: I spent Sunday this past weekend planning a shopping list off of lunch and dinners I was going to make for the week and I made sure they are healthy choices. The reason I decided to do this is because DH gets home before me from work and is the one that does the cooking mostly and sometimes his choices are not as good as they can be and he'll get lazy and order pizza or Chinese or make something from a box. So, after shopping Sunday I spent hours prepping for a weeks worth of dinners and froze them. I started late and so it was late by the time I finished the dinners and was to tired to do a weeks worth of lunches but I did get Monday's lunches ready for us and the kids and I made lunches last night for today. Below is a list of dinners I've made for the weeks and the links to the recipe.
Spinach Lasagna Roll-ups - had this last night and so delicious.
Meatballs with Veggies - I'm going to make Meatball subs, but I am going to use lettuce for mine
Cheesy Chicken and Black bean Enchiladas
A better Mac & Cheese (with sneaky sweet potato) - Made to much of this so we had half on Sunday night and OMG every loved it and I didn't tell my DH it as made with yogurt & Sweet Potato until he finished it.
Roasted Lemon-Garlic chicken with Veggies - I used Lime not lemon - Tonight's dinner
So far the ones we have eaten have been a huge hit. I'm very curious on tonight's dinner. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Below are my lunches for the week.
84 Quick & Healthy Meals. - Under Lunches I'm making #2 Very Veggie Fried Rice and #5 Chipolte Turkey Pinwheels had this yesterday w/ veggies and very delicious.
Turkey, Cucumber, Hummus Lettuce Wrap - Today Lunch w/ a side of veggies.
Chicken & Asparagus Lemon Stir Fry - Thursday's lunch
Mason Jar Zucchini Noodle Salad - Perfect for Lent so I'll be having this Friday.
So there it is, all planned and prepped for the week and frozen except for the lunches I am making those the night before. I also have switched the kids school lunches up too & have given them something different then the same ole PB&J sandwiches. I have made them something healthier and hopefully fills them up more. They have well let me say my 3 year old son has been grazing bad when he gets home from school, so when dinner time comes he won't eat and compared to the twins he is a very, very picky eater lately (hoping it's a 3 year old stage). I still make him eat what we eat and refuse to make him something different (just like how I was raised). It doesn't help that my DH's Aunt who picks the kids up from school and watches them until he gets home lets the kids eat everything and anything in the couple hours that she is there. UGH, it frustrates me to no end. My DH will not say anything or force it. I am terrified that they will get fat and unhealthy since their genes are already against them and I sure don't want them to have to struggle their whole life with there weight because they made bad decisions early in life or that their parents didn't teach them any better.
Well that is it for now. I will up date you on how my weight in goes this Thursday at Weight Watchers.
Until next time..................
Jennie
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
My Update - My struggles.
Hi, I promised I'd update so I'm going to do my best now.
Well since my last update back on 1/22, I have gained, yep you read that right GAINED weight. I packed on 3.8 lbs. I weigh in tomorrow and feeling just a tad bit of confidence that I might, just might have lost something even if it's just .5 lbs, it's something. Yes, I have realized that I am going the wrong way on the scale. I'm truly not eating as healthy as I should and I blame it mostly on myself and this crappy weather we're having. It's been in the negatives the past few days and other days just down right cold. We actually broke a 111 year record for the coldest day in Ohio and Friday of this week is going to be the coldest on on record. I'm so over this crap and truly want Summer to start like, tomorrow! The reason I'm blaming the cold weather is because I want warm food, comforting foods, fating foods. Who wants to eat a cold salad when you can have something warm and hearty to make you comfortable and warm? I do really good with my diet while I'm at work so during breakfast and lunch, but when dinner comes it is a totally different story. First, since DH gets home before me he has been cooking dinner and because of this he doesn't care about cooking healthy meals. He just wants quick and easy. When I cook I look for healthy and different recipes to mix things up. Our eating habits have been slacking lately. I kinda wish he'd leave the cooking to me, but then we would eat late and I have to do almost everything else myself (bathe & put kids to bed & clean up after dinner).
I went and met with my regular doctor last Monday about my weight. I was really hoping that he would prescribe me some weight loss medication, but he didn't. I kept going over and over again in my head exactly what I was going to say to him and that I was not going to get emotional over it. Well when he walked into the room I only got 4 words out before I started bawling like a big baby. Talk about embarrassing, OMG I cried the rest of the appointment. I told him how when I was a SAHM for 2 years I faithfully went to the gym 2 hours a day 5 times a week and I watched what I ate and I would lose 5lbs and gain it right back the next week. For over 2 years I was stuck between 250-255 and now I'm at a whopping 278.00, that's not how I wanted it to end up. It gets very frustrating and makes you give up all hope when you try and bust your ass to have no results, none at all. Seriously, I have gained 27 lbs since November 2014 when my father died. What is up with that?!?! I have lost all motivation that I even ever had. Anyways, the appointment ended up with nothing. I got nothing out of it. He did refer me to a weight loss clinic through Parma Hospital Bariatric center (he's referred me before). I called and made an appointment with their New Directions Program for Metabolic Weight loss clinic. Now, I don't want to go through the surgery but I don't think I'd qualify anyways because thankfully I don't have any of the conditions you need to qualify except my BMI is about 39.5. Yes, that's disgusting it's severally obese according to the charts. So, I am going to their information meeting on 3/4/15 at 6pm. I'm not sure what to expect and I'm really scared that this is going to cost lots of money and my insurance will not cover it. I'm not getting my hopes up only to have them come crashing down.
On another note. My 40th birthday has come and gone (1/25). I had a nice one. The night before my DH surprised me with a mini party at a bar with a few close friends. That was FUN times. Then just this past weekend was the big surprise party (Yes, I knew about it cuz DH spilled the beans). This party was a combination of mine and my neighbor Ron's 40th party. He will be 40 on 2/25. It was good times with great friends and family. I'm glad it is all over and we don't have any more birthdays coming up until 9/26 which is Jake & he'll be 4. Oh, the twins celebrated their 5th birthday on 2/5 and they had a party on Saturday 2/7 at Strongsville Recreation Center. It was swimming and playing with friends and they loved it.
I was just trying to upload some photo's but it wasn't working right. I'll try it later.
Things have been rough lately and there are lots of things that need work on and things I need to make decisions on. I need to make sure I'm happy because if I'm happy then the kids are happy and that is a number one goal. Things are just so hard!
So that is an update for you and I think I said everything that's happened in the last few weeks. Here is to nothing but happiness and weight loss in the up coming weeks.
Until next time......
Jennie
Well since my last update back on 1/22, I have gained, yep you read that right GAINED weight. I packed on 3.8 lbs. I weigh in tomorrow and feeling just a tad bit of confidence that I might, just might have lost something even if it's just .5 lbs, it's something. Yes, I have realized that I am going the wrong way on the scale. I'm truly not eating as healthy as I should and I blame it mostly on myself and this crappy weather we're having. It's been in the negatives the past few days and other days just down right cold. We actually broke a 111 year record for the coldest day in Ohio and Friday of this week is going to be the coldest on on record. I'm so over this crap and truly want Summer to start like, tomorrow! The reason I'm blaming the cold weather is because I want warm food, comforting foods, fating foods. Who wants to eat a cold salad when you can have something warm and hearty to make you comfortable and warm? I do really good with my diet while I'm at work so during breakfast and lunch, but when dinner comes it is a totally different story. First, since DH gets home before me he has been cooking dinner and because of this he doesn't care about cooking healthy meals. He just wants quick and easy. When I cook I look for healthy and different recipes to mix things up. Our eating habits have been slacking lately. I kinda wish he'd leave the cooking to me, but then we would eat late and I have to do almost everything else myself (bathe & put kids to bed & clean up after dinner).
I went and met with my regular doctor last Monday about my weight. I was really hoping that he would prescribe me some weight loss medication, but he didn't. I kept going over and over again in my head exactly what I was going to say to him and that I was not going to get emotional over it. Well when he walked into the room I only got 4 words out before I started bawling like a big baby. Talk about embarrassing, OMG I cried the rest of the appointment. I told him how when I was a SAHM for 2 years I faithfully went to the gym 2 hours a day 5 times a week and I watched what I ate and I would lose 5lbs and gain it right back the next week. For over 2 years I was stuck between 250-255 and now I'm at a whopping 278.00, that's not how I wanted it to end up. It gets very frustrating and makes you give up all hope when you try and bust your ass to have no results, none at all. Seriously, I have gained 27 lbs since November 2014 when my father died. What is up with that?!?! I have lost all motivation that I even ever had. Anyways, the appointment ended up with nothing. I got nothing out of it. He did refer me to a weight loss clinic through Parma Hospital Bariatric center (he's referred me before). I called and made an appointment with their New Directions Program for Metabolic Weight loss clinic. Now, I don't want to go through the surgery but I don't think I'd qualify anyways because thankfully I don't have any of the conditions you need to qualify except my BMI is about 39.5. Yes, that's disgusting it's severally obese according to the charts. So, I am going to their information meeting on 3/4/15 at 6pm. I'm not sure what to expect and I'm really scared that this is going to cost lots of money and my insurance will not cover it. I'm not getting my hopes up only to have them come crashing down.
On another note. My 40th birthday has come and gone (1/25). I had a nice one. The night before my DH surprised me with a mini party at a bar with a few close friends. That was FUN times. Then just this past weekend was the big surprise party (Yes, I knew about it cuz DH spilled the beans). This party was a combination of mine and my neighbor Ron's 40th party. He will be 40 on 2/25. It was good times with great friends and family. I'm glad it is all over and we don't have any more birthdays coming up until 9/26 which is Jake & he'll be 4. Oh, the twins celebrated their 5th birthday on 2/5 and they had a party on Saturday 2/7 at Strongsville Recreation Center. It was swimming and playing with friends and they loved it.
I was just trying to upload some photo's but it wasn't working right. I'll try it later.
Things have been rough lately and there are lots of things that need work on and things I need to make decisions on. I need to make sure I'm happy because if I'm happy then the kids are happy and that is a number one goal. Things are just so hard!
So that is an update for you and I think I said everything that's happened in the last few weeks. Here is to nothing but happiness and weight loss in the up coming weeks.
Until next time......
Jennie
Monday, February 16, 2015
Updating
I want to say I will be updating soon. I know it's been awhile and things on my end have been crazy, depressing, frustrating, fun since my last update. I have been meaning to get on and say Hi and I promise within the next day or two I most definitely will.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying warm in this crazy cold temperatures.
Until Next time....
Jennie
Hope everyone is doing well and staying warm in this crazy cold temperatures.
Until Next time....
Jennie
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Moving in the right direction
I had my very first Weight Watchers weigh in today and I have to say since last Thursday I am down 2.6 lbs. That is awesome, fantastic. After gaining 20 lbs since my father passed, the scale is finally moving in the direction that I want it too. I was a bit shocked because after all the chocolate I've eaten and I had some beers last night I didn't think I did it. I do feel a little better so I knew I lost something. So I did some math and if I continue losing at least 2 lbs a week by June 4th I will be down 38 pounds (236.2, haven't seen that in a long time) and then by Jake's 4th Birthday (9/26) I will be down 70 lbs (204.2) Wow, that kinda makes me excited and makes me truly want to push myself to do it. If I can be at 200lbs by Fall I will be on cloud 9. I am going to do this!!! This is my goal for Fall 2015!!!
Well this post is going to be a short one, I've gotta run.
Until next time....
Well this post is going to be a short one, I've gotta run.
Until next time....
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Chocolate, OH the Chocolate!
So, last week my kids were handed boxes of candy bars to sell for their fund raiser & so I took a box to work & DH took the other one so we can sell them. Well I cannot keep my hands out of the damn box. OMG, I've had two today & two yesterday & I probably two on Monday. WTH is wrong with me. I'm suppose to be losing weight and watching what I'm eating and this, I'm pigging out on this. UGH, setting myself up to fail is not good. Oh and to make things worse I enjoyed a bag of Bugles and NO I was not starving or hungry just bored. I'm definitely going to hit the treadmill tonight (Hopefully).
So I ran for 15 Min's at 5 mph and then walked between 3.5-4 mph for 25 Min's on Monday night. I woke up with a sore neck in the back on Monday and I'm assuming it is probably from sleeping weird. Then Tuesday I woke up with not only a sore neck but my back hurting bad. I skipped running last night to not make things worse and went to bed very early (8:40pm). I set my alarm for 5am cuz I figured I'll get up and run in the AM, but nope woke up and my back was still stiff and hurting bad. Right now (half way thru the day) it's still sore, but not really bad. So I am not sure if I'm going to run tonight or do it in the AM tomorrow. I might force myself to get up and do it in the morning, because that always makes you feel much better all day. I'm just hoping with these two days off it'll help make my back & neck feel better.
Tomorrow is my first weigh in at my W.W. (weight watchers) meeting. I'm trying to remain optimistic and think I may have lost 2 lbs even with the CHOCOLATE bars. We will see, I'm going to take small portions at dinner tonight and watch my intake tomorrow (NO more chocolate). If I want to feel good at my 40th birthday party I have to stop it NOW cuz it's less then a month away. I know I won't look fabulous, but as long as I feel good that is all that matters to me.
PS. On another note we've submitted the bid for the house yesterday and it's been 24 hours and haven't heard back yet, so I'm anxiously waiting for word on if they are going to accept it or not. UGH, waiting is always the hardest part no matter what it is you're waiting on. I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe it's a good sign since they are not answering right away.
However, until next time.... Stay Optimistic.....
So I ran for 15 Min's at 5 mph and then walked between 3.5-4 mph for 25 Min's on Monday night. I woke up with a sore neck in the back on Monday and I'm assuming it is probably from sleeping weird. Then Tuesday I woke up with not only a sore neck but my back hurting bad. I skipped running last night to not make things worse and went to bed very early (8:40pm). I set my alarm for 5am cuz I figured I'll get up and run in the AM, but nope woke up and my back was still stiff and hurting bad. Right now (half way thru the day) it's still sore, but not really bad. So I am not sure if I'm going to run tonight or do it in the AM tomorrow. I might force myself to get up and do it in the morning, because that always makes you feel much better all day. I'm just hoping with these two days off it'll help make my back & neck feel better.
Tomorrow is my first weigh in at my W.W. (weight watchers) meeting. I'm trying to remain optimistic and think I may have lost 2 lbs even with the CHOCOLATE bars. We will see, I'm going to take small portions at dinner tonight and watch my intake tomorrow (NO more chocolate). If I want to feel good at my 40th birthday party I have to stop it NOW cuz it's less then a month away. I know I won't look fabulous, but as long as I feel good that is all that matters to me.
PS. On another note we've submitted the bid for the house yesterday and it's been 24 hours and haven't heard back yet, so I'm anxiously waiting for word on if they are going to accept it or not. UGH, waiting is always the hardest part no matter what it is you're waiting on. I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe it's a good sign since they are not answering right away.
However, until next time.... Stay Optimistic.....
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