Big City Trackdown: 1.10 to 1.12.12 Stats

I'm going to play catch-up today...

1.10.12 Stats:
Meds? yes.

Activity: 4.02 Mile Interval Run (6 P+), 10.2k steps (4 P+).

APs earned WTD: 34 P+

P+ consumed: 29 P+

Weekly P+ remaining: 0 P+

1.11.12 Stats:
Meds? yes.

Activity: 12.1k steps (5 P+).

APs earned WTD: 39 P+

P+ consumed: 32 P+ (swapped 3 AP)

Weekly P+ remaining: 0 P+

1.12.12 Stats:
Meds? yes.

Activity: 10.3k steps (4 P+).

APs earned WTD: 43 P+

P+ consumed: 29 P+

Weekly P+ remaining: 0 P+

Additional Thoughts: I forgot to blog the last few days, but I didn't forget to track! I've been busy packing and organizing so, blogging wasn't exactly at the front of my mind. I also went through my clothes and got rid of tons of things that are too big for me, which felt kind of awesome! Being smaller has some additional advantages too, like I have 3/4 of my wardrobe packed already and it all fits into a 25" suitcase, with some room to spare! That would never have happened 90 pounds ago,there was just too much fabric involved, lol!

And, this isn't including my shoes, of course ;)

First review for my new running tights is coming tonight. I think you may all re-evaluate your position on tight pants.

WLJ Weekend Update: 1.7.12

And...it's 2012. The year I will turn 30. Ugh. But, it's also the year I get to move to NYC!

In 18 days, I'll be a resident of, what many people say, is the best city in the world.

I'm so excited/anxious/happy/nervous!

OMG...I still can't believe I'm actually doing it.

Now it's time to get serious about tracking. I just haven't been doing it and I know it is the one thing that will give me results.

So...

How about a tracking challenge? I'll post each day, now through Tuesday, January 24th (the day before I fly out) what I eat and how much I exercise each day. I'm not going to focus on the actual weight loss during that time, just tracking. I'll give y'all my weight today and on the last day, but not daily. I think 18 days is a good number, it's long enough to get me back in the habit of tracking, but not so long that blogging will turn into a pain in my butt :)

What should I name this challenge? How about "Big City Trackdown". Instead of countdown. Get it? No? Well, I have nothing better so I'm going with it.

I've also been using a few more products to get myself motivated to move, I'll try to do some reviews of them throughout the next couple weeks.

So...Challenge starting weight 142.4. I'm up a bit from two weeks ago, but my dot started yesterday, I'm sure some of it is bloat. I'm still hoping to be under 140 by the time I move, but like I said, I'm going to focus on tracking instead of the scale. I have control over what I put in my mouth and whether or not I exercise. I have little control over that scale.

WLJ Weekend Update: 7.16.11 - Doing what scares you

I don't remember who said it or if I read it somewhere, but I once heard this and it's stuck with me:

 "Whatever you are most scared of doing is probably what you most need to do."

Which brings us to this morning...after 3 weeks of overindulging, under exercising, and just overall apathy about my weight loss, I was scared to get on the scale this morning.  Which means I really needed to so I could have a "come to G-d" moment with myself.  Also, it means I'm back to giving a scale, an inanimate object too much power over my life.  And I'm using some number to decide if I'm going to feel good about myself.

No more.  I'm taking that power away and putting it back where it belongs: with me.  

This week, I'm going to do something I've never done before: put my daily weight up online for all to see.  I'll also post the previous day's food intake and activity.  This is both for myself (to keep myself accountable) and for y'all - I want you to see just how much my weight changes in a week and how much it fluctuates so you can see how little that number should matter in the day to day.  Also, I want y'all to see what I eat so you can see how average I truly am.  Anyone can do this!

So...the number.  I know I haven't even tried to track this week.  Or make good food choices.  So...I know this number is going to be something I don't like...

Come to G-d Moment Weight: 149.2

That's the most I've weighed since May.  A 5.2 pound gain in one week is a wake-up for anyone but, I know that some of that is bloat from all sweets I allowed myself to eat this week.  And it makes me super motivated for this challenge - I want to show y'all that one bad weigh-in shouldn't make you quit your WLJ.

Things you should know before the challenge: I get 29 PointsPlus to eat a day, plus 49 weekly "fun" PointsPlus to eat a week.  I eat all of them.  If I get enough activity points to have earned more than 28 (not uncommon for me) then I eat anything beyond 28 (otherwise I feel like I'm starving).  I also take some medication for my PCOS, and I've been slacking on it lately, so I'll be keeping track of that as well.

I won't have a ton of time to post this week, so my daily posts will be short.  I think they'll follow this format (all info in this is an example):

Weight: 149.2
Meds? yes/no
8HG? yes/no
Activity: 40 minutes running (6 P+)
P+ consumed: 33
Weekly P+ remaining: 45
Something Fun: Went to beach, saw cute boys, they whistled ;-)

Breakfast:
Sara Lee Mini Bagels (5 P+)
Reduced Fat Cream Cheese (2 P+)
Coffee (0 P+)
Fat Free Half and Half (2 P+)
Banana (0 P+)

Lunch:
Lettuce Salad Mix (0 P+)
Fat Free French Dressing (2 P+)
3 slices bacon (4 P+)
grapes (0 P+)
Triscuits (3 P+)

Snack:
Fiber One Bar (2 P+)

Dinner:
Mom's Spaghetti (9 P+)
Broccoli (0 P+)

Treat:
WW Ice Cream Bar (4 P+)

I hope this helps me stay on track :D