I weighed myself last Sunday before we left for our trip to Orlando. I weighed myself this morning now that we are home. There really is no one to be mad at but myself. I'm the one that ate...and ate...and ate. I gained three pounds on this trip despite all the walking I did. It's so easy to convince yourself that the walking will take care of the eating, but that is really not always the case. I don't have to write this number down since only Tuesday morning weigh-ins are official in my journal, but I did not like seeing that number. Also it's mildly amusing to note that the same number which can make you so happy on the way down can make you so mad when they are coming back on the way up. I was 219.7 last Sunday and 221.9 this morning. I was extremely excited when I hit 222 because it represented a 100 pound loss. Now it represents a 2.7 pound gain for the week. Well, I need to get back on track today. Tomorrow morning it counts! Unfortunately, last Tuesday was a great number, 218.7, although what the scale said in the hotel bathroom is suspicious. I had a hard time getting the same number twice; still that's the number I wrote in the journal. Now, I have to hope for a miracle to drop nearly four pounds by tomorrow morning, or this week will go down as a gain. There have not been too many weeks that went down as gains, but it won't be the first. It means I have to regain the focus. I need to find my motivation again and get back to the new habits I'm trying to build. There really is no one to be mad at but myself.
Another challenge is that today I am going to eat lunch out with two dear friends. I let them pick the restaurant. It should be a great one, and it will be tempting to overeat. At least they both know I'm dieting, so that should keep me honest!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Travel Eating Troubles
I have really enjoyed my trip to Orlando to visit Evey. I got to watch her work and treat injured athletes on the soccer field. That was such a joy; however, I have not managed my food very well the last few days. I had planned to eat a lot at Thanksgiving dinner at the Golden Corral buffet, and I certainly did follow through on that plan. I estimated that I ate nearly 3000 calories just at dinner. Oh my it tasted good, but I had not felt that overfull feeling in a long time. Evey tried to remind me that it just doesn't feel that great. Of course, she's right.
Sadly, it also meant that I continued to overdo it on the next day as well. I can't tell exactly how the weight is going, except that I'm sure it's going UP. The scale is being erratic on the bathroom floor of our hotel room. It showed me an EIGHT pound spread this morning. Am I down three since Thanksgiving morning? Not likely. Am I up five? Probably. UGH. I just came back up to the room after having breakfast at the hotel, and I ate a bit more than I had planned. I had some scrambled eggs, a bowl of grits, some sliced canned peaches, and some strawberry yogurt (not sugar free or fat free, I'm quite sure.) That's probably around 500 calories, more than twice as many as my usual breakfast. Lunch will be the Subway salads we bought in advance yesterday and put in our refrigerator, so that's the 190 I often have. Dinner will be my usual tilapia dinner at Denny's for 750. Tonight on the train I will eat a banana. So today won't be too bad, but it will come to about 1570. I can do a bunch of walking at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex again today when we go watch Evey work baseball. Yesterday she did soccer. It was just amazing to watch her calmly treat the middle-school aged boys who had ankle injuries. Awesome.
The thing that really worries me is how easy it is to slip back into the bad habits. I have to think ahead to our 42 day vacation in March and April. We will be on a cruise ship for 30 days and eating a buffet breakfast every one of those days. I had better learn to put less on my breakfast plate at that buffet than I have done at this buffet. I also need to stick to the three-bite rule on desserts, or better yet, not take them every night. Last night Mark and I had a great dinner at a fancy restaurant called Paradiso 37 at Pleasure Island in Downtown Disney. We ordered a peach Empanada dessert. It came with eight separate little pieces and two dipping sauces. Mark ate his three pieces. I ate the other five. And I used up most of the dipping sauces. Totally unnecessary. I couldn't stop myself. Jeez. New habits are hard to form, and hard to stick to, but it's so easy to slip back into the old habits.
Sadly, it also meant that I continued to overdo it on the next day as well. I can't tell exactly how the weight is going, except that I'm sure it's going UP. The scale is being erratic on the bathroom floor of our hotel room. It showed me an EIGHT pound spread this morning. Am I down three since Thanksgiving morning? Not likely. Am I up five? Probably. UGH. I just came back up to the room after having breakfast at the hotel, and I ate a bit more than I had planned. I had some scrambled eggs, a bowl of grits, some sliced canned peaches, and some strawberry yogurt (not sugar free or fat free, I'm quite sure.) That's probably around 500 calories, more than twice as many as my usual breakfast. Lunch will be the Subway salads we bought in advance yesterday and put in our refrigerator, so that's the 190 I often have. Dinner will be my usual tilapia dinner at Denny's for 750. Tonight on the train I will eat a banana. So today won't be too bad, but it will come to about 1570. I can do a bunch of walking at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex again today when we go watch Evey work baseball. Yesterday she did soccer. It was just amazing to watch her calmly treat the middle-school aged boys who had ankle injuries. Awesome.
The thing that really worries me is how easy it is to slip back into the bad habits. I have to think ahead to our 42 day vacation in March and April. We will be on a cruise ship for 30 days and eating a buffet breakfast every one of those days. I had better learn to put less on my breakfast plate at that buffet than I have done at this buffet. I also need to stick to the three-bite rule on desserts, or better yet, not take them every night. Last night Mark and I had a great dinner at a fancy restaurant called Paradiso 37 at Pleasure Island in Downtown Disney. We ordered a peach Empanada dessert. It came with eight separate little pieces and two dipping sauces. Mark ate his three pieces. I ate the other five. And I used up most of the dipping sauces. Totally unnecessary. I couldn't stop myself. Jeez. New habits are hard to form, and hard to stick to, but it's so easy to slip back into the old habits.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Good times
Our day in the Magic Kingdom and the Disney Hollywood Studios was great yesterday. It only rained for a little while, so it didn't interfere with our fun. We walked, and walked, and walked, and walked, well, you get the picture. Exercise yesterday was not a problem. I ate about 2300 calories, but still dropped almost another pound. This morning I was 217.6. I am excited about flying out of the teens and getting into single digits. Before you know it, I'll be under 200 and I really DO believe this is possible! Not only possible, but REALLY going to HAPPEN!!
Today it is pouring down rain, gray, and miserable out. We have adjusted our plans to stay in the hotel all day. I walked on the treadmill in the exercise room for 37 minutes, went one and a half miles, and burned 111 calories. That will have to be it for exercise today. The temperatures are predicted to drop into the thirties tonight, which is unusual for this time of year in Orlando.
I hope everyone who is reading this blog has a wonderful holiday tomorrow.
Today it is pouring down rain, gray, and miserable out. We have adjusted our plans to stay in the hotel all day. I walked on the treadmill in the exercise room for 37 minutes, went one and a half miles, and burned 111 calories. That will have to be it for exercise today. The temperatures are predicted to drop into the thirties tonight, which is unusual for this time of year in Orlando.
I hope everyone who is reading this blog has a wonderful holiday tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
In theTeens!
It's Tuesday morning, and that means the official weigh-in is here. I'm officially in the teens: 218.7. I'm so excited.
We had a great day yesterday with our daughter. The suite is beautiful, and Evey is staying here for three nights. I took pictures of Mark and Evey in the pool. We also had a great dinner at Raglan Road Irish restaurant at Downtown Disney. I had salmon with asparagus, left off the maple glaze. I also had a delicious, expensive Irish whiskey, a few bites of Irish soda bread, a few bites of smoked haddock appetizer, and a few bites of a wonderful dessert that was raspberries, ice cream, and a meringue topping. There was live music and an Irish dancer entertaining us as we ate. The day was just so much fun!
We also had time for some shopping before dinner. The World of Disney is such an amazing store. Evey literally squealed with delight when she saw a purse/bag in black and white that she had wanted, but she couldn't find it anywhere anymore. She was only seeing brown and white ones, but those are not her colors. So naturally Daddy had to buy it for her for an early Hanukkah present. I found a new pocketbook! That was also exciting because I have been looking for an over-the-shoulder Disney purse for years. Plus Mark got the new winter coffee brews he wanted. Shopping at Downtown Disney is more fun than anywhere else.
Because I was so exhausted from having almost no sleep on the train and such a busy day, I did not make it though "Castle" on the TV. I fell asleep and had a great night's sleep. The hotel bed is really comfortable. We are going down in a few minutes for the complimentary full American breakfast which should be fabulous. I will watch myself and not overdo because I'm so excited about that number on the scale this morning.
Then it's off to the Magic Kingdom!
We had a great day yesterday with our daughter. The suite is beautiful, and Evey is staying here for three nights. I took pictures of Mark and Evey in the pool. We also had a great dinner at Raglan Road Irish restaurant at Downtown Disney. I had salmon with asparagus, left off the maple glaze. I also had a delicious, expensive Irish whiskey, a few bites of Irish soda bread, a few bites of smoked haddock appetizer, and a few bites of a wonderful dessert that was raspberries, ice cream, and a meringue topping. There was live music and an Irish dancer entertaining us as we ate. The day was just so much fun!
We also had time for some shopping before dinner. The World of Disney is such an amazing store. Evey literally squealed with delight when she saw a purse/bag in black and white that she had wanted, but she couldn't find it anywhere anymore. She was only seeing brown and white ones, but those are not her colors. So naturally Daddy had to buy it for her for an early Hanukkah present. I found a new pocketbook! That was also exciting because I have been looking for an over-the-shoulder Disney purse for years. Plus Mark got the new winter coffee brews he wanted. Shopping at Downtown Disney is more fun than anywhere else.
Because I was so exhausted from having almost no sleep on the train and such a busy day, I did not make it though "Castle" on the TV. I fell asleep and had a great night's sleep. The hotel bed is really comfortable. We are going down in a few minutes for the complimentary full American breakfast which should be fabulous. I will watch myself and not overdo because I'm so excited about that number on the scale this morning.
Then it's off to the Magic Kingdom!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Made it to Buena Vista Suites in Orlando!!
I managed to get an hour and ten minute walk in yesterday morning by going up to Shoppers to buy romaine for the rabbit. They were out of romaine. DOH! I got other things instead and then walked home.
The train left promptly at 3 p.m. Although I didn't sleep as well as I had hoped on the train, I LOVED the travel. I especially loved how my new, smaller body fit into the seat and, best of all, in the dining car booth with room to spare. We had a lovely dinner that didn't blow my diet. I had the delicious baked salmon with string beans, mashed potatoes, and a small side salad. I had Mark move the scrumptious looking bread away from me, so I did not eat any bread. We did not order dessert either. My one indulgence was a whiskey on the rocks, 100 calories, totally delicious.
Breakfast had been packed at home: two hard-boiled eggs, some blueberries, and a clementine. All we needed to buy was black coffee. Again, it was just the thing.
Now we are ensconced in our beautiful two room suite. Once we both have a chance to shower and change clothes, we are driving over to get Evey and go to Subway for lunch. What a great day this is going to be!
The train left promptly at 3 p.m. Although I didn't sleep as well as I had hoped on the train, I LOVED the travel. I especially loved how my new, smaller body fit into the seat and, best of all, in the dining car booth with room to spare. We had a lovely dinner that didn't blow my diet. I had the delicious baked salmon with string beans, mashed potatoes, and a small side salad. I had Mark move the scrumptious looking bread away from me, so I did not eat any bread. We did not order dessert either. My one indulgence was a whiskey on the rocks, 100 calories, totally delicious.
Breakfast had been packed at home: two hard-boiled eggs, some blueberries, and a clementine. All we needed to buy was black coffee. Again, it was just the thing.
Now we are ensconced in our beautiful two room suite. Once we both have a chance to shower and change clothes, we are driving over to get Evey and go to Subway for lunch. What a great day this is going to be!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
It's GONE! And I'm not looking for it.
The surgical fluid weight is GONE!! Hallelujah! I usually do not weigh-in on Sunday mornings unless Mark forgot to hide the scale, but I asked him to bring it out this morning. I got on it and it's GONE!! I am 219.2 this morning. That is actually four tenths LOWER than the morning of the surgery. Whew. At last it's gone.
Now I have to decide whether to pack the scale for the trip or leave it behind. That's a hard decision for me for several reasons. If I take it, I will be tempted to hop on and off every day, even multiple times a day. If I take it, I can weigh-in on my regular day, Tuesday morning, and write it down. If I take it, I might be more honest with myself eating in restaurants. If I take it, I might get CRAZY if I put some weight on. Oh, decisions, decisions.
This afternoon at 3 p.m. our train for Orlando leaves. I could pack the scale in my suitcase and check my weight on Tuesday morning. I should do that. I probably will do that unless the suitcase looks too full. I have already taken out the pages from my food journal to pack. Even if I am eating in restaurants for the next 7 days, I'll try to write things down. I did that on our big summer vacation trip and that helped a lot to keep me honest. I lost 15 pounds on the six week vacation this summer.
Denise, I have already put the cute little hand-held Connect Four game that you sent me into my purse to play on the train, along with a new book of puzzles given to me by a co-worker, and two books. I will be quite content on the train trip.
Did I mention that I'm excited about eating dinner in the dining car tonight? When Mark, Evey, and I took the cross-country train to California back in the summer of 2002, I weighed 265. I had just dieted myself down from 295 for the trip. I ate in the dining car then, but it was quite a tight fit into those little booths. When Mark and I took the overnight train to New Orleans this past January for a wedding, I wouldn't even go to the dining car. At 316 pounds, I KNEW there was NO WAY I could fit into the booth. Mark went to the cafe car and brought things back for me. I am very excited to think that I can fit into the booth for a nice dinner tonight. That will be one of the things I talk about on the next blog for sure!
Our train gets to Orlando at 10:34 tomorrow morning. We are renting a car for the week. By noon we'll be checked into the Buena Vista Suites Hotel and having lunch with our daughter Evey. I can't wait to see her. Tomorrow night we have a 6:30 p.m. reservation for dinner at the Raglan Road Irish restaurant at Downtown Disney. The menu looks amazing, but I will have to be careful. Evey has been there before and says she loves their Bailey's Irish Cream Milkshake. Hmm...I would love that, too. I told her she can order it, and I'll take one or two sips for my dessert.
The next time I post on this blog will be from Orlando and the Buena Vista Suites Hotel.
Now I have to decide whether to pack the scale for the trip or leave it behind. That's a hard decision for me for several reasons. If I take it, I will be tempted to hop on and off every day, even multiple times a day. If I take it, I can weigh-in on my regular day, Tuesday morning, and write it down. If I take it, I might be more honest with myself eating in restaurants. If I take it, I might get CRAZY if I put some weight on. Oh, decisions, decisions.
This afternoon at 3 p.m. our train for Orlando leaves. I could pack the scale in my suitcase and check my weight on Tuesday morning. I should do that. I probably will do that unless the suitcase looks too full. I have already taken out the pages from my food journal to pack. Even if I am eating in restaurants for the next 7 days, I'll try to write things down. I did that on our big summer vacation trip and that helped a lot to keep me honest. I lost 15 pounds on the six week vacation this summer.
Denise, I have already put the cute little hand-held Connect Four game that you sent me into my purse to play on the train, along with a new book of puzzles given to me by a co-worker, and two books. I will be quite content on the train trip.
Did I mention that I'm excited about eating dinner in the dining car tonight? When Mark, Evey, and I took the cross-country train to California back in the summer of 2002, I weighed 265. I had just dieted myself down from 295 for the trip. I ate in the dining car then, but it was quite a tight fit into those little booths. When Mark and I took the overnight train to New Orleans this past January for a wedding, I wouldn't even go to the dining car. At 316 pounds, I KNEW there was NO WAY I could fit into the booth. Mark went to the cafe car and brought things back for me. I am very excited to think that I can fit into the booth for a nice dinner tonight. That will be one of the things I talk about on the next blog for sure!
Our train gets to Orlando at 10:34 tomorrow morning. We are renting a car for the week. By noon we'll be checked into the Buena Vista Suites Hotel and having lunch with our daughter Evey. I can't wait to see her. Tomorrow night we have a 6:30 p.m. reservation for dinner at the Raglan Road Irish restaurant at Downtown Disney. The menu looks amazing, but I will have to be careful. Evey has been there before and says she loves their Bailey's Irish Cream Milkshake. Hmm...I would love that, too. I told her she can order it, and I'll take one or two sips for my dessert.
The next time I post on this blog will be from Orlando and the Buena Vista Suites Hotel.
Wonderful Concert!
Mark and I really enjoyed the concert tonight of Elijah. I followed along in my score the whole way. The soloists were phenomenal, and my friends in CMC were just amazing. It was so energizing to see everyone again and get hugs and well-wishes from everyone. I had not seen most of them in a month or more, so they were very complimentary about my weight loss. The kind of love and camaraderie that develops in a choir is amazing. It's something that you get from very few other experiences. To anyone from CMC who reads this blog, and I know there are some of you out there, GREAT WORK tonight. I miss being part of the group. I only did it for two seasons and part of this season, but it was a wonderfully rewarding experience. When I move to Florida, I hope I can find a group to join there. If I can't sell my house and don't move, you better believe I will be back in CMC!!
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