Health Check-In 11.24.19

(Hello old friend)

08/2019 loss:  11.2             (TOTAL -11.2)

09/2019 loss:   9.1              (TOTAL -20.3)

10/2019 loss:   6.8              (TOTAL -27.1)

Monday, 11/4/19 -1.6          (TOTAL -28.7)

Monday, 11/11/19  -0.4       (TOTAL - 29.1)

Sunday, 11/17/19 -1.2        (TOTAL -30.3)

Sunday, 11/24/19  -2.6       (TOTAL -32.9)

2.6 is a HUGE loss for me.  As you can see above, I am kind of a slow(ish) loser.  

This was my first week on the Purple plan.  I have to say....this week was really easy.  And I felt better.  My body just likes carbs.  I need carbs with protein to really fill me up.  

There were even two days where I didn't eat all of my 16 points!  

I am going to be better about portions though.  Just because it's zero points doesn't mean I can go nuts.

I made our 3 Home Chef meals today (we eat them for our lunches) and one of them included pasta.  So I switched out the white pasta for whole wheat pasta AND made it into 3 portions instead of 2.  Doing that cut WAY back on the points.

Things I enjoyed this week:
3 drinks (one mixed, two of my spiked seltzer water)
Chocolate every night
PASTA!!!!! (twice)
Potatoes almost every morning (1/2 cup serving)
BBQ pork tacos
Oatmeal (3 times) with caramel almond creamer (it's like dessert....2 points)

Non-scale victories:
I now have 4 pairs of jeans and 2 sweaters that no longer fit.

Things to work on:
More Pure Barre!  I have been a HUGE slacker this month with Barre.  I don't have any good excuses except for being exceptionally tired and drained.  But I need to remember that Barre does HUGE things for my head (mentally).  So I packed my gym bag and am going tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m.

More detailed tracking.  I've been using the 'Quick Add' feature on the app WAY too much.  I really need to track more, especially the zero point foods.  

Health Check-In 11.17.19

08/2019 loss:  11.2             (TOTAL -11.2)

09/2019 loss:   9.1              (TOTAL -20.3)

10/2019 loss:   6.8              (TOTAL -27.1)

Monday, 11/4/19 -1.6          (TOTAL -28.7)

Monday, 11/11/19  -0.4       (TOTAL - 29.1)

Sunday, 11/17/19 -1.2        (TOTAL -30.3)

A few things.  I'm changing my 'official' weigh-in day back to Sunday.  I don't know why, but I REALLY hated Monday weigh-in as my official date.  It just feels better to do it on a Sunday.

Also, I decided to switch plans on WW.  They recently reorganized some things and now have 3 plans to pick from:  blue (the original), green, or purple.  I'm going to try purple for 2 weeks and see how it goes.  Currently, on blue, you get 23 points a day.  With purple, you only get 16 points per day, BUT a lot of grains and starchy vegetables are on the 'free' list - like brown rice and potatoes.  Even whole wheat pasta!  So I'm going to give it 2 weeks and see how it goes.  I do love my carbs.

Things I enjoyed this week:

FOUR pieces of deep dish pizza (not all at once lol)
Chocolate
Lots of cereal (mixed in with yogurt)
Cheeseburger and french fries (split with my husband)
A mixed drink

I eat this almost every morning, whether at home or at work:

It's scrambled eggs, pinto beans, red chile, and cheese.  4 points and it is SUPER filling.  At work I eat it around 8:00 and I usually don't get hungry again until 1:00 or 1:30.

This is also amazing and my stomach appreciates it:

And THESE.  They are 2 points each and worth it.  Even if you don't like dark chocolate....trust me, these are delicious:

I got them at Costco.

I also had to put sizers on my rings.  They were WAY too lose for my comfort.  So I ordered ring sizers on Amazon.  They work perfectly!

I'll keep you posted on plan purple!

Health Check-In 11.11.19

08/2019 loss:  11.2             (TOTAL -11.2)

09/2019 loss:   9.1              (TOTAL -20.3)

10/2019 loss:   6.8              (TOTAL -27.1)

Monday, 11/4/19 -1.6          (TOTAL -28.7)

Monday, 11/11/19  -0.4       (TOTAL - 29.1)

Small loss this week, but I'll take it.  I didn't drink enough water.  I did exercise more, so the water that I DID drink probably stuck to my muscles and didn't budge.

But, it's still a loss!

Health Check-In 11.04.19

08/2019 loss:  11.2             (TOTAL -11.2)

09/2019 loss:   9.1              (TOTAL -20.3)

10/2019 loss:   6.8              (TOTAL -27.1)

Monday, 11/4/19 -1.6          (TOTAL -28.7)

I noticed my monthly losses have gone down each month, but that's okay.  I have not been 'perfect' and a 6.8 pound loss in one month is still really good.  According to WW, the average loss is 1-2 pounds per week.  A 6.8 loss in one month is 1.7 pounds per week.  So I'm still right on track!

Here are the treats I enjoyed this week and still had a weight loss:

1 hard seltzer
peanut butter crackers
biscuits and gravy
1 piece of pizza
1 small blueberry muffin
1/2 of a Kit Kat bar

And here are some non-food related wins/random thoughts:

*3 pairs of jeans that no longer fit (too big!)

*I put on my 'winter' jacket (which is just a light jacket) yesterday morning and after I buttoned it up, I pulled it away from my mid-section...I had a lot of room.  I may need to get another jacket, but not this year.  I rarely wear a jacket here at all, so it can wait until next season.  Plus, the jacket has a belt, so I can cinch it up if necessary.

*I did a 3+ mile hike yesterday by myself.  It was a moderately easy hike, but at one point I thought about turning around.  I saw a couple ahead of me hiking on a steep incline (think...staircase) and I paused because I wasn't sure if i had the motivation to do that and I couldn't see where the incline ended.  But I wanted to finish, so I did it.  And it wasn't bad at all.

*I had to keep hiking up the leggings I wore on the hike.

*I said 'no' to a LOT of treats this week.  Peanut Butter Pie, lots of chocolate, and pastries at break yesterday.

*I drank a lot of coffee this week.  I found some almond milk caramel flavored creamer that is delicious.

*Trader Joe's mandarin chicken with cauliflower stir fry mix makes a great dinner.  It's kind of pointy (10), but it's a lot of food.  SO GOOD. 

And here are goals for November:

*More Barre!

*At least 2 more hikes

*More detailed tracking.  I track every single meal, but sometimes I get REALLY lazy and will do a 'Quick Add' in the WW app, and just plug in 'Breakfast' 6 points and 'Lunch', 8 points, etc.  I want to be more detailed so I can see how many vegetables I'm not eating ha ha.

*More water.  I haven't been hitting my gallon per day lately.  Usually I get around 75 - 80 ounces, but I'm going to strive for 128 oz consistently this month.