Weight Watcher Wednesday....Update Week 23

Ok, so its been a while since I've updated my Weight Watcher Wednesdays. Why??

Well, let me tell you..
1.- because I felt like maybe it was overkill on the updates every week?
2.- I will be honest... I was having a few bad weeks in there and I didn't feel like talking about it!!
3.- Wednesday's have become my beach days with my boys and so I haven't really had the time or the energy to do it when I get back.

So anyway, I figured since I wasn't going to the beach today (I'm going tomorrow), it would be a good day for this update.

The last time I updated was June 8th and I had just finished gaining 2lbs. That wasn't good, but thankfully I've progressed, but not without my challenges. Here's the run down on my journey since then:

June 15th-   down -1.6
June 22nd-  down -1.2
June 29th-   Stayed the same, no loss or gain (phew)
July  6th-     up + 1.4     (ugghhh!!!)
July 13th-    down -2.8  (OMG!!)
July 20th-    down 1.0   (ok, cool!)

So my grand total lost as of today......-19.8 lbs!! YAY!!! I am actually .5 pounds away from my 10% goal and getting my cute little keychain from Weight Watchers. I HAVE TO HAVE IT!!! (lol!)

Anyway, it doesn't seem so bad when I actually see the numbers like that, but let me tell you that 1.4lbs I had gained hurt me like no ones business, and the poor girl behind the WW counter took the brunt of my anger that day...because of course my gaining the weight was all HER fault!!

Just kidding, I know.

Its all mine, and always will be because I make the choices I make in what I put into my body. However, that was the frustrating part for me. I had been pretty good, I was writing stuff down (kind of), and I was eating a lot of fruit. So why would I gain the weight?

Well, come to find out in talking with my leader, fellow WWatchers and reflecting on just how much fruit I was eating, I realized I may be eating TOO much fruit! How is that possible? Well, fruit as good and as natural as it might be also eventually turns into sugar, and too much sugar as we know makes us gain weight. So that was part of it!

The other part I found is that I was getting by on my weight loss without doing much exercise. Well that caught up with me too.

So since then, I decided to go back to basics like I was just starting out and I became diligent again about writing my food log down, weighing and measuring my food as much as possible, and looking ahead at menus and counting points ahead of time when going to restaurants. I also went back to drinking lots of water. Its easy to forget to hydrate.

I have watched my fruit intake by still making those my go to choices instead of sweets and other things, but I am careful not to overdue them either.

I have also incorporated more exercise, and for me its walking. Its just easier for me to do around my neighborhood, and I enjoy walking to my music and I record my workouts on this great little app I have on my phone called Cardio Trainer.  I am now at a point where I can walk 2 miles in about 30 minutes...which is not bad, and it shows me that it doesn't take all day to build in some fitness in my daily routine. I am trying hard to make it something I do at least 3 times a week. I also do it early in the morning and it really does help me feel productive and gets me going on other things I need to do.




So anyway, that's where I am at today! I am feeling good about myself, and getting dressed for the day is actually kind of fun now as I'm starting to fit into things that I haven't been able to wear in years. Just last week, I found the dress in my closet that I wore for my 10th Anniversary (7 years ago), and I tried it on, it fit,  and I wore it for my 17th Anniversary get away last weekend. It was a nice way for me to remember the occasion. Feels good!

So thank you for continuing on this journey with me, and I guess I just hope that maybe, some little bit of what I'm doing might be helping one of you out there on your journey as well.

Happy Weight Watcher Wednesday to all of you my friends!!

From my corner to yours,

My Weekend Get Away in Palm Springs!!

I haven’t taken a girls weekend away in oh….EVER??!!

Seriously!

In 17 years of being married it just hasn’t happened. I mean I have had girls nights out, and maybe a chunk of hours here or there with my girls, but I honestly have never made it a point to take a weekend away for myself. It just has never worked out, or felt right to do so. Honestly, maybe I just never felt like I deserved it.

I know, I’m CRAZY!!

But I finally did, and I went away for my SIL Gaby’s Bachelorette in Palm Springs with her and 6 of the Bridesmaids that will be in her wedding party. And I had the most incredible time!

There was nothing ordinarily crazy…but we did play some fun games and sent off our Gaby with some "special" gifts to enjoy (LOL), and we spent a lot of our time having some good conversations. I mean goooood conversations, (wink ,wink). ;]

We basically took in some Palm Springs sun, relaxed, did some girlie things and laughed….A LOT!!

Betty and Gaby, (Matron of Honor and Bride) welcomed us with these cute little bags for each of us. They were each initialed with all kinds of goodies like a tagged water bottle, pedicure accessories, a little journal, chapstick, a washcloth,flip-flops and hair accessories. Too cute!

In all that we were doing, I found myself being inspired as I napped and relaxed on an extremely comfortable chair yellow chair (forgot to take a picture...darn it).  I was reflecting on a few things and I decided to jot them down in my cute little journal to post so I could remember how I was feeling at the time.

Being out on this get away….

•       I appreciated that I’m at a point in my life where I am achieving some independence for myself as a wife, a mom and as a woman….and that its not a bad thing!

•           That although they still need me, my family will not crumble without me.

•           How much I needed to get away and the chance it was to regroup myself so I can come back as a refreshed person for my family.

•           I appreciated that this gave my family a chance to bond within too. It gave my wonderful husband, Jerry, a chance to hang out with our youngest boys, and he made such a great effort in making it a special Mikey, Danny & Daddy weekend! They did some really cool stuff too! And Chris had his first weekend away from home with a friend's family as well.

On the fun side….

             *  I appreciated how powerful it is to be with a group of strong women. I just felt this wonderful energy of     play wrapped with empowerment, knowledge, and friendship.

* What a good 15 minute nap can do for me!!

* I learned to appreciate the beauty and power of SILENCE….(Shhhhh...I love the noise my kids make,     but ohhhh silence is soo nice sometimes!!)

* You don’t always need to go to an expensive Spa to creatively take of yourself.  Betty made us some great DIY natural beauty treatments like a honey hair mask,clay face masks and body scrubs that we soo enjoyed!!

(I apologize for scaring anybody.. LOL!)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

About friendships…

* I appreciated all the effort put in by the women who made this weekend possible and who made us feel sooo comfortable. Thank you Betty for all the love you put into all you did this weekend…it did not go un-noticed. Thank you Jen for opening your family’s home to us all and giving us that special place to always remember. Thank you Gaby for letting me share these girls and special moments with you.

* A beautiful setting can really bring out the magic in anything you do.

* I appreciate how important it is to get to know one another on different levels. How new memories can bond people and forge new and lasting friendships.

And one of the most important things I appreciated from this weekend was that I was sooo at Peace….

I wasn’t worried or stressed about anything or anyone and I was able to be myself. I will hold that dear for a long time!

I also appreciated how important it is to have written these things down.

Here's hoping you have all experienced a girl's weekend away at sometime in your life! ITS  A MUST DO!!

From my corner to yours…