The benefits of dental work...

Well, on Monday I had two more wisdom teeth extracted.....I've lost 3 lbs since all this began. I'm now at 152. Yesterday I actually made my goal of 18 points!!! I'm very happy about this. I still had some chocolate though, but I managed my hunger very well. I ate small meals instead of big ones. Well, I DRANK/SLURPED small meals since I can't really chew anything. (Tomato soup, half a ripe avocado, etc...)



I found a great product that is very diet friendly and especially important for when sweet treats come into the office. They are called Miss Meringue Meringue Cookies, and you can have 6 of them for 1 point! They just melt in your mouth and hit the spot perfectly. I found them at Walgreens on a late night run for vicodin! :)



School Update!: I have now been accepted to Catholic University (Not going there, they aren't offering me any money) and am on the 'wait-list' for UC Boulder. (It means I'm their second choice) I was rejected at UC Santa Cruz. But that's okay! Only three more schools to go! (Brown, Texas A & M, and U of Ariz.)

One month....things I have learned

It has been one month since I began counting points. I am up one pound from where I began.

What have I learned?:
-It is important to plan ahead.
-I may need to start attending meetings.
-positive: I am able to maintain my weight! ( I mean I only am up one pound, I could have gained 15 in a month)
-physical activity is important! ( I already knew this one, but lately I've been slacking..)

On Monday I had a wisdom tooth unexpectedly taken out....the dentist suggested it last minute during a filling. "Hey, want me to pop out that back tooth while your all numb?" Meanwhilst, her and the hygenists hands are in my mouth with a drill! It must have been the local anesthetic, but I said, "sure, why not?!"

So I've been eating applesauce, scrambled eggs, jello, tomato soup and mashed potatoes. Not the healthiest. Oh and lots of chocolate and anything I can let dissolve in my mouth. Surprisingly, I've been able to go over my points on this diet! WTH?! At least I haven't had any ice cream or shakes. I could never get my mouth wired shut for weightloss, b/c I think I'd just stick a pizza in a blender or something. I also have not gone to the gym b/c the Vicodin makes it hard for me to get up in the morning. But I feel lazy and when I don't work out I feel bloated. So I will get back to my routine asap.

Even though I am not at the goal weight I had set for the month, I am going to keep on going. I still only have about 16 lbs to lose which, in comparison to the 60 I've already lost, seems very very doable. I'm signing up for meetings as soon as they start at my workplace.

OH! And I was accepted into the Masters of Anthropology program at Washington State University! They will be flying me out next month to look at the campus and meet faculty! I get my own hotel room! FREE! (I don't know if I'll go there, but it is nice to know that schools want me and my brain.)

weigh too much.

I did not weigh myself this morning, even though today is the 3 week mark of me counting points. I know that I have let myself slip in this regard. In fact, I find myself journaling my points but not caring how far I let them go over my target points for the day. This is not good. I have weighed myself everyday, except today, and I keep bouncing between 152-154. Up and down. I'll say I weight 153 today and call it fair.

The reason I'm not weighing myself is that I woke up and felt slim. I put on my slinky black wrap dress and I felt good. Tonight, I'm going to dinner at a special friend's house. He is going to cook. There will be wine. I'm not going to let a 'bad' weigh-in ruin my day or my evening.

I have my whole life ahead of me, and I'll probably be restricting/structuring my diet for the majority of it. Today, it doesn't matter what I weigh. :)

Today, I need a turnaround

I am at a very bad point right now. I feel great, emotionally, but let me list what I have eaten today:

10 gingersnap cookies
1 apple
4 cups of coffee

That's all. So I'm going to turn this day around right now. I'm going to stop this damaging eating, because there are several more cookies I could fit into my mouth right now....and I'm going to eat 'good-for-me' foods for the rest of the day. This means green cruciferous veggies and water, and fruit if I need something sweet. Just because the morning was bad, doesn't mean the rest of the day has to be bad too.

Also I did go to the gym today and I pushed myself with the 15 lb weights! So that is good! But the cookies, were not a wise follow-up to a great workout....

Two week Weigh-in

I am up a pound from last week. :( I have been really really good about working out, but I did go a little crazy on the weekend. Lots of beer and I ate too much food. This week I"ve continued to struggle with eating sugar. There was so much cake this week at work! This weekend we are celebrating my brother's 33 birthday and I am going to make a reduced sugar cake for him. Today I had gingersnaps, yesterday I had 2 pieces of cake. I must stop the sugar eating.

I won't classify the eating of these things as binges. I didn't get flustered or excited about eating them like during a binge, I just ate them, so that is good and bad. But I made sure to walk extra on the treadmill and got my ass out of bed at 5 to go to the gym. I feel really good about this!

This Saturday I'm meeting some friends for dinner at the Macaroni Grill, I have 6 extra points left for the week. I wish I had more, but 6 is still good to work with. I might be able to not use them all too!

an anniversary

Yesterday was my one year diet anniversary. I can't believe it has already been one whole year since I started this process! As of yesterday, I have lost about 72 lbs.

What I'm most surprised about is that I still have about 15 lbs to lose! I know it is a lot and I should be thrilled with what I've accomplished, but there is always room for improvement I guess.

Here are some things I am greatful for that are a direct result of losing weight:
-my love of vegetables
-sitting in chairs without hanging over the seat.
-buying size 10
-seeing the muscles in my arms.
-being smiled at by everyone
-I get my period now! (yesh, I was THAT overweight, it had left me...)
-I no longer feel awkward around my beautiful friends.

Other than that...my life is pretty much the same. But in a good way....

spunkysuzi working towards a healthier me: Glad i took my dinner :)

spunkysuzi has a great post about temptation....


spunkysuzi working towards a healthier me: Glad i took my dinner :)