Day 8 - part two: the official weighin (WOOHOO!)

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYe64TiMSIblaT7ON0iYaw-Zkgb8GPh6NuX5Qm5VPRewN41iIe2kZ0MwYuWeDL2er9zeL7rM1TV-VZTQa31MnHmt446O_EJk-E1Hl0iqTKCLrbRz8_04Kze-JZEXI0UOhxXK8iIYji22r/s1600-h/Weight_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378101289539168642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYe64TiMSIblaT7ON0iYaw-Zkgb8GPh6NuX5Qm5VPRewN41iIe2kZ0MwYuWeDL2er9zeL7rM1TV-VZTQa31MnHmt446O_EJk-E1Hl0iqTKCLrbRz8_04Kze-JZEXI0UOhxXK8iIYji22r/s400/Weight_1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 165px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I lost four pounds this week! My new weight is 158.8. Still a few pounds higher than my lowest, but I'm going in the right direction. I'm so happy!<br /><br />So what did I do right this week and what did I do wrong?<br /><br /><strong>Right</strong><br /><br />1.) Journaled every day, even on the days I ate too much (tracking that I ate over 40 Points on two different days was painful!).<br /><br />2.) Drank a ton of water, at least 64 ounces a day.<br /><br />3.) Completely cut out the sugar-free ice cream and Weight Watcher snacks. Switched to sugar-free jello with yogurt and fresh fruit.<br /><br />2.) Six workouts of 45 minutes cardio minimum & 40 minutes strength (three days lower, three days upper).<br /><br />3.) Lots of fruits and vegetables, very little processed food.<br /><br />4.) No beef after Sunday (I think I'm allergic to beef). Ate chicken, fish, vegetables.<br /><br /><strong>Wrong</strong><br /><br />1.) Ate beef on Sunday, made me feel awful on Monday.<br /><br />2.) Two late night binges. Controlled binges but they were still binges, approximately 20 additional Points over my allotted 29 Points, each time. Very bad!<br /><br />What I want to change this week:<br /><br />1.) Get a better handle on the late night eating. I only did it twice last week, aiming for maximum of once this week. None would be better, but I have to be realistic.<br /><br />2.) Add two vegetarian meals this week. I'm making <a href="http://www.fatbustermack.com/2009/08/eggplant-parmesan-with-bulgur-and-pine.html" target="blank">this</a> tonight and it looks delicious. I haven't figured out the Points yet but it can't be that bad.<br /><br />Only 8.8 pounds to 150! That's not my final goal weight but it's the goal for the Weight Watchers Lose for Good compaign. My goal was 152 but they gave us another week, so since I did so good the first week (4 pounds) and I have another week, I changed my goal to 150 by October 31, 2009. I have eight more weeks. That's only 1.1 pounds per week. Total loss for the nine weeks that I want to see is 12.8 pounds. I'm positive I can do this!

Day 8 - part two: the official weighin (WOOHOO!)

I lost four pounds this week! My new weight is 158.8. Still a few pounds higher than my lowest, but I'm going in the right direction. I&...

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Day 8: End of week 1 weighin

I haven't gone to Weight Watchers yet, it's not until 11 a.m. I'm ridiculously nervous. It's like I studied for a big test, goofed off a couple of nights so maybe didn't study as hard as I should have, but have high hopes of pulling off an A. I know it's silly to feel like this, but it's a good nervous. It means I'm taking this seriously, this business of getting to goal. Something I haven't done for months.<br /><br />I had my best workout of my life yesterday afternoon. I had the day off and goofed off all day until 4 p.m. when I decided I'd better hit the gym.<br /><br />I have some new tunes on my iPod, my new favorite is Girls Go Bad by Cobra Starship (best workout song ever!)--see video below. <br /><br />My body was super powerful and strong. Maybe the two bad days of workouts I had last week was letting my body heal and get stronger. I don't know what happened but I just know I loved it. According to my heart rate monitor I burned 611 calories in an hour and a half. A record for me. It's usually around 500. Sadie is my best friend, best cardio machine ever made!<br /><br />I'm debating about working out before my weigh in. Sort of a last chance workout thing like they do on the biggest loser. After last night's workout that might be too much. I think I'll have a lazy Saturday morning instead. I'll post again after my weigh in.<br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0ON7zCLX1Mk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0ON7zCLX1Mk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

Day 8: End of week 1 weighin

I haven't gone to Weight Watchers yet, it's not until 11 a.m. I'm ridiculously nervous. It's like I studied for a big test, ...

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