Monthly Archives: January 2010

I have a new breakfast obsession! I've heard a few fellow Weight Watchers talk about them and decided to give them a try. What's this new obsession, you ask?

Steel Cut Oats!!

They're a million times better than instant oatmeal. They have a texture that is excellent and not pasty like instant. I like that I have to chew my oats. I really can't express my love for them via blogging. Haha.

They do take awhile to cook, but I have learned a way to cut down the cooking time. I soak them overnight, so they're ready to be cooked when I get off work. Doing them that way cuts the cooking time by a lot!

I have eaten them prepared several ways. I've had them with my daily olive oil and a few packs of Equal and I've added cinnamon to the oil and sweetener. But my favorite way so far is with a banana, a tablespoon of peanut butter, and my daily oil. That's the way I had them yesterday moring. Sooooooo delicious!!!

I suggest looking for them in your grocery store and giving them a try!

I rewarded myself for hitting my goal this past week. I got a new dress, cute undies, a yoga dvd, and yoga mat. All great purchases if I say so myself.

My favorite purchase would have to be the yoga stuff. I picked up The Biggest Loser Weight Loss Yoga dvd for $9 at Walmart. Now, I've never done any yoga, besides the Wii. So, I was a little nervous about trying something new. I got over my fear quickly and popped in the dvd when I got home.

The dvd has a 6 week program you can follow or an option to customize your own workout with the 3 levels it offers. Being ambitious, I decided to try out the 6 week program.

Bob popped up on the screen, who is rather nice to look at while you're working out. Haha. He explained each move quite well and it was super easy to follow. There were a few times I wanted to give up because my legs and arms were burning, but I didn't. I made it through the whole 30 minutes. I really rather enjoyed it. I even looked forward to it the next day! And I'm definitely feeling it tonight!

It feels good to be working out again! Now I just need to start doing some more cardio. Maybe I'll get the Biggest Loser Boot Camp dvd. Bob swears it's a great companion with the yoga. We'll see.

Speaking of rewards……

Now that I'm so close to 100lbs lost, I really need to figure out how I'm going to reward myself. I'm at a total loss.

So, I'm asking for all my blog readers to suggest some ideas. Something non-food related and something fairly cheap. (I'm a balla on a budget) If you guys could help, that would be great!

I'm off to enjoy a salad!

This week's topic was about identifying hunger. How does one tell the difference between Emotional and Physical hungry?

This is something I have trouble doing. I'm definitely an emotional eater. Nowhere near as bad as I used to be, but I still do it. I eat a lot out of boredom. So, this week's topic was perfect for me!

A good question to ask yourself before grabbing something to eat is: Why Am I Tasting? (W.A.I.T) Are you grabbing that food because you're truly physically hungry or because you're upset about a certain situation? Here's a list to help tell the difference.

Emotional Hunger:
*Happens suddenly
*You crave a specific food
*Paired with emotion

Physical Hunger:
*Happens gradually
*Youre open to food choices
*Comes from physical needs

Once you decipher what kind of hunger you are experiencing there are ways of dealing with the hunger.

If you're experiencing emotional hunger (bored, happy, sad, stress) ways to deal with it is to wait at least 10 mins and most likely the urge to eat will pass. If it doesn't, distract yourself by doing something else like journalling or working out. And if you cannot get past the urge to eat, make sure you chose a safe food. I hate to break it to you, but chocolate is NOT a safe food. Haha.

If it's physical hunger you're experiencing, then chose filling foods. Eat whatever it is slowly and stop when you're satisfied.

Of course all of this is much easier said than done. Everyone emotionally eats. If you don't, then MAJOR props to you!

My challenge for you this week is to ask yourself to W.A.I.T before making a food choice. Also, I'd like you to make a list of things to do when experiencing emotional hunger.

My list:
*Read
*Workout
*Drink some water
*Chew gum
*Watch tv
*Blog!
*Surf the net
*Write

I'm off to hop in the shower and to get my steel cut oats ready for the morning. (More about those in my next post!)

Skinny vibes to all!

I stepped on the scale yesterday at my meeting and had quite the shock. I watched as the lady wrote down 234.8lbs on my chart. I looked at her and asked, 'Are you sure that's right?' She looked at the scale again and confirmed that it was correct.

I stood there in shock. That meant I had a 9.2lb loss!! I've NEVER had a loss that big. This loss puts my total to 92.8lbs lost! Eek! I hit the goal I was hoping to.

Next week is my 1yr anniversary of being on Weight Watchers. (Crazy!!) Well I was hoping to be 100lbs down by then, but I knew at the beginning of the year chances were it wouldn't happen. So my new goal became to lose half of all the weight I'm wanting to lose.

I'm hoping to get down to 150lbs, which means I have to lose 177.6lbs. Half of that is 88.8lbs. Well I blew that out of the water by 4lbs! I'm celebrating by buying some new undies! Hehe.

It just goes to show that if you stick to the plan, it works. This past week I tracked EVERYTHING I ate, including the 'bad' things. I even got activity in. Nowhere near what I was wanting to get in, but I did get my bum moving!

Here's the list of things I wanted to accomplish this week:

*Tracking everything
-I did do this! Go me!

*Focus on filling foods
-I've done really well with this lately. I'm loving filling foods.

*Working out 30+ mins a day
-I didn't accomplish this. But I did do it for 3days. Which is the most I've done since Thanksgiving!

*Meal planning at least 2days
-I didn't even plan one day. I'm horrible at planning meals. Maybe I need to start with planning one meal.

*Making a wise choice when I go out to breakfast with Bill to the Machine Shed
-I did great with this!

*Leave food on my plate at the end of a meal
-This is a work in progress. I've done alright with it, could do better!

All in all, it wasn't a horrible week goal wise.

Things I want to work on this week:
*Tracking everything
*Moving more! I'm going to strive for 4days this week. One more than last week
*Telling the difference between physical and emotional hunger
*Making a list of things to do when I'm emotionally hungry

I hope everyone has a great week!

My next blog will come later tonight on this week's Weight Watchers topic!