Week 6

Weight= 232

No gain and no loss, so not too bad.

I re-joined weight watchers, just the online one this time, not the stupid meetings thing. That was just awkward and then having to get weighed at the beginning and having someone have that judgment in their eyes if you were up or down. No thanks.

The online one is going okay. Today has been a complete wash almost. We had a Halloween thing at work where I dressed up and all that and in the spirit of things I think I might have overeaten. Not sure by how much, but anyway, back on track tomorrow. That's all that matters, is getting back on it and not giving up.

I didn't run at all this week. And considering I'm going to attempt to run a marathon in December...not so great. Well half marathon, but still...I need to run more. I have good and bad weeks. Sometimes I'll have a week where i run three times and week, and then ones like this week where I'll run none. Crazy.

Cooking with Meg, Mel, and Benita-doing a weight watchers recipe. It smells good, but we shall see. If not, then the number for Pizza Hut is handy :)

Eh, another week.

Previous weight: 238
Current weight: 236

Weight Loss: -2 lbs

It's definitely no 4 or 3 lbs but it is something and I can't be upset by it. Today I felt like I had just TONS of points left over after lunch! I had my slimfast in the morning, for lunch I had a lean cuisine meal with a salad (the ranch and croutons of course have been accounted for). I still had a very fulfilling dinner and since I had the points left over I definitely had some ice cream (ww ice cream)!! OOooo it was so yummy. I'm going to try and be a lot better this week though (Friday I went out with a friend from high school and had a little much to drink and used quite a few points). However this week I plan on being more conservative with my points so I can have a bigger loss for next week! Until then!

I told me so

Current Weight: 237 lbs

Yup, still the same weight.  It's discouraging but not unexpected.  Last weekend was the TX/OU game with Briana's family in Ft Worth.  Lots of yummy (but nono) food and beers.  Bad Melanie!

I've gotta get better at working out.  I'm thinking it'll get better in the next couple weeks.  We have decided that Briana is going to be the trio's official personal trainer, I'm the trio's accountant, and Megan is our stylist. 

Meg and I also applied for our apartment together finally!  We move in towards the end of November.  The complex is awesome and has a 24/7 fitness center that I can't wait to use.

Week Five

weight: 232

*sigh*

I should have seen this coming, but honestly I thought I was doing better. I'm actually even making myself go to bed earlier because I think not getting enough sleep is hindering my weight loss. So I got some more sleep this week and what did I get? More tired. *big sigh*

Working out this week has been goodly. Run, weights, Zumba, and doing another thing of weights today. I just thought that I would be doing better, but I guess it's just going to take a bit of time. I might make the plunge and start Weight watchers again, it seems like it's helping Meg and I think having something regimented might help me a bit.

Special shout out: Thanks to Jinny for pimping out our page :) Looks awesome lady!

Week...I forgot.

Past Weight: 241
Current Weight: 238

Weight Loss: 3 lbs

YAY!!!!!! It's fun because even just the 7 lbs that I've lost since starting weight watchers, I can already see clothes fitting a little bit more loosely! I definitely feel better too, about myself especially. I was talking to Jinny about how the only thing I don't like about the program is that you can become obsessed with watching your points. There have been days when I contemplate eating something then decide against it because I will be using the points...and sometimes it's only like, 2 points. The last couple of days I've been pretty consistent with my breakfest and lunch menus: slimfast for breakfest and a turkey & cheese sandwhich on wheat and 10 crackers. Usually by the time dinner rolls around I've still got quite a few points left. My Aunt made this steak the other night and it was GOOD! And it was only 3 points and definitely worth it. Maybe I'll get the recipe for another post.

I can't wait to see how next week looks!!

So I made some Weight Watchers Halloween Cupcakes this past Saturday for a BBQ. The ingredients and the recipe are a little difficult but not TOO bad.

Ingredients:

Cooking Spray
2 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
2 Cups Splenda
1 Cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp table salt
1 Cup fat-free egg substitute
2 Cups water
1 Cup light corn syrup

That's all just the DRY ingredients. Then we have the icing:

1 1/2 Cups sugar
1/2 Cup water
2 medium egg whites
1/2 tsp table salt
1 Tbsp light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 tsp decorating icing in orange

Now for the Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat two 12-hole muffin tins with cooking spray and line with cupcake wrappers.*
  
  
• In a large bowl, combine flour, Splenda, cocoa, cornstarch, baking soda and 1 teaspoon of salt; set aside.
  
  
• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg substitute, 2 cups of water and 1 cup of light corn syrup.
  
  
• Spoon egg mixture into flour mixture and mix until completely smooth and incorporated.
  
  
• Pour batter into muffin tins until each hole is completely full. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
  
  
• While cupcakes cool, make frosting: Heat a medium pot of water to boiling.
  
  
• In a medium metal or glass bowl, beat sugar, 1/2 cup of water, egg whites, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of corn syrup and vanilla extract with an electric mixer on high speed for 1 minute.
  
  
• Place bowl of frosting over rapidly boiling water (you are creating a double boiler) and beat at high speed until the mixture forms soft peaks, about 7 to 10 minutes.
  
  
• Remove frosting from heat and beat on high speed until mixture is thick enough to spread, about 5 minutes. Frost cupcakes, create a spider web-like design on each with icing and decorate as desired. Yields 1 cupcake per serving.

I will say that making the icing was probably the best part! I wasn't expecting to make a marshmellow icing. I just thought it was so awesome that I made home made marshmellow! Oh man it was awesome. The actual cupcake itself could have been sweeter (of course because I LOVE sweet stuff) but on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the worse) I would give it 5. It wasn't just like OH MY GOSH AMAZING!!! But it was good.

Week... I'm late

I apologize, I'm a slacker of a blogger.  Wednesdays (the official blog day) aren't good for me :P

Current weight: 237 lbs

Two weeks since my last update and my weight has juggled a bit in those weeks.  The week after I got the flu, I got my appetite back and I started eating regularly again and I think I gained 2lbs back.  So this week I was prepared to just have gone back to the weight I was two weeks ago.  And voila, 4lbs down from what I was two weeks ago!

Last Saturday was the tribe's (me, Bri and Meg) first boot camp session with Bri's coworker.  Oh...my...goodness.  My thigh muscles felt like they were literally going to just fall off my legs for days afterwards.  I almost bit the dust a couple times at an unnamed Albertson's location.

Since boot camp I haven't really worked out much at all.  I'm super terrible at working out.  Each week I tell myself I'm going to work out but ya know... stuff comes up... like the new season of House.  But boot camp every Saturday morning is doable and that'll keep me at least doing a little something.

This weekend is Texas/OU weekend which means a lot of beer and probably some awesome food.  I get to do it all with my second family... so it's like a holiday... and holiday calories don't count right?  During the week I'm really good about watching what I eat but weekends, whoa buddy.  It all goes out the window.

PS: I 100% agree with Megs in her previous post... we're going to be total maneaters when we get all small and healthy.  It's going to be brutal and I will have no mercy. HA!

Week Four

So Week Four is now almost over and I'm down another pound, woot! 231 yessssss.

I was a bit better at getting a workout in: bike on Monday, running on Wednesday, Zumba on Thursday and running again today.

This weekend should be okay, lol. I didn't get tickets into the Texas game (SAD!) but I'll be going to the padre's and watching it there with him, lady D and the Dizdar. So all in all, it's going to be a great game :)

Weigh In Week 4

So this last week has been my official week back on Weight Watchers. I won't lie, I had few days where I ate a little more than my point allowance for that day (and when I say a little I really mean like 2 or 4 points). Even so, sure enough I have gone down FOUR POUNDS!! WHOOOHOOOO!!!! This is so exciting and so encouraging. Mel and I were talking one night and we both agreed that if the three of us (Bri, Mel, and I) were skinner, we would be EATING men. For real. I mean, we're all beauties...but for whatever reason boys/men are not really looking at us (except for the occasional drunk guy). They'll be sorry when we get to our new healthy selves, that's all I have to say (not hateful or anything).

I just realized something....all three of us (Bri, Mel, and I) shorten our names. Or maybe I just do it to all three of us. But all of our names have the potential to be shortened to only three letters and still make a name. Random I know. I thought it was kind of cool.

This weekend I'm going to a BBQ at a friends in San Angelo and I'm going to make one of the cupcakes recipes on the Weight Watchers site. I'll post a review about it when I get back and I'll post a picture as well! TODAY I GO CLIMBING!!!!! Did you know for an hour of climbing you get 12 activity points on weight watchers???? Crazy. That's almost a m&m sonic blast!!!

All right...I'm done for the day.

Week 3 (Late I know!)

Well I'm down a pound this week. I new it because I went to the Doctor on Wednesday and of course they weigh you first thing. So a lot has seemed to happened to me since last week. My visit to the doctor was sporadic and actually had a reason behind it. I had been experiencing some tenderness and bumps on the back of my head (in my hair) and neck. So at the Doctor I am informed that I have shingles. Basically a re-surfacing of chicken pox that my body, due to stress and a weak immune system, has physically acted out. Shingles itself is not terrible but the fact that my immune system in my 24 year old body couldn't fit it off is not a good sign. Shingles usually only happens in older people, or people with weak immune systems (and both). So Tuesday I go in for some blood work to be done and then on Thursday I have a physical. Great Fun.

I haven't been working out A LOT but I have been working out. Today Bri, Mel, and I had our first assessment with Chris, a trainer at Briana's Gym and her boss. He was really funny and I can see why Briana likes working under him (he is pretty much the male version of her). He was DEFINITELY knowledgeable and knew his stuff. I would like to continue with the training even if it is only a couple of times a month. I must ask my personal accountant if that is within my budget (I start a new job on the 19th and I'm trying to be responsible and make myself a budget).

I officially re-started weight watchers on Friday. Today has been a good day. Due to my schedule and the way things lined up, I didn't really have the time to just sit around and eat a whole lot. I was VERY tempted to get a pastry at work (and by work I mean my now previous job at Starbucks) and a drink because the drink is free. Good on me though, I didn't. I went to Briana's and had me some healthly granola and a gronola bar instead. Even with a pizza and some baked chips I stayed pretty much in my points, I only went two over and considering I worked out today I think I did pretty well. We shall find out next week though!

Week 3

I didn't lose any, but I didn't gain any either. I haven't worked out once this week cause I was 1) too nervous about my lecture and 2) feeling like poo. Now the cycle is complete, the lecture is over and I still feel like poo. Came home early from work and I'm staying at home til class tonight. Hopefully I'll be better by Saturday when we have our first boot camp session with Chris :)

Good Week

Yay, down to 232!

I didn't think that I was going to lose anything, but cutting out some calories and cutting back on one thing of coffee a day really helped apparently. A pound a week is a good starting point =) And now since I don't have class I'm going to watch my Netflix movies, hasta!