Diet Watch -- On Hold

AG has convinced me that trying to lose weight in the winter, especially since I have a touch of SAD, is a losing proposition, so to speak. I should feel good that I haven't gained weight over the winter. So the "diet watch" is on hold until spring. No more filling up this blog with diet entries that don't go anywhere. I'll still work hard to keep my weight down and will be back in the spring with more weight-loss posts. Wish me luck. I still need to fit into my new palazzo pants for the chorus concert at the end of March, so that is my next goal.

Diet Watch :(

141 pounds; up one pound for the week. Sigh.

Diet Watch :)

140 pounds; down 1/2 pound for the week. I've been bouncing around this weight for a couple of months. This is getting discouraging. I hope I can break into the 130's this week. I'm really enjoying Curves and am tempted to go more than 3 times a week. But I always overdo it and injure myself so I'll try to be patient.

Diet Watch :)

140.5 pounds; down 1/2 pound for the week.

I started Curves yesterday. I think it is going to be good. I'll try to get there 3 times a week.

Diet Watch :)

141 pounds; down 1.5 pounds for the week - whew. Of course this is still a pound over my low point. I hope to start exercising at Curves when I get back to NJ, so that should help.

Diet Watch :(

142.5 pounds; up 2.5 pounds for the week. And it is actually up 3 pounds because I was down to 139.5 at the beginning of the week. I guess I've sort of forgotten about dieting while here at camp. I'll have to get back into the groove.

Diet Watch :|

140 pounds; same as last week. Sigh.

Diet Watch :)

140 pounds; down 1 pound for the week. But that just gets me back to where I was three weeks ago. Sigh.

Diet Watch :(

141 pounds; down 2 pounds for the week. But still not down to where I was 2 weeks ago. My hip is still bothering me, so I have exercised very little. I have a feeling this winter is going to be tough from a weight-loss perspective. But I'll keep trying.

Diet Watch :(

143 pounds; up 3 pounds for the week. Well, at least when I fail I do it spectacularly. I really fell off the wagon this week. I wish I knew where the will power came from that allowed me to lose weight to begin with. Then maybe I could find it again. And cutting down on exercising didn't help. But my hip is not as bad as it was, so hopefully I'll start getting more exercise. And the public embarrassment has got to mean something. I'll try to lose next week. Wish me luck.

Diet Watch :)

140 pounds; down 1 pound for the week.

That was a surprise. I was very good at Thanksgiving dinner, which was yesterday since AAJ were at the in-laws on Thursday. I didn't even have any stuffing. But I also have greatly reduced my exercising since my arthritic hip is really bothering me.

Diet Watch :)

141 pounds; down 1 pound for the week.

Diet Watch :|

142 pounds; no change for the week. And that is fine. I lost so much last week I sort of fell off the wagon this week. So no change is pretty good.

Diet Watch :)

142 pounds; down 2 1/2 pounds for the week!!!

I was really good this week and exercised a lot, but the results were still a surprise. I know I can't keep this up.

Diet Watch :)

144.5 pounds; down 1 pound for the week. My short term goal is to keep losing a pound a week through the middle of December so I can fit into my palazzo pants for the December chorus concert.

Diet Watch :)

145.5 pounds; down 1/2 pound for the week. Normally, that wouldn't be much to crow about, but given the week, it is really amazing that my weight is not up. The reason I'm a day late in weighing in is that we spent the last few days in MD with W's folks -- and ate restaurant food all the time.

Diet Watch :)

146 pounds; down 1 pound for the week. Which is really amazing, since I ate out twice yesterday on the way back to NJ for the season.

Diet Watch :)

147 pounds; down 1 pound for the week.

I've realized another reason that Weight Watchers works. You weigh in the same day every week. So no matter how bad you are during the week, as long as you get your weight down for that one day, you made it. But that means your weight is down going into the next week. My posting my weight every Saturday has the same effect. It's definitely an added incentive to have that goal every week.

Diet Watch :)

148 pounds, down 2.5 pounds for the week.

Diet Watch

Current weight 150.5 pounds, inflated somewhat by my recent vacation cruise so the first few pounds should be fairly easy. Goal - 128 pounds, or thereabouts.

I really need to lose weight - for all sorts of reasons, topmost of which have to do with general good health and getting weight off my arthritic hips, knees, and ankles.

I had success many years ago with Weight Watchers, but it is expensive and difficult to do from my two homes. I know what I need to do to lose weight, I just need the will power. So instead of paying a group of unknowns to watch my weight at Weight Watchers, I decided to employ those of you who read my blog, which is mainly close family members.

So I'll try to remember to post my weight every week, and if you don't see it going down, please fill free to post all sorts of insulting comments.