Vacationing and food...

We went on our anniversary trip last week. Our original plan was Key West, but the weather wasn't going to cooperate, so we went instead, to Seattle..

I halfway watched my points during the first day or two but then I just got totally off track. I ate cotton candy, I had a soda for the first time in months, and I generally thought, it's vacation, I won't worry, just get back on track when I get home. I did get steps in every day, on my fitbit, as we walked and explored a lot.

Saw Pike Place Market, walked along the waterfront in downtown Seattle, then we drove and visited Bainbridge Island, and on up through the most gorgeous Norwegian town of Poulsbo, (Where I bought and ate a BIG walnut/apple sticky bun!)

We went on a whale watching tour out of Port Townsend, Saw ORCAS!! so awesome..

Anyhow, we got home, I was concerned about what I gained... My weigh in day was yesterday. so I was very very apprehensive to step on my scales.. I LOST 1 POUND AND 2 OUNCES!!! How I did that I don't know.. but I will take it!

Start back to school today, taking 12 hours of classes, back to work tomorrow (dreading it due to Harvey) But life is busy, and I found I can occasionally eat garbage, and STILL LOSE WEIGHT!

Walking..Walking..Walking

The treadmill has been the main source of exercise for me... I wanted to build my stamina up before moving on to other workouts. But I did add the 30 minute circuit at Planet Fitness into my weeks. I do treadmill at least 5 times a week. and the Circuit on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I get worn out on the 30 minute circuit pretty fast, and sweating like a pig. But the walking is getting easier. Sunday I walked 2.25 miles in 45 minutes. Today the treadmill I was on, would not set the timer past 33 minutes. But I did 2 miles in that 33 minutes. It's getting easier. I also add some incline to my walk, to make it challenging.. usually nothing over a 3 incline, if I got higher, I find I can't breathe very easy.. So until I get better at it, staying at a 3 incline or below. My treadmill speed is between 2.5 and 3.3. I try to go at 3.3 as long as I can, when my feet and calves feel painful, I lower the speed to 2.5. So far I think, I am doing an OK jo...

Slow going.. but STILL losing!

Things aren't going "fast". And I am totally ok with it. Took me many years to get this fat, so it's quite alright for my body to take its time losing it all. I am down almost 18 pounds since I was at my highest weight in June. I didn't really start trying to lose weight until July 7. So I don't think I am going to terribly bad. I have stuck to my Weight Watcher's Smart Point's program for the most part. Went totally off on vacation last month, and Jessie and I spent this past weekend traveling to California and back for a quick visit. TOTALLY didn't count points, but just tried to make healthier choices - other than the soda I did drink at the Airport on Friday, and at Foster's Freeze on Saturday. But I got my steps in, running around at an airport is definitely good exercise. And then walking at the Santa Monica pier with our friends helped get them in also. I expected to have a gain when I got home, or maybe, hopefully, stay the same. ...

I am definitely a turtle...

Losing weight is much harder than putting it on. I haven't lost a LOT, but it still losing, even if less than a pound every two weeks. I went totally off WW yesterday. I didn't drink my water, I did not count my points. Daryl and I went to dinner at Chili's. I got a burger (no cheese or dressing) and onion rings. I only ate 3/4 of my burger, and about 1/4 of the onion rings. That was fine and good.. BUT we had the "endless" chips and salsa.. I ate WAY WAY WAY too many chips. I was so upset with myself after, I just didn't even look up the points,or record any for the meal. I am sure I went over my allotment of 30 smart-points a day (only other thing I had was a 2 point protein shake for breakfast). I tried to make myself feel better by telling myself, I had 78 fit-points for the week, and 35 weekly extra points I hadn't touched - and my week ended yesterday -, But I still feel awful. Weighing in for my weekly weigh in this morning, I still...

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