Well, today I lost a bag of flour. Okay, not literally . . . but the scale finally clicked over and I have officially lost 25.6 pounds off my body (again). YEA!!!!! I joined Weight Watchers (again) on Oct 17, 2009. And after a little bit of a plateau in December with my 2 hernia surgeries, I'm back on track and losing again.
When I joined I wrote down several reasons why I was joining this time so when it got hard I could remember my motivation. One of which was to wear my wedding ring again and I've been wearing it for about a month now. The next goal I hope to see happen is having no more foot pain. Even after my heel spur surgery in August I've had a lot of pain. Standing or walking for more than 5 minutes makes my foot hurt a lot. So I figure every pound I can take off my foot it will stop hurting that much sooner (cross your fingers).
I've found a few new foods that have helped me get to this point. I thought I'd share for anyone else out there trying to cut calories.
- Sandwich Thins -- they look like smashed hamburger buns, but with the top and bottom they are only 1 point and they taste really good.
- Fiber One granola bars -- lots of fiber so they fill you up and have enough chocolate in them to satisfy my cravings.
- VitaTops from vitalicious -- Once again I have to have something chocolaty and these do the trick and add fiber so they are filling
- JollyTime Healthy Pop popcorn -- The kettle corn is really good and I love the small bags with just 1 serving in them.
- Yoplait Smoothie -- found in the freezer section. I lived on these when I was on the liquid diet before the hernia surgery. Great for breakfast and it gives you a fruit and milk serving for the day.
11 comments:
Congrats, that couldn't have been easy with being laid up as much as you have been. Good going!
AWESOME!!! I know dieting is not easy, I am doing it too, so congrats on losing 25 pounds. You can keep it and you will feel so much better!
Thats AWESOME!
Good for you Christine. I've needed a little motivational boost and maybe your post will help me to lose a few. I haven't worn my wedding ring for years! Keep up the good work and thanks for the list of good foods. I've be wanting to try Fiber One bars.
Good for you! I love Weight Watchers. It helped me drop 40 lbs after Ben was born and I periodically use it to tune up my laziness. Some of my favorites were (and still are)
-Crunchy Corn Bran cereal
-I can't believe it's not butter spray; it's a staple at our house
-No pudge fudge brownie mix (Hello-a brownie mix with fiber in it that actually tastes good!)
-Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches
-And I think it's the fudgesicle brand that makes a 1 pt fudgesicle
Notice how I focused on treats--yea that's the kind of eater I am, I NEED my treats every day and when they come for 2 pts or less all the better!
Keep up the good work--I'm proud of you!
Yay for you! I'm working on my bag of flour as well. I have an awesome brownie recipe I'll email you later.
Good job, Christine! Hang in there!!!
You are amazing!!! Keep up the good work! I need to get there with you, you are inspiring me! :)
Hooray for you!! Keep up the good work! I'm doing it again, too - not officially, but on my own. It's time to get the baby weight off (since they are 5 and 2 now . . .)
That is awesome Christine! My mom just brought me a bag of the thin pattie bread. they are sooo good, we love them. That is a great accomplishment, congrats! I hvae all my WW stuff next to me, I just need to start up again, that encouraged me. :)
Christine, you guys don't blog much anymore. I hope you are all well.
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