Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2005
Weight: 147.5
I haven't been journalling or dieting in a really long time as my weight will attest to. I started weight watchers this week. They gave me a goal of 14.5 lbs to loose. That will put me at 133. Just one pound less than the weight I left off at in 1999. How awful! Still, I'm very motivated. I also like the weight watchers point system. We'll see how this goes.

Thursday, Jan. 13, 1999
Weight: 134
I haven't been journaling for a long while...Christmas, flu, company, etc., etc......  ,but now I am ready to get back to my regimen.  I am going to try adding a little running to my exercise program, at least on nights when I'm not doing something else.  I gained a little weight back, but I'm not going to worry about that and keep going.

Food:

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999
Weight: 131
I haven't been journaling the past 2 weeks.  I got really busy at work and with Thanksgiving.  .  I'm still being pretty good, but nothing is happening.
Food:
1 Sm. Slice pound cake
Exercise:
60 Leg Lifts

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999
Weight: 131
I went out to lunch with co-workers, but the restaurant had a nice grilled chicken sandwich, which I had without mayonnaise.  The scale seems a little stuck.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 2 miles

Monday, Nov. 15, 1999
Weight: 132
I didn't keep track of what happened food-wise over the weekend.  Weekends are usually a blur for me.  They go by so fast.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 2 miles

Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999
Weight: 133
Exercise:
60 leg lifts

Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999
Weight: 132
Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Went hiking 3 miles

Friday, Nov. 12, 1999
Weight: 131
131 for yet another day.  This is very good.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 2 miles

Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999
Weight: 131
It looks like 131 today.... yea!  I had both lunch and dinner out today.  Still, I was pretty good.
Food:

Exercise: 60 leg lifts

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999
Weight: 132
I finally made it to 132.  That was my first goal.  Unfortunately, the other part of my goal was to fit nicely into a pair of jeans that I bought but was never able to get into (at least comfortably).  So now my next goal is still to get into those jeans and to get to 130.  I'd like to get there by Thanksgiving.  Doable???  We'll see.
Food:
1 Sickle Pear
Tortilla chips w/cheese
chicken fajitas
Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Dancing

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999
Weight: 133
I was a really bad girl last night.  I was so hungry.  I had planned to buy the kids some hamburgers so I wouldn't have to cook, but then I just couldn't resist having some myself.  So I had 1/2 of the triple cheeseburger.  Then I was still hungry so I had the soup.  I still wasn't full, but I stopped.
Food:

Exercise: none

Monday, Nov. 8, 1999
Weight: 134
The weekend wasn't too bad.  Steven brought a bag of cheetos into the house.  I hope that I can withstand the temptation.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 2.5 miles

Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999
Weight: 134
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts

Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999
Weight: 133
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts

Friday, Nov. 5, 1999
Weight: 134
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 3 miles

Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999
Weight: 133
I weighed in today at 133 again.  I was pretty surprised that it stayed there.  I thought it would go up as that seems to be the way the chart was going.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 6 miles

Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999
Weight: 133
I was shocked when I got on the scale this morning and it said 133.  Jeans are still too tight though.  Still, I'm happy.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 2 miles

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1999
Weight: 134
OK.  I think I'm back on track today.  Yesterday was pretty good.  I exercised and didn't eat too much.  I tried on my too-small jeans today and I really think that they're fitting better.
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg Lifts
Walked 3 miles

Monday, Nov. 1, 1999
Weight: 135
I always think that I'm going to be able to remember what I've eaten over the weekend, but then when Monday comes, it's a blur.  It's really hard on the weekend to go out, feed the kids and still be good.  Oh well, I'm doing the best that I can.  Now it's Monday, I'm back on track.
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg lifts
Walked 2 miles

Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999
Weight: 135
What a nutritious day, huh?
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg lifts
A lot of shopping (does that count as exercise?)

Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999
Weight: 135
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg lifts

Friday, Oct. 29, 1999
Weight: 135
I was so hungry last night.  Even after I ate dinner I wanted more.  I had some candy and that seemed to help my cravings.
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg lifts
Walked 2 miles

Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999
Weight: 135
The scale said 135 again today, so I guess it's official.  Now that I've dropped 2 lbs. I can't get cocky and think I can start to eat again.
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg Lifts
Walked 2 miles

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999
Weight: 135 - yea! it finally dropped
Got on the scale today and found it finally dropped a pound.  I know this is going to be slow.  I'm finding that the graph with the trend line is encouraging.  We're going dancing tonight to a place with a buffet.  Must be careful!  The buffet was awful so it wasn't too hard.
 

Exercise:
60 Leg Lifts
Walked 2 miles

Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999
Weight: 136 - 3 days at same weight
OK.  Three days at 136.  When will it budge?  I thought that I did pretty well yesterday.  I'm hoping that I'll have a big jump downward on the scales one day.  Maybe I'm retaining water and that's why nothing is happening.  I feel thinner.  Is it psychological?
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg Lifts
Walked 2 miles

Monday, Oct. 25, 1999
Weight: 136 - 2 days at same weight again
I'm not too good at journalling on weekends.  Too much else to do around the house.  I'm a little upset that the weight seems to go up and down.  We're talking about the same pound too.  I tried on the pants again today (first goal - part B).  They actually seemed like they fit a little better.  Could I be imagining it?  Or maybe I'm just stretching them by trying them on every day or so.
Food:
2 Rice Cakes 100 cal.
16 oz. Hot & Sour Soup
1 Apple
1 rather large slice pizza (bad girl)
no treat tonight
Exercise:  Walked 2.5 miles

Sunday, Oct. 24, 1999
Weight: 136 - Down again.  Will I ever hit 135, nevermind my first goal of 132?  I really feel like I'm being pretty good, yet nothing is happening except I'm really, really hungry.
Food:

Exercise:  Work around house.

Saturday, Oct. 23, 1999
Weight: 137 - A little disappointing
Food:

Exercise:  none

Friday, Oct. 22, 1999
Weight: 136 - 2 days at same weight - this is good
I think that it's a good sign that I'm down to 136 for 2 days in a row.  I only have 4 lbs. now to get to my first goal.  I know that this is really happening soooo slowly, but the trend line in my graph has been steadily going down and that's encouraging.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts.
Walked 2 miles

Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999
Weight: 136 - that same lb. again.  My plan for today was to be careful.  I lost that same pound again today and I don't want to be too hopeful.
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg Lifts
Walked 1 mile

Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999
Weight: 137 - fluctuating again
I thought that I did really well yesterday and so I was pretty discouraged when the pound came back on the scale.  Still, I'm expecting it to go up and down.  I did my exercising and I brought some fruit with me and hot and sour soup.  It held me through the day.  At night there was a buffet at the place where we dance.  It was Mexican food and I'm particularly fond of the chips with melted cheese.  I only had a little bit and no seconds.  I thought I did pretty well although I was still a little hungry by the time I got home.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 2 miles
Went Dancing

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999
Weight: 136.  Great.  So it was just a fluctuation.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
1 hr. tennis

Monday, Oct. 18, 1999
Weight: 137.  Boo!  The lb. came back.  I think it's just a fluctuation though so I don't feel too bad.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 1.5 miles

Sunday, Oct. 17, 1999
Weight: 136.  Yea!  I lost my first lb.
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
no walking

Saturday, Oct. 16, 1999
Today was not too bad.
Weight: Did not weigh
Food:

Exercise:
60 Leg Lifts
No Walking

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999
Today was not a good day.  We had a pot luck for lunch at work.  The theme was "Italian".  The best I can say is that I ate reasonably and didn't stuff myself.  Still, I ate more than I would have liked to.
Weight: 137
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
no walking

Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999
I wrote that my end goal was to get down to 120 lbs.  That's still goes.  However, I would like to add my first mini-goals here.  I would like to drop 5 lbs. which would bring me to 132 lbs., and fit into a pair of jeans that I have out sitting on my table.  I can right now get into these jeans, but not without fear of breaking the clasp (very tight).  At 132 I am hoping to wear these jeans and breath at the same time.  Now I need to set a time frame for this goal....  Would 4 weeks be too ambitious?  Probably, but I am going to shoot for it.  So my goal is to lose 5 lbs. by Nov. 11th.
Weight: 137
Food:
6 sm. pretzle sticks
1/4 cantaloupe
1 Taco Bell bean burrito (370 cals.)
Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 2.5 miles

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999
Weight: 137
Food:

Exercise:
60 leg lifts
Walked 2 miles
Went dancing

Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999 - Walked 2 miles.  I'm going to start listing what I eat.  I usually just try to watch what I eat, but I am probably eating more that I think.  So here goes...
Food:

Oct. 11, 1999 - It's been awhile.  I've been busy.  I went to the PBS developer's conference in Miami for a week.  I tried to go swimming every night after the sessions were over.  Then last weekend went to LA for my cousin's 50th birthday.  I've been pretty good though.  I haven't been over-eating and I've been exercising pretty regularly.  I've been encouraging my co-workers to walk with me.  We go to the basketball stadium at the university where I work.  You can walk around the upper level and each lap is 1/4 mile.  We've been doing about 2 miles a day.

Sept. 9, 1999- Steven's birthday.  A lot of hubbub in news for the date 9-9-99.  Matt came over to print out his homework project.  We spent the night trying to get the printer to work.  It took up the entire night so I did not get any exercising in.  At least I walked at work.

Sept. 8, 1999 - Went dancing at Cactus Moon.

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