Weekly goal: 1) Clean out closet and downstairs storage area. Set up treadmill.
2) keep track of points
3) try a new food
I got a jump on this week's goal, I cleaned out my closet last night. I have 3 bags of clothes to donate to charity, 2 tubs to put into the attic (maternity clothes, shorts, and summer-y dresses) and now I can wear everything hanging in my closet (almost). Things I wanted to keep but couldn't wear (mainly blue jeans which I own in 3 different sizes and don't want to have to re-buy as I get thinner) were folded and put on a high shelf. I also have shorts in every size, but I will deal with those when I drag the tubs back out for summer. I mainly threw out skirts, old t-shirts, and sweaters. For some reason, I buy a lot of skirts (usually at the last minute before I need to give a presentation), but don't wear them more than once or twice. I should be careful when I buy things, try to avoid the latest fads and buy "classic" clothes that I can get more use out of.
The one thing hanging in my closet that I can't wear is my "skinny dress". I bought this dress the last time I did weight watchers. I was shopping for some dressy clothes for a meeting I was going to in Spain in the fall of 2003 and absolutely fell in love with this black dress. The store didn't have it in my size so I tried on a size smaller than normal and it fit and looked great! I remember how excited I was that I had gone down a size! Well, I got pregnant soon after and was showing by the time I went to the meeting so I never got to wear the dress (the tags are still on it.) I am leaving it in my closet as inspiration and will hopefully be able to wear it when we go to Cancun in July
I woke up early this morning with cramps. It has only been a couple of months since I stopped breastfeeding and switched back to my normal BC pill and my body is still struggling to adjust. I am glad my goal isn't to start exercising this week.
This afternoon, Mike and I are going to work on the basement storage area. When we had our basement re-finished, we opened up the big storage room for more living space and instead made two large storage closets. In November, we did a lot of digging through the closets for xmas decorations and books. A lot of the boxes have ended up in the main part of the basement, waiting to be repacked. Our hope is to put everything back into the storage closets and clear out the main part of the basement again so we can set up the treadmill.
Mike and I have made a decision with regards to the scale. When we clean out the basement storage area, we are going to pack it away in the basement shelves, still accessible but not easily. I feels good to let go of the number and to commit to this lifestyle without the expectation of losing a certain amount of weight each week. We will still have to weigh ourselves occassionally because the number of WW points we eat is based on our weight.
Update (8:27 PM) :
Is it possible that it is still Saturday, the same day I wrote the post above? After getting Mike up and doing a quick pick up around the house (our house cleaner was coming) we loaded up the car with all the donate-ables and some baby things to return to a friend of mine and were off. We dropped the load at the salvation army, then dropped our friend's stuff off, then went to sam's to get diaper and formula. We had lunch at Red Robin, a burger place. I had a garden burger and, since I know how to count for the burger since we eat them at home, managed somehow to stay within points for the day. I can't tell you how happy this makes me since the absence of eating out "on plan" is probably the #1 reason we fall off the wagon. When we returned to our clean home, I had a nap while Mike watched the munchkin, then while they were sleeping I tackled the basement. I stored the scale, repacked all the boxes, set up the treadmill with a small TV in front of it. I also made room to do aerobics. Oh, and I did the laundry while I was at it. We had left over risotto, sweet potatoes (which aged very well) and asparagus for dinner (imagine a day without cooking!) and watched a movie. Basically, I kicked butt today, got all the stuff done I needed to and have all day tomorrow to relax and prepare (read: make lunches and fruit salad) for next week.
I added a couple of extra goals to the list above. Stay within points will be permanent. Our other goal is to try a new dish, preferably one with lots of protein. I let Mike choose the dish and he chose tofuloaf (like meatloaf, which he loves.) I have made tofu loaf once before and have bad bad memories of it, but maybe this time will turn out better. I have to go to the health food store to get the rest of the ingredients tomorrow.
# posted by amy @ 4:57 AM
