Went to the Movie Today

I took my son to the movie today since he had no school. It was right around my lunch time and I just knew I had to be smart so I didn't mess up.

I am proud to say that I packed a tuna sandwich and a bag of 100 calorie Smart Pop popcorn and smuggled them into the theater in my purse. Since I ate the tuna sandwich first, I was satisfied with the small helping of popcorn. Had I not prepared myself, I would have had at least a medium butter popcorn and a big box of chocolate candy.

So, if I do say so myself.... I done good!

Oh yeah! We went to see The Water Horse. Both my 9 year old son and his 45 year old mother enjoyed it so I give it 2 thumbs up!

Week 2 Weigh In

This morning was weigh in time and ... drum roll please.... we are down 7.2 lbs this week as a team! Bringing our 2 week total to 18.8 lbs!

• Tim - lost 4 lbs
• Robbi - lost 3.2 lbs

I have to admit. I was a little disappointed with the 3 lb loss for me, but then I thought about it. I had a great week. I didn't feel deprived. I actually enjoyed the food I ate and savored the flavors more than I usually do. Plus, I thought about the contestants on Biggest Loser on TV and how they work their butts off all week long exercising and sometimes they don't have 3 lbs weeks. So, I got over myself and chose to be happy about my loss!

I have a tendency to want to reward myself when I have a good weigh in week. I remember when I went to Weight Watchers with my Mom and cousin we would always go pig out on weigh in night. Afterall, it didn't count because the week was over and the new week didn't begin until the next morning! No wonder we never succeeded for very long! So today, I thought perhaps I'd eat a lunch that was a little more than I should. I managed to stick to ordering something decent though when I ate out with a friend. Then I had to go to the drug store. I thought, surely I deserve some candy, cookies, some chips or something! But, I'm proud to say, I thought about it and made a choice not to eat something like that... no matter how good it sounded! I came home and popped myself a 100 calorie bag of popcorn instead. A MUCH better choice!

I know I can do this.... ONE choice, ONE day, ONE pound at a time!

I hope you had a successful week too!

God Bless!
~ Robbin

First Place

Tonight my husband and I added another aspect to our weight loss effort. A new class just started at our church called "First Place" so we decided to go to it. It's a Christ-centered health program for men and women of all ages. Using a support system that incorporates Bible study, Scripture, prayer and balanced eating and exercise plans First Place provides the opportunity to change your life, not only physically but spiritually and emotionally.

Being Christians, it only makes sense to look to God for help in this area of our life too. I look forward to sharing this study with my husband and adding another way for us to support and encourage each other. Plus, there are several other women in the class that I know and we can encourage each other as well.

I chose not to get on the scale there though. I figured with my husband and I weighing at home and sharing that with each other, there was no reason for me to get on the scale there too. Also, I just didn't want anyone there to know how much I weighed. Besides, that would be a night time weigh fully clothed and my "official" weigh in is on Tuesday mornings as bare as I can get!

To Be Fat Like Me

So here it is Sunday, and if I do say so myself, I am pretty happy with myself this week. I've made good choices for the most part and although I've been tempted many times, I have avoided giving in to it. Well, except for last night.... when I remembered the chocolate chip cookie in a tin that Santa had left me in my stocking. I ate it. I'm not going to lie. It was good! I counted the calories in my day though and although it wasn't a good choice, it didn't kill my calorie intake for the day.

Although today isn't the "official" weigh in day, I did step on the scales and I was happy with what I saw. We'll see what carries through to Tuesday and I'll let you know then.

I find that watching the food network isn't a good idea right now so I've tried not to watch too much of that. I do get inspiration from watching shows like Biggest Loser reruns, National Body Challenge, etc... so I watch those when I can. Last night I also was up real late and I watched 2 fat movies on Lifetime; "To Be Fat Like Me" and "Queen Sized". Both dealt with issues that I relate to because I grew up the fat kid in school and grew up into the fat adult. Although I've had a couple of times that I've lost weight and not been obese.... and it was in those times that I truly realized how differently I was treated as a fat person. I hate that more than I hate the fat.

Do you know it's possible to be 300+ lbs and be invisible? I've noticed that when I'm fat, salespeople, bartenders, etc. can't see me standing there waiting to be waited on. If they do see me and actually acknowledge me, it's not with a smile. However, if you're not fat, they actually smile at you and jump at the chance to help you. What's up with that? Why can I stand at a counter and no one "see" me until someone else walks up beside me and then I get waited on after they are acknowledged?

Do you know that adapting to the change of how people treat you after you've lost weight is a huge issue? Something you might want to start thinking about and preparing yourself for now.

Anyway, let's not close with that downer! I've had a great week as far as my eating goes. But, I've been so sedentary and tired... not a good thing. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I"ll be talking to her about how I've been and what I might do to help my tiredness.

I hope everyone had a great week and I look forward to reporting my weight on Tuesday. I'm trying to get my husband to actually write something for this blog but I haven't had any luck so far. Maybe soon!?