tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21934485887619034992009-04-15T22:28:05.446-06:00I lost over 35 pounds with Weight Watchers. Now I learn to live like the skinny girl I have become.noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-33446337969826832572009-04-12T18:48:00.002-06:002009-04-12T18:54:06.870-06:00

I haven't posted here in so long. I'm trying to figure out eating more traditional foods, and maintaining my weight loss. That part hasn't been much of a problem.My trouble has been with working nights again (4 eight hour nights/week) and not eating junk to compensate for fatigue. I realize now that was part of my survival mode when all my kids were little. When I started with WW I was well

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-10015204656221322402009-01-19T11:36:00.002-07:002009-01-19T11:48:39.710-07:00

I posted on my kitchen blog about why we will continue to eat butter and phase out all artificial sweeteners. You can read that here.Last night I was talking to my mom about the book I am reading and how it contradicts a lot of what WW stresses. I have thought about that a little since then.How did I get overweight to begin with? Let's see....there was pints of ice cream on the couch late at

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-48822466750975986652009-01-17T12:12:00.002-07:002009-01-17T12:23:00.792-07:00

So while I figure out what I will be eating and feeding my family, I need to take a step back and remind myself that even thought I went back to WW two weeks ago, I have been happily maintaining my weight for over a year now. Sure I'd like to lose a little more, but that will happen in it's time.I have felt like I need to get moving more. What in the non-WW world we call exercise. I am not a

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Yesterday I alluded to what is going on with me here. I was a little more specific in on this blog.My dear cyber friend left this comment for me yesterday."I haven't read it but it does reflect some of what Michael Pollan wrote about in his book. It did occur to me yesterday after seeing the commercial for the Splenda with added fiber that we are now fortifying our chemicals with other chemicals

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-6963209801463511662009-01-15T15:48:00.002-07:002009-01-15T16:08:49.534-07:00

Do you ever feel that way? But what about when you realize that you need to know the rest of the story to become more complete.I think I am about to have a huge shift in all that I think about food. Or maybe give some confirmation to what I already know I believe.Either way, it's freaking me out a little. A lot.

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-2335271251690461052009-01-13T15:34:00.002-07:002009-01-13T15:39:24.379-07:00

and I still haven't gotten any activity in. Unless you count grocery shopping with an energetic 3 year old. Or repacking all the Christmas stuff in our house.But I have to take Trey to his guitar lesson soon. His lesson is in a nice neighborhood and lasts for 30 minutes. So I am off to change into my walking pants which also happen to be magic pants. No sweats for me. Nope those skin tight

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We all know what fat pants are, or fat jeans at least. Those are the ones we wear when we feel big and bloated or just blah.Yesterday I wore my magic pants. I was feeling big. Feeling bad about my body. But I had to get dressed for church. And now we're at our new church so there's no more jeans and a sweater for church clothes.So I put on my black pants. For years I wore black pants to

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-61934621239775933992009-01-08T13:54:00.002-07:002009-01-08T14:03:38.704-07:00

I'm not sure how I feel about WW's new Momentum program. I really miss CORE. I miss being able to just eat and not worry about points. But I am noticing that even though I am eating less, I still feel satisfied. Well most of the time, right now I'm still hungry after lunch.But that shows me that maybe I was eating because I could. Like, if fruit is a CORE food, then I can eat it, but what if

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-72738524882075042942009-01-07T08:16:00.002-07:002009-01-07T08:23:33.626-07:00

The other day my oldest daughter Aleena (who will be 13 at the end of the month!) saw me writing in my tracker and asked if I had gone back to WW. When I said yes, she said, "Why?" Love that girl!!! I told her I had gained about 5 pounds and she understood that I wanted to lose those 5 pounds again.I thought it was really sweet that she sees me as a healthy weight. We talk a lot about body

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Having one of those days where I'm not sure what day it is anymore. I woke up with an icky tummy. Thankfully D was home this morning for a while so he could make sure Emma got up on time. This is 2 days in a row of not missing the bus. The girl is on a roll, I tell ya!So after I bragged to you about how I left 1 Reese's cup in the package (which is still in my purse btw!), I have to confess

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Just wanted to drop by and say that I am dong great with tracking. I don't necessarily enjoy it, but it does keep me accountable. I have used just a few of my WPA's so far and yesterday I had 1 point left at the end of the day. It didn't concern me though because I had done lots of estimating on the salad I had for lunch. I didn't measure my cheese or the crema or the chicken so if I was off

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-20038175966054696102009-01-03T09:26:00.002-07:002009-01-03T09:47:35.228-07:00

I went back to my regular meeting today. That was interesting. It was interesting in that a few of the same friends were there. One woman who started long after me, but got to goal around the same time. Then she just kept losing and losing. She was still talking about that part of her weight loss. She had gained a little last summer, but...I don't need to bore you with the details. She is

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-26622276590538301442009-01-01T10:43:00.003-07:002009-01-01T11:03:44.085-07:00

I've decided that I'm going back to my WW meeting on Saturday. I want to lose 5 pounds. I've wanted to lose 5 pounds since...ummmm....July, maybe? Obviously I'm not very successful without going to the meetings so I am going back. I honestly don't know if I'll stick with that Saturday meeting. I may be able to sneak in a week day meeting now that Kelli is in preschool 2 days a week. And

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UGH! So I think 4 pies at Thanksgiving was NOT a good idea. There are only 8 people in this house after all. And mama LOVES her desserts.I got on the scale a week after Thanksgiving and saw 169.8. Granted I was fully clothed and it was the end of the day, but still. I don't weigh that. That is WAY out of my comfort range. I decided then and there that I had to go back to what I knew worked

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I survived day one back on plan. I did just fine in fact. It was cold and I even had half a grilled cheese and some tomato soup for lunch. I just made really different choices than I had made the past few weeks.I did dive into the ice cream last night. I put it in a bowl though and didn't just eat out of the carton. Nights really aren't usually a problem for me. I have an audience usually,

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-40650154270627404662008-11-10T07:57:00.002-07:002008-11-10T08:23:49.531-07:00

I feel like I am sooooo far off plan these days. I haven't really been following a plan per se for quite a while, but I was eating well none the less. I would gain a pound or two and take it back off. Staying in a range I felt comfortable with. Then Halloween came.I did really well not dipping into the candy before hand. And we decided to let the kids indulge as much as they wanted for the

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-76033095410808108602008-10-31T14:57:00.002-06:002008-10-31T15:00:37.047-06:00

It's been unbagged and is waiting in the big bowl for trick or treaters. I even got things I like this year. But just now I wanted a snack. I stopped in front of the big bowl. And chose a banana instead. Yay for me.Not like there won't be buckets of candy around for days and days! lol

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It's been almost a month since I was here, huh? Wow! How have I been? Well, not really OP, but not really off either.I read an article in Clean Eating magazine about intuitive eating that really resonated with me. The author talked about eating local food, prepared at home and not eating much processed food. The author found that she naturally lost weight this way and never felt

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-57804311686334460242008-08-28T08:49:00.001-06:002008-08-28T08:50:44.721-06:00

I'm not sure what happened yesterday, but I was back to my old ways. TOM is on it's way so maybe that's my excuse?Anyway I am back on track today.Too tired to really blog any more. How sad is that?

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-51165949072166141852008-08-27T08:21:00.002-06:002008-08-27T08:31:07.492-06:00

Last night started to get away from a little. I just needed CARBS after I had dinner last night. So I had a piece of the banana bread I had made earlier in the day. It did the trick. Then I filled up on watermelon later so I went to bed feeling quite satisfied. I have been using those WPA's a lot in the past couple of days. Not always intentionally either. I didn't realize that my deli ham

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-48940905823630013662008-08-26T08:54:00.002-06:002008-08-26T09:01:43.569-06:00

yesterday was a good day. I did have some cravings for chocolate, but I just waited for it to pass. Funny how that is, isn't it? I have impulsively indulged a craving and then felt guilty. Now I am realizing that often times those cravings will pass. The snickers only looks amazing while I am looking at it. If I don't buy one and go home and put the groceries away, I totally forget all

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-88254844634894696342008-08-25T08:56:00.002-06:002008-08-25T09:11:21.106-06:00

Summer is just about over and I have gained about 5 pounds. Maybe 4. My weight is fluctuating between 160 and 161.?. I want to get back down to my WW lifetime range of 153-157 so here I go again back to losing mode. I am starting tracking today and I'm really not sure what plan I want to be on, CORE or FLEX. I want my carbs, but I also want to be able to eat when I am hungry even if I have

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-65706435398777236122008-08-12T10:27:00.002-06:002008-08-12T10:38:39.393-06:00

Before I complain about what the scale said yesterday morning, let me clarify that I know I have earned it. And let me also remember that there were many YEARS I would have LOVED to have seen this number. And I know I have some blog friends who would also be thrilled to see this number.163.8Not a number I am comfortable with at all anymore. Yesterday I did much better with keeping stuff out of

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-64221952394541530542008-07-30T15:16:00.003-06:002008-07-30T15:23:15.560-06:00

what plan I am on right now, but it's working. I am really trying to just eat less. Quit the mindless munching. I think WW calls it "think first".Anyway, it's working. I am back down to a comfortable place again. I thought about calling it done. After all I feel more like me, right? Instead I am going to stick with this plan and really try to lose for the next few weeks. Maybe I can see

noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587354790255284059anothermama2six@yahoo.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193448588761903499.post-10422824377986522052008-07-29T08:22:00.002-06:002008-07-29T08:30:36.051-06:00

that I had a great 24 point day with loads of water and fruits and veggies, but I can't.I can say that I had a day of fruits and veggies. OK with water consumption. But after work I was home and STARVING. I had planned to have some pretzel rods then and save the bulk of my points for chicken and noodles at dinner. But I didn't want pretzels, I needed protein.I decided that I would be a CORE

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