Well, I didn't do any of that stuff I said I was going to do the last time I posted (two weeks ago, was it?) It's still Sunday morning; I still have time to go to the gym today. That I should definitely do.
The truth is, I went ahead and went back to Weight Watchers this morning. What spurred this on was that this week, my knees started hurting. I walk up and down stairs all day at work and I found myself dreading the trip up the stairs because my knee was aching. And you know, I hope nobody thinks this is a betrayal of body positivity, but I think if I lose weight, my knee will stop hurting. I also think if I lose weight, I won't have to take Pepcid anymore. Both the knee pain and the Pepcid are new developments and I think I am just over the threshold where my body can be fat and fit. These little health things are worrying and I want to nip them in the bud. By dropping some weight. I don't want to get back to my highest weight of like 285 or whatever it was, or even my highest pre-WW weight of 264. I need to take back the night, as it were.
It feels very comfortable to be going back to Weight Watchers and I feel good about it. I think the principles of the program are very sound. If you do the Core plan, you don't have any food limits at all; you just have to eat the Core foods which have good energy density; the plan is based around foods that are high protein, high fiber, low fat, low carb. Lots of fruits and veggies. Who's gonna argue with that? I'm going to do the points, though. I think it's a good idea to emphasize the Core foods while you eat on the Flex plan. You end up eating a lot healthier in the end.
After the meeting (where I weighed in at 248 pounds, yes I said it) I went to Trader Joe's to try and get ingredients for my own version of the Starbucks fruit and yogurt parfait. Lo and behold, TJ's has their own fruit and yogurt parfait with nonfat Greek yogurt, awesome granola, strawberries and blueberries, and it is 90 calories less (and has more fiber) than the Starbucks version. Pointswise, it's only a one-point difference (it's 5 rather than 6 points) but it's definitely a better choice. Oh, and it's also like $1.50 cheaper!
I have to buy some more of those parfaits tomorrow night, and then bring them to work for the rest of the week. (I can't bring them tomorrow because I leave the house at 6:30 but don't get to a fridge at work until after 10 in the morning.)
Okay, I didn't mean to go on and on about parfaits. It's just that logistics (like the transportation of yogurt parfaits) are getting in the way of my life right now. For instance, I spent all day yesterday grading papers, and I still have a pile to do today. I get so consumed with schoolwork that I shove fitness and nutrition straight to the back burner.... it's not good. Maybe I should work fewer jobs or fewer hours... that's one of the goals for 2009, I think. But as for today, I guess if I can get these graded and get to the gym, today will be a win on both levels. Wish me luck.
The truth is, I went ahead and went back to Weight Watchers this morning. What spurred this on was that this week, my knees started hurting. I walk up and down stairs all day at work and I found myself dreading the trip up the stairs because my knee was aching. And you know, I hope nobody thinks this is a betrayal of body positivity, but I think if I lose weight, my knee will stop hurting. I also think if I lose weight, I won't have to take Pepcid anymore. Both the knee pain and the Pepcid are new developments and I think I am just over the threshold where my body can be fat and fit. These little health things are worrying and I want to nip them in the bud. By dropping some weight. I don't want to get back to my highest weight of like 285 or whatever it was, or even my highest pre-WW weight of 264. I need to take back the night, as it were.
It feels very comfortable to be going back to Weight Watchers and I feel good about it. I think the principles of the program are very sound. If you do the Core plan, you don't have any food limits at all; you just have to eat the Core foods which have good energy density; the plan is based around foods that are high protein, high fiber, low fat, low carb. Lots of fruits and veggies. Who's gonna argue with that? I'm going to do the points, though. I think it's a good idea to emphasize the Core foods while you eat on the Flex plan. You end up eating a lot healthier in the end.
After the meeting (where I weighed in at 248 pounds, yes I said it) I went to Trader Joe's to try and get ingredients for my own version of the Starbucks fruit and yogurt parfait. Lo and behold, TJ's has their own fruit and yogurt parfait with nonfat Greek yogurt, awesome granola, strawberries and blueberries, and it is 90 calories less (and has more fiber) than the Starbucks version. Pointswise, it's only a one-point difference (it's 5 rather than 6 points) but it's definitely a better choice. Oh, and it's also like $1.50 cheaper!
I have to buy some more of those parfaits tomorrow night, and then bring them to work for the rest of the week. (I can't bring them tomorrow because I leave the house at 6:30 but don't get to a fridge at work until after 10 in the morning.)
Okay, I didn't mean to go on and on about parfaits. It's just that logistics (like the transportation of yogurt parfaits) are getting in the way of my life right now. For instance, I spent all day yesterday grading papers, and I still have a pile to do today. I get so consumed with schoolwork that I shove fitness and nutrition straight to the back burner.... it's not good. Maybe I should work fewer jobs or fewer hours... that's one of the goals for 2009, I think. But as for today, I guess if I can get these graded and get to the gym, today will be a win on both levels. Wish me luck.
4 Comments:
I have no idea why anyone would think losing weight to get rid of knee pain is a betrayal of body positivity. My knees feel *SO* much better now that I've lost the weight. And I don't get acid reflux anymore either. So I say go for it!
Hey there, nice to see you back. I couldn't sympathize more about trying to find time to do this stuff... I don't even have a job at the moment and I still don't get everything done that I want to.
And I don't think wanting to lose weight is a betrayal of body positivity either, but you knew that. Lots and lots of luck.
It's not hard to see why people might think that right now. The FA movement has been up in arms this week over a desperately ill 530 pound woman having WLS. But, I too, think you can lose weight for health reasons and you should not be condemned for it. I'm not sure what's going on right now--I really don't get it.
Glad you're back. I've missed this blog. And isn't Trader Joes just the best!
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