Weight Watchers Weekly Weigh-In: 6 ounces LOST

 

Hi!! So I weighed in again and I really was thinking I gained all four pounds back. Sunday night I ate French Toast! FROM DENNYS! Yummy but aye dios mio!

So I lost 6 ounces...YAY!

HIGH OF THE WEEK

My high of the week came when I REALLY wanted to make a cake and DIDN'T! lol! Yeah , sue me that was my High of the week! lol

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LOW OF THE WEEK

I had a REALLY stressful TWO days at work that left me in tears, it had me going to Hometown Buffet and eating my feelings away Thursday -Sunday. Not good!

 

WHAT I LEARNED

I'm still an emotional/stress eater! lol

TIP OF THE WEEK

Chili's introduced their Skinny Girl Margarita, IT'S YUMMY!!!!

 

CALORIES: 110

 

Weight Watcher Points: 5 pp

 

Total Fat:0

Carbohydrates: 7

Fiber:0

Protein:0

 

1.5 ounces of Tequila is : 4 pp 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

VLOG: Your OWN weightloss journey!

VLOG: My weightloss journey & Weight Watchers misconceptions

WEIGHT WATCHERS WEEKLY WEIGH-IN: 51.4 POUNDS LOST!!!

 

I have OFFICIALLY lost 51.4 pounds!

How exciting and amazing! I am so proud of myself and guess what!

My mom lost 75 pounds THUS far!

Our journey isn't over and I am still on the verge to get to a weight I am comfortable.

 

Again, the "Goal Weight" on my app is set in 5 pound increments to make ACHIEVABLE goals so I don't feel discouraged when I see a number that is beyond 10. I know you all can feel when you think about numbers and say "That is a LONG way."

 

Losing weight is a mental game too...all in your head and this is one of the ways I can calm that little voice in my head. Increments. I was thinking 140 for a goal weight. Still not sure though.

 

I even got this charm to add to my collection! These little awards remind of how amazing I am doing! Of how much dedication I have put into ME! And lemme tell you, it takes a lot of self-love, self-discipline and self-respect.

Losing weight is achievable if you do it FOR YOU and no one else! I am living proof!

Watch me do me!

Watch me SHINE!

So I know I normally break it down with my high, low, what I learned and tip of the week, however, I am skipping that and introducing my quote of the week:

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means it;s going to launch you into something great. So just focus and keep aiming" -Anonymous 

 (I found this on my friend Denise's instagram)

 

Weight Watchers Weekly Weigh-In: 2 ounces lost!

 

I lost another two ounces. I'll definitely take it over a gain, that's for sure, but I am really confused to whats with the ounces. -Sighs-

HIGH OF THE WEEK

I drank water galore, to the point I was even peeing more than 4 times a night! Which by the way became annoying. Also my other "high" was going to a Zumba class after my mini-getaway especially after my "low of the week" Which your probably wondering, "Stef what was your low?"

LOW OF THE WEEK

I ate a buffet during my mini getaway. I didn't stuff my face, but I am sure I was minus points...lol! And that was my CHEAT day. So what. I had fun, I enjoyed myself and that's all that matters.

 WHAT I LEARNED THIS WEEK

I learned that sometimes, you need to regroup. Not sure food wise, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I found a lot of my anxiety was caused by over thinking. Over thinking ruins me, ruins the situation, turns things around. It makes me worry, and just makes things worse than it actually is.

Not good!

So no more over thinking for me!

Anyways, lets go on to an addition of my weigh-in days, I am now adding in tip-of the week for you Weight Watcher followers and those on a journey of a healthier lifestyle! Exciting huh?

WEIGHT WATCHERS TIP OF THE WEEK 

I take this pledge to myself!

Will you take it for you?

Here's to a new week!

Weight Watchers Weekly Weigh-In: 2 lbs DOWN! 45.8 pounds LOST!

 

This week I lost 2 POUNDS! Which seriously was again unexpected....that means I am 1 pound away from my mini-goal weight! Woot! Woot!

So ...

HIGH OF THE WEEK?

My high of the week was making healthier decisions when it came to what I am drinking. I was seriously wanting Coca-Cola. A nice cold coke to be exact. But I opted for an unsweetened tea or water. In fact, I walked around my work office with my HUGE water bottle! Lol. I peed like a race horse but I didn't touch the soda! YAY ME!

Oh heres a before and after of the year! WHOA!!!

LOW OF THE WEEK?

My low was eating WAY too many almonds. Last week was my Cheez-itz phase, this week, it is ALMONDS! I think I had way too many when I could have used those points on something else. Oh well. At least I counted! Oh my never mind, my low was eating the new McDonald's S'mores Pie! Which by the way is 8pp! One point during the day I had NO points for dinner because of that pie. An 8 pp dinner when I could have used that 8pp (pie) on dinner to make it 16! Silly Stef! But if you haven't tried it, ADDICTING!

WHAT I LEARNED?

I learned that if I bite it, I write it NO MATTER WHAT! I also learned that I have a goal. I WILL COMPLETE MY GOAL! I will get there and if my progress is slow, I dont care. Its better than NO progress! I will enjoy life the best that I can. No if's, and's or but's. I have FREEDOM with weight watchers. It allows me to live my life FREELY and like a normal 26 Year old!

So there you have ladies and gents! New week!

*Kisses last week and those two pounds goodbye*

 

WEIGHT WATCHERS WEEKLY WEIGH-IN: 3 pounds LOST

 

Can I do a happy dance? 

3 POUNDS LOST!

My mini-goal is 175! Hopefully that little goal will be fulfilled and a new one will be made. 

So I decided to change up my weekly weigh-in posts. Typically I would just write, write and write and I realized they are becoming similar to my "Saturdays with Stef"

So to turn to something NEW, I decided to do something new...HERE WE GO!

HIGH OF THE WEEK

My family bought Subway cookies. If you know me, you will know I love sweets. I took ONE cookie, which was 6pp and that was it! NO MORE! Old Stefanie would have taken a few! Nope, not this time! This time I only had a desire to eat one and that was it!

LOW OF THE WEEK

My journey would not be complete without a low. My low was Jack in the Box new nuggets. Ummm 7 pp for 5!! At McDonald's they are 6 for 7 pp! But they taste way better! Even though they are in my pp range I decided no more! Waste of 7 pp! 

WHAT I LEARNED

I learned that I can NOT emotionally eat by simply stopping and thinking of an alternative. For instance, I went for a walk each time I felt like I was gonna emotionally eat. If it was at night, I read. I also kept that water by my bed again, after a week of not having water as my "snack" 

HERE'S TO A NEW WEEK!!!

Weight Watcher's Weekly Weigh-In : - 2.6 pounds down

 

This makes my weight-loss a total of 41.4 pounds!

Go me!! 

This means I weigh LESS than I did in High school!

WHOA!

And to make this EXTRA special, I decided to bust out my prom dress to see if I can fit in it again...

I DID! It even was big on me!!! Do you see the difference?

Getting back in that dress brought back a lot of memories of my ex. On prom night, he broke up with me as soon as we got there, on the dance floor, to No Doubts "Don't Speak". I felt so beautiful back then and I remember keeping my composure, while all my friends wanted to kick his behind!

But it also made me feel so proud of myself and inspired me to keep going.

So I tried on my winter formal outfit, which took place just a few months before prom...

and guess what!

IT FIT!!

Do you see a difference here too?

These dresses are beautiful and I am so happy I have not thrown em away.

Who knows! Maybe Ill go to an adult prom, or a formal, or maybe be a princess for a day and go to a ball!

I was so proud of myself and thought, "Stef, keep going, you feel great, you look great...."

So I lowered my MINI-GOAL. 175. Five pounds, think I can do it before June? We'll see!

Until then 

CHEERS to HEALTH!

If you cant take care of you, how in the world can you expect to take care of someone else?

Love yourself and the world will love you back!

Weight Watcher Weekly Weigh-In: 1.4 POUNDS GAINED

 

I gained.

So what.

I knew what I did. I ate after midnight. For some reason I had the munchies. I counted points, but ate after midnight and then fell asleep. A no-no.

I shrug this gain off. Its not like I gained all my weight back. And in fact, I only gained a pound in the 3 weeks I didn't weigh-in. GO ME!

I look at myself in the mirror and sure I wanna lose more and get down to my goal weight, but I think of how far I have come and not to cry over the gain. I am on a plan that lets me fall off and get back on without feeling guilty. 

A weight loss isn't always a loss. I wish people didnt fret over a gain, but sadly until they realize that weight-loss isnt a quick fix or a temporary residence, they will always fret the gain.

I am on this FOR LIFE! So I have come to terms that I am not gonna have great weeks and I am gonna have AMAZING weeks.

Life happens and the last thing I wanna do is deprive myself.

So heres to another week of new points and new beginnings!

Saturday's With Stef: My Stripes

 

I am very aware of what I am posting...in fact, I sat on this for two whole weeks before I FINALLY said, "Do it Stef!"

These are my stripes

My stretch marks.

I never had them this bad until I lost weight. I never even knew they existed until I lost weight, but now, they are apart of who I am. This is what parts of my stomach looks like. Proud?  50/50...These stretch marks tell my story. A story of sadness. A story of finding happiness. A story of finding SELF-LOVE. 

So many women look at me and think I  have this GREAT body under my clothes. I don't. In fact, far from it. Heres me with clothes on...

No stripes! 

But this isnt about revealing myself.

Its letting women know that no body is a perfect body.

When I look at the first photo, I am reminded that I have come a LONG way and I will never, nor even strive to be, an Adriana Lima.  I am Stefanie. These are my stripes. These stripes symbolize my struggle. One I am working on STILL. Yes, I am VERY aware that the first picture isnt appealing to the opposite sex.

I am fully aware of that. I mean, let me be honest, being intimate with a man is on my "FREAK OUT" list. Let a man SEE my stripes? NERVE-WRECKING. But I read a Kat William quote and it made me giggle,

"We don't have no time to worry bout no sh** like stretch marks... They came from either 1 of 2 things... Either you was big & got small, or you were small & got big ! Either way we f***ing... Either Waaay!" 

I asked a few male friends about this and they agreed. I think as confident as I am, the stretch marks will always be a reminder to me that I am not perfect and no matter how much weight I lose, I still have my stripes. If a man digs my stripes, more power to him for actually looking past my beautiful flaw ( & we all know men get stretch marks too!)

This is me. Stretch marks and all. I love myself enough to say, "Take it or leave it" These stripes, these badges of being a woman, has molded me into who I am. I cannot change this. My stripes are HERE to stay no matter what I do to "lessen them"

So I say this to you....LOVE EVERY INCH OF YOURSELF.

There's no greater joy and feeling from LOVING YOURSELF.

You may have bad days, heaven knows I do, but love yourself and accept your flaws. Embrace em!

HERE'S TO STRIPES!

HERE'S TO FLAWS!

HERES TO SELF-LOVE

HERE'S TO BEAUTY IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES!

Stretch marks and all....