This past Saturday

I had another weigh in. I lost another 3.8 pounds taking my weight loss to a total of 7.6 pounds while doing Weight Watchers. Not to mention the 6 pounds I lost before starting. Taking my total weight loss to 13.6 pounds!

I am totally excited to see the pounds come off each week. I can't believe I have waited so long to do something like this. Even though my journey is just beginning, it is amazing how good losing a few pounds can make you feel.

This week is a tough week. This past weekend I had 2 birthday parties!! I didn't do too terrible, although I did have dessert at each party.

Today is Gary's birthday and he wanted to have Cassada (sp??) cake. The one with the custard and whipped cream and strawberries! Of course, I couldn't pass that up!! He also wants to go out to dinner for his birthday and we didn't get to do that today. PLUS, (yeah, I'm not done) we are having a get together for his birthday this Saturday night. So, there is drinking and pizza and all kinds of good stuff.

Sooo....hopefully I can keep on track and still make healthy decisions and still lose weight on Saturday morning. Keep your fingers crossed for me....LOL!

The second week weigh in...

So, I haven't gotten to write, but I did join Weight Watchers with my friend!! We went to our first meeting last Saturday where I got my initial weigh in. 280.2 was my first number. They give you a 10% goal to aim for. Mine is 28 pounds (they take the 1st 2 numbers of your weight). I sat through the orientation where they talked about different choices and how to record everything down, which I had already been doing.

Today was my second meeting and weigh in. I weighed in at 276.4!! Woo Hoo!! I already lost 3.8 pounds! I hope I can keep this up. It feels good to keep losing weight.

It was pretty easy writing everything down. I just notice I talk a lot about food. I analyze everything and how many points it is. I am sure my friends are already sick of hearing how many points a hot dog is or a cookie or whatever.

I went out and bought some low point snacks so that I always have a sensible snack when I eat. I am trying to keep my portions to the correct size and I am doing pretty good with that too! I am really proud of myself for being motivated to finally do something like this!!

New Digital Scale

I bought a new digital scale today. I put the other two in the closet, where I won't be tempted to weigh myself on each of them everyday.

I like my new scale. When I came home, I weighed myself and it said 280.4! So, that is pretty much right in the middle of what all three of the other scales said.

I found a friend to join Weight Watchers with me. Hopefully we will attend our first meeting this Sunday morning!

I feel great about what I have been doing this past week. I have been wise with my food choices and really good about my portion control. I feel good and actually am starting to feel full on my mini portions...LOL. Well, they are really the correct sized portions, but seem mini compared to what I was used to. I hope that I can keep this up and finally lose this weight that has been on me for many, many years!

Talk about willpower

And what a great wife I am.

Today I went and got McDonald's for my hubby and didn't get anything for myself!!

Now, that is willpower!!

Weight Watchers

A friend of mine gave me a set of the books for counting points as they do in Weight Watchers.

I'd like to join and go to meetings because I truly feel it would be really motivational to get weighed in each week. I also think that the meeting would have a lot to offer in terms of support, suggestions and motivation to keep on track. I really like what WW is and what they offer, as it isn't just a diet. It is a way to change your life. It is a way to evaluate all that you eat and put points on each item. Then it is up to you whether you want to eat it and use your points, or get something a little better.

My only problems are that #1 - I'd like to join with someone I know. I really don't want to go to the meetings by myself. I know that is a sorry excuse, but at least if I start going with a friend, I would feel comfortable enough to go on my own. That is how I got into Jazzercise after a while, I was comfortable to go even if my friend didn't. (Which she doesn't go at all anymore now). Problem #2 is that it costs $12 per week. Now, I know that doesn't sound like much, but it can add up quickly. That is either $48 or $60 a month (depending on how many weeks are in a month). I don't know if we have the extra cash to do something like that.

So, I got these books and last night I went through several food items here and figured out how many points each of those things were per serving and wrote it on the package or wrote it in a notebook. I made a worksheet on the computer for where to write down what I ate that day and the points. I made boxes to check for each glass of water I drink and for fruits/veggies that I eat. I am really hoping that this is something that I can do without having to go to the meetings. Today I did really well and was 8 points under my max total!! Woo Hoo!

I did weigh myself this week and I am still at 285. I guess I am already stuck. So, I am really hoping that watching my "points" will help me make better decisions and the weight will start to fall off again.