Week Two

I can't tell you what a relief it was to log a loss! I had actually been trying, so it was wonderful to see that effort pay off.

I'm doing Weight Watchers (did I already tell you that?) and I managed to stay under my points allotment for the week. Yay for me!

Things that worked for me this week:

• sugar-free jello or pudding cup with redi whip (1 point)
• tootsie pops (1 point--good for avoiding a sugar low and/or keeping my mouth busy so I'm distracted from snacking)
• asking myself "How will I feel after I eat this?? That trick is from Lynn at Lynn's Weigh.

10/22

186.2

-2.6

Week One

I meant to post last Tuesday - weigh-in day - and give you an update. That first week was tough. Let me count the ways . . .

1. On Friday (before last), we had a neighborhood girls birthday lunch. We went to an Italian place and I tried (or thought of trying) to choose well. I got the soup and sandwich. I should have picked soup and salad. :P I did get the minestroni which was a good choice. But the sandwich? Later when I checked it's Weight Watchers points I was mortified. NOT a good choice.
2. Later that same night, my family and I went to another Italian restaurant to celebrate my husband's birthday. I pretty much "gave myself a pass" on my choices. (Which should pretty much give a clue as to how I ended up 60 pounds overweight! Too many passes!). I did, however, eat only half of the eggplant parmesan I got. Interesting point: The half eggplan parmesand (delicious) was the same number of points as the half sandwich I had at lunch. The pasta was much better, lol.
3. We had cheesecake for dessert. Ha!
4. Saturday my friend from out of town visited and we went out for breakfast. Again, I didn't even try to make a good choice. I just got what I wanted. Take that weight loss goals! Hello delicious cheesy, eggy, potatoes and bacon!
5. Saturday was my husband's actual birthday. We went to the movies (pizza! popcorn!) and then had chocolate cupcakes. Sheesh. 
6. I don't remember the rest of the week, but I'm pretty sure I just gave up. :(

Not surprising then, that my weight on Tuesday was . . .

188.8

Why I'm Here

I've tried to lose weight bunches of times. I've succeeded - a little bit - only to follow it up with gaining back all I had lost and then some. I'm 100% positive my story isn't unique. But what works for you out there and what works for me aren't the same. Anyway. I've recently asked my Facebook friends to be my buddies in the weight loss journey. And I've joined Weight Watchers online. But I saw this article about how blogging about their weight loss efforts helped eight bloggers lose - and keep off - a bunch of weight.

So that's why I'm here. For my sake - to chronicle my journey in hopes that if I can see forward progression, I'll stay on the path.

10/08/2013

5'2

45 years old

188 lbs