WW - Week 1

Okay so last Monday I made the decision to start Weight Watchers. When I went into, I had hopes of losing weight but I seem to let go of just about everything on church night, or date night or any other night I deem as a special reason why I cannot "diet" for that day. But as church night, date night and every other night came by, I stuck to it! I continued to count points, continued to drink my water and continued to stay positive about my goals. Well I am happy to say that I have been successful this week and the scale showed that my hard work paid off. I jumped on the scale this morning and did a little happy dance because I lost 3 pounds in a week. That's huge for me! I have also decided that with every pound I drop, I am going to be proud of it. Most of the time with I try and diet, i'll get discouraged when I don’t lose 5 pounds or something crazy but this time, I’m looking at it different! Every pound lost is a pound closer to my goal!

I'll give a quick rundown on last week. Wednesday was church so as always, we went to McDonalds for dinner but instead of my normal meal with french fries and a large sweet tea, I had chicken selects {6 points} and a bottle of water. I felt proud of myself. After church, my Dad wanted to go out to Rita's Water Ice for a little treat. Normally I would go for the Vanilla Galati with lemon water Ice (YUM) but I got a child’s size Lemon {7 points} and was very satisfied and felt no guilt. I stayed within my allowed points and had a sweet treat. I would consider that a success.

Thursday was a little easier. I did run by my favorite Starbucks and order myself a Chai Tea {7 points} because I was dealing with a wicked caffeine headache that just wouldn’t go away. For dinner, we had Subway and I order the 6 inch wheat with turkey and ham, lettuce, American cheese, pickles and light mayo {10 points} Unfortunately they gave me regular Italian bread so that added extra points. Bummer.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday are where I struggled with my points but I never went over my weekly allowance so I think that was good. I have always said I will be honest on this blog because it keeps me accountable to everyone reading and to myself!!! On Friday night, my honey and I went out to The California Pizza Kitchen for dinner and boy what a temptation. Luckily, I had downloaded this app that is a restaurant guide and gives you the points as well. So I looked that afternoon so I was prepared for what I should order. I order a chicken Caesar salad - half size {12 points} and RJ had ordered my favorite pizza (BBQ Chicken and Bacon) so I swiped a piece of his pizza {4 points} and then I was REALLY BAD!! We walked around the mall for a little bit and then decided to get dessert. Cinnabon. WARNING!!!!!!!! RJ bought one of those 6 packs because it was cheaper and we went back to my house to watch a movie and we had our dessert. I had half of a cinnabon {12 points} Holy Moley that’s a lot of points for a sweet treat. I had 47 points that day. I told you I was bad!

Saturday morning I woke up feeling soooo guilty because of all the points I had allowed myself to eat the night before but I couldn’t go back, I could only go forward. That day Renee (my sister) and I were going to her new house to rip out some hideous and huge bushed that were taking over the front of her house. So on the way we stopped and picked up salads and ate them when we got there. That afternoon I got one intense workout so for dinner I had quite a bit of food. My dad made a London broil in the crock pot, homemade mashed potatoes, and broccoli and cheese. It was fantastic! After dinner, RJ and I sat down with my parents to watch the movie "The Hunger Games" (really good movie) and of course! I had half a cinnabon {12 points} because RJ left the box at my house, big mistake. I had 35 points that day (2 over).

Finished job

Sunday was easier. For lunch, my dad and I headed out to Taco Bell and I had 2 steak Tacos {8 points} and they were really yummy and filling. For dinner we went out with my mom to Cracker Barrel (my goodness we ate out a lot last week!!) I had a really hard time with what to eat but I had eaten so little that day that I splurged just a little. I had a house salad, chicken and dumplings, pinto beans and half a biscuit. It was quite yummy and worth the points. I actually don’t have them on my computer yet, I wrote them out on my tablet and calculated my points but never put it in my computer. Oops!

That brings us to today. Are you tired of reading about my food yet?? Because I sure am tired of talking about it!! :-)

Thanks for following me in this journey. All the encouraging words mean so much to me and really have helped me along the way. I'm not saying that there won’t be times where I will want to give up but I won’t let myself because now I have let my entire facebook world know that I am overweight and a diet jumper. But that’s okay; because that means that I am going to see this thing to the end. I am going to reach my short term and long term goals because all of you are following this and know my good and bad days.



One day at a time...

Starting Weight: 201 pounds

Short Term Goal: 186 pounds (5% of my weight)

Long Term Goal: 150 pounds

Pounds Lost: 3!! WoHoo!

Tuesday, 8/14

Day 2 of Weight Watchers

Last night when I went to bed, I was starving and somewhat miserable so I decided I needed to change up my day and make it different. This morning when I got up I actually made myself breakfast. I don’t normally eat breakfast because I don’t make the time but by the time lunch rolls around, I am beyond hungry!! Anyway, so I made a whole grain English muffin with a tablespoon of peanut butter and a banana. I was hungry at lunch but I was able to eat a smaller portion of lunch and feel full. At lunch, I had leftovers from dinner the night before so I had a hot dog and a half as well as a 1/4 cup of baked beans. Yummy!! Around 2 I was ready for a little snack so I had a serving of Special Crackers with a Laughing Cow spreadable cheese. Also, Logan and I made a trip to Wal-Mart and I picked up some slim fast protein powder so I could add it to my milk. I cannot have the pre-made meal substitutes because I am lactose intolerant but when I counted all the points together, they were dead even (wohoo!) So around 4, I had a Slim Fast Shake. For dinner, Jenny made a lemon and herb chicken helper meal. It was delish and I was able to have a cup of it and it was only 3 points. At like 8:30, I was watching TV with Jenny and I got "the munchies" so I had an apple with some peanut butter.

So I know that sounds like a TON of food but actually, I only went over my point allowance by like 4 and I have 49 weekly points so now I am down to 45 weekly points but I won’t call this day a failure because I have not had a soda in 2 days and I have not had any fast food in 2 days. Fir me, this is quite an accomplishment.

Tomorrow is Wednesday so I always will be faced with fast food but if I watch my points and make smart choices, I will still be successful!!

One day at a time!!!

Weight Watchers

My sister Jen joined Weight Watchers in January and since then she has lost 30+ points and I have been so proud of her and she looks great. I have decided to join her in doing Weight watchers (it’s easy because I live with her for part of the week so we can help each other).

So this morning, I woke up and had a determination to jump on a scale and get myself back into gear. Only 1 problem, jenny doesn’t have a scale. So with a grumbling, I sat down at my computer to check my e-mails and I had one from Weight Watchers telling me about a promotion that they have going on and I was hooked. The wheels in my head started turning and I thought, "If Jenny can be so successful at this, why can’t I?!" So, I just signed up for 3 months of Weight Watchers Online and we'll how it goes. Fingers crossed, points calculated, and food weighed. I CAN DO THIS!

I have plugged in all of my numbers and set my short term goal and I am reaching for it! I am allowed to have 33 points a day and 49 points a week. My first goal is to lose 5% of my target weight so that goal is 186lbs. I figured if I just spent a ton of money to get started I need to begin right away and make this happen! For lunch, Logan wanted Chicken Nuggets and Crispy Crowns. So took out my little calculator on my phone and started calculating points. I had 5 chicken nuggets, 11 crispy crowns, half a cup of sweet peas and a tablespoon of ketchup. I used 12 points and I can still have 21 today! Wohoo!! First meal a success!! :-)

One day at a time...

Frustrated!!

Okay, I’m starting to get frustrated! Last week I worked really hard to keep my calories where they need to be. I started using an app called My Fitness Pal and I started logging everything I ate. Also, this past weekend I spent all day Saturday, Sunday, and Monday night helping my sister paint her new house. this is actually a pretty good workout and I burned a lot of calories so I thought for sure that when I got on the scale Monday morning that I was see I had lost my 2 pound goal... NOT! I stayed the same! 196.6!! You got to be kidding me!!! I worked my butt of this weekend and nothing.

Today I skipped the diet. It is my 6 year anniversary with my honey and I was not going to miss out on a good time by counting calories. But first thing tomorrow morning I will get back into counting calories and drinking my water.