Weight Watcher's... day 11

Starting date: 3.05.09
Starting weight: 170.2
Last Weigh-in: 167.2

I had my first weigh-in Saturday... I've lost 3 lbs. exactly!! Yea. I've noticed in WW that people are very adamant about any additional ounces lost, like 3".2" ounces, or 4".6" etc... I'm not quite there yet - a straight number is just fine with me; though as I mentioned above, I lost 3 pounds exactly! :) My weigh-in days are now Saturday so I can meet up with some friends while at the meetings. Hopefully, that too will be an encouragement.

I was extremely happy with the amount lost -surprised really. I didn't think I had done a very good job last week as I stated in my last post but to be perfectly honest, I was secretly hoping for 5 lbs lost... I know, 3 is good. 3 is very good. And, 5 will come... I was talking to Aimee about it yesterday. Aimee is such a good encourager!! She was explaining how she had some up's and down's too and that it will come, not to worry! She makes you feel like she completely understands, cares enough to talk to you about it and then offers great advise! Thanks Aimee!!

Some days just seem a little harder then others but thankfully I have great friends who are going through the same thing as me!! I hope to grow closer to these girls as we get further into WW, maybe even gain some long-lasting friendships too!

Until later... keep counting!

Weight Watcher's... day 7

So today is day 7 of my WW journey... and I don't feel any skinnier then I did a week ago! Ug! Though to be honest, I also don't feel like I've done as good of a job as I could have been either. Is it because I have those extra 35 points (weekly, not daily) to use besides my daily limit of 23 points? Maybe, but without them I definitely would not be on track!

So far, I have 10.5 "extra" points to use before Friday night... Saturday is my weight in day and also the start of a new week for me. They're not 'fancy' points though, as in they don't "roll over" to the next week -so you either use 'em or lose 'em. Hopefully, I'll lose 'em! :) But they sure come in handy at the end of the day!!

But I suppose, all-in-all, I'm definitely in a better place then I was 7 days ago. Maybe not lighter, but definitely a better place! I feel better, I'm eating healthier then ever before, my activity level is increasing, I'm taking vitamins (sorta), etc... all good things! Who knows, there might be something to this 'life change' after all.

Now, how to keep this momentum going... Any suggestions??


BACK STORY
My friend Aimee, from SSC, has been a big influence with deciding to join WW. She has 3 children -all 1 yr apart (just about), we are close in age, and we seem to get along pretty well... So I thought "well if Aimee is doing such a great job on this 'life change', then maybe I could too". Note: She's lost almost 20 lbs in 2 or 3 months!! Plus, we have another friend in SSC that has lost something like 60lbs in I think 6 months or so! I mean, how great are these women I know!!

So anyway, originally Aimee was just going to help me do this on my own (I couldn't quite afford to join just yet) by using the WW tools she already knows but we quickly figured out that that wasn't really possible. There is so much to know, so many questions I had and still have... points calculating, food choices, eating out choices, activity exchanges -you name it, I was asking about it... So I took the plunge and joined! I suppose, so far, it's not too bad! Aimee still helps me quite a bit -I just called her yesterday about eating out... Btw, I still did not make a very good choice! Quizno's is not healthy!! 7 points for a small (kid's meal) turkey and cheese sandwich!! :)

Happy eating to all.

Weight Watchers... part 1 of ?

So I've officially joined Weight Watchers! Yep, I'm one of "those" people now... you know, the kind that stop and count every calorie, fat gram and carb!!! Don't be ashamed to go out to eat with me... soon, it'll be like second nature to me and you won't even notice it! :) Hey! You may even pick up a thing or two!!!

Watch out world... I'm coming back, only in a smaller form. :)

Time with little one's

So this week Sophie spent sometime away... away, away, at Aunt Julie's house. It was nice to be without child for a little while, but to be honest -I was lonely for her! I've spent the past 3yrs with her by my side every day. To have her gone for 2 nights, was harder then I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my freedom. I was busy with activities both nights, but still to come home to an empty house or to wake up with no "Hold You Momma's" or "Rock me's" was hard.

Then my wonderful sister called this morning... bright and early. Claiming Grandma was suppose to be watching Sophie and Annon play while she took a shower... but wasn't and with this little 'free time' of theirs they got out the scissors and cut some of Sophie's hair... so much that she now needed a "pixi" hair cut! A Pixi hair cut I said!! OMG!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!! A PIXI!!! She has such cute, long hair... never tangles, doesn't cry when we brush it... great hair and now we have to cut it off -all off!! YIKES doesn't even begging to explain the emotions. Thankfully, it was an "early" April Fools day joke. No hair cut needed... wooohooo!!! :)

Just be thankful for the time you have with your little ones... it passes by so quickly.