Results and goals

Well, I completed week one on Weight Watchers (to be known as WW from here on). 

Saturday morning, I reluctantly dragged my butt out of bed.  I didn't want to go weigh in.  I stayed on point all week but, I was REALLY dreading the scale.  The new points system made me nervous.  I ate ALOT of fruit.  It felt almost like cheating to count it all at zero points!  I just knew I had done something wrong so, I didn't want to see the results. 
I pulled into the parking lot and got to my meeting 5 minutes late.  I could deny it no longer.  The moment of truth was approaching.  After paying my weekly fee and getting my new inspiring paperwork, she asked me to step on the scale.  Here it comes.  I better take off my shoes and take my phone out of my pocket first.  That way maybe it will counterbalance a few ounces.  Okay, no more stalling...
I stepped on the scale and watched the numbers flip back and forth.  Finally they settled.  Weight loss for the week.....................
5.2 GLORIOUS POUNDS!!!  What??!!!  Did I seriously lose this week?  Wow!  This new program must have something to it.

Now, I am on day 3 of week 2.  I love the flexibility of this new program and I love the free fruit because I am definitely not a big fan of most veggies.  I am really excited to see my results for weigh in #2. 
I know that results are not typical for 5 lbs so, I'm hoping for at least 2 lbs.  We shall see.  I still have 4 days ahead of me.

My goal right now is to be down 10% by our Easter production, Alive Again, at church.  I am not a significant part.  I am just a townsperson/chorus girl.  However, I did the production last year and this year, I really want to be less of me.  Being fat in front of people is hard. You really get a nasty inner monologue going as to what people must be saying about you.  This year I'm aiming at being less fat in front of people.  I don't want my fat to snuff out the light of Jesus shining through me as I perform.  I don't want my fat to be a distraction to the importance of the message in the songs I am sharing.  So, that's my goal.  And I think it is achievable.

NANERNANERBOOBOO!

Hello all!  Here I am almost a month later again!
The holidays were very, um, expanding for me.  NOT good.

I am happy to say that, I am ....on the road again....lalalalala...on the road again....

That is, I am once again on the road to a slimmer and healthier me.

I had been doing South Beach and that was dandy but, it just felt like something was missing on that diet for me.  Let's face it.  I need me some pasta!

So, I decided to pursue a plan that has worked for me in the past.

I joined Weight Watchers last weekend.  

I am doing this with one of my bestest friends so, that is a big bonus on it's own.  It will be nice to have someone to talk to about how many points blah blah is without boring them to the point they want to shut my pie hole with my points calculator.
Except, you get to listen to it too. Why?  Because you can't reach through your computer. HAHA! NANERNANERBOOBOO! ;o)

Here are the other reasons I returned to WW.
*When I'm doing WW, I feel like I HAVE to track my food.  I don't feel that way about any other program.  I really NEED to track my food intake so I will pay attention to what I am putting in my body.
*I will be weighing each week in front of a live person. (I hope!  I would hate to think that WW uses dead people for their weigh in technicians!)  I need the accountability of another set of eyes on that scale when I step on it.  I need to feel embarrased if it goes up, like I'm letting them down.  I don't like letting anyone down.  That is a motivator for me to be better.
*I really wanted to try out the new program they have launched.  It looked like something I can really stick with.

So, we shall see how this goes.  I will weigh in again on Sat morning.

So far, I am doing well.  My first day on, I didn't count points but I figured that I used my daily allowance plus my weekly excess allowance because we ate at CiCi's Pizza for my niece's birthday.  (She is the cutest one year old princess ever by the way!)  Day two, I had the flu so, my points came back to me if you know what I'm saying.  If you don't, don't think about it too long.  It's not pleasant.  Days three and four, I have stayed within my points range. Yay!  Today, I even told my hubby that I almost felt like I was eating too much.  This new plan allows for most fruits to be ZERO points.  It almost feels like cheating!

I'm excited for this journey and glad to be back with you all once again!