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!
Brandy, I can so understand what you are going through. The older I get, the harder it is to mentally 'fight it', and to do the physical exercising, etc. I so wish that I had gotten things under control when I was your age. Hang in there, darlin' - keep on keepin' on. You CAN do this! I am impressed that all through your entries, you take 100 percent responsibility for your slips. That's a good thing too! Dear daughter tells me that I shouldn't think of this as dieting, but as life changes. She's right, I know she is, and I'm trying, but it is so hard! I'll be following you, and be praying for you as you take this journey! Hugs and blessings, dear girl!
ReplyDeletealways good to hear from you on here! if you find some yummy WW recipes, pass them along :) I've seen some really good ones that I want to try soon. -jil
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