Another Day

I've not counted the days in over a week!! LOL :)

Still doing OK. This has been a hard week, because I've been wanting to stress-eat...and it has not been easy. But, nothing worth doing is!! :)

So, I'm keepin' on!! :) I missed WI this week because of the snow, but I think I might try & go to the center to WI on Saturday...I don't know what I should do. I could just wait until my next regularly scheduled meeting & have a bigger number on my booklet!! :)

I'm going to add a recipe for "Pink Stuff" because this has literally saved my bum more than a few times!! :)

Pink Stuff

1pkt. Sugar Free Instant Jello
16oz. cottage cheese, low fat/fat free
1 small tub of cool whip free
1 can crushed pineapple, drained well

Prepare jello according to pkg. directions, but don't let set to solid (about 45minutes). Add cool whip, then cottage cheese, & pineapple. Let set overnight.

I count this as 2pts. per serving, 12 servings, 3/4 to 1 c serving size.

Okay, better go...I hope you're doing well, too!! :)

No, I haven't given up!! :)

Life is just busy, ya know? I barely get a chance to check email, let alone get on here to blog...

Anyways, I didn't lose as much as I'd hoped that first week (-2.6), but I figure that's from already losing 10lbs. before I officially started WW. So, there's not that first "wow" week...

I finally made it to the grocery store!! :) I've got the pantry stocked up & ready to go!! I can definitely tell I've been eating more fiber...and that's all I'm gonna say about that!! LOL

I do know that I need to start moving...Motivation is lacking in that department, though...Prayers, please?

Okay, better go. It's late & church will come early in the morning!! :)

Day 5

Today's going very well...Sundays are always wacky for us, there is no sticking to our "regular" schedule, but I've adapted very well!!

I did have a weak moment this morning. I had a good breakfast before we left for church (a banana & lite toast, 1 slice 1/2Tbs peanut butter, other slice with spray butter), so I wasn't famished...but after I got done singing with the Praise Team, I went to make sure Abbey made her way to Children's Church, and went into the kitchen to get some ice water (we have an AWESOME ice machine there!! :) I LOVE it!!) Anyways, while I was in there...I saw it. A Tim Horton's doughnut box...

And, yes, I opened it...And, yes, I ate one...I had a chocolate cake glazed one. It was DELICIOUS. But I felt bad afterwards, and still do. Now, I still have plenty of weekly points left, so that's not an issue.

But part of this journey, I know, is learning self-control. Self-control is so important, so important that Jesus even mentioned it as a fruit of the spirit (funny, he called it a "fruit" LOL Who says Jesus doesn't have a sense of humor?!?! LOL).

I know that I won't learn self-control in one week. This is just going to take practice. Every day. Not easy in a "microwave" society...

My next step in the coming weeks is to make a list of goals I want to incorporate into my life. I don't like to exercise. My mind knows it's good for me, though, but the rest of me isn't excited about it! LOL

I'm getting close to my first weigh in!! :)

Day 4

It's amazing how good a little girl time will make you feel!!

I went scrapbooking today @ my favorite store & had 2 pieces of pizza & still didn't use up all my points!! I did end up dipping into my weekly stash pts., but they are mostly still in tact!! :) YAY, ME!!

I have to tell you, though, it was very hard not to go up & get another piece of pizza, and then there was cake...really good cake with really good icing, and I could've had 2nds on that (because I got the smallest piece I could), but I DIDN'T get 2nds, so I am proud of myself!! :)

What saved my patootie was that I had brought some 100 calorie snacks to have an alternative around. I needed it, but not all that I brought!! LOL :) I did have some popcorn (oil popped, no butter, lightly salted...YUMO!! 1pt. per cup!!). It was freshly popped there in an old-fashioned type popcorn machine, and it was worth the weekly point stash!!

A good day!! :)

Day 3

So, today was another good day!! :) I didn't have to use my weekly stash points, and I earned 2 AP's!! :) Abbey & I did Walk Away the Pounds (WAP) 1 mile today (she loves my "stretchie").

I didn't even use my AP's!! :)

Tomorrow might be my first major challenge, though. I'm going to a crop tomorrow, and there will be pizza, my old foe, there. LOL I'm actually not too worried about it. I'm usually too busy there to even remember if I've eaten or not, and the pizza will come at dinner time. The challenge will be in allotting enough points for pizza. I fully intend to have some!! :)

That's all for tonight, kids!! I wasn't too hungry all day!! And, I know that I'm not supposed to, but I did anyway...I weighed myself today...and it was going in the right direction!! I think that's actually what motivated me to exercise today. I didn't compare it to my WW WI, I compared it to when I weighed myself before my official WI.

Anyways, it has helped me to stay motivated, so I will not feel guilty about it!! LOL :)

Thanks for all your support!! :)

Day 2

Today was a hungry day...Like, I felt like nawing off the table legs...at least it would be a filling food full of fiber!! LOL No, but seriously, I don't know what my problem is...

Wait, yes I do!! It's that time of the month!! OF COURSE!! I am CONSTANTLY hungry on these few days of the month.

I started out well. I had a great breakfast, didn't feel hungry at all until 4p.m.ish. Then, WATCH OUT!!

So, I dipped into my weekly points, but only used 5-6 of them. I am almost done munching for the night, and have already reserved 2pts. for a special treat later (not much later, because I want to stop eating before 8p.m., and maybe work my way up to 7p.m.)

Why do I feel guilty for dipping into those weekly points? That's what they're there for. I guess I was just so proud of myself yesterday for having to LOOK for things to use my points on...

DAY 1

So. Last night I went to my "first" Weight Watcher's Meeting. I say "first" because it's not the first time I've joined WW's, but the first time this go-around.

I have to say, I was impressed with this new "Momentum" program. They still do points, weekly points, activity points, & all that jazz...But their focus is different. I've been to a few meetings in my day, and I can tell you that everyone in that room is wanting to eat as much food as they can without going over in their points, and that's what WW's is trying to teach us now.

I need meetings. I need people there behind the scale, seeing the same number I am, because I need that kind of accountability. I've also started going to a meeting by myself. My mom & sister are going together, and I've gone with them & other friends & family members before, too. This time, I need to do this by myself. I can't explain why I feel so strongly about that, but I do. Don't get me wrong, I like to know that I'm not alone in this dieting journey, and that since my mom & sister are doing it we can encourage each other. Yet, I've always gone to meetings with other people, and I've never succeeded. I think I compare myself to others too much.

ANYWAYS, whatever the real reason, I can't say for sure. But I am going alone. Well, not really alone, but there is no buddy with me this time...

And, for some reason, I need that.