weighing in

I did it and I did it at a most (in)opportune time.

I joined weight watchers.

My first official weigh in was on Dec 15. Since that time I have lost 11 pounds! I lost 6.9 pounds on week 1 and 4.1 this past week. Thursdays are the weigh in day. Some day I will share what my starting weight was and what my current weight is but not yet. I will say that I need to lose alot and that my ultimate goal is to get down to the weight on my license. That is really not unreasonable. As a matter of fact it is just about the weight that I should be at to be considered healthy. For now I'm aiming at small goals. I have already met my first one which was 10lbs.  My next goal is 20lbs.

It's really not so bad and I am actually finding it rather easy to follow. We went to Applebees tonight and I had the 7oz sirloin with mashed potatoes and broccoli. It was delicious and about 13 pts. I am allowed 32 pts a day + 49 extra over the course of the week.

Sat: Coffee w/milk and sugar                                                             1pt
       Whole wheat toast
             w/ promise spread and a spinkle of cinnemon and sugar      4 pts
        unsweetened applesauce                                                            0 pts
       candies (6 mini non parels)                                                         4pts
       Pizza (1/2 of 10 inch personal size. Bacon and onion)              10pts
       Banana                                                                                        0 pts
       non fat yogurt (key lime pie)                                                      2 pts
       7oz sirloin                                                                                   7 pts
       garlic mashed potatoes (only ate half)                                        6 pts
       steamed broccoli                                                                         0 pts
       2 onion rings                                                                               6 pts
total for the day                                                                                40 pts

I used my 32 for today and 8 of my weekly extra points. Most of the time I have a hard time getting all my points in. Most fresh and veggies are zero pts. You'll see that I have several of those throughout the day. That keeps me from being hungry and I get close to the 5 portions that are recommended.

When it comes to counting pts, if I'm not sure I will estimate high. Like the pizza is from the corner store so I don't know exactly how many pts there are but I just compare it to places I do know. I found a website that is completely free and has sooo much restaurant info. www.dwlz.com It is great and has hundreds of restaurants listed and thousands of menu items listed with the weight watcher points.

It's amazing how many calories/pts there are in some of the restaurant foods. One of the things that is starting to happen for me is I truly cannot eat the huge portions anymore. I am also making better choices. For instance, tonight I chose to treat myself to 2 onion rings. I got to enjoy the yummy taste but didn't load up on them like I normally would have. I didn't get that bloated feeling and I didn't have any guilt. Then I chose to eat mostly sirloin and broccoli  and potatoes were more of a side treat. I knew I couldn't finish the whole plate and figured it was better to get my whole serving of veggie and protein and leave the potatoes behind when I got too full. It helps that I LIKE broccoli and steak. I didn't feel like I was sacrificing anything. I also ate to the point of being satisfied and didn't overstuff myself. That is harder to do than you would think. It is hard to put down the fork with a few bites left on the plate.After being trained for 45 years to "clean your plate" it's a difficult mindset ot get over. But it IS a mindset.

I'm feeling really motivated and energized. My pants are a little loser. I am soi glad I did this and I'm glad I didn't wait until next week to start. Being more mindful of how I was eating through the holidays was a good thing.