Breakfast is the most important meal of the day - or so they say.
Any breakfast is bigger than no breakfast at all. Sooo... I'm not a breakfast person. Not one bit. Just never have been. Getting into the routine of eating breakfast has been really awkward.
I haven't mentioned this before, but my husband is also doing WW. While he's not actually going to meetings, he's following along with me. He's eating what I'm eating when I'm eating it. What this means is when I'm packing a breakfast for myself, I'm also packing one for him.
The items we're enjoying, while small, are yogurt & granola, thin bagels with ff cream cheese, and English muffins with light margarine.
Weigh in this week, while not as awesome as last week, was 237.0 lbs. That's a grand total of -9.6 lbs.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
The Basics
The Basics of the WW program are pretty simple. Each person determines the number of 'Points' that they are supposed to consume each day. Each food is given a 'Points' value.
For example, I have an allowance each day of 30 points. I can choose to spend those points on a slice of pizza (which is a whopping 10-15 points depending on the toppings and crust type) or I can have a grilled chicken salad (which would run approximately 5 points). The purpose of the program isn't to limit what you eat, but to make better choices.
The thing that was hardest this week wasn't tracking the points, it was being honest with myself while tracking them. Each and every bite of food must be tracked. The single piece of candy can't be forgotten or the huge glass of chocolate milk that was for breakfast can't go un-counted. Each item must be counted even if it's an item that is good for you.
With careful tracking and paying attention to good and bad choices it was a great week. Today I weighed in at 239.4. A huge 7.2 lbs loss!
For example, I have an allowance each day of 30 points. I can choose to spend those points on a slice of pizza (which is a whopping 10-15 points depending on the toppings and crust type) or I can have a grilled chicken salad (which would run approximately 5 points). The purpose of the program isn't to limit what you eat, but to make better choices.
The thing that was hardest this week wasn't tracking the points, it was being honest with myself while tracking them. Each and every bite of food must be tracked. The single piece of candy can't be forgotten or the huge glass of chocolate milk that was for breakfast can't go un-counted. Each item must be counted even if it's an item that is good for you.
With careful tracking and paying attention to good and bad choices it was a great week. Today I weighed in at 239.4. A huge 7.2 lbs loss!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Enough is Enough
I can't pinpoint at which point in my life the weight began adding up, but one thing is for sure it's time to put an end to it.
Today is the day I say enough is enough. I joined Weight Watchers - starting weight 246.6.
Over the next few weeks, months, years I plan to become the person I want to be. The person I see inside myself that I wish others can see too.
I'm on the verge of 31 years of age and this year is going to be happier & healthier than the past ten years combined. Even if that means working my ass off (literally)!!
Today is the day I say enough is enough. I joined Weight Watchers - starting weight 246.6.
Over the next few weeks, months, years I plan to become the person I want to be. The person I see inside myself that I wish others can see too.
I'm on the verge of 31 years of age and this year is going to be happier & healthier than the past ten years combined. Even if that means working my ass off (literally)!!
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