Thursday Check In

I went to my WW meeting last night and I was happy to be down 1.8 pounds. It's not great and I know that if I stuck with the plan I could have lost more. I'm happy that didn't give up even though I've been making poor choices.

In our meeting we discussed how to stay on track trough the Easter holiday. We brought up eating some of your family favorites in smaller portions, filling your plate mostly with fruits and veggies and making sure you count and keep track of all your points including your bites, licks and tastes (BLT). The leader also reminded us not to give up even when we make mistakes and don't stick to our points. I'm glad I went because I needed the encouragement.

Wednesday Check In

I'm having a difficult time sticking to my daily points, keeping track of points and not craving bad stuff. I do better on the days I am at work since I plan and take food with me. When I'm home, I graze and nibble and cheat. It's discouraging but I'm going to still keep trying. I have done better at my exercising this week. I've walked at least 30 minutes everyday. I can't say that I have more energy though, I am exhausted at night. I'm sure it's because I need to go to bed earlier so I need to get a little more sleep.

Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Crisps

This past week I discovered Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Crisps at Costco. They are yummy, even my kids like them. A single serving is 18 crisps and it's only 2 weight watcher points. I recommend them to everyone.

Thursday Check-In

Today is Randy's birthday so I knew I wouldn't be able to squeeze in a WW meeting so since he was home last night and I didn't have YW I went to a meeting. I really didn't have a great week at sticking to the plan so I almost talked myself out of going. I finally decided that even if I gained I needed the support so I would attend a meeting. Luckily I had lost one pound which made me a little happy and the meeting gave me some encouragement and motivation. I have also exercised the last few days but I have to admit that I need to be better about getting up earlier to squeeze in a workout.

Monday Check In

I didn't do very well this past weekend. One of the many bad things I do is give up when I eat something bad. Instead of continuing forward I just give up, very discouraging. Saturday there was a youth activity and I was in charge of the food so I did pretty bad since I ate chips and cookies. Sunday I didn't even really try. I know, I'm a loser.

Today I have kept track of everything I ate, even the animals crackers that added up to 5 points. So far I still have 9.5 points left for dinner. I am going to stick to it if it kills me. I also walked for 30 minutes so I got some exercise in. Yay me!

So since today has gone okay then tomorrow hopefull will as well. Wish me luck.

I Joined Again

For weeks I have talked about re-joining Weight Watchers. I have put it off and put it off because I have been lazy and I have also been enjoying food that I shouldn't eat so much of. I finall went last night. I really nervous about joining again because I don't want to fail again.

Last month I weighed myself at home and I weight 238 and last night when I weighed in at WW I weighed in at 245.2. That's a lot of weight in one month, HOLY COW! I forgot to weight myself at home last night so I could compare the scales, but I will as soon as I get home today.

My goals today are:

• Keep track of my points in my journal
• Drink 6 glasses of liquid

I'll start small today, but I also hope to stay within my points. Keeping track is a big thing for me so I will focus on that today.

Wish me luck!

1 Point Bagels

Western Bagels: The Alternative Bagel is only 1 point. The bagels are a little smaller and really good. If you use WW 1 point cream cheese it's a perfect addition to breakfast or a great snack. So far I've only located these bagels at Walmart.

0 Point Fudge Bars

Blue Bunny Health Smart Fudge & Vanilla Fudge Bars are 0 points and they are so yummy. It's a perfect treat when you have a sweet tooth.

Sunday Outlook

My goal this past month and week to was at least exercise and I didn't. Well I did one day but that's it. Depressing. I have been thinking about starting back on Weight Watcher this week adn wondering if I should sign up in the program or just try it by myself with the information I know. Sometimes, it's so challenging to make it to the meetings between the kids activies, my church calling and life but the meetings help with information and support.

Friday I talked to my sister Kris and her and her husband Shawn have been doing Weight Watchers this past month. She has lost 8 pounds (and she didn't need to lose any) and Shawn has lost 18 pounds. After talking to Kris I was more motivated that I could do this.

January 18th

I haven't done anything this week to be healthier. I did exercise one day, but that's it. I haven't made heathlier food choices and I haven't been drinking my water like I should. It's discouraging but I won't give up. I will cut myself some slack since it's the Film Festival and my life is crazy for the next week.

Monday Goals

Yay! I exercised this morning although is was for 25 minutes instead of 30 minutes but I'm happy I have a treadmill. My other goals today are:

• drink 6 glasses of water
• make healthy food choices
• don't eat after 7:00pm

Sunday Something

I haven't really used this blog since May of last year. I updated a few things and have decided to start using again so I can chart my weight loss goals. For now I will keep it private and hope I don't disappoint myself.

I need to start exercising again and eating healthy. It was so hard for me last year to stick to the healthy eating and I even eventually stopped the exercising. I felt like a failure and I don't want to set myself up for failure now but I need to make some lifestyle changes.

Work has been really busy this past week and will continue to be stressful until the end of the month. My goal for the remainder of the month is to exercise 5 days a week, drink more water and make some healthier food choices. I'm not going to concentrate on the food as much until the end of the month. I have been considering joining Weight Watchers again for help and support.