Counting Less Options....

I've been on the program 3 weeks and 3.5 lbs down Just when I was getting use to my 29 points they magically dropped to 27 after my last weigh in. I wasn't even use to 29!

It takes awhile to get use to a new eating plan. I realized that it is all the grazing I do that gets me into trouble. A piece of candy here, a bite of a croissant there. My go to food of choice is savory/salty so a lot of bread, cheese, chips, pizza, etc. Then to off set it, I would have one small piece of chocolate. And so went the vicious cycle!

The bottom line is that I wasn't feeling well. I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. My clothes weren't fitting and I looked puffy. I had to make a change. It's a no brainer that I feel better when I'm eating right, but it was easier to eat crappy and feel bad. I know that I have an overall problem of not feeling worthy that bleeds into my career, my social life and my eating habits. Eating to fill an emotional need and not a nutritional need.

Every day that I make a better choice in my life it spills over into other areas of my well being. It takes effort to make a change and it doesn't come over night, but it's well worth it in the long run. Just keep looking two steps ahead and try not to look back!

Starting Fresh

In October of 1991 my sister and I quit smoking. I had been a smoker for over 15 years, my sister even longer. We had been inspired by a friend who had a quadruple bypass when he was 40. He said the scars that he had from that surgery were not pretty on a man and certainly were not attractive on a woman. It wasn't easy, but we did it! A year later my sister would be diagnosed with colon cancer. She was 36 years old and had a long road of treatment ahead. She said that she was grateful that she had quit smoking on her own and not because she had cancer. She lost her battle 8 years later, but through all that stress neither of us went back to cigarettes. It became so important to be as healthy as possible.

I feel that weight loss is that important  to me in my life right now and I equate it to when I quit smoking. It's for the same reasons and will have the same benefits. I will be healthy, I will save money, I will feel better about myself for doing it. The biggest difference is that I won't GAIN those 10 to 15 pounds I did when I gave up smoking.

I started back at Weight Watchers because I know it works for me. I cannot do it by myself, lord knows I tried. I really need the meetings and my "mentor" in this journey, Rosie, is the piece of the puzzle that just works for me. I also love to see other people succeed and like to be part of group that has the same goal in mind.

So here we go.....again! Counting points, getting to those important milestones and making better choices.