1st Weigh In Day

Today was my first weigh in day! I never wake up early on Saturdays. I absolutely refuse to get out of bed before nine, but this morning was different. I was so excited, I woke up at 7:45 to hit the scale and see my first results. I was nervous. The week has been fairly easy. Have I been hungry? Yes, to the point of tears, but that was my fault, I should not have waited until 8:30 to cook dinner Wednesday night. That will never happen again!!!! I have to learn to plan ahead. Since I am in class on Monday and Wednesday night, the crock pot is going to be my new best friend, so if you have a good recipe, please send it to me.

Counting my points has not been difficult either. I even got to eat chicken fried chicken and hash brown casserole at Cracker Barrel last night. I have learned how to budget my points. In the WW plan, you get so many points per day and then you get almost a whole day of points extra to spread out through the week. If you save those extra points, you will most likely lose more, but they are there to splurge with. You can truly eat anything you want, you just have to learn to budget and decide what you really want to use those points for.

So, what did I lose this week? 7 Pounds! I am so excited. This hasn't been a full week, I started Tuesday, but I choose Saturday as my weigh in day. I thought if I planted it slap dab in the middle of the weekend, I would be less likely to REALLY mess up. I was worried that this was a little to easy and that a couple of days I might have miscalculated even though I measured and counted twice, but I think this week has proven to me that I CAN do this. Thanks for all the encouragement! I means the world to me!!

I'm Losing It!

When I first set out to blog, I thought I would just randomly post whatever came to mind. I have done that, but very sporadically. I love to write and thought I might have something to say, but am never at the computer when the idea hits, and by the time I get to the computer, I have forgotten everything I was going to write. Forgive me, I am getting older and I do have 2 young children...is that a good enough excuse? In the past week, I have set out on a new path. I have a new goal and I plan on sharing it with my friends, family and anyone who cares or needs a bit of encouragement. I want to encourage, but I also want encouragement.

As most of my friends and family know, I LOVE FACEBOOK! I check it morning and night. I love reading what people have to say and I love looking at everyone's pictures. Every once in a while a post will really stick with me. It may be funny or cute, political or religious, sad or just something that tugs at my heart strings. Well, earlier this week, one of my FB friends inspired me. She is going about it a little differently than I am, but we both have the same goal...TO LOSE IT! Lose what you say...WEIGHT, FAT, BLUBBER, whatever you want to call it! So, from now on, this blog is not just about Hope, but about LOSS...weight loss.

If you have known me for years, you know that I have NOT always looked like I do now. I was never skinny, but was ALOT thinner. I will never be 120 pounds, my big bones probably weigh that much, but I would love to weigh a lot less than I do. Take the journey with me if you wish, I would love to encourage you. Sit back and watch me, keep me on task or an encouraging word would be greatly appreciated. Share advice or silly "chunky girl" stories. I have many to tell. I will share things that I experience, the good and the bad. Now, I will not post my weight. I will post how much I have lost and maybe, just maybe, if I stick this out and get close to my goal, I will give up the starting weight. We will see!

Let me give you the details: I am following the Weight Watcher's plan and am counting points. I am not attending meetings, but have joined online. I figured if I was paying, then I would be more apt to stick to it. I am exercising. I am not doing The Biggest Loser type, run till you puke, exercises. I have a Wii Fit Plus that I am using. I LOVE IT! I am also walking and riding my new bicycle (thanks Mom and Dad)! If I come across something wonderful like a recipe or weight loss gadget, I will share and please share with me. This is going to be challenging, but I am going to try to make it fun!

So here we go!!! I"M LOSING IT!!!!

Me in 1995



Me Now

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