DAY 169: Lost 7.8 Pounds in Two Weeks...It's a NEW DAY

Hey Folks!  Great News...I am back on track.  The last time I posted I mentioned that I was thinking about joining weight watchers.  Well I bite the bullet and signed up on June 1rst.  I am happy to say that I have lost all the weight I gained in May in two weeks!  The first week I lost 4.4lbs and when I weighed in today I lost an additional 3.4 pounds for a total of 7.8 POUNDS!!!!  


Even though I can't stand that commercial with Jennifer Hudson singing "It's a new dawn...."  I can't help but sing out today "IT'S A NEW DAAAAYYYYY!!!!"  I think what I like most about WW is this new concept of no penalty for eating all fruits and most veggies.  My new snacks of choice are strawberries, cherries, blueberries, watermelon, mangoes and the list goes on!!!!  I find at the end of the day I don't even end up using all of my allocated points because I have filled up on mixed veggies or fruit.

Knowing that I will be weighing in on Saturday mornings and getting a print out of my current weight really motivates me to stay on track.  It's just something about collecting that print out showing my weight going down that gives me a little natural high.

I am also extremely happy that a very close friend of mine has also joined WW with me.  I couldn't ask for a better support system.  We have been checking in on each other during the week, sharing how many points we have used and what exercise we plan to do.  We also share when one of us decided to go to Chick Fil'A or Starbucks and use up over half our points for a taste of the good stuff :-)

As I push forward in this weight loss journey I hope that I no longer see months like May where my weight is going up instead of down.  The added support from WW meetings and friends should keep me more focused and on track.

Below is an example of what I have been eating and how many points are used.

Monday, June 13, 2011
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     Allocated : 37.0
     Earned    : 0.0
     Remaining : -3.0
     Total     : 40.0

     10.0   Chick-fil-A® Side Items Cole Slaw 1 serving (184g)
     8.0   Chick-fil-A® Side Items Chick-fil-A Waffle Potato Fries® 1 servi
     11.0   Chick-fil-A® Classics Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich 1 sandwich (
     5.0   Kellogg's Eggo Waffles nutri-grain blueberry - made with whole w
     6.0   2x Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage Patty

     0.0   Fruit Salad

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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     Allocated : 37.0
     Earned    : 0.0
     Remaining : 21.5
     Total     : 15.5

     3.5   3.5x Fresh frozen vegetables (Birds eye)
     3.0   frozen boneless chicken breast
     8.0   Lean Cuisine Chicken Margherita
     0.0   Fruit Salad

     1.0   Breyers Yogurt light

     0.0   Fruit Salad

DAY 152: I Am Still Here and So Is The Extra Weight

Well Folks I am still here and will be staying here until I reach my goal of 50 pounds.  I know I have been absent for pretty much the whole month of may.  It was a tough month to get through.  Let's see I turned 34 on the 14th of May and celebrated memorial day this past weekend.  I think I had like one good week during may where I actually lost weight, but the rest of the month I just totally blew it.  so this month I actually gained weight :-/  So you will notice that my weight loss tracker has gone back up.

Well I am not going to waste time making excuses, basically I did more eating and sitting on my behind than eating healthy and staying active.  But I do want to add that I have continued to roller skate almost every sunday at the rink and a couple a times during the week around my neighborhood with my min pin running along side :-)

This month I am going to try something totally different.  Since it appears that I can't seem to stay on track on my own, I think I am going to join Weight Watchers. 

So just imagine me standing in front of you singing "It's a NEW DAY".   LOL...SMH if you only knew how I really felt about that commercial :-P