Weight Watchers Wednesday

This is my first weigh-in day on Weight Watchers. Actually I'm doing this one a day early since I'll be going to stay at John's tonight (Tuesday) and take him to the hospital on Wednesday and he doesn't have a scale at his house. Someone, maybe Garret, proposed that perhaps I should post my starting weight and a before photo to encourage me to stay on track. So I'm going to do that. I'll get John to take a picture of me tonight and I'll add it later. In the meantime, here's one taken a week ago at work.

Me with Ashley, taken at TGI Fridays

8/05/09 starting weight 220 (YIKES!!!!)
8/12/09 week one 217

Down 3 pounds!!!! Woo hoo!!! Considering I'm still learning this program, I think I did OK this week! I know I made a few poor food choices, and I didn't do much in the way of working out, other than some yard work here and there (and my hamstrings are STILL yelling at me for that!), I think I did OK! This week, I'll do better.

My mini goals are to get to the next lowest 9 (219 (check!), 209, 199, 189, etc). I can't think in terms of "I need to lose 100 pounds." It's just too overwhelming! According to WW, with my height (5' maybe) and my age (53, 54 in a month), I should weigh between 102 and 128 lbs. At 102, I'll look anorexic, I think. So my goal weight is 120. I remember when we moved to this house 20 years ago, I was 140 and thought I was fat! I saw a picture of myself recently at that weight. I was smoking!! Then I got pregnant with Dani and I've been struggling ever since.

A few things I have learned this week:

~ I need to stick with salads when I eat at work, and to bring my own fat-free dressing with me. (I get free meals when I work until night shift arrives. Not turning that down!)

~ Weight Watchers Smart Ones frozen dinners are pretty good.

~ WW has some kick-ass desserts!

~ I can live without potatoes most of the time.

~ I must say good-bye to horseradish cheddar pub cheese and town house crackers (I will eat the entire sleeve of crackers. I CANNOT limit myself!)

~ Sugar free popsicles are awesome! 15 calories and no fat!

~ I truly do not like to exercise any more and will use any excuse not to do it.

~ I KNOW if I do some exercise the weight will come off more quickly.

~ Ken's Fat Free Raspberry Pecan dressing is FABULOUS!!

~ Veggies are my friends!