Today's Weigh In......

O.K., today was the big "weigh in" at Weight Watchers. Anyone that has been a member of Weight Watchers any length of time knows all the tricks you do prior to your weigh (i.e., wearing the same clothes you wore the week before, urinating before weigh in, taking your shoes off, not eating breakfast or not even drinking alot of water before weigh in, not wearing excessive jewelry, etc.)....So, today I weighed in and had lost 1.2 pounds (gone are the days when you could drink diet coke and eat a head of lettuce and lose 5-7 pounds in a week). I was not ecstatic, but was content (thanks to my self pep talk from yesterday). It was a loss after all. I just love our leader and the members in my class, they are so enthusiastic and jovial and keep it lively. At the end of our meeting, we were all sharing food ideas. I could not wait to share my latest food find, powdered peanut butter. To understand what I'm about to say, you must understand how Weight Watcher's works. It works by a point system. 1 point is equal to 30-60 calories depending on the caloric/fat/fiber content combined. A person is allotted a certain number of points daily depending on their age, weight, activity level. My daily point allotment is 23. So today, I boldly raised my hand and exclaimed, "I found a new food that I'm so excited about, it's powdered peanut butter and it is 56 POINTS" for 2 tablespoons. (Keep in mind that I meant to say 56 calories). My WW leader looked at me with what I thought was excitement (but it was really disbelief) and questioned, "56 POINTS?!!!", I was so proud of my find, "Yes", I said "56 points"....everyone of the members were reverberating "56 points?"....it finally sunk it, "NO...Not 56 POINTS....56 calories", I said (realizing my error)....the room shook with laughter and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. One of the members looked and me and laughed, "Bragging about a food that is 56 points in one of these meetings will get you beaten"....Oh, that we can laugh when others laugh at us!