Marvelous Monday ....this week's goals

I weighed on on Saturday and had lost another 2 pounds....then went to a wedding shower Saturday and ate 2 pounds of it back. Here I am, Monday morning just makes me feel refreshed and like I can accomplish all my goals! My goals for this week are simple:

1) If I bite it, I write it
2) 20 jumping jacks & 30 min of walk 4 days this week
3) Completely chew one bite before I put another in my mouth
4) Drink 64 oz water a day

Sounds fairly simple for now...we'll see!

Small Victories!

On Saturday morning I weighed in at home, knowing that I would work a 12 hour shift all day Saturday. Saturday is usually my "free day" because it is my "weigh in" day. Anyway, I was so excited, I had lost 3 pounds and had managed to stick to my three goals for the week (Drink water, walk 3 times that week, write everything down that I ate)...
I arrived at work and in walked one of our physicians with a huge box of Krispy Kreme heart shaped donuts, plus some blueberry cake donuts (one of my favs).....I was in the middle of shoveling a spoonful of Kashi cereal into my mouth when he arrived....
I finished my cereal and busied myself with mundane task (we had a slow day)...meanwhile, I kept eyeballing that box of donuts. After an hour or so, I decided that I would eat half a donut slowly with a hot, fresh cup of coffee....I did and savored it.
So, yes, today I am celebrating the small victory that I only ate half and not 2 or 3 of them! Does any of my Weight Watcher buddies have any small victories to share from this week?

I slept through Weight Watcher's on Saturday.....

O.K., I'm more than a little embarrassed about this one! I'll be so glad when the cold weather is over! Or maybe not.....after all, it is my excuse for everything that I don't do now! For instance, I can't walk because it's too cold outside, I didn't go to Weight Watcher's because my bed was so warm and it was too cold outside....I'm sure you get the point. Anyway, I slept through Weight Watcher's and everything was down hill from there! Mike and I went to eat with some friends Saturday night who cooked a spread like you wouldn't believe. They had been watching food network and were trying out some recipes on us....none of which were on Weight Watcher's. Then when I got home Saturday, I cooked for a family gathering on Sunday...went to the family gathering, ate...ate....and ate some more.....at this point I'm feeling like a major failure...BUT alas, Monday morning rolled around and my new found WW buddies were sending me emails to see how "weigh in" went on Saturday, I confessed my sin....they built me up, cheered me on...etc....and so since Monday I have been back on track with only three goals for the week:

1) If you bite it write it (taken from my niece/BFF/WW Buddy).
2) Walk 3 times this week (2 down, 1 more to go)
3) Drink water!

I have to get through Saturday and I will have met my goals! Thank you accountability partners for holding me to task!

I have Accountability partners! YEAH!!!!

O.K., my neice and BFF (bet you younger people didn't know that I knew that lingo....), coordinated an email between us and three of her friends to hold each other accountable with WW. It couldn't have come at a better time as I have been on the "slippery slope" for a couple of weeks now....not journaling my food intake, not drinking water, not exercising....O.K., I'm full of "not's"....anyway, I feel revived after receiving my first email from Janice this morning to begin this " yet another new", journey! I just love it that life is full of new beginnings!

Back on the journey with a long trek to go....

O.K., I went back to weight watcher's at the beginning of the year and was excited about the new plan called "Momentum". In a nutshell this is trading processed foods for natural "living" foods! So, that said, I have started working on staying out of the center isles in the grocery stores and planning my menus around more fruits and vegetables. We have a great little produce store in our little now called "Main Street Market"....if you haven't been there, I would encourage you to check it out....they have fresh fruits and veggies, many locally grown....AND at about half the cost of the local grocery stores. Also, I purchased a great set of measuring spoons from Weight Watcher's....I intend to measure everything in an effort to promote portion control!

On the slippery slope....

O.K., it's been two-three weeks now of endless FOOD! Everywhere I turn there is food and at present I've lost my resolve. I, along with co-Sunday School teacher Deb, am hosting a brunch for our Sunday School class this morning...where there will be more food, including breakfast casseroles and creamy dips! Guess what? Before I host brunch, I am going to a Weight Watcher's meeting....one part of me says "why bother", but the other part of me says "you've got to start somewhere"....So, stay tuned for more posts in the life of a WWF!

Rethinking Holiday Food....

Yesterday was my favorite holiday...Thanksgiving....probably because I love food. Several years ago when I was 100% Weight Watchers (meaning, I all but made it my god..), I could not enjoy the holidays, it meant everything to accomplish and stay at that "goal weight".....I'm on WW again, but not as diligently and I have only one God and that is my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ....so that said, I have to look at holidays different now then I did when I would make myself sick on holiday food, and when I would deprive myself of something. Yesterday, I took a break from logging in my food journal and just simply enjoyed my family and food. I put one large spoonful of anything I wanted to try on my plate and I savored it. Today, I am logging in my journal again. I have to look at food different now....it is not something to gorge on or deprive myself of, it is meant to be enjoyed but in moderation. As usual, I am not patting myself on the back...every day is a battle for me...and while eating good comes fairly easy for me (because I love fruits and veggies), exercise doesn't and that is equally important.