Oh Boy...

I worked out 4 days this week.  I stayed within my points (utilizing some of my extra points).  I tracked...all to weigh in, and only loose .4 pounds.  Which puts me at 8 pounds total.  As disappointed as I am, I won't let it get me down.

I'm lifting weights, and muscle weighs more than fat right???  I'm getting good workouts in (I can't even keep my hair looking decent I'm sweating so much :-)). 

As I look back on the week, I can't deny that I had my fair share of a few too many snacks, sweets, and just overall bad things.  All I can do, is continue doing better.  I will do better this week than last week.  I'm not gaining, which is great!!  The scale is going in the right direction, even if it is at a snails pace. 

Successful Week

I counted my points, I made sure I drank my  6 - 8 cups of water a day, I ate fruits and vegetables, and I even exercised.  And what do you know, I lost 5 pounds.  When I found out, I was elated, and proud of myself.  Fast forward a few hours, and I got scared and somewhat sad, just thinking, ok, I'm off to a good start, and I going to do what I always do, and go back to eating like I don't have good sense?  Am I going to stop working out because I don't feel like going to the gym?  Well, only one person holds the answers to those questions, and that's me!!  I can choose to continue getting healthy, or I can choose to be unhealthy. 

What kind of surprised me, is that I wouldn't even say that last week was hard, or tough even.  I simply made healthier decisions.  I never felt like I was forcing myself to eat healthy.  I never felt like the food I was eating wasn't good, I simply put thought into what I was eating.  I could have eaten a double cheeseburger from McDonald's, for 12 points.  Or I could eat Chuck Roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Celery, and Onion for 12 points, made at home.  It's not easy, but it's not impossible either.  It just takes an extra minute, to think about eating something healthy, and making that decision.  And even more than that, it's worth it to make the healthier decision. 

This week will be a little tougher, I'm going out of town, there will be plenty to indulge in, right in my face.  But, I can make it through this week, and not go over my points, I'm sure of it!

Defeated...

My neighbor does weight watchers, so I choose the meeting she goes to attend, hoping that we could motivate one another.  Well, she has a defeatist attitude, and it saddens me.  Let me start by saying that I am full aware that I CAN loose weight, I have not made the right decisions to do so.  I guess it's easier to point out the mistakes that other people make, and I'm going to do just that, lol. 

• She eats all day, then waits until the end of the day to write out her points...
• She talks bad about herself when she eats dessert, or has coffee with cream and sugar, or whatever
• She's been giving weight watchers money, every month, but not getting serious about changing her eating habits
• She blames others for her bad decisions
• I don't think she truly believes that she can loose the weight.

I will not sit here and pretend that I haven't made all of the mistakes above, over and over again.  But I don't feel like she's being realistic with herself.  If you already have bad eating habits, and you wait until the end of the day to figure out the point values, you are going to make bad decisions.  If you made a bad decision early in the day, but you know it was a bad decision, you can eat healthier at the end of the day, to stay within your allotted points for the day.

Weight watchers is not cheap, so if you aren't going to buckle down, and at least try to follow the guidelines, why give them that money every month?  I just don't understand it. 

But, I am going to do my best to encourage her (as well as myself) to finally make the changes we need to make!!