Goal

Today I had another weigh in. I've been doing weight watchers for 6 weeks and when I started I set a goal to lose 5% of my body weight. I reached that goal today! And then some. To date I've lost 12.4 pounds, my goal was 11  :-) I've been trying very hard to incorporate more activity into my routines and it's paying off. Now my next goal is 10% which would be 22 pounds. I can't wait for that milestone! Wish me luck!

Update time!

Ok, sorry for just now getting to this! That next weigh in I had gained .2 lbs, not even significant in the big picture but I felt like crying! I had done so well, kept to my points target, exercised, the whole nine yards and I gained. That day was hard. I didn't track my food and found myself making poor choices. At the end of the day I thought to myself, is this really how you're going to play it, Tiph? One minor set back and you give up? What happened to lifestyle change? So the next morning I picked myself back up, dusted off and climbed back on the horse.
The third week was better after that. I mowed the grass, something I had never done before, I was meticulous about tracking and staying under points. My third weigh in found me down another 2.6 pounds and I was so happy and relieved.
A few hours after my meeting, we left to go camping over the weekend with some friends. I had packed mostly healthy options and was committed to staying on track. I didn't take into account the snacks our friends would bring to share. I didn't do so hot but I told myself that I had to let go, enjoy the trip and realize that sometimes it's ok to go off course.
That weigh in wasn't so great, not horrible, but I was up .4 and I took another hit to my resolve. I quickly realized the situation was nowhere near the same, I had after all known I was failing miserably at the time. It should not have been a surprise. I couldn't let this hit me so hard, I had to come to terms with the fact that some weeks would be better and others worse. It shouldn't mean I throw a pity party every time. So I didn't let it get me down. I kept right on trucking and it showed at the next weigh in.
Today marks 5 weeks on WW and I was down another 1.4 pounds. To date I have lost a total of 10.6lbs on the program. I've had good weeks and bad weeks but I'm so proud of my progress so far! I'm only .4lbs away from my first goal of 11. That's 5% of my starting weight! I know I still have a long journey ahead of me but seeing those numbers slowly creeping down is so unbelievably wonderful for me. I truly think this time around, i CAN do this! My weight today is 218.6 and I'm loving the way I feel. Hooray!!! Thank you for being there for me and for your support, I really appreciate it!