Lessons Learned

Finally, I am losing weight and taking control of my life. How? Weight Watchers, a treadmill, evil pictures, mirrors and common sense!

If I'm not tracking my food then I'm not on WW. So I am tracking and learning what works and what doesn't. What doesn't work? Sugar. New rule- eat the required fruits and vegetables and get enough liquids, then have a serving of a sweet, if I'm hungry. Common sense (and very French!)

Thanks to Cara and Donnie for the treadmill. It is self-powered and taking up much of the living room.

Evil pictures- the ones my mother took on vacation. I am BIG.

Mirrors- to be well-dressed one needs a full-length mirror. See what I actually look like. Elizabeth Taylor said when she was too fat she only looked in small mirrors that only showed her face.

Common sense- If you keep doing what you've done, you'll keep getting the same results. True. So I am changing what I do- what I eat and how much I move.

and be positive!

winning

After one week of actually following my points on Weight Watchers, I have lost 3 pounds. I did use most of my weekly points in one day, Saturday. Still, 3 pounds!!

The new Weight Watchers' plan, Momentum, is worth checking out.

never giving up

ok, it's the first day of December and I have once again decided to "really try to lose weight." Again. That said, I have eaten my last McRib. At 500 calories and 12 Weight Watchers' points, I can't afford it.

Today's total was 41 points; that's more than my daily allotment. Tomorrow will be better. I did exercise for 20 minutes; that's good.

So today's message is this: I am never giving up.

On the good side, I did not gain any weight this past week. Pretty good when you consider it was Thanksgiving and I had little to do but eat, sleep and watch tv.