Week 1 DONE!

On January 26th 2013 I started back at Weight Watchers.  My starting weight was about 12lbs over the weight I started at when I did WW back in 2006 which means 12 extra pounds I need to get rid of in order to reach my original goal weight.  NO PROBLEM!

I must admit, the decision to start at WW again took far too long but up until now I really wasn't ready to make the commitment.  What changed?  The video in the previous post had a huge impact on me and I will be eternally grateful for having the opportunity to witness such a remarkable transformation.  One I know I would not have been capable of.  My own journey is daunting enough for me.

So my first week went well, the scale at the WW weigh in was exactly 4lbs less than the week before.  My first week usually is a good one, probably because of the added water I retain because of the lack of water I drink.  I'm never without my water bottle and when I misplace it I'm in full on panic mode!  That coupled with the exorbitant amount of fruit and vegetables I'm eating has I'm sure made a difference.  No more empty calories for me! 

The nice part about WW is you don't have to eat their food.  You can eat your own and just calculate the points.  The on line tools are amazing, something that wasn't available in the same capacity the first time around.  And my iPhone app, well best invention since sliced bread I tell you!  No more writing down everything I consume, with a few taps I'm done!

So, this week my goal is to eat a larger variety of fruits and veggies, exercise twice this week and increase my intake of water.  I added a multi vitamin late last week and so far haven't missed a day.  Stay tuned for the next weigh-in.  I'm going to switch to Thursday night so it won't be a full week and it's in the evening so I don't expect a huge drop like week one.  All in all, I'm OK with that because I know this is just the beginning and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Weight Watchers works, it really does.  And if you're sitting there telling me "well, it didn't work for me" then I hate to tell you, you didn't do it right.  Or, maybe you weren't ready to commit.

Tammy.