Today was my first weigh in and it went amazingly well.
Last week I was 321 lbs and this morning I weighed in at 313.4. Down 7.6 pounds in 1 week!!!
Since I'm starting my second week on Weight Watchers I got the 2nd book of the momentum plan. This books focus is getting moving, which I fully intend to do.
As soon as I got home from the meeting and ate breakfast I went for a walk. I had planned on walking for 15 - 20 minutes just to get started. Once I was out and moving I just kept going. I was listening to an audiobook that I love and felt good so I didn't feel like stopping.
I walked for an hour and then realized that I probably wouldn't make it through another hour walking to get home. I ended up having to call my husband and ask him to come and pick me up.
I think that I will have to do a more gradual increase in my activity. I can obviously walk an hour but I'll have to limit myself to half an hour one way and half an hour back for now. Once I build my stamina then I'll increase it to 45 minutes then to an hour. At that point I should be able to increase to a jog and then, hopefully to a run.
Who knows, maybe I will be ready to run in the 5K or even half marathon next year. Stranger things have happened.
Showing posts with label Weight Watchers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight Watchers. Show all posts
5/15/10
Weight Watchers - Day 1
Writing this blog has already proved to be a good thing for my weight loss journey. On Thursday I had decided to join Weight Watchers today and I wrote about it on here. Well, I didn't get to bed until midnight last night and when my alarm went off at 6:30 this morning for the 7am WW meeting I just wanted to roll over and go back to sleep. Because of this blog I felt that I really had to get up and get going. I am so glad I did.
I got to the location and registered for the program. The special this month is no registration fee, just pay the weekly fee, which is $16.80.
I weighed in and there was no surprise there, 321 as I've been almost all week. Now I have a starting point.... just down from here.
I like the meetings versus the online program strictly for the interaction you can have with the other members and the leader. Every week there is a new topic and we all discuss what's brought up. This week's topic was finding support whether at home, at work, or elsewhere.
We also celebrate any milestones that people have met and talk about issues that may have developed over the week.
I feel it's a big part of the success of the Weight Watchers program. The other part, obviously is the POINTS calculations. Every food has a POINTS value and you track how many points you eat and hit your daily traget POINTS amount. The amount of POINTS you eat is based on a calculation including age, height and activity level. My starting POINTS target is 38.
When I was leaving I decided to purchase 2 books, almost like a calorie counter that you can buy at the book store, that lists the POINTS values of various foods. One book is the Canadian Dining Out Companion and the other is the Canadian Food Companion. These will be a good resource for calculating POINTS when dining out or buying bulk foods or produce.
I also bought an electronic POINTS calculator that I can use to calculate POINTS when looking at packaged foods. It takes the values from the Nutritional Information and gives me the POINTS value per serving.
I also splurged and bought myself a box of Mini Chocolate Caramel Bars and a box of Creamy Chocolate Smoothie Mix. The bars are 2" mini bars that have a POINTS value of 1 per piece. A good choice if I'm craving sugar or chocolate. The Smoothie Mix is just that. It's a mix that you add to either milk or ice cold water and shake or blend until creamy. There is 1 POINT in the mix itself and will be a total of 3 POINTS if mixed with skim milk. Another good choice if I want something sweet without being "bad".
I'm already looking forward to going to next weeks' meeting. I'll let you know how it goes.
I got to the location and registered for the program. The special this month is no registration fee, just pay the weekly fee, which is $16.80.
I weighed in and there was no surprise there, 321 as I've been almost all week. Now I have a starting point.... just down from here.
I like the meetings versus the online program strictly for the interaction you can have with the other members and the leader. Every week there is a new topic and we all discuss what's brought up. This week's topic was finding support whether at home, at work, or elsewhere.
We also celebrate any milestones that people have met and talk about issues that may have developed over the week.
I feel it's a big part of the success of the Weight Watchers program. The other part, obviously is the POINTS calculations. Every food has a POINTS value and you track how many points you eat and hit your daily traget POINTS amount. The amount of POINTS you eat is based on a calculation including age, height and activity level. My starting POINTS target is 38.
When I was leaving I decided to purchase 2 books, almost like a calorie counter that you can buy at the book store, that lists the POINTS values of various foods. One book is the Canadian Dining Out Companion and the other is the Canadian Food Companion. These will be a good resource for calculating POINTS when dining out or buying bulk foods or produce.
I also bought an electronic POINTS calculator that I can use to calculate POINTS when looking at packaged foods. It takes the values from the Nutritional Information and gives me the POINTS value per serving.
I also splurged and bought myself a box of Mini Chocolate Caramel Bars and a box of Creamy Chocolate Smoothie Mix. The bars are 2" mini bars that have a POINTS value of 1 per piece. A good choice if I'm craving sugar or chocolate. The Smoothie Mix is just that. It's a mix that you add to either milk or ice cold water and shake or blend until creamy. There is 1 POINT in the mix itself and will be a total of 3 POINTS if mixed with skim milk. Another good choice if I want something sweet without being "bad".
I'm already looking forward to going to next weeks' meeting. I'll let you know how it goes.
5/13/10
Weight Watchers - 2 Days from Now
I've been going through the options that are available and more importantly for me, options that are realistic and relatively inexpensive. I have decided that I am going to be re-starting Weight Watchers on Saturday morning.
I say re-starting because I had enrolled last year but with time constraints and money issues I couldn't justify the time and weekly expense. I know, no excuses! Today was payday and I have already set aside the money for 8 weeks of meetings so there will be no excuses.
The reason I decided on Weight Watchers is because I find of all the programs available, it allows for the best integration between what my family will be eating and what I will be preparing for myself. Overall, we will be having the same meals, I will just be having a more regulated portion control system in place for mine.
I like that fact that I can buy any item from the grocery store, calculate the POINTS for it and then either incorporate it into my meal plan or decide it's not worth it. I also like the meetings. Every week there is a topic that helps keep you motivated. You also have people that you can talk to and bounce questions off of. They are also a great source of suggestions for food items that you may never have considered before.
I'm really looking forward to this and will keep you updated as I go from step to step in the program. Weight Watchers, here I come!
I say re-starting because I had enrolled last year but with time constraints and money issues I couldn't justify the time and weekly expense. I know, no excuses! Today was payday and I have already set aside the money for 8 weeks of meetings so there will be no excuses.
The reason I decided on Weight Watchers is because I find of all the programs available, it allows for the best integration between what my family will be eating and what I will be preparing for myself. Overall, we will be having the same meals, I will just be having a more regulated portion control system in place for mine.
I like that fact that I can buy any item from the grocery store, calculate the POINTS for it and then either incorporate it into my meal plan or decide it's not worth it. I also like the meetings. Every week there is a topic that helps keep you motivated. You also have people that you can talk to and bounce questions off of. They are also a great source of suggestions for food items that you may never have considered before.
I'm really looking forward to this and will keep you updated as I go from step to step in the program. Weight Watchers, here I come!
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