I'm going to lose it! I've got a new plan!

Some of you may have noticed that I didn't do a weight loss post last week.  I really needed some time to re-evaluate my plan to lose weight and get healthy. 

Last week was another week without a loss and most importantly, without a gain.  I knew the reason for the lack of change.  It wasn't very difficult to figure out.  I wasn't making any changes in my eating habits.  I wasn't helping myself in my journey to lose weight and be healthy. 

Blogging each week about losing weight wasn't making me accountable enough.  Something had to change. 

I recieved an email from Weight Watchers.  Although, I haven't been part of the online program for several years, I still get emails.  I'm glad I did.  They were running a special and I mentioned it to my Joe.  He encouraged me to sign up again since it worked so well for me in the past.


Let me tell you, I hate the idea of having another bill to pay. I really, really do. But I'll hate it even more if I fall off the wagon and not keep up with the program. So, I think this will really keep me accountable............I hope.

I signed up last week for the online program (no meetings).  Yesterday was my first day on the program.  It was a challenge.  I ate up my points pretty quickly since I don't have any low-point items in the pantry at the moment. 

I chose Monday for my weigh in day.  I want to try to only step on the scale on Monday mornings.  Meaning, I don't want to drive myself crazy by checking the scale all week. 

I stepped on the scale for my weekly weigh in and found that I somehow managed to lose 2 lbs. last week.  I'm not sure how I accomplished that, but I'm happy with the loss! 

That brings me to a 3.8 lb. loss so far. 




I've decided to skip the mini goals that I was originally going to do and just post the full amount of weight that I want to lose. 

If I lose 68.2 lbs.  I will be in the higher end of the "healthy range" for my age and height.  I may decide to adjust this goal weight later to be slightly outside the "healthy range".  We'll worry about that as I get closer. 

This week, since I'm starting a new plan, I want to stick with focusing on the basics: 

• I'll be tracking what I eat each day.  Kind of like a food journal but I'll be using the Weight Watchers Plan Manager to track my foods and keep a tally of the points I use each day. 
• I'll be drinking lots of water.  6-8 glasses a day. 
• I'll be increasing fruits and veggies.  5 a day.
• I'll be keeping up with my dairy intake.  2 a day. 
• I'll be taking an after dinner walk at least 3 nights this week. 

I also want to start taking a multi-vitamin.  I hate taking vitamins.  They make me queasy and it takes me a long time to get used to them.

So, that's my plan for this week. 

I'll be linking this to "How To" Housewife's Healthy Living blog carnival, a day late.  Go and check out her weekly post!  Every Monday, she shares great tips for getting healthy!