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Weight Loss Update: Eleven Pounds Down

I had my second Weight Watchers weigh in this past Thursday evening and I lost another 4.4 pounds for a total of 11.4 pounds lost in two weeks. Woohoo!

Don’t hate me. These results are not typical as the weeks go by. I know from long dieting experience that I lose a lot of weight in the first month or so and then things settle down to a more common weight loss pattern. That’s when I usually start to lose steam and fall off the wagon.

I am hoping that going to Weight Watcher’s meetings and being accountable to the weekly weigh ins will help me to get past the 30 day block I generally run into.

DSC_0253It is pretty exciting though to see such a nice loss already. And I haven’t felt terribly deprived of good food this week either.

With the Flex Plan you can eat what you want so long as you count the point value according to the WW point calculator and you stop when you reach your daily points value. Then you get 35 weekly points to spend how you like. You can pepper it in through the week or use it for a big splurge.

I used my flex points to have a Super Bird turkey sandwich at Denny’s (12 points) along with a chicken finger (4 points), two cheese sticks (4 points) and four onion rings (4 points) plus some yummy honey mustard dip (3 points). All that fatty food and I still had a few flex points left over for some garlic mashed potatoes on another day.

It’s hard to believe I could ‘cheat’ with such a high calorie meal and still lose four pounds this week. That is what I like best about WW. So long as you plan ahead and not go hog wild, you can enjoy some of your old favorites.
photo credit: jchessma

Update: Kelly Loses Big Time!

This is my first promised update, following up on this post about me joining Weight Watchers.

My first week went really well.  After the first two days where I was feeling sad and a bit resentful about what I had to give up – I got into the flow of things and started to feel satisfied with my menu.

For those who may not know anything about Weight Watchers, I am doing the Flex Plan.  They have assigned point values to every food based on fiber and fat content and total calories.  You get a certain number of daily points based on your gender, age, activity level and weight.

You choose your daily meals based on what you can fit into your daily points.  Then, you get 35 weekly ‘Flex’ points that you can spend on extras however you wish.  Maybe you choose to use full fat mayo on your sub for an extra four points here and there.  Or, you can go to McDonalds for a Filet o Fish, four piece nuggets and hot fudge sundae like I did. (For 21 points)

It’s not just about points.  You’re supposed to get in a certain number of fruits/veggies, a certain amount of milk and good healthy oils, etc.  The good news is that most veggies are free, meaning they cost you no points at all.  (Like a big bowl of green beans which I love!)

Ok – enough of that.  I’m ready to tell you my results!

I lost seven pounds!  Wowsers!  I was blown away.  I knew I’d stuck to the plan so I expected to see a loss – but seven pounds totally blessed my socks off.  I had this big grin on my face as I showed my little book to my sis.  And she had a big grin too cuz she lost five pounds herself :)

Now this week I’m supposed to ‘get moving’ which is a polite way of saying ‘off your butt McCausey and get some darned exercise!’.  We have permission to start slow and aim for ten minutes chunks of low intensity exercise at a time.

I figure one walk to the PO each day is good for ten minute chunk.  Now I have to think of someway to get in another one.  It’s obviously time to pull the rebounder back out of the storage closet and start up Tishia’s Boogie Breaks again ;)

I’ll keep posting on my progress.  I really appreciate all of the support and encouragement from my Twitter peeps and those who have commented here on the blog, by the way.  Thank you very much.

No one told me to put on my Joiner Hat

Last night I attended my first real live Weight Watchers meeting with my sister.

I’ve done WW before on my own. I bought the points books on eBay and did pretty good with it for awhile. But like every other diet I’ve ever tried, the polish wears off and I go back to my old ways of eating pretty much whatever I like.

This year I turn 42. My body doesn’t bounce back like it used to and I feel the wear and tear of carrying around extra pounds more than ever. It’s time for a change and I’m committing myself to a new way of eating and getting more physical activity.

I wish I could say that I was typing this with a smile on my face. I’m not. I’m not at all looking forward to this. Tiny meals. Low fat options. Minuscule snacks.

Hey, I’m just being honest here. [Read more...]

God and the Grocery Store

This post has been written by Mom’s Talk Network owner, Kelly McCausey.

I have to smile some days at how God works in my life.

I started a diet about two weeks ago. It’s a loose combination of Weight Watchers and Slimfast. I know I should be cooking fresh meals, but my world is crazy right now so I need things to be as simple and ‘grab n go’ as it can get while keeping me out of the drive thru at McDonalds.

I pray now and then about losing weight and I ask God to help me eat right and do what I should but I’m not always good at listening to His advice on the matter on a day in day out fashion.

Grocery shopping

Today, He made his message come through loud and clear.

I’ve been ‘mostly good’ on my diet. I did go to Carrabas earlier this week and enjoyed bread and herbs with olive oil along with a delicious chicken meal. I didn’t go over the top and happily brought home a big doggy bag. (Which by the way, Sean devoured for lunch the next day.) Since then I’ve stuck pretty close to plan.

This morning, I headed out to run a few errands. I had an affiliate check to cash and decided to use that money to go grocery shopping. [Read more...]

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