Week 1 = Success

I officially started Weight Watchers Sunday.  In that time, I have had some delicious peaches, a really good breakfast pizza,  and a yummy fruit and cheese "danish".  I also had some great shrimp stir-fry, some great smoothies, and some pasta that was good, but needs more flavor!  I have not once felt hungry or tempted to eat something I shouldn't.  And it has paid off.  I lost 7.4 pounds this week!  BAM!

Huge thanks to Amy for introducing me to Moe's tonight - that's a first for me.  I had the "earmuff"  (who came up with that name?) rice bowl.  Very yummy!  Will be having that again soon!!  

Also, let me just say - I have some amazing friends in my corner, and if it weren't for them or you, (because let's be honest, who else is reading this?!) I would have given up before I started.  So thank you for being kind and supportive.  You have no idea how much it means to me!

WW Recipes that were a hit this week:

Breakfast pizza - Light English muffin, scrambled egg, tomato slice, shredded cheese under the broiler until the cheese melts

Fruit and Cheese Danish - Light English muffin (or other light bread), spread low fat ricotta cheese and add blueberries.  Place under the broiler until the blueberries start to pop.  Add a sugar substitute and cinnamon if you wish!

  

Here we go again...

So, going to the gym and following the biggest loser plan worked for a few months.  Training for a half marathon worked for a few weeks (which by the way, my friends did not succeed in killing me, although it was touch and go for awhile).  And like all good things, they came to an end.  For the last 13 months I have dealt with my wonky eye and spent most of the summer of 2013 in bed attempting to keep my retina attached (I know - you're jealous!).  I have succeeded in gaining a few pounds, but also mysteriously shifting weight to different areas of my body.  Then I saw a picture from my friend's baby shower.  I thought I looked pretty great that day - until I saw the picture.  HOLY HEIFER!!  Really, someone should have told me how huge I was.  So that was March, here it is July and I have since seen several pictures of myself with the same reaction - as the joke was in high school when I was the field commander "Where's the field?"  At the end of the school year, a co-worker walked into a faculty gathering and said "Every time I come in here you're eating!"  Granted, so was everyone else in the room - we were having a staff breakfast, but still, it stung!  So... here we are again!

My friend mentioned that she was going to start Weight Watchers and I was apparently drunk and told her I wanted to do it too!  So here I am... Heifer Healers (no, really, that's pretty catchy) Weight Watchers.  If you want to take bets on how long this lasts, feel free - I wouldn't blame you.  I think this time I am going to focus more on the changing of habits instead of the changing of numbers.  I have to do something - I look like a busted can of biscuits regardless of what I am wearing... not cool.  So, I shall try this.  Like I said, focus on truly changing my habits and letting the reward of that be changing my pants size.  

Only time will tell.  I officially started on July 20 and I will have my meeting on the 24th for a one week weigh in.  

Current status - ugh, even I am repulsed by me!