Weigh In- Week 1

Weight: 217.4
(Down 0.8 pounds from my official re-start date, but, no change from my last recorded weigh-in.)

I'll take it. It's only been 4 days since I weighed in at my scary number, and I'm already down almost a pound. Now I have SEVEN days to get down to business.

Target points: 29

Goal for the week: Stay in control. Relish the feeling it gives me to be on top of my game. Don't get apathetic about things, as it tends to bleed over into my weight loss efforts.

I'd really like to see a big loss this week. I know that I have to pound the water and pound the pavement this week in order to do that. Today's plan is to do an hour or so on the elliptical trainer at the gym and hopefully to make it in time for yoga class as well, though I'm awfully sleepy right now. I'm pretty big on the restorative effects of sleep. Research shows that you CAN "catch up on sleep" on days off- which is pretty helpful to me since I get weird amounts of sleep during very weird times whenever I'm working. I think I might go back down for a nap here in a minute...I'm still yawning! When I saw my clock read 8:55 this morning, I wasn't sure if it was morning or night, or what day it was. That's always a weird feeling. I can't say I'll miss it if my next job does actually turn out to be a 9-5 job.

Today's plan includes:
1) Finish tidying up my house and the last remnants of unpacking from our multiple trips.

2) Laundry

3) Grocery Store. I'm making Slow-Cooker Lasagna and Cranberry Apple Crisp- two recipes I found on WW Online.

4) Gym for elliptical and yoga. I need that endorphin release that I've been missing for a while now. The Wii fit is fun for days when there are time constraints, but there's nothing like a good sweat at the gym!

With my spending moratorium, I'll have to weigh 182.4 before I can reach for any new clothes. I figure I've got stuff that work until that point. I definitely have some jeans in my closet that I could probably wear until I was in the 170's. As for shirts, I've mostly given away all the ones that were too tight, but I probably still have 5-10 that are snug now and that would fit great while I was in the 180's. My mom says she will pitch in $100 after I lose 20 pounds. I think I will save it though to use when I reach 35 pounds lost.

I also have to give props to my very supportive boyfriend. I met him when I weighed about 207-210. I've really done nothing but yo-yo between that weight and my current weight in the 16 months that we've been together. I know he loves me and thinks that I am beautiful at this weight, but I also know he sees the potential I have to be even more beautiful at a happier, healthier weight.

I've also got to start working on one other thing- not throwing all efforts out the window each time I mess up a little bit. I was reading on the WW message boards, and a woman said, "there are 21 meals in a week. If you mess up at ONE meal, it's not the end of the world. But if you mess up at all 21, THEN you start to get into trouble". That's the truth and I know it! But when I have a morning like I did this past Tuesday where the food I'd packed at work didn't quite hold me through going to vote, then heading home, and then I ended up consuming probably the whole day's worth of points just that morning! Then, I pretty much went on to not care about the rest of the day. I should have just stuck to whatever my original plan was for the rest of the day. Also, I really feel that journaling every bite, lick, and taste really makes a difference too. I know in the past I've had pretty good losses, even on weeks that I went over my flex points. The fact that I journaled it and visually took notice of the amount of points that I was putting into my body surely caused me to eat way less than on a normal week, therefore resulting in a loss despite having gone above and beyond my alloted points for the week.

Typing this out has made me more awake, which is probably a good thing. I think I'll go put on a pot of coffee and get started. Here's my menu for the day:

B: Cinnamon Swirl Cream of Wheat (2)
Banana (2)
Coffee with Splenda and non-dairy creamer (1)

L: 1 C. Potato Veggie Soup (2)
Grilled Turkey and Cheese Sandwich (7)
1 C. Grapes (1)

D: Slow Cooker Lasagna (8)
Spinach salad w/ cranberries and goat's cheese (5)
Apple-Cranberry Crisp (4)

Total: 32
3 points over target, hopefully made up by APs at the gym!