Today was the day of our weigh in at work. I am weighing in every two weeks with two great co-workers, Dawn and Mandy. So before my math class started, the three of us headed up to the nurses office to weigh in on the scale. Of course we take off our shoes, jackets and any heavy jewelry we may be wearing. I was the first to step top upon that scale. Would it be my friend this time or would it by my enemy. As I start to slide the weight, I can see it is definitely a loss. So glad that January proved to be a good month. I lost a total of 11 pounds! It felt good and I am proud of myself for sticking to not only my diet, but for logging in my points every day to Weight Watchers Online. I even log in the occasional Hersey's Kiss I treat myself to. I like doing the points on Weight Watchers because I can plan for my meals by knowing how many points are left for the day, or by cutting back on points earlier in the day if I am planning to go out for dinner. Weight Watchers also allows extra points to use as your choose. You know what, it is sort of nice when the end of the week comes and you haven't used all those points, and can truthfully say you did not go hungry.
I have enjoyed my lunch even if I did cut cut back to half a sandwich and use Fiber One bread. I also take fresh fruit and fresh veggies to munch on. I usually have a banana or orange in the morning, my sandwich at lunch, and then munch on the veggies in the afternoon and have my fruit for a late afternoon snack. This past week I found black berries at Sam's Club that were wonderfully delicious. I had them along with some strawberries. Another one of my favorites are the red peppers from Sam's Club. They are long, slender peppers and one would think from looking on them, that they would be hot peppers. Surprisingly, they are some of the best sweet tasting peppers I have ever tasted. I also cut up some of the cucumbers we buy from Sam's Club. They come in a three pack, and I like them because each one is individually wrapped. they seem to stay fresh for a long time. They are the long slender ones and I just cut them up, peel and all and pack them into my lunch. They are flavorful and have great crunch to them.
Well, next week, Kris Frietag and I have a date. I am making a commitment on here that I will start to add exercise. I am going to start small by only committing to doing one routine daily. I think I will choose to do this each day after I get home. My goal is to add another ten-minute workout the following week in the morning. I know that to exercise regularly is very similar to sticking to a good and healthy eating routine. I just have to start, take it one day at a time, and give myself a month to reap the benefits. So, if you see me around, encourage me to keep eating well and ask how my exercising is going. Keep me accountable!
