End of Week One

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I had my first weight in today.  I lost 1.8 lbs.  I was hoping for an even 2, however this was not an easy week at all and I am very proud with what I accomplished.

I had a very very rough day this week, and I resorted to eating to make myself feel better.  While it did make me feel better in the moment, in the long run, it did not.  However, I am proud of myself in that I wrote down EVERYTHING that I ate all week, even when it put me over points.  You know what?  The world didn't end.  It didn't stop turning.  And the best part?  I got up in the morning with a clean slate.  I put the day before behind me and moved on.  I learned that every morning is a reset, a clean slate.  It's a good feeling.

Jessy is going to start WW.  He's still trying to figure out if he's going to go at it online, or at meetings with me.  For now I've changed my meetings from Saturday mornings to Friday afternoons, since I'll be working massive amounts of OT the next month... 8 hours a day on each of my days off, and I won't be able to go to the meeting that I started at.

There were more people from work there, that I didn't expect to see.  It was a pleasant surprise.

Jessy and I are going to go to the grocery store tomorrow.  We're going to buy more fruits and veggies - my goal is to have a fruit or veggie of some sort with every meal or snack.

There's a few things that have really helped me this week:
  • Pack my meals/snacks the night before work.  It helps to save time in the morning, and taking the thought out of it.
  • Write down the point value of the prepackages items that I have bought.  This takes the guesswork out of tracking and makes a much simpler process.
  • TALK when I'm having a hard time with something.
Next week is the first week of the buddy challenge.

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