Back in the saddle

So, I am back in the saddle....so to speak.....I went to Cycle yesterday afternoon and LOVED it, although my butt doesn't like it today.....Very sore!!!!! But, if you do moderate cycling for 45 minutes you EARN 7 points....wow....well worth my ass being sore!

I weighed again friday and it was still not good news so I put the 196 in WW as my weight for the week....I can only hope that by the time I get on the scale thursday I am down.....I want so much to be 192 but I guess I will be happy with any loss!!! and NO MORE GAINS!!!!!

Blog Buddy

My blog buddy sent me a friendly reminder today that I've not been doing very well keeping up... and I told her it was because I was ashamed of my bad habits!!  But, this is why we started the blog in the first place--to document ALL the ups and downs that go along with losing weight.  So I now am going to enumerate my sins:

1. On my shopping day last week, I bought, ate and supremely enjoyed a chocolate chip m & m cookie--which in and of itself is not horrible but I didn't have the points and I also didn't record it.
2. Also on my shopping day last week, I was so excited and proud of my size 8 jeans that I totally overate at Moe's for dinner... waaayyyy too much queso--which I also didn't record.  Somehow... by the grace of God, I expect, I still managed to lose almost a pound and a half last week.
3. Saturday night, we went to the Dairi-0 for supper and I basically killed all my extra points for this week by devouring chicken souvlaki, french fries and then (I couldn't resist) a soft serve cone dipped in chocolate... although I must say--it was totally worth it!!!  I didn't not record each item but I did put the meal in for 35 points which I figured was fair for as much eating as I enjoyed.

Other than that, I've been pretty good this week... I won't be surprised if I don't see the scale go down partly because I've not done my best and partly because I know that at some point I'm bound to hit a plateau.  

Bad, and I am so very sad

So, today was WI, and it was not good....I gained 1 lb, BUT I am going to try again tomorrow just to see. I am on my TOM, also I didn't drink much water yesterday, so I am hoping that it is water weight. BUT, I had two big "wins" non scale related today. Someone came to me today and said, wow, you look great!!! Have you been losing weight? YES!!!!! I answered emphatically!!!
THen, I ordered dresses to wear to the wedding next week. I have been in a size 18/20 so when I ordered the 4 dresses I liked, I ordered them in sizes, 14-18....Now, if you don't know anything about plus sizing, here is the break down, there are 14-16 clothes (typically closer to 16) and 18-20 (closer to 20) then there are single sizes of 14, 16, 18 and 20 (more true sizes). Anyway, I started with the 18-20 and I was drowning in it.....14-16 still WAY too big....went to the straight 16 too big, NOW for my Winning Moment the straight 14 fit but was still a bit loose!!!!!!! WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I haven't been able to fit into 14 in over 2 years!!!

Love to WW and EB

It's hard to know who I love more at the moment... Weight Watchers or Eddie Bauer.  WW because it's been my road to losing weight or Eddie Bauer because I tried on, fit into and bought (for less than half price) size 8 jeans today.  SIZE 8 PEOPLE!!!!  Now, I realize that I'm not by any stretch a size 8 to the majority of the world but EB was showing me some love and I bought 2 pairs to show my appreciation!  Plus at $18 bucks for some quality denim... who would've turned it down anyway???

THEN, to make my afternoon just that much better.... I found some boots (in my size, that fit) for $10!!  Woohoo and happy shopping day to me!!!

On the mend...

in mind... but not in body--a cold has taken hold and set in!!  Oh well.  My spirits are somewhat lifted today.... perhaps it is the gorgeous snow outside my window!!!  And now I'm off to Pizza Hut--wish me luck with not overdoing it!

Disappointment

At this point, I'm pretty much disappointed with everything around me.... but I'm determined to not let it sidetrack me.  Since I'm an emotional eater, it would be simple for me to give in to emotion and let this whole WW thing go but so far I'm resisting and of that, I'm proud.

So Glad....

I will be so glad when this footbal season is over....Nothing says "Blow WW like a play-off or superbowl party"....Even with the best of intentions it is impossible to attend these things and stay within points.....I did buy an exercise band yesterday though, and since I am not allowed to do anything else until next week, I can start doing some of those exercises....Woo-hoo, to football being over and starting Cycle with April Sunday afternoon.....5 more lbs, here I come!!!!!