Over the past 10 months, with the help of Weight Watchers, I have lost 42 lbs. And of course, that's worth celebrating, but the past few months have been full of stops and starts, a small gain followed by a small loss and back again. The good news? I know what I need to do. However, making it happen is sometimes a different story. I have heard that it's important to write down your goals so that you can actually achieve them. It's worth a try, right?
My current goals for the last week of January:
1. Drink water every day for lunch. I have a wicked Diet Mountain Dew addiction, and to be honest, I'm afraid to go cold turkey. I CANNOT deal with a caffeine withdrawal headache all day while surrounded by high school students. So I am going to start off slowly. I will allow myself to have one DMD (oh yes, it has a nickname) in the morning. When that is gone, I will fill up my big Phi Mu cup with water, and refill it for lunch. Hopefully after a week of that, I will work my way up to drinking water at dinner as well. And who knows, maybe I will be ready to be diet-soda free some day soon. But... baby steps.
2. Get up TWICE this week and go to the gym before school. I am terrible at making time for exercise in my life. When I get home from school, I do not want to do anything but eat dinner, and hang out. The gym in my apartment complex is DOWNSTAIRS, and it would probably take me 40 minutes total to complete a workout. I will get up between 6:00 and 6:15, and just go. I will probably even sleep in my workout clothes, just so all I have to do is put on my sneakers and walk out the door. If I go on Tuesday and Thursday, I can also do Saturday and get in three workouts a week. Again... baby steps.
3. Count my Points each and every day. I hope to record them here as well as on the WW tracking app. A lot of days, I will track breakfast & lunch and then just forget about dinner. No more.
4. Control my afternoon snacking. I have NEVER been a snacker- I don't know what's happening! It's possible that I'm not eating enough filling foods at lunch, or I am eating from the stress of the school day. But anything I usually eat between 2:00 and 5:00 is probably junk! I will pack an extra piece of fruit or pack of veggies in my lunch so that I can have those if I feel the need to snack.
5. I don't immediately have a #5, but I feel like this list should have 5 goals haha. One goal that I have been working on is incorporating more lean protein in my diet. I'm a carb girl and I don't eat meat on most days, but not for any specific moral or health reason besides personal preference. I know that protein keeps me fuller longer and is low in PP+ if the source is lean. I need protein from other sources besides peanut butter! So that's #5.
I will check back in throughout the week (ideally, every day) and report on my progress! There are definitely some other goals on the back burner... incorporating some sort of weight training/muscle building/toning, QUITTING SMOKING (that's a whole other post), and of course, losing weight. For right now, my short-term goal is to be below 199 lbs. My last weigh-in at WW was January 10th, and I weighed 204.4... so 5 lbs! Very do-able, but of course, I've had that number in my sights for about a month and a half. I gained 2 lbs. over the holidays, and I don't think I've lost weight since then. I will go to WW on Saturday and see where I'm at then.
