Help!!!!

Be strong, you can do it, eat healthy. I feel like Stuart Smiley (from SNL in the 90's!) Ok... last weekend we were in Dallas & I did pretty good (used up most of my 35 extra points but still lost 1 pound so I was happy!). I did have 1 splurge... we went to eat at a brewery & I got a burger... a big, fat, juicy, succulant burger (with carmelized onions!) that was worth EVERY point! Now, this week I am in Michigan visiting family. We're staying with my grandmother so I don't have to eat out but I think I'd fare better if I had to! You know grandmothers... the BEST cooks God put on earth, but only using oils, butter, breading, etc. You know, all the "good stuff." She made pork chops last night that were to die for... all 8 points a piece (my chops come in at 3 points!). Now it's lunch time, I'm about to starve & eat my arm (weight watchers doesn't have a point value for "arms" either). Ok, I have to be strong & get myself to the supermarket and at least buy a bag of lettuce! Something to help a sister out! Give me carrots & celery or give me death... well, I won't go that far. I'm not about to die for a vegetable. Oh & did I mention that I'll be eating with my BFF tonight??!?! This girl can eat and has stayed the same weight for like 10 years (nope, not one of those "skinny bitches" either, just a normal size girl... like I'm trying to be!). My fingers are crossed for a good salad or grilled chicken... and not too much ridicule :) I need to go & run around this Michigan block once or twice & that will help (they are better than TN blocks that go on for miles!). Yeah, Me!

*love & skinny hugs* xoxo

Goal #1... check!

I did it ;) I lost 10% of my weight in 10 weeks! Technically, I lost 10% PLUS 1 pound! I lost 2.4 pounds this week... which I have been trying to do the past 8 weeks- lose 2 lbs. a week (I always stayed at the 1 - 1.5 lb. mark). The best part was- I was the only one in the group to do it! During our meeting, in discussing how I did it, I was the only one that wrote down everything I ate for all 10 weeks (well, minus 1 day... see earlier post!). I think I found the secret to success! This was our last meeting. I think I'm going to join Weight Watchers online to keep me on track. I've done good but I need to be accountable some how. Plus too, I'll be online more so that means more blogging ;)

Let me just state this... it feels damn good to have set a weight loss goal and achieve it! When I first set out on this journey, all I could focus on was the finish line... the final number! Then once I started focusing on the weekly number, it didn't seem so big & daunting. I'm about half-way to where I want to be but I'm not intimidated or overwhelmed any more! This has been so fun & I'm still so pumped to continue on. I'll be blogging more... so until then- love & skinny hugs XoXo