So early last spring my clothes started to get a little snug. In the past 4 years I had been pregnant or breastfeeding and turned 30 during that time. I was either going to have to buy new clothes or do something about it. I had tried "dieting" on my own and exercising on my own, but could never lose weight. My Mom and Sister in law had done Weight Watchers and it worked for them. So I told Jim we were joining together and looked up on line where the nearest center was. We had 1 last week of eating anything and everything we wanted. I remember my first weigh in day eating all kinds of candy.
When I got on the scales, I was heavier than I expected. No wonder my clothes were tight. They gave me a book with point values for different foods. We stayed for the meeting and short a instructional period of how to eat healthy, portion size, and making better food choices. I read all the literature they gave me and started writing down what I was eating.
At first I was hungry and then I learned to make better choices, oatmeal will fill you up longer than a bowl of cereal. Portion size, it is amazing how much one thinks a serving size is until you measure it out. I stayed with in my point allowance and started losing weight. The program really worked.
I think I had this imaginary number in my head of what my weight should be, however I got to a point that I kept hovering around a different number. I think my body was trying to tell me something. It took a while for me to accept that having babies and getting older changed my body. I don't think I will ever get into those size 6 Gap jeans in my closet. I am ok with that now. I feel better about myself and even feel better physically.
At my best I lost 20 pounds. They reward you with stickers and I love that they don't take your stickers away if you gain some of the weight back!
I decided on my goal weight and was already there. I kept thinking I could lose 5 more, but I could maintain where I was and be happy and satisfied.
Some of the changes I have made:
- I eat oatmeal for breakfast
- I eat more fruits and vegatables
- If I crave something sweet, I have a piece of fruit first or a sugar free drink
- If I have the munchies, I munch on popcorn or carrot sticks
- I make my own salad dressing
- I have discovered WW snacks or 100 calorie packs
- I eat Frozen yogurt instead of ice cream, and I can find all the frozen yogurt places to eat at
