Back to Square One

On Monday I weighed in after Thanksgiving and traveling and generally having no self-control, knowing there would not be a pleasant number on the scale.

I was correct.

In fact, the number on the scale was one pound higher than it was when I started the weight loss journey at the end of July in 2009. Yep, friends, I have gained back every pound of those 97 that I lost, plus one to grow on (poorly placed pun, sorry).

I had been thinking for awhile that I was going to have to start tracking my food again soon.  When I'm not tracking what I eat, I eat whatever I want. Unfortunately, what I want at any given time usually involves cookies, take out and ice cream.  And so I gain weight.

I knew this was coming, so when I saw that number on the scale on Monday,  I knew it was time to start tracking again. I chose Weight Watchers this time, and I signed up with the online system the same day.  I had to pay money to do this.  You may or may not remember that I was with sparkpeople.com through most of the last weight loss journey and it worked.  But I've tried to go back to it several times and have not been able to stick with it.

I decided to try Weight Watchers because I had to pay for it and because it's a new system for me to learn, both of which I hope will keep me interested. I HATED the first two days and felt hungry all the time.  Don't worry, the rest of the week went well.  I figured out what I can eat (unlimited amounts of fruits and veggies!) and what I can't eat much of (high carb and high fat stuff) and stopped feeling so sorry for myself.

So, while the week and this blog started off with kind of a downer, things are looking up.  I've been exercising and trying new healthy foods and drinking lots of water.  Things are good.  And kind of surprisingly, I found myself thinking yesterday that I'm feel more like myself than I have in months.  Despite the attitude I've had the last few months, I think that working hard for a big goal and not being afraid of a little sweat is more me than I ever realized before.

Weight Watchers has you set small goals, and when you achieve them, you set new goals. My first goal is 16 pounds, and I weigh in on Mondays.  I hope you'll join me on my (next) weight loss journey!

Things I can not believe I did (or did not do this week)
Only ate out twice.
NEVER ate breakfast out.
Made and consumed scrambled eggs

Things I learned this week:
Don't be too lazy to pull out a cutting board.
The tiny frying pan does have a purpose: cooking egg dishes!
Fruits and veggies are my friend

PS Check out this amazing omelet I made today. Spinach, feta and tomato!

Look at photo! It looks professional. I should
totally become a food blogger.