Today was the end of my first week of Weight Watchers. It was pretty difficult, but easier than I expected. I did well learning the plan, staying within my points (I even had a few of the weekly points left at the end of the week), choosing wisely when eating out, and cutting out unhealthy snacks (luckily I really like fruits and veggies). I was hungry fairly often, but not starving. My weaknesses were not enough daily activity (cramming it all into two sessions isn't ideal), happy hour last Friday (empty calories) and I can't for the life of me drink as much water as I'm supposed to. I weighed in tonight at 4.4 pounds lighter than last Tuesday. I was shooting for 5 pounds, but I'm happy with my progress. Next week I'm going to keep up with the things I did well and focus on portions, attempt to get more frequent and consistent activity, no happy hour, and increase my water intake. My goal is 4-5 more pounds. They say it is easiest in the first three weeks, so it should be attainable. I'll post another update on Monday Nov. 5th because I'll be out of town on Tuesday and Wednesday evening...so I'm hoping one less day in my "week" won't really show.
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Congratulations on a successful first week!
Congrats Erin. It's really all about changing your lifestyle/habits. I've lost about 36 pounds since the beginning of the year and dropped 4 pants sizes. For me it was eating when I really wasn't hungry and changing my portion sizes. I eat a lot less now and rarely ever have seconds. I wouldn't say that eat differently that much, cause I really don't think I was a bad eater before I started losing the weight so that wasn't much of a problem for me. Exercise on the other hand was a huge change. Once I started faithfully hitting the gym, the pounds really started to fall off. And the most important thing about all of it is how much better I feel overall. I have so much more energy now. Good luck and keep doing what your doing. Once you start seeing the changes you'll stick with it, it makes it all worth the while.
Amy is right. I did a similar thing but I am constantly changing. I am going to start Jared's advice and switch over to Gin and Club Soda. No calories and carbs, I think. I would have to double-check. Once I reduce beer, that will be at least 3,000 calories a week.
The hardest part is learning how to handle the new hangover. ;)
Thanks for the encouragement guys! I need it! :-)
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