Weight Watchers Check-In: 30

Wow! Wow! Wow!  Last week was big for me.  I not only hit my big -30 loss this past week, but I also surpassed my March goal and then some.  I'm a little overwhelmed but very excited and more motivated than ever to hit my goal weight. 

So, I've been getting a lot of, "Wow, that's hard work," and plenty of congratulations, etc.  I'll tell you what's hard work, it's realizing that my drug of choice is food.  Whenever I'm worried or nervous, my old friend food has never let me down.  It's a friend when I'm at my lowest low.  It's there when it's time to celebrate,too .  At some point in the last year, I decided I had enough.  I was tired of feeling sluggish.  I was tired of trying to be a "runner" at my weight.  Mind you, I was 20-something pounds less than I had been at my heaviest.  Someway, somehow, I managed to get that off going to the gym and sweating it out.  I was still not healthy.  

I started weight watchers at work a couple of years ago, but as with anything in my office, we don't maintain and after two stints, we were done.  I tried to keep going on the WW app.  I was down 9 or 10 pounds, but I just couldn't maintain it without that accountability.  That's when I realized that to me, Weight Watchers meetings are my survival.  It's like how a recovering alcoholic looks at an AA meeting.  If I don't keep coming back, I'm putting my health/weightloss at risk.  I need the accountability, the meeting topics, and the friendships to keep me going and motivated.

I also discovered that all the hurts and pains from my past were also holding me back.  Keeping me fat, if you will.  I was clinging to those painful memories and in turn clinging to my weight so I wouldn't be seen.  I've recently shared this thought with a few friends who've been struggling with the program.  It seems I'm not the only one who keeps things bottled up and eating to keep them from surfacing.  I've been spending a lot of time writing in my journal.  Digging through plenty of garbage in my head and in my heart.  Clearing out your head and heart can lighten you--physically.  So I suggest if you are finding yourself stuck, take a look at why you eat.  It's not all about the food.

So, this past week, Lindsey, also known as Pound Dropper on social media shared a discount for some of the Drizzilicious snacks--sold on Amazon.  Let me tell you I'm so happy I bought a box of them instead a single package.  They are SOOOO good.  Go on and order you some....you won't be sorry.

 My other new favorite?  Cuties....Let's start by saying...I hate fruit and vegetables with "strings."  I don't mind eating them if they don't have strings.  So I've never been a fan of the mandarin oranges.  A few weeks ago at the soccer field, hunger hit me and my blood sugar dropped.  My sister had a bag of cuties for the kids after the game, so she gave me one.  It hit the spot and I've been eating 1 to 2 a day since then.

I also couldn't do this without the fabulous group of women in my Weight Watchers tribe.  They are in my meetings, they are friends on social media.  We chat, share information, recipes, food finds, and support each other with a "well done" or a "you look great!"  Every little bit counts....in points, calories, and comments.

Here's to another great week!!