Numbers vs Compliments

I don't know what feels better to record an official loss at the scales or to get my first comment that I look like I've lost weight. Because I've got some paid ahead passes for weight watchers, I've decided to go to weigh in there for my official weight loss numbers seeing that I don't have a digital scale and doubt mine is super reliable.

Well, this morning I weighed in at a meeting and hadn't weighed in since April 2nd. After that weigh in a month ago I wasn't really doing a whole lot to lose weight and new I may have even been up a bit when I started South Beach on the April 27th, but my loss today was 4lbs from that last weigh in. On my scale I thought is was around 5-6 which may be true from a couple of weeks ago. SWEET!!

Then tonight I stopped at Save-on Foods after work to pick up a few things (being off refined foods and sugars sure is expensive, but well worth it). I ran into the mother of our new baby sitter, who I'm getting to know and last saw a few weeks ago, the first thing she says, "you've lost weight, looks great, I almost didn't recognize you!" SWEET!! Love that feedback.

Of course I'm feeling the difference already in my clothes and my energy level, but I'm so happy that the weight truly is coming off and people will be noticing it too.

Success!

Weight Watchers is a great weight loss program, it is balanced food and allows you room to treat yourself without guilt and keep right on going. It worked wonders for me 7 years ago (in 2002) when I lost 65 lbs. So what has the problem been the past couple of years when I keep going back with no success. Well, I finally figured it out. I'm sick and tired of measuring, weighing and writing down everything I eat. I don't have the energy, nor the time to figure out points on something and keep it all together, plus I was eating too much junk ... refined foods, chocolate, fruits, etc.

So when I came across some friends chatting about South Beach, I was intrigued. I read a little more into it and it all sounded good. So here I am, one week in and loving it!! I have a ton of energy, feel clear headed, sleeping great, and am losing weight. I am reading the book as I'm doing Phase 1 and I would recommend reading the book before you actually start. It hasn't hindered me, but it would have been better that way.

So one full week in (half way through Phase 1) and I've lost 4-5 lbs, my clothes are feeling looser and I'm not craving sweets and carbs. I've always known that I have a problem with carbs, if I eat some, I have to eat more and that's just not right. So what I've learned, is that my eliminating them, I am actually retraining my brain/body in it's relationship with carbs

So far I'm finding it pretty easy, other than I seem to be spenidng a lot of money right now as I figure out how to feed me and the rest of the family this way, also I'm actually cooking three full meals a day for myself, but no longer snacking on junk or hitting Starbucks regularly. Because I'm paid up at Weight Watchers for a while, I'm going to continue to go to meetings for the weigh in because my scale is not digital and crappy, so it's hard for me to know exactly what I'm weighing and how much I'm losing. So I'll let you know.