January Challenge, Day 23

This blog post is all over the place. In short, I worked hard this week to count points, exercise, drink water and basically, follow all of the rules. When I weighed at home Thursday morning, the scale reflected exactly what I thought it should. When I woke up Friday morning, I didn’t have that lighter feeling that I did on Thursday. When I weighed at my meeting, the scale has me up one pound from last week. This had been my pattern for five years now, so I have no idea why this surprises me, but it does.

Below is the long version of the paragraph that you just read.

I’ve been reading labels, counting points and going to WW meetings for over five years now. I know when I’ve had a good day and a good week in my Weight Watcher World. When I wake up in the morning, and I take those first few steps when I get out of bed, and I literally feel lighter, I feel very accomplished on my journey to the healthiest me that I can be. I try to pay attention to my salt intake and get plenty of water in on Thursday, since I weigh in on Friday morning, but sometimes I forget.

When I got out of bed on Friday morning, I didn’t have that lighter feeling that I’d had all week. Thursday morning, the scale reflected exactly what I thought it should be reflecting, and I was really pleased. I really don’t know why Friday morning was different. I know that I have had a really healthy week. I know that I have had a really healthy month! It just seems to take a lot for the weight to come off of my body. It always has.

Week one of January, I lost nothing. Week two of January, I lost 3.2 pounds. Week three of January, I’m up one pound. I’ve eaten pretty much the same foods for the past three weeks and I’m following all of the rules of good health.

Obviously I’m a little bummed, but I have a good feeling that the scale will be my friend again by my meeting next Friday.

I will not be deterred.

After going to Weight Watchers, I was meeting a friend at the movies and I hadn’t had any breakfast, so I went to the grocery store for a few healthy snacks to sneak into the movie theatre. I’m such a rebel.

Our evenings have been very quiet and lacking big time in any kind of social activities. I hope I’m not avoiding people on purpose so I don’t drink! I have a feeling though that I haven’t been seeking out anything to do for just that reason.

We spent our Friday night in PJ’s before 8:00 pm, and cuddled up on the couch watching a movie. I had consumed all of the food that I ate by 4:00 yesterday, so I made Mike dinner and I had hot tea while he ate his Turkey Burger and Green Beans. I wasn’t hungry at dinnertime, but I did eat a really odd variety of foods yesterday.

I thought about opening a bottle of wine for a good 30 minutes last night, and then I never did. 

We are going on a date night tonight. I think we have only gone out to dinner TWO times this entire month! We need a night out, so I’m looking forward to it. I’m up for the challenge of finding something tasty on the menu that fits into my January plan, and skipping the alcohol. (If that scale doesn’t cooperate with me next Friday though, I’m going to punch something!)

Breakfast

Un-Pictured Nonfat Latte

1 Bag Apple Chips

2 Serving Cocoa Dusted Cashews

Fruit

17 PPV

Lunch

Romaine with shredded Carrots 

Taco Meat with Black Beans, 1/4 Avocado 

8 PPV

Dinner (at 4:00 pm!)

Gluten Free Toast with 1 T. Almond Butter Sliced Strawberries

7 PPV