Weigh-In #10

So I weighed in tonight because I am heading out of town and won't be able to make it to my regular meeting on Saturday morning. I don't like weighing in at a different time because I feel like it's not as accurate. I had a feeling the numbers would go up because of this. I was right! This week I gained 1.2 pounds which drops my total weight loss to 16.6 pounds in 10 weeks.

I was kind of bummed because I've even been trying to exercise more this week. Oh well. Hopefully this just means that next week I will have a really good number!

Weigh-In #9

At today's weigh-in I lost 0.8 pounds... so in 9 weeks I've lost 17.8 pounds. My weight loss this week wasn't all that great, but I'll admit I didn't try all that hard either. I stayed within my points each day, but I don't think I exercised one day this whole week.

This week I started a new challenge: there was a jogging schedule in the W.W. magazine that will supposedly have me jogging 20 minutes straight within 8 weeks if I stick to it. So tonight I started day one of this exercise regimen and I really want to stick with it!

I have 2 main motivations for this (besides losing weight and getting healthier). Number one: my sister wants me to run a 5k with her this summer. This is something I've never done and that I definitely need to prepare for. Number two: my brother told me today that he will be proposing to his girlfriend tonight and they will be getting married probably in August sometime. That gives me about 5 months to lose a lot more weight so I can look good at the wedding!

Weigh-In #8

Going in to today's weigh-in, I honestly thought it wasn't going to be very good. I didn't do as well on exercising this week, but I really tried to stay within my points and made sure to write down everything that I ate. Well, I was pleasantly surprised! This week I lost 3.4 pounds, which is good for me. And that means I have lost a total of 17 pounds in 8 weeks! Woohoo!

Hottie of the Week!

**Last week I received the "Hottie of the Week" award and I had to write something in the journal for this coming week before passing it on to a different member. This is what I wrote in the Hottie journal!**

WOW! I'm honored to be this week's Hottie! Even though I'm only the 2nd entry in this notebook, I loved reading through the previous entry. I can definitely see how this will be a great motivation too. I have NEVER been one to talk about my weight, but since coming to Weight Watchers I have learned that it's good to do and I love hearing from other people, so here's my story... sorry if you already heard this in a meeting!

I have been overweight since I was probably in elementary school. My parents are both very healthy; my mom was always on my case growing up and I was always humiliated every time she brought it up. When I was in college, she sent me a birthday card with money to join Weight Watchers. I knew she had good intentions, but I was still kind of offended by it. I did end up signing up for W.W. though and went to meetings for several weeks. It was hard for me to keep with the program because I wasn't doing it for myself.

Well, a few years passed and I graduated from school and found myself here in southern California! I knew at the end of 2009 I really had to do something for myself. I signed up for W.W. again and it has been going really well so far! Things are so different this time around. I am doing it because I want to and I actually look forward to the meeting and weigh-in each week. Now that I am living on my own, I can better control what groceries I buy and what food I eat. I was frustrated at first because I wasn't losing very big numbers each week. I'm pretty sure that comes from watching the Biggest Loser! I now realize that although it's very entertaining and motivating, that show is not very realistic. It's okay if I only lose 1 or 2 pounds in a week. And even though it's going slow, it's going! Last week I reached my 5% goal, which is much farther than I got last time I tried Weight Watchers!

Like I said before, I have never liked talking about my weight. But one thing I have loved doing for years is blogging. At the beginning of the year I decided to start a weight loss blog. I doubt anyone really reads it, but it's a way for me to chart my progress and read back on struggles and successes I've had. Feel free to check it out so we can support each other in this journey... www.weighmywords.blogspot.com. Another little thing that is motivating for me is paper clips, believe it or not! I learned this little trick from my first W.W. leader. For every pound I lose I add a clip to form a chain... it's an easy visual way to see how I'm doing and you should try it too!

Believe me... if I can lose weight, so can you!! GOOD LUCK!!