Vegas? Oh nooo!

So I just got back from a weekend trip to Vegas with my cousins. I had a GREAT time! But I didn't track my food or drink intake. So I'm certain there were days I went way over my limits. I tried off-setting that by walking up & down the Strip, but you know how it goes.

SO now I'm back home and back to reality.

I haven't weighed myself yet. Actually AFRAID to!

But I took my measurements. It's been a month since I started WW.

And unfortunately there has been no movement on my body measurements. But I know why that is - it's because I haven't been consistent with my workout schedule at ALL.

Therefore this morning, I did P90X and plan on doing this for the next month to see if there are results. ANY movement would be good at this point!

I need to remind myself why I want to do this and how important it is to me. I do NOT want to throw in the towel because it's too soon to do that. And like I said, I know the reasons why I haven't seen big results. It all points back to me.
I will take this as feedback and look ahead to the month of February...

Just call me a turtle...

So I lost .6 lbs this week. Great, it's a loss right?

But then the lady next to me - who joined a week AFTER me - got her first 5 lb. loss star! And here I am just barely at 2 lbs total los. Grrr.

Yes I know I shouldn't compare my weight loss journey to others. But it makes me worry when people say you lose the most weight at the beginning when you join. Well, I haven't been seeing big numbers! Just small numbers each week since I started 3 weeks ago.

I hope this doesn't mean that the loss rate is going to slow down even more after this! That would be REALLY disappointing.

I'm talking to myself trying to stay positive by saying that although my loss rate may be slow, it's still heading in the right direction and that eventually I will get there. I liken it a marathon. There are the fast runners that finish it in 2 hours or less. And then there's folks like me that take twice as long. It doesn't matter how quick you go, but just that you cross that finish line.

I will take solace in this...

Welcome 2012

...And possibly the last year of Earth?? LOL.

Well if that's the case then I'm certainly going to go out in style AND closer to my goal weight, thank you very much.

So I did it - I rejoined Weight Watchers on 12/27. In my head, I told myself "Let's try this out for a week. If I don't lose this week, I'll find something else."

Well I lost almost 2 lbs so now I'm sticking to it and I've officially informed Travis (my boyfriend) of it. So now he knows that I have set a mini-goal to lose 5% of my current weight by Valentines Day. (That's essentially 8.5 lbs.)
So now he can help keep me on track during the weekends because that's when I tend to let my hair down and drink alcohol, eat more, etc.


So like I mentioned in my initial post - yes, I've done WW before. So why should I expect different results? Well for one thing, the points system is different. They not only calculate food points by calories, fat and fiber but ALSO protein and carbs. And they've tailored it so that lower point foods are the ones that are higher in protein & fiber. Plus, all fruits - even bananas - are ZERO points! Certainly handy when you eat the majority of your points at breakfast (like I did yesterday with huevos rancheros!)Also the Weekly Allowance has increased from 35 to 49.

So far, I'm liking this new plan. And because it's not the EXACT same plan I was on before, I'm treating this like a whole new thing. I'm determined to reach my first mini-goal. After that, it will be 10% of my initial weight. (About 17 lbs). I believe taking this approach and continuing to attend the WW meetings will help me. I like my leader and our little group in San Marcos.

This time, I believe I can reach my goals.