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.