watch me shrink?
I started counting Weight Watcher's points (from memory, haven't rejoined) on January 2. I also started weighing myself every morning. This is a no-no when starting to drop pounds. You really need to just weigh yourself once a week. But for me, I kinda feel like I have messed around with stress eating for the past year that it is time to put myself on notice.
The New Year's weight loss journey is almost Oprah lame. But here I am. December was a crazy busy month for me with lots of shows and so many orders and crazy fast no time to eat. I dropped nearly 7 pounds by the middle of the month. Well, by the end, I felt it all creeping back.
So, for 2007, I will be blogging my weight every day. That is right. Every day. Perhaps I will make some little ticker or something. I kinda feel like this is the only way to keep myself in check, though.
So, Jan. 2, I weighed 249.5 pounds. While this is 60 pounds less than the day I gave birth, I still have such a way to go. I am currently 26 pounds heavier than my pre-baby weight. That is my first goal, to get back there. I remember that weight. I felt so thin and skeleton-y. Could you imagine being 224 pounds and feeling thin? Anyway. I am sick of stress eating and sick of being weak. So here I am.
January 3, after my first day of Lean Cuisine and Subway and nothing in between, I weighed in at 247.5. Two pounds down. That is just insane. January 4, 246.5.
And this morning, after a bing on sorbet last night, 245.5.
The weekend is here and I am worried. My goal is just to see the same number on Monday.
So for now, I will post a little number everyday. There will be a time when something will click and I won't have to watch myself so closely and I can go to weighing in once a week. But for now, this is my new religion. And I have said this too many times and I am nearly tired of myself at this point. But here we go again.


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I'm starting this week, too. I am writing down everything I eat in a day- every single morsel. I'm sick of talking myself into the fact that 10 cashews don't count, you know? Three pounds heavier since I stopped walking daily with the boys when the weather turned cold. 50 pounds from my goal weight. Sooooo...here I go. See you on the other side.
Posted by: Jen | January 5, 2007 7:53 PM
You can do it.
Posted by: anon | January 5, 2007 8:04 PM
Oh lordy...I started counting points on the 4th AND joined curves.
I was at 227.5. That was my pre-ww weight, and I had gained it all back down to the half pound.
We shall see, we shall see. I am in your corner, Woman.
Posted by: Ginny | January 6, 2007 8:36 AM
Way to go!
This is inspiring. I'm not a big believer in dieting, but then, I haven't exactly been eating super healthy. And I haven't been moving enough.
Now that I'm pregnant I can't restrict my calories, but I have been trying to work towards eating healthier and cutting out the crap.
Maybe we should start a meme/along in the spirit of Nablopomo and Nanowrimo?
Posted by: mamaloo, the doula | January 6, 2007 12:39 PM
This year I am promising myself to actually physically go look into joining the Bowen YMCA (on W St). And I got Dance Dance Revolution for x-mas. So far I've lost the same 5 pounds I put on every fall. Now it's a matter of the same old 35 pounds I tell myself I'm going to lose every year and then give up after I lose 5 and it starts getting harder.
Posted by: allison | January 8, 2007 12:07 PM