Day One: Let's Get it Started in Here

Holla to the Black Eyed Peas. When I was in college and sort of ran, "Let's Get it Started" was the first song on my playlist. Okay we'll get real, it was a CD. This was before the Steve Jobs takes over the world revolution.

I signed up for Weight Watchers. I said I'd do it and I did. I was a bit taken aback at how warmly embraced I was. Rachel, obviously, was so welcoming and made sure I was set up. But there were 2 receptionists who were just as warm. They had both been through the program and were living proof that it works. They also understand where I'm coming from and they were really great. The meeting was fun and upbeat. As I sat and listened, I felt so overwhelmed. When I came home and started navigating the eTools and the website I was even more overwhelmed. I feel like there is so much information to know! After the meeting I went home and thought, "I have no clue what to eat for lunch." I knew how many points I could eat and how to calculate the points, but I had no idea what food would be the best choice! I ended up eating a salad and felt good about it. I know with time this will all become second nature, but right now it seems rather tedious. But I'm committed and taking it a day at a time.

I love the recipe builder eTool but I swear it adds more points than you'd expect. If I just calculated my recipes by ingredient as I cooked them, the math would be so different. That's been a little frustrating. I don't know when to count points individually and when to put it in a recipe builder. Question for next meeting I guess.

Another thing that surprised me about my initial meeting was that they didn't ask me to set a weight loss goal right away. The receptionist asked me to take some time and get used to the program and then decide. I thought that was awesome. Right now my goal is to lose weight this week. I'm hoping for a pound. Maybe two. We discussed how it is totally possible to lose 16 pounds by Thanksgiving. Man, that would be fantastic. I think it is very realistic that I could lose between  8 and 16 pounds by Thanksgiving.  So I'm starting with this week. I want to lose a pound or two. Then next week, I'll have the same goal. My starting weight is 195.4 pounds. So not where I'd like to live. I am taking it one day at I time. I wake up and decide that I'm going to be good today. By the afternoon when I'm hungry and want a cookie (okay, 6 cookies) I tell myself, just get through today. I can do anything for a day. Then I start again the next day.

I have one more day until my next meeting/weigh-in. I can do one day.