Six weeks down...however long it takes, to go!

I'm almost to my 60 day mark of working out consistently, but just entering my fifth week of Weight Watchers. Before I started Weight Watchers, and was just exercising...but not watching what went into my mouth, I lost 6 pounds. Since beginning Weight Watchers, I have lost another almost 9 pounds!

This is the longest I have ever stuck with any program for weight loss, be it exercise or diet/nutrition...and it's still VERY hard at times! Especially when I make my yummy home made pizza with beer dough! You have no idea how hard it is to say to myself, No...I'm only going to eat ONE piece! Some days I fail miserably at counting my points and end up eating six cookies, but for the most part, I am good! Hey! I'm only human!

So far, I'm back into a size 12 pants (started at a 16!) and my goal is to get back into a 7 again. I know I can do it! I am a little worried about the extra skin that will be hanging around after I lose the weight, but it's better than all the extra fat hanging around. I only wish I had taken my first 'Before' picture so I could better see my progress.

Bottom line, Weight Watchers is showing me that losing weight and being healthy is not about dieting...it's about consistency and lifestyle change! I can eat WHATEVER I want with Weight Watchers...but I just have to limit my portions (which seem like nothing sometimes). For example, I get to eat 24 points (I'm almost down to the next weight bracket...then I'll have to lower my points by 2!) plus 5 flex points a day (you get 35 a week which you can use all at once, or little by little. They DO NOT carry over). I could use my exercise points too, but I don't. If I choose to eat a giant bagel with cream cheese, some bacon and scrambled eggs...I just shot about 12 points on breakfast alone. Now, for the rest of the day...I'm going to eat like a bird, or eat too much and exceed my points. This is a 'typical' day for me, give or take!

Breakfast
1 Cup Bran Flakes with 1 T Honey and 1/2 Cup Skim milk
1 Banana
2 T Coffeemate creamer in my coffee
Total: 7 Points

Lunch
1 can tuna, drained
1 T Mayonnaise
1 T Relish
1 Stalk Celery, chopped
1/4 Cup onion, chopped
2 Cups romaine
4 Saltine crackers
Total: 7 Points

Snack
2 homemade cookies, small
1 cup skim milk
Total: 5 points (this is where I use my flex points...gotta have that treat!)

Dinner
3 Ounce Chicken breast, baked and seasoned with Jonny's Seasoning Salt
2 Cups broccoli, steamed
Green salad beefed up with lots of veggies, squeezed orange, salt and pepper.
Some of my tasty beer bread! (1/8 of a loaf)
1 Cup of low-fat chocolate milk 3 points
Total: 10 points

Points for the Day: 24 + 5 Flex Points = 29!