To keep myself accountable and hopefully motivate me to stay on plan, I am going to post my weigh-ins every so often. One of the reasons I started this blog was to keep me motivated in losing weight, so I figured I should be honest about how I am doing.
I decided to have my weigh-in date on Sunday morning, so I don't slip up too much on the weekend. Weekends are the most difficult time of the week since we have a tendency to be out-and-about, often resorting to fast food for our meals. I figured if I weigh in Sunday morning, I am less likely to cheat on the weekend because I don't want to show a weight gain on the scale. During previous WW attempts, I would weigh in on Wednesday, or even Friday, so I could eat more points on the weekend and make up for it by eating better on the weekdays. The problem was, I would use all of my weekly points up, and had no room for any splurging whatsoever during the week. I started to feel deprived and eventually lost motivation to lose any more weight.
This time, I am doing it different, and it seems to be working. I try to do well during the week, knowing that if I do, then I will have my weekly points left for the weekend in case something comes up. More often than not, I don't end up using all of my weekly points, and end up with a good number on the scale. I know some of you are thinking, "but we're supposed to use all of our weekly points". For me, if I use all of my weekly points, the scale doesn't budge. It could also be because I already get extra points since I am still nursing and pumping milk for my five-month-old. If I use my weekly points, I tend to spend them on junk food and dessert, anyway - not exactly the most nutritious thing for me or the baby.
*Update* - I have now switched to using MyFitnessPal.com. I was not losing weight for a LONG time using WeightWatchers, so I figured I was in need of a change. I am now counting calories, with a goal of 1200 calories per day. If I work out, then I get extra calories,which I do tend to use. I am now on a quest to lose those last few pounds and get down to my goal weight of 145.
Here are my numbers:
April 30 - 151.9
November 13 - 153.5
November 6 - 152
October 30 - 152
October 23 - 151.5
October 16 - 150.7
October 9 - 151.7
October 2 - 155
September 25 - 157.5
September 18 - 158.9
September 11 - 158.8
September 4 - 157.5 lbs
August 28 - 158 lbs
August 21 - 156.6 lbs
August 14 - 157.7 lbs
August 7 - 158 lbs
July 31 - 156.5 lbs
July 24 - new & improved scale - 156 lbs
July 17 - broken scale - argh!
July 10 - 156 lbs
June 19 - 154.5
June 12 - 154
June 5 - 154.5
May 30 - 154.5
May 22 - 156
May 15 - 153.5
May 8 - 158.5 lbs
May 1 - 156 lbs
April 25 - 157 lbs
April 17 - 155.5 lbs
April 10 - 159.5 lbs
April 3 - 161.5 lbs
March 27 - 160.5 lbs
March 20 - 158 lbs
March 13 - 160.5 lbs
March 6 - 161.5 lbs
February 27 - 163.5 lbs
February 20 - 165.5 lbs
February 13 - 167 lbs
February 6 - 168.5 lbs
January 30 - 171.5 lbs
January 23 - 173 lbs
January 16 - 175.5 lbs
January 9 - 183 lbs (starting weight)
