First Official WW Weigh In

So Monday is my designated weigh-in day.  I have been weighing myself almost daily because sometimes I need that extra boost of encouragement to keep going--keep doing what I'm doing.

Yesterday, I hit the 5 pound loss mark.  I was so excited, and I couldn't believe that I hit it that fast!  I know every week won't be like this, but wow, it really goes a long way and reinforces what I'm doing.

I get on the scale for my official weigh-in this morning, and what do I see?  That number has changed--I'm now officially down 6.5 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  *insert crazy hyper happy dance*

Yesterday was the first day I was able to incorporate some "real" exercise into my day.  I went out and got Just Dance 2 for our Wii and tried it out.  It's awesome!  I didn't even realize how sore my arms were until each song ended.  With a normal workout, I would've noticed and would have been counting down the seconds until the workout was over.  I love that I can just turn it on and go, no shoes, no special equipment needed at all.

Dinner last night was whole grain wheat spaghetti with veggie sauce and extra lean ground turkey sausage.  I made it all then put it in a casserole dish and topped with cut up pieces of WW string cheese and baked.  It was yummy!!!  And I must say, I think that's the first time ever I've eaten spaghetti without garlic bread.  As much as I was dreading it, it wasn't that bad.  I'm a bread freak, and I knew that if I made the bread, I wouldn't be able to keep it at just one piece, so I decided to skip it all together--and I survived!!!!

Here's to hoping that this week goes as well.  The first week can be fun and adventurous.  I'm determined to make this week just as much fun and exciting!

Yummylicious Goodness!

I finally decided to try a new "recipe" from Vittoria over at The Pie Hole.  Her cheese crisps sounded easy enough, and I already had some Weight Watchers string cheese in the fridge.  What's not to love?  Cheese AND garlic!

Cheese Crisps

Try them out--super quick and easy to make.  Everyone in my house gobbled them up last night (except the baby, of course).  Today I made a batch for myself as a snack, since two sticks are only 2 points, and I sprinkled them with garlic salt and Italian seasonings.  Tasted just like pizza!

Day 6, Week 1

Well, I've almost made it through the first week!  I am very proud of myself.  I've managed to create this new way of thinking about how I eat.  In the past I've always been really down on myself--calling myself disgusting and fat.  This week, I've tried to be more positive.  I did eat "badly" yesterday/last night, but I made sure I tracked every single thing I ate.  Surprisingly, I didn't go over my weekly points!

Another check of the scale this morning revealed another loss--a total of 4 pounds this week!

I absolutely love the Weight Watchers cheese wedges.  They are very good--I got the Jalapeno Pepper ones and ate them with pretzel crisps.  A low point snack, but very tasty.  I couldn't find the cheese at Martin's last night, so I ended up getting the Babybel wedges in Herb and Garlic.  I hope they're as good!