Take No Prisoners

Headed to yesterday's WW meeting knowing I was probably up but in my worst case scenario it would be like 2.5 lbs.  I was up 5.2 lbs!!!  Devastated -- not really.  The meeting was motivating as always.  Spoke with some WW friends who are about to hit goal and I want to do it too!

This week's theme was "Success -- Knowing Yourself."  Something I clearly need to work on since gaining the 5 lbs was shocking to me.  This week's assignment is know myself beyond tracking, what are my triggers, etc.  Another meaningful to me comment in the meeting was, "We have to reach our weekly goals to reach success."  This is obvious but its easy to keep patting myself on the back for losing nearly 30  25 lbs.  I think I am going to just put a goal weight number on a piece of paper and tape it to my mirror as suggested in the meeting.  Another tip for this week was instead of sitting around in loose pants buy pants that are too tight and work yourself into them.  Its hard for me to get to the store and find pants so I modified this suggestion by getting underpants a size smaller.  We'll see if it works, I haven't put them on yet.  I also went grocery shopping immediately after the meeting.  Instead of picking up stuff that was on sale or I thought other's would like, I just got stuff that I thought I would really enjoy yet are on plan.  The kids are already eating more fruit and the bill wasn't any higher so this was a good lesson for me.  Goldfish crackers and Kashi bars, you will not beat me this week!!  Finally I tossed the remaining macaroni salad, a win in itself.  So no holds barred, I am tracking and I have the food to do it.  I will lose this week!  I am making it this week's goal to lose these un-welcomed 5 lbs.  Hello, 157 see you next Wednesday.

After the meeting I was talking to a couple of girls that have had tremendous success.  They are the ones that have lost a combined 150 lbs or something ridiculous like that.  They are so close to their goal that they are thinking next week will be their week.  I would love to hit it with them but I think losing more than 5 lbs in a week is too much of a reach.  In WW land you are supposed to pick a goal that is a healthy BMI number.  BMI is based on height.  I have always considered myself to be 5'6 but apparently I am 5'6 and 3/4in.  WW allows you to round up but I'm just not gonna do it, feels like cheating.  It would give me another 5lbs but its just not worth it to me.  I talked to the leader after the meeting to pick a goal.  We agreed on 155 and I could lower it to 150 which is my real goal.  The upside to picking a higher goal means you can go to the meetings for free instead of paying $40 a month.  I figure why not go with the higher number especially if I can lower it.  The leader was helpful in selecting this number b/c I do want to be in the 140s but I really have to pick something that I can maintain.  So I am on the countdown -- 7 lbs to goal, to my free blue chair (at WW meetings you sit in blue chairs).