'Twas the week after Christmas, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste
At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.
When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber).
I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,
The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please."
As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once again to do battle with dirt
I said to myself, as I only can
"You can't spend a winter disguised as a man!"
So away with the last of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip
Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
"Till all the additional ounces have vanished.
I won't have a cookie - not even a lick.
I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick.
I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie,
I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.
I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore
But isn't that what January is for?
Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!

~Author Unknown~


I'm almost thirty pounds down now, from when I started WW. Very close to having lost all my pregnancy weight from both children!

The first part of this past week was a disaster... the trip to the lake made for very poor eating, and I didn't have the energy to try to eat healthy or keep track. I managed to pull myself together by Wednesday and still managed a respectable loss for the week. Next week's goal is to keep track all week!

This week's loss: 0.8 lbs
Total loss: 14.4 lbs

Another gong show of a week. I again didn't keep track. I need to start keeping track.

This week's loss: 1.0 lbs
Total loss: 13.6 lbs

This week was a crazy week. June 22 was my parent's 40th wedding anniversary. I'm writing this on Monday the 23rd, but I'm backdating it to June 21st.

For their anniversary, they normally would have had a huge party, but due to my dad's health being so poor, elected to have a quiet family gathering instead.

For their gift, I made them a family album... asking everyone who normally would have attended the party to write a letter, and then included pictures of everyone. People supplied me with letters and pictures both, and I was overwhelmed with the response. This week I had to scrapbook 86 pages to finish the album in time. I came about 8 pages short of finishing it in time, but I'll finish it in the next day or so.

While I didn't keep track of my food intake (a Weight Watcher no-no), I ate sensibly and if anything I ate less than what I normally would, to try to ensure I was within points.

It looks like I succeeded, because I lost two pounds. Yay!

This week's loss: 2.0 lbs
Total loss: 12.6 lbs

This week felt horrible. I had terrible food cravings the entire week, and I was tired for most of the week. I stopped keeping track of my food intake around Wednesday, which is usually the kiss of death. In addition, I was attacked by a bag of two-bite brownies. I did manage to increase my exercise though, and that apparently made the difference, because I had a huge loss of 2.2 and reached my first 10 lb goal. Yay!

Now if only all of my weight would come off as easily as the first ten pounds did, although hopefully I won't be as miserable as I was this week.

This week's loss: 2.2 lbs
Total loss: 10.6 lbs

This week I had a few challenges... one of which was another girl's night out Friday night at Red Lobster (our favourite restaurant)! So with the yummy food suggestions from stuporstar, I made some different food choices at the restaurant which led me to an equally successful weigh in this week. The trouble with eating out the night before a weigh in (eating a big meal, usually a larger meal, and usually a late meal) is that you still have a lot of it in your stomach at weigh in time. But I still had a loss!

It would be awesome to have a really good week next week so I could reach my first ten pounds :)

This week's loss: 0.8 lbs
Total loss: 8.4 lbs

This week was particularly hard as Jason's grandma's husband passed away, and there was a lot of family in town. Consequently, there was a lot of food to be eaten. Plus, my sister graduated from medicine on Wednesday, and there was a banquet after-wards. In addition, I went out with the girl's Friday night for Red Lobster and to see the Sex and the City premiere. To be honest by the end of the week, I stopped keeping track, but I still made the attempt to make smart choices.

All in all though, I didn't do as badly as I could have done.


This week's loss: 0.8 lbs
Total loss: 7.6 lbs

Week Three weigh-in is probably my first realistic weigh-in.

This week's loss: 1.2 lbs
Total loss: 6.8 lbs

Yay!

Since I've started back on Weight Watchers after having the baby, I've lost 16.2 lbs. I'm pretty fucking proud of myself. Granted I still have a lot to go, but it feels awesome to be wearing normal clothes again, and to actually look half decent. Go me! I also found a new weight loss icon which I love :D.

Jason took Alex to her first swimming lesson today. Apparently she was the only baby who wasn't screaming; she just loved the water... yay for my water baby!

My cold isn't going away, I feel like shit and I suspect it's because it's turned into a sinus infection. Boo-urns. I think this means I need to go to the doctor *shudder*.

Getting my pictures sorted and put into albums is a never-ending project and it's pissing me off.

I should get going since I have to take Alex to playgroup tomorrow morning. Playgroup stresses me out, which is interesting, but that's a post for another day.