OK, time for confession to my fellow blogsters: I've put on 10 pounds since Christmas! Not only that, I was in complete denial (avoided stepping on our scales, wouldn't look at my profile in the mirror, etc.) until I had a routine appointment with my doctor two weeks ago. The nurse said, "We need to get a weight for you." So, moment of truth, I stepped on their scales, first removing shoes, coins from my pocket, anything that might add ounces or pounds. But that didn't help much. The truth was that I weighed more than I ever have in my life. I'm not revealing how much! So I asked the doctor what I should do. (That was a ploy. I knew what I needed to do: eat less, exercise more.) She said "You need to eat less, exercise more." I said, "Oh." She also recommended I go with the Weight Watchers program.So this past Thursday I attended my first ever Weight Watchers meeting, and weighed in. It was a shock to have them write down my initial weight in their little book, and also in my little book. I start reading some of their materials about tracking points, and learned that I was allocated 29 points per day. A banana counts for 2 points. A banana muffin counts for 6 points, etc. It quickly adds up! Since I'm coming to Russellville this next week, I started to wonder how many points would be my usual meal at Roy's (BBQ, cooked apples, corn, cornbread and root beer). Probably 29 points.
I've been religiously counting my food points since last Thursday, and am also walking 2 to 3 miles each day. Today I attend my second Weight Watchers meeting, will weigh in again, see if maybe I've lost a pound. Wish me luck.
