My Thoughts on Losing

Well, the title of this post seems pretty drab and depressing, but actually it's a happy topic.  Losing weight.
If you've been keeping up with me, (not too hard, since I don't post a whole lot!!) I started Weight Watchers about a month ago.  so far I am down 11.8 pounds as of today.  Obviously, that's not official WW weigh-in loss, but I bet i will be at at least that, if not more by weigh in Wednesday.

I have to contribute my success to the WW plan, and to my new running program, C25K.  First, the WW plan.

For me, it's easy to follow. you can eat whatever you want, just everything has a value, and you have to decide if you want to fill up your daily allotment (mine is 24) with 3 8-point cupcakes, or if you want to go for some veggies and lower-point value foods.  For me, it's like shopping. You have a budget, and you have to prioritize what clothes you like the best and are willing to spend your hard earned cash on.  The novelty items tend to find their way back to the shelf, hanger, etc. I'm learning some food is just too "expensive." It works for me.

C25K.  Sounds techy. It's not.  It's "Couch to 5K."  It's basically a running program designed for couch potatoes who have rarely run in their life, unless of course it's to answer the phone, beat someone to the last slice of pizza, etc.  I've always been an athlete, but I have NEVER been a runner.  I'm bad at it. I'm awkward. My sister always made fun of how I ran when I was younger.  Nevertheless, I"m sticking with it. I just started week 4 today, which involved 3 and 5 minute intervals of running.  I thought I was going to die during the 5 minute intervals, but obviously, i made it!  It's amazing how the running has helped the weight drop, helped improve my mood, energy level, etc.  Its even helping to curb my hunger. I'm ending the day with 4 points left over - and that's AFTER i ate an ice cream sandwich.  Yay me.

I'm cooking more and finding the Pioneer Woman more interesting by the day. I love her recipes, though many of them are off-limits to me right now, as they are "too expensive."  She posted a great looking minestrone recipe last week that I'm planning on making this week.  Shouldn't be too many points, if many at all. 

I think I'm repeating myself from last time, so I'm going to sign off. This probably wasn't very interesting anyway.

the end.