Week One: Weight Watchers

I attended my week one meeting @ weight watchers which was not quite what I expected, but I got a lot of it. I am sure that it is where I need to be. It will give me the structure that I need to feed my OCD habits :)

Here a summary of how the meeting went:

~Mary, the leader, handed out Bravos (little stickers) to all those who felt they accomplished something during their week.

~People were throwing

around neat ideas to help one another. One I liked was to pick a place you want to visit, for me Portland, then see how many miles to that destination, then track how many miles you have walked/ran/biked until you reach your destination. FUN :)

~The main topic of the meeting was, Celebration. How do I celeb

rate? I celebrate with family, with friends, with rewards.

~ It was mentioned that Diabetic Living magazine has great recipes... diabetic or not.

~Evidenta

ly, Weight Watchers is launching a new program the week after Thanksgiving, stay tuned.

~Another great tip is to use a Sharpe marker to write the points values directly on the container/jar/box once you have calculated it. Anything to save time.

~And a great quote, "Celebrate any progress, don't wait to be perfect."

~Keep a victory log to jot down any small or large victories during the week. Review them when you are getting discouraged.

So, today was my first day counting points. I have the iPhone application, which makes it really quick and easy to track and calculate. Stayed on

track with my points... and kicked some butt in my Spin class :) Burnt some major calories. Made a yummy dinner (bbq, grilled tofu, whole grain veggie rice and green beans 8points)

Hope everyone has a fabulous week.

WEEK ONE:POST SPIN

What I want to accomplish this week:

~track anything and everything that goes into my mouth

~get in an hour daily at the gym

~look up new recipes on how to prepare tofu

~stay positive about work

~reach my 5% goal by weigh in on Saturday

~Pay it Forward