Did I mention that 227...

is THAT weight?

This week I have recorded a .5 loss. Disappointing, but I am trying to picture two sticks of butter disappearing from somewhere very noticeable. I kind of knew what I was in for because I had weighed myself yesterday and showed a GAIN.... so a loss, even small, is still something.

I am a little nervous about it, though, because 227 is where I gave up last year. After losing forty pounds, almost exactly, I hit a plateau at 227 and gave up. Then, over the course of the next year, every time I tried to lose weight I would hit 227 and then hit another plateau. This is when I went to speak with my doctor about a diet pill, and she informed me that I would probably hit that plateau no matter what, and since I have no weight related health issues she couldn't help me.

227 is, literally, the skinniest I have been in about four years. My fiance, Mitch, met me when I was around 230. So I am proud to be at this weight again, and I do realize that if I even lose a half a pound over this next week, I will be heading into uncharted waters. And that does give me something to look forward too.

I also realize, however, that a .5 loss on the second week is pretty much unheard of. The program itself states that for the first 3 weeks people can expect to lose more than 2 lbs a week. I know that I did that to myself by splurging on the weekend, and also by taking little bites here and there throughout the day of food Mitch was making, food the kids were eating, food that was in the break room.

ALL UNPLANNED SNACKING MUST END. This is how I lost all my flex points before the week was up, and that was a recipe for disaster. I need those flex points over the weekend, when I tend to over indulge.

I need to do a better job of planning my meals. I tend to use up the bulk of my points when I am hungry during the day and don't have a lot of healthy options around me. I think it would be better if I were to plan a huge salad, or something very low point, for lunch every day, so that I am satisfied but not point heavy. Then, I will be more likely to stay satisfied with the healthy snacks that I have brought. I am also beginning to wonder if the online plan is not working for me, or if I need to get a better system for tracking points. I do not have access to a computer all day when I am at work, which makes it hard for me to check on the points of something or tally up my total.

I need to hit my water requirements for the day, everyday. After my crazy restaurant binge this weekend at Grisanti's, someone on the message boards at WW mentioned that I should drink lots of water to flush out the sodium... and i totally choked. It's not lost on me that the weight I didn't lose may just be water weight.

I'm excited to see how Tiffany did this week-- it was a hard week for both of us! I am determined, though, NOT to give up at 227-- even if this is the magic number that my body plateau's at. My goal for next week is 225.