The Weight Loss Journey

So as I mentioned in my last post, I just joined Weight Watchers. I had participated in the program five years ago at work and lost 25-30 pounds (I can't remember the exact amount). I kept it off for a little while (almost a year) and then slowly the weight started coming back on. I had gotten to be really skinny so when I put on 10 pounds, it wasn't that big of a deal. But here I am five years later, 60 pounds heavier.... (Wow! I just calculated that and can't believe it!) I have 35 pounds to lose until I'm in the healthy weight range again so this could take a while...

The point of all this is that I thought I would start posting about my journey here every week. This will include a photo of me, how things are going, and some insight I learned from the previous week.

Since I just started, I will put some before pics:

This was me (and some of my family members) at a family reunion this July:

This was me (and more of my family members) at my brother and sister-in-law's sealing in June:

I may or may not have gained even more weight since these photos but I probably looked pretty close to the same.

Here I am after week 1, losing 2.8 pounds. Not enough to tell a difference but moving in the right direction:

I apologize for the mirror shot but that's just the way it's going to have to be.

A couple of things I discovered (or rediscovered) this week. The first: steel cut oats! They're delicious! One cup with 1/2 cup fat free milk and splenda= 5 points. Not too shabby! The second: Michael Jackson's The Experience for the Play Station Move. What a fun way to get some exercise! I LOVE MJ and dancing to his music is just plain awesome and what a workout! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise... I was SWEATING and unable to sing most of the time. I'm going to try some different exercises this week but will definitely keep doing that one intermittently!