I did it yesterday. I started the day with the exercise tape. It was really good and I worked up quite a sweat. I got 5 extra activity points for it and that helped me stay on track for the day. I did not eat more points than I was suppose to.
  I did do a little too much snacking late yesterday. I need a better plan for the afternoon and evening today. I think it is because I had to eat so early before I went to church. I also didn't quite make it without eating any of the Pastor's cake. I only got a small piece though and I didn't bring any of it home, so it is not here to tempt me today. I also find that to be a problem. If there are things in the house that I am not suppose to eat, they seem to call my name while I am here. The phrase I read someone else used is to keep from eating that stuff is " I want a smoking hot body". I don't know if at 46 and being overweight for the last 20 years and all the yo yo dieting that is even possible but I like the phrase.
Emotionally I felt strong yesterday. Emotionally I feel even stronger today. There should be nothing out there to get me off schedule and tempt me today. The only thing that might get me is boredom because I don't have that much to do. Weather permitting, I am going to take my swimming suit to my brother's house when I feed his dog and get in some laps there as well as the exercise tape. That should help and should keep me busy enough that I don't get bored. I wonder why boredom makes us eat. It isn't like eating is an exciting activity. Sometimes when I am bored I find myself just wandering in and out of the kitchen. If I am not careful, I will eventually get something to eat. Surely there is something else more exciting to do than wander in and out of the kitchen.
I am also psyched about this weekend. Yesterday, I was reading about the simply filling part of Weight Watcher's instead of the tracking points side. I am going to try that this weekend while I am at the beach with my daughter. That way I can stay on track and hopefully reach my goal of losing at least 1 pound this week.
I didn't record my measurements yesterday. So I am going to do that today:
Bust 45, Under bust 38, Waist 38, Abdomen 42, Hips 45.
The most depressing and encouraging thing about these measurements is that as you can see they are very even. Bust and hips the same size with a nice curve in for the waist, although not as much as it use to be. I am tending to put the weight on in the middle now as I get older. When I first got married my measurements were 36, 24, 36. Now that was a smoking hot body. The sad part, is I think the fat girl has been inside of me my whole life. Because even back then I didn't realize I was smoking hot. I had several friends that weighed closer to 100 pounds and I wanted to lose weight. When I got married all of my attendants were skinnier than me and I felt like a whale. I couldn't believe I was wearing a larger size wedding dress than they were wearing bridesmaid dresses. Looking back that is ridiculous. I had more curves than any of those girls and I was definitely sexy. Maybe I would have stayed there if I had known to enjoy my body more.
My prayer now is that I can see myself as I am and not compare it to a standard that wouldn't be right for me. I want to be healthy and have the best looking body that I can have and still enjoy my life.