Another Week

monday has arrived and i wasn't dreading it yesterday... pretty impressive!! we had a really good weekend... friday night we ran some errands and watched a movie... saturday night we went to see fun with dick & jane... it was hilarious!! and it was also the first time r and i have ever been to a movie together... we had fun though! sunday we just kinda lounged around the house and took care of a few things.... nothing major though!
so last week i decided to take some real action regarding my weight... i had been really trying to watch my cholesterol but that was making me gain weight... i found out the hard way that what i was eating might have been good for my cholesterol but it wasn't too good for me in general... so i joined weight watchers... i am embarassed to say that but i did.... i go back tonight for my first weigh in to see how much weight i've lost... i decided to set a sensible goal for myself... to lose 5 pounds... then to lose 5 more... i know i can do it! i think i lost 4 pounds this week but i won't know for sure until tonight... i was so good last week sticking to my points.. until sunday... man, i just kept eating! i think it was because we were kinda bored... i think about the only thing i didn't try to eat were the shingles on the house! (ok, maybe that is a small exaggeration!) i like weight watchers so far... i wasn't sure if i would continue to go to the meetings but i decided too for a while... to keep myself motivated and to really learn how to eat better... the system that they use is awesome, it makes it really easy! you get so many points to eat a day depending on how much you weigh... then as you lose weight you get fewer points... plus, you get a "bank" of 35 points to use thru the whole week any way, any time you want!! that makes our saturday night dinners much easier! i didn't use any of my flex points until saturday!! i am really excited though! i already feel better!! now if i can just get motivated to do some exercise.. my chiropractor told me no more lunges, my back can't handle it... yeah!! i don't like lunges anyways!! so i am really trying to convince myself to exercise... k and i have talked about walking and/or riding bikes... that sounds like fun but right now she is studying for the cpa exam and it's also tax season... so she's just been a tiny bit busy....
i am turning over a new leaf this year in many aspects of my life... i am grateful for everything that i have manifested and i want to give back as much as i possibly can!! i am being grateful and looking for the positive in everything!! i am losing weight and i am going to look good!! (ok, probably not like twiggy but good compared to now... hehe)... i am changing on the inside and the outside... ah, yes, i quit smoking... last sunday... so it has now officially been a week... i wasn't full- time smoking, just occasionally... but i decided to quit occasionally... no more! i am doing good! i'm taking everything one day at a time... that's the only way to do it... otherwise the goal at the end looks unachievable... baby steps and i know i'll get there!! i'll keep you updated!!