Back on Track

The last 2 weeks have been so long…I didn’t think April would ever end even though I dreaded May beginning because now I will officially be swamped at work for the next 5 months. I think the never ending rain last week really washed out my spirits and I still feel down. My job has been very stressful recently and that is weighing heavily on me.

I make a bold decision Thursday night and took home the Magic Traveling Tracker from my Weight Watchers group. It makes you accountable for the week and you have to track everything you eat (which of course is the whole point of Weight Watchers) and be honest with yourself. I love tracking online because it is easy and I don’t have to keep track of a paper tracker. I can update it as I eat using the PC, iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch and it is great. The problem is that I am lazy. I have no other defense. The plain old truth is that my laziness has derailed my weight loss. I did hypnosis and started jogging and was steadily losing weight because I was on program. Then it all stopped. I started snacking at work and at night and the last 2 weeks I didn’t jog or even walk.

I decided last week that I had enough and I needed to stop throwing money down the drain. Weight Watchers only works if you track. I’m not going to be able to run the 5K in June if I don’t get back into my training. I am now on day 4 of tracking and I feel great. I made a promise to eat more fruits and veggies and drink lots of water. I also promised myself that today I would go for a jog at lunch and I did and got right back into it like I never stopped. Two weeks ago my back and leg were really hurting so I took the week off and then last week it rained every day. Days like today make me feel so much better and realize that I have it in me to keep going and hit my goal. I never thought a Monday would be a good day but there you go! One day at a time is the only way I am going to be able to lose the weight. I am going to fall down on this journey but I need to get right back up and keep going.

 Here she is!

I was very honest and my first day I used 10pts. of my Weekly Points Allowance :(

 I even weighed my wine! Wah!

My hero :-)