Changes

Over the past three weeks we have made some changes to the Rogers' household; truth be told, Jonathan and I just started our third week of Weight Watchers.  It has been an interested journey of sorts, but was prompted by a couple different factors.  Even though I have been watching my eating on my own for the last three and four months, I was still struggling with overeating, eating at night, and pure ol' laziness.  In return, the scale was creeping up again.  In fact, it had creeped back up to 240, which is what I weighed the day I delivered Ethan... before labor.  I finally hit the point where I needed help, accountability, and support.  After talking with Jonathan, we both signed up for Weight Watchers the next day.  He does the men's version online; I have the monthly pass, so I can use all the online gadgets, but still go to as meetings as I want in a month.

So what's the rundown?  I actually like it; it is more like a slow lifestyle change:  We are both focusing more on portion control, better choices in food selection, and being pro-active in planning our menu.  Yet I can tailor my food preferences and he can tailor his.  I do much better health-wise on a low-sugar diet (I have struggled with candidiasis ever since Ethan was born), and am happy to eat leftovers from supper at the office for lunch, yet Jonathan can eat his lunch sandwiches and "snacky" foods in moderation.  We are also seeing a slow increase in energy and activity, which is a blessing (in fact, Jonathan is riding his bike while I type this, and it has been a long time!).  In addition, I'm seeing slow and steady results on the scale; in fact, it's been 1.6 pounds each week and I now weight what I did in April.  Progress!

As for goals, I hope to have lost at least 10% of my body weight by my 31st birthday, and I've started training for the Fall Out for Autism 5K, which is three days before my birthday.  I did my first walk/jog combo on Saturday (I've been walking the last couple of weeks) and I didn't totally die, and I actually had a decent minutes per hour time; I was surprised by that.  I'm wanting to bring Pilates back into the game soon, and I already have been biking a couple times a week, yet I'm trying not to over-obsess with exercise, or I get into an all-or-nothing mentality, which is what leads to running a 5K in December, then not running again for um.... three months?  Four?  Yeah... I don't know anyone who would do that!  *rolling eyes*

The Monday Motions:

Last Week's Weight:  238.4
This Week's Weight:  236.8

Weekly Loss:  -1.6

 Total Pounds Lost:  -3.2

Starting BMI:  36.5

Current BMI:  36

Beginning Week #3 of Weight Watchers:  236.8 lbs