Angel Food (lowfat)

After the chili debacle of earlier this week, I have settled quite nicely in my WW routine. After several abandoned attempts to lose weight over the past 6 months, I am finally remembering the commitment and the (let’s be honest here) minor amounts of suffering I went through to lose 75 lbs. This is tough! I have to say “no” a lot. When I allow a treat, I have to compensate for it somewhere else. For instance, yesterday I drank a full 20 oz coke. That meant dinner had to be kashi waffles and edamame. (I need to go grocery shopping.) I am about 6 points ahead of where I should be this week, but (1) that’ s not too shabby and (2) I can still make it up this weekend.

So, let’s see how well I can do these next few days. It’s one thing to stick to points during the work week. It’s quite another to tackle a weekend during football season when your roommate has family in town. I’m skipping the church picnic on Sunday, so I won’t be contending with fatty grilled meat products. Most importantly, I need to be honest about dieting, as I was a few  years ago. I’ve been embarrassed to admit it this year because it was like admitting a failure. But, to hide from people that I need to eat healthy is ridiculous. It’s like a person smoking to be cool, even when he has lung cancer. It’s simply unhealthy. I can’t wait to report back on Monday to tell how the weekend went. And, here’s to looking forward to weigh in for once!