New weigh-in day
October 14th, 2007
This morning I weighed 157.0 - minus .4 lbs for the week! I’m really excited about this loss because normally I’ve gained weight after a Saturday. I’m weighing in on Sundays now instead of Mondays. I’ve identified I’ve been using Sunday as a starvation day to make up for overeating on Friday and Saturday. It is much more sane simply not to go crazy eating on Saturdays. Moving my weigh in to Sunday motivated me not to eat too much yesterday.
And, it would have been so easy to eat too much yesterday. I had another fantastic weekend (there’ve been many lately). My brother and I hung out again and visited the Your Dekalb Farmer’s Market. They have a great little deli/restaurant. I tried a few vegetarian dishes - a cauliflower curry, ratatouille, and a spinach/artichoke bake - and treated myself to a samosa. Later in the day, we randomly stumbled upon old friends of mine - people I love dearly and see far too little of. They live in Virginia and DC but were in Atlanta for a wedding. Seeing them was amazing and surreal, dream-like, really. I kept myself to one drink at the Brick Store while we caught up with each other. On my way back down South from Atlanta, I stopped in and had dinner with other friends. Despite trying to watch portions lately, I ate two bowls of chicken chili along with them. I love chili, and was impressed by how warming yet healthy Natalie’s was. I made mental note of her recipe while watching her cook and can’t wait to try making it myself.
Some news on the weight loss front is, I’ve not renewed my Weight Watchers membership. In 2004, I lost 16 lbs on WW while learning what portion sizes really should look like. Off the plan, I was able to lose an additional 59 lbs in 2005. I feel like I’m at a time when I can go off the plan again and do really well. This time around, I have an even greater support system of friends with a group of four former coworkers of mine. Our crazy emails encourage me more than WW has lately. Here’s hoping for weight loss without assigning a point value to every iota of food!
I’m entering this week with a lot more energy and optimism than I’ve felt in a long while. Really, Saturday was a remarkable gift of a day. I’m still smiling from the joy of it all!