Well, it has been awhile since my last post.  Although I have continued to read the blogs on this site I have not been posting at all.  However, I hope to amend that and once again try to use this little blog to my advantage and to its greatest usefulness.

Since I last blogged I have started going to the gym again more regularly.  For some reason just starting to go to the gym again seemed difficult - I felt badly that I had slid backwards since the last time I was going continuously and I have found myself struggling with some self doubt and some insecurity.  The wonderful thing about the gym though - and especially the YMCA - is that most people are in process as well.  Which ultimately means that I fit right in.  :)

Today - I have also made a decision about going back to Weight Watchers once more.  I am going to a meeting tonight at 6 - and am planning on making that my normal weigh in time. I will commit to leaving work early enough to get there - regardless of what is going on.  A time on Saturday or Sunday would probably be more ideal, but if I wait until the weekend I will not go - so tonight is as good as any.  I think that I am ready.  After a lot of thought I believe that the weighing in each week and the structured meetings are what I believe I need to stay on the path - as that is what has worked best for me in the past.  Furthermore, I just think that the overall support of the group meetings is helpful.  I don’t feel quite as alone or strange in a meeting with people who are all working toward a similar goal. 

So hopefully in the coming weeks I will have some really good news about that.  I have decided to add a ticker to my site and track by 5 pounds.  I figure that will seem less overwhelming than the total amount I would like to lose and therefore easier to accomplish.

I thought that I would also begin posting what I am eating again as writing down what I put in my mouth is always a great way to review and improve my eating habits.  Here we are so far for today.  I am assuming that I have 24 points on Weight Watchers (this may change) - but for now this will be my benchmark.

Breakfast:

1 egg (fried with pam), 1 piece of Wheat Toast, and a bowl (approx. a cup) of sliced strawberries and some splenda (total points: 6)

Lunch:

Smart Ones - Lasagna Bake (frozen dinner) and  a banana sliced with Splenda (total of 7 points)

Dinner:

Planned dinner: Herbed Chicken Parmesan, which I will serve with orzo pasta - (I will need to calculate the total points for this) - and a 100 calorie fudge bar for dessert.  (Link to recipe: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=549982)

I would like to exercise tonight, which I think will most likely be a walk with the boys (our dogs - Duke and Tucker) around the neighborhood. 

More tomorrow concerning how I felt about going back to Weight Watchers - and I will update my food journal.