Things are going great so far.  At the first official WW weigh in I had lost 5.2 pounds.  I received my 5 pound star.  I weighed in at 211.4 pounds.  I was so proud.  I am down 11 pounds since starting the process of losing weight.


I went to a wedding over the weekend and was very excited when I put my long pants on for the first time in a long time.  They actually FIT!  I am even almost ready to go to the next smaller hole on my belts.


Some friends and I went to SyKart to race go-karts.  Because I had lost over 10 pounds I was able to make a lap time that qualifies me for the faster karts.  I hadn't been able to do that for at least a year at my heavier weight.  I was very excited.  That is my first tangible and measurable improvement in something that is directly attributed to losing weight on Weight Watchers.


So far I have nothing but good things to say for the WW program.  It is not the easiest thing I have ever done but it is not the hardest either.


My next goal is to get under 210 pounds, which should happen this week.

This morning I learned that eating a lot of pasta and rice is not conducive to rapid weight loss.  Yesterday I had pasta for lunch and chicken and rice for dinner.  While the food was good, I think that the carbs were what may have caused a little weight gain for the day.  I had only exceeded my points by 2 (still within my points range with my extra points).


We will see tomorrow.  I had a lot of protein for meals today.  Still down 3 pounds for a week and 1/2 on WW.  Getting excited for our first official meeting on Friday.  I am hoping to get a lot more resources to help me with my weight loss.

As I near the end of the first week on the WW program, without attending an official meeting, I think that things are going well.  I have been aware of what I have been eating.  I didn't snack during the week, there were doughnuts in our staff room every day.  This weekend, however, I have found how hard it is to keep up with the program when out in the real world.  I have gone over my points each of the last 3 days.  I have not exceeded my bonus points though so it has not been a total loss.

After losing just over 2 pounds over the first 4 days, it will be interesting to get on the scale on Monday and see what the effect of the weekend eating is.  I am convinced that this program is going to work for me.  I will need to address my issues with eating out with friends and monitoring how much food I actually eat.

My first WW meeting was on Friday.  Unfortunately, it was an informational meeting so there was no weighing in and I didn't get to actually start the program.  I was very disappointed so I started searching the internet for an alternative while I waited two weeks for our meetings to officially start.


On Sunday I found an app for my iPhone called iWatchr.  The app allows me to count WW points and track them over time.  I am able to put in my own foods and there is a WW calculator that converts Calories, Fat, and Fiber into WW Points.  I was able to find the WW method for setting the number of points I am allowed each day.  The best part of the app is that every time I open my phone my points for the day are right on the home screen.  That will definitely help keep me on track.


For the last Two days I have been keeping track of all of my food and WW Points.  I haven't gone over my allotted 34 points either day.  I am off to a good start.


Today, I weighed myself at school.  222 pounds.