Week 1 - Results

Wow!  Although I struggled with the "crud" this week, I saw huge results at the scale.  I lost 6 pounds week, and I also gained the confidence to go out and buy a new outfit for Christmas!

Midweek Check-In

So far this week, I have been pretty happy with the new program.  I have stayed on track with my eating goals, but not so much with my fitness & self goals.  I need to make sure that I am making those as much of a priority as I am my eating goals.  I have found that many of the foods that I eat are really helping me to stay satisfied throughout the day.  I am not sure, but I am thinking the extra protein I am working on getting in throughout the day is definitely helping curb my hunger.  I have started to see a few blogs, and websites, pop up with information and recipes for the new plan.  I am excited about this since most of my recipes from Pinterest are pointsplus (and truly not so healthy anyway!).

A New Me

Although I have been a Weight Watchers member off and on for many years, I truly believe the new Beyond the Scale program is going to be a shift in my mindset about what goals I have for myself.  After attending my regular meeting yesterday, and learning about the new dynamics of the program, I really feel I need to focus on what makes me feel proud of myself.  Too often, I set goals for myself like I ask students to set goals.  Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-oriented.  But many times that "pigeonholes" me into only looking at numbers.  Pounds, length of time exercised, inches, and dress size are common goals I have set for myself in the past.  With the new program I will continue to try and set those types of goals, but I also want to focus on less specific goals that help me to feel like a better me.  So here goes my first week on the new Weight Watchers program, and the first day of the "new me plan"!

My Goals for Week 1 - December 9th-17th

• Food Goals
• Track my food daily.  (Even if I don't want to!)
• Eat a fruit & vegetable everyday.
• Fitness Goals
• Reach my 50 FitPoints goal for the week.
• Have at least 30 active minutes, 3 times this week.
• Me Goals
• Read a non-school related book for 30 minutes nightly.
• Work on talking with my children, rather than AT my children.  

Oh yea...and find time to shop & wrap all of my Christmas gifts before my 3 children think there are no presents this Christmas!!