Weigh in Wednesday

After signing up with Weight Watchers yesterday, I decided that I want my weigh-in's on Wednesdays. With that being said I am very, Very excited to announce that I am down to 228. Which means that I have lost 4 pounds since Sunday and an all together 25 pounds since I began blogging in 2010.

When I put my weight this morning inside the tracker on the Weight Watcher web site it informed me that I have lost a total of 10% of my body weight. This of course goes back to my weight of 253 pounds back in November of 2010 when I had joined Weight Watchers for a very short while (but it kept all my information).

Another thing that the tracker told me was that I am losing weight faster that recommended. I think that is because of my 4 pounds since Sunday. But the way I see it is: I'm a BIG girl with lots to lose!

One of the articles it had me read (because I am losing weight faster than recommended) is Making Your Points Plus Budget Work for You. It said:

If you are losing more than 2 pounds a week consistently here are a few things to help stabilize because the healthy weight loss range is 0.5-2 pounds a week:

• If you're not using any weekly allowance or only a small portion of it, start adding a few to your day. use them for treats, for larger portions, or for regular versions of any light foods you've been eating.
  
• If you're earning activity points but not swapping them for food, consider eating a little more, especially if you're earning more than 4 a day, extra food can give you more energy.

After reading that article, I am a little confused. So

I HAVE to use my weekly allowance and activity points? Yesterday I used 30 and had 5 left over with an additional 3 points for actives. Which, I have to admit...I could have used a little snack after supper (before bed) because by the time I went to bed my stomach was growling. So I'm not really sure I am doing all of this Weight Watchers stuff correctly so if anyone following is doing it also, I'd appreciate a little help. :)

My totals for today:

• Daily used: 26
  
• Daily remaining: 9
• Weekly remaining: 49
  
• Activity earned: 3
• Activity remaining: 3

**Activity points came from walking 1.6 miles this am**

~So after discussing some things with my friend, I may need to up my point intake. Instead of just a tomato for snack, maybe have pretzels and tomato..I'm not real sure yet...but hopefully one of these days I will get used to getting my points.

Thought for the day:

How many times have we all said "Someday"...Someday I'll start my diet..Someday I'll go for a walk...Someday I'll cook that..Someday I'll eat healthier...Someday I'll go scuba diving...Someday I'll go parasailing...BUT SOMEDAY IS NOT A DAY OF THE WEEK!! So it's time to start doing~TODAY!!

TODAY~I will do well on my diet~I will walk~I will cook that something special~I will eat healthier and make better food choices~I will go scuba diving and parasailing (not today though because I have to work)

A couple of days ago I had posted a picture of my husband and I on our Cruise, but I finally got a better one!!

November 2011 Cruise

5 Year Anniversary