Last week I lost five pounds. I’d be more excited about this had it not been because I was chained to a bathroom for the better part of a day after eating some suspicious romaine lettuce. Let’s just say it’s not the weight loss method I had in mind.
My darkest hour was on Thursday morning, with the symptoms gradually lessening over the weekend. By Saturday afternoon I was able to eat normally. Sunday morning, after driving overnight from Detroit (a ten hour trip), we stopped at our favorite bakery for donuts. The law of Amy’s Universe dictates that if a dozen donuts enter my possession they will be eaten. And they were. Six of them.
Clearly, the bottom has dropped out.
So today is the day, folks. I stepped on the scale this morning, just for a point of reference, and I weigh 142 pounds. Ridiculous. My goal weight is 120 pounds, which might seem large for someone who is 5′-1″, but it’s a good weight for me. It’s a reasonable and healthy weight. I’ve done it before, so I know I can do it again. So here’s the plan:
- I’m using the Weight Watchers Points System. I dug out my old books from the last time I did this (2004). Even though there’s probably a new fangled method of doing this (don’t they release a new “system” every year?), this one worked before, and I know it will work again. WW is something I can do and continue to eat “normal” food with Scott and Sophie. A plan that involves special food won’t work in this house.
- We finally picked out a jogging stroller. After test driving a few different brands, we settled on a Bob Revolution.
I’ve finally recovered from handing over what I consider an obscene amount of money for a STROLLER. I keep telling myself that it’s not unlike paying an annual fee for a gym (BLEH), and that not only will we get cash back on it through the dividend program (10%), but if we take good care of it, there’s no reason we can’t sell it when Sophie’s outgrown it. Plus, it’s pretty freaking awesome, to be honest. I’m actually looking forward to getting out and running with Sophie. Let’s just hope she feels the same way.
I’m sure I’ll have more to add to this list once I get going, but the bottom line is that I’m tired of being fat and out of shape.
It’s going to be a challenge to start. Trying to find something reasonable to take for breakfast this morning made me realize our pantry needs a complete overhaul. It’s all starting to come back to me: the foods I used to eat which helped me stay within my points range, the ritual of calculating the values of every food, and how having to write everything down made me think twice about popping it in my mouth.
It takes a lot more energy to keep track of a toddler, energy I just don’t have due to my current lifestyle of sitting on my butt and eating whatever I want. I know this is a journey made up of small successes and daily triumphs. I also know I need to stay accountable to someone — anyone — if I’m going to stick with this.
So there you go. I’ve put it out there, so there’s no taking it back. Let’s do this, Internet.
