Week 1 Summary
Posted by jennifer on July 29th, 2008
I had a great week… I ate well, used my 30 “bonus” points over the weekend (even though I ate several things I shouldn’t), I drank my water most every day in full, I ate lots of fruits and veggies, I said “no” when I knew I wasn’t eating out of hunger, etc. I’m really pleased with my first week! I started at 160, and this week I weighed in at home on Monday at 157… three pounds gone! I have a goal of losing a pound-a-week so that by our big NYC trip at Christmas time, I hope to have lost (scratch that… I *WILL* have lost!) 20 pounds and weigh 140. If I lose more, that’d be great, too. My “ultimate” goal is somewhere between 130 and 135. I am 5′4″ and have a medium build, so I think that’s a good place to be. It’s what I weighed at the beginning of college when I thought I was “plump”… HA! I also think that’s a great weight to be before we have a baby (in the next few years, hopefully during or after residency).
So things I want to improve for this coming week:
1. Better weekends. I think this is a theme for everyone. I know that I ate several things this weekend that were poor choices, but I know I can do better. I did do a good job of saving my extra 30 points to use on the weekend, but I can do better! I’m going to try to not think of the weekends as so much of a “treat” time for doing well, but instead try to focus on steady, healthy eating. We’re going to the beach this weekend to visit our families so there will be LOTS of good food… but luckily mother-in-law loves to go out rather than cook (and she’s a tiny stick of a woman who is VERY active and beautiful…grr) so I will be able to choose healthy options easily if I allow myself to do so!
2. More veggies. I did very well with adding fruit this week, but I still need to up the veggies… for me, they’re hard to get in! Even though I love them, I associate them with “dinner” rather than snacks or additives at breakfast or lunch. Any ideas?
3. Less snacking. I did to eat more earlier to prevent mid-afternoon snacking/post-dinner snacking. I did well with that this weekend, but that’s a major pitfall of mine. I also need to get some healthy snacks to keep around in case the cravings come 
4. Keep buying exciting food! We live on quite a budget, but there are SO many great groceries around that have such special food like: http://www.traderjoes.com/, http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/, and http://www.freshmarket.com/. I love picking up special things… it makes it feel like it’s a treat even when it’s just a really good piece of fruit that’s out of the ordinary
Ok.. that’s it! From 160 to 157 this week… maybe 155 by next Monday?