Thoughts on Week One (Angie)

This has been my first week on WW and it is no joke; and it's not that I was sitting around thinking it was going to be easy or maybe in some diluted way I was. I keep thinking I did this once before I can do it again - granted it wasn’t WW, but a similar enough concept. After the initial struggle of “what can I or can’t I eat,” I’m starting to understand the whole points system. It is definitely not going to be an overnight thing, but since I didn’t put the weight on overnight I know it won’t come off that way.

It’s a huge learning curve. I still feel hungry all the time which is really no different than when I was pregnant…I’m not quite sure why. I think it could be boredom in some ways. Of course having a 2 year old and a newborn is in no way boring, but there are times during the day when I’m just sitting there watching Katelynn play and Denver sleep and I think “I’m hungry,” so I go into the kitchen and start snacking. Of course I start with a piece of fruit (free food!), but that doesn’t always work, so I grab a handful of trail-mix, but that doesn’t work, so I make a pb and jelly sandwich, and down lots of water, and then an hour later wonder why I feel so full and sleepy. It’s a vicious cycle.

The struggle to eat only a certain amount of points a day is not fun either - which really shouldn't be a surprise, it was always a struggle to eat only 1500 calories a day. I go to my 2^nd weigh in tomorrow and I’m actually nervous. I feel like I’ve eaten less this week then I was before joining, so hopefully the scale goes down, but according to the e-tools I’ve got a long ways to go before I lose anything. I thought at the first meeting that I wouldn’t touch the bonus points you get every week – HA! I’ve already had them all and it’s taken all my activity points from me too! I should clarify this a little – I was breastfeeding (pumping) at the start of the week and have since stopped, so when I took away those extra points it put me in the negative (by 10 pts) for the week.

I’m glad that I’m not doing this on my own. I have a support network - my sister and husband - and I’ve been using them a lot this week! Whenever I get frustrated I’ll shoot an e-mail or text to Barb and she bounces right back. It’s nice to know that I’m not in this alone. My husband told his Dad last night that we are both doing WW. It would be a lot harder if Chris wasn’t so supportive. I actually managed to get a lunch in for only 5 points yesterday!! I made a WW egg salad recipe (of course I modified it some – what recipe don’t I modify?!), and Chris loved it! He had 2 servings (I’m pretty sure males get more points so I told him to eat it if he was still hungry…it was only 3 pts). For dinner I made homemade tostados – yummy; another good meal for only 8 pts. I’m getting the hang of this! Now if only I could control these snack cravings – perhaps a goal for next week? Although I’m thinking the snacking will take longer than a week or two to correct.

I’ve called my sister numerous times complaining about this week and she laughs and says welcome to my world. I just need to stay positive and remind myself that this is a lifestyle change. It is not going to happen overnight. It’s all the little changes I’m making now that will have me feeling healthy and active again in no time. It’s truly a battle with oneself, and it’s a battle I plan on winning!