Welcome to my mouth.

Hello and welcome to Betsey's weight loss travels. I will be recording my Weight Watchers points and every crumb I consume on a daily basis. I'll also update my weight loss each week.

I joined Weight Watchers 26 hours ago. I've done this once before. I lost 24 pounds on WW over the course of six months, then slowly gained 55-60 pounds in three years. When I weighed in at the Weight Watchers meeting last night, I discovered that I weigh exactly the same amount that I did at 9 months pregnant. There's no bun in the oven this time. Mmm...bread.

So...here we go!

Week 1, Day 1
Starting weight: 232 lbs.
Daily Points allowance: 29

Breakfast

• 8 oz. light apple juice cocktail: 1 t
• Yoplait light pineapple yogurt: 2 pt
• 1 medium golden delicious apple: 1 pt

Balance: 25 Points

Mid-morning snack

• Weight Watchers cheddar twists: 2 pt (and delicious, btw!)
• Crystal Light: 0 pt

Balance: 23 Points

Lunch

• Healthy Choice Pepperoni french bread pizza: 7 pt
• Salad (lettuce and tomatoes): 0 pt
• add cheese and croutons: 3 pt
• add 1 tbsp. Hidden Valley Ranch: 2 pt
• Crystal Light: 0 pt
  

Balance: 11 pt

Mid-afternoon snack

• Weight Watchers chocolate chip brownie: 2 pt
• 3 Triscuit crackers: 1 pt
  
• 1 piece Stride gum: 0 pt
• Crystal Light: 0 pt
  

Balance: 8 pt

Dinner

• Subway 6" turkey and ham on wheat: 5 pt
• add every vegetable imaginable: 0 pt
• add cheese and small amount oil/vinegar: 2 pt
• Diet Coke: 0 pt
  

Balance: 1 pt (score!)

Dessert (since I have a point left and have to use them all)

• 2 graham cracker squares: 1 pt
• Diet Coke: 0 pt

Day 1 is a success! I even watched my son eat chips and a cookie at Subway and I didn't have a bite. I was so proud of myself after dinner that I wanted to further enlarge my ego by taking a 20 minute walk around the block. FYI - hills and flip flops don't mix. See you tomorrow!