It is Friday night and I am starting to worry about the scale tomorrow. As I look over the last week, it is apparent to me that I ate out for 43% of my meals and ran out of time to exercise everyday.
We went out to dinner for my husband's birthday on Saturday, El Campesino on Monday to support our church, two days of training sessions at work with Panera for lunch both days, Wednesday night dinner with my HR team at Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse, Thursday night at Chick-fil-A to support the youth group and birthday cake at work on Friday.
How did I handle it? Well, for the birthday, El Camp and Wasabi dinners, I cut the portion in half and took the rest home for my husband's lunch the next day. I looked up the nutritional information ahead of time prior to ordering my Panera lunches. I chose the You Pick Two options...half of sandwich and a half salad with dressing on the side. The cookies look good, but beware of the high point value. You can easily eat at Chick-fil-A by choosing the Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich and a Diet Lemonade for a total of 5 points. As for the birthday cake at work...I always refuse, but it was for my birthday tomorrow. I took a sliver of the ice cream cake...took 2 bites and threw the rest away in my office. The first bite tastes just as good as the last bite.
Not sure how I will fair on the scale tomorrow, but one thing I do know is that life happens...it rains and pours...celebrations will always pop up on the calendar. My doctor asked me this week how I handle the celebrations? I told her that it isn't about the food for me anymore...it is about the people. I enjoyed my time this week with all of the people who I was able to share a meal with...thanks for the laughs.
Before Picture
After Picture
3/31/2010
Current Picture - July 2010
Same Purse/Smaller Dress
About Me
- Shannon Ross
- Like many others, I have always struggled with my weight. During 2008, I went to Cedar Point with friends and I couldn’t buckle the seatbelt. The rollercoaster operator told me that if the seatbelt didn’t fasten than I couldn’t ride. I was humiliated and embarrassed. So on January 3, 2009, I went to Weight Watchers. I weighed in at 260 pounds. As of this date (8/28/2010), I have lost a total of 100.2 pounds. I’ve faithfully attended my weekly meetings at 7:30 AM every Saturday. I am committed to tracking. Every Sunday, I write down what I am going to eat for the week. By doing this, I am planning ahead and can make my grocery list from the plan. Portion control has also been a secret to my success. I no longer eat like a lumberjack! To be accountable, I post my results on my Facebook page and now I will post on this blog. I have to laugh that my youngest son introduces me to his friends as, “This is my Mom. She is a Weight Watcher.” I am proud to be a Weight Watcher and this journey is not over. This is a life long commitment to be healthy and something that I am doing for myself because I deserve it.
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