Weekly Weigh in: Week 5

This week I ate awful. I ate out more than once, I ate frozen pizza, I even had a POP yesterday (Sprite zero, no calories and no caffeine) It was a mess.

I had a migraine yesterday (that continued today) and I think it caused me to feel nauseous because I thought I had a stomach bug. I was feeling like I could hurl at any moment. UGH. Thankfully I drank this and ate some pepto and felt better! 

Normally I go to the grocery store every other Thursday which is the day my points week starts over. Well this time I didn't get to shop until Monday night, so that means a whole weekend of eating whatever I could find because I hadn't made it to the store to get what I needed for healthy eating.
Monday when I got home from shopping I prepped a bunch of food so I would not have an excuse to grab something healthy if I am hungry. My biggest snacking times are around 3-4 pm and again around 9 pm. I am working on the late night ones, but it is a tough one!!

 Rice Crispie treats, fiber one bars, and pre portioned trail mix. In the fridge I stocked carrots and celery, cheese sticks, baby bell cheese, hard boiled eggs, and turkey pepperoni's.

On Tuesday I went with my sister and nephew to McDonald's and I ordered what I normally used to get (2 cheeseburger meal) but with tea and not pop. I punched it in the tracker when I got home and SHEESH!!

That was awful! 16 for the cheeseburgers, and 13 for the fries. I even subconsciously ate the boys' left over chicken nuggets which were 5 points. YIKES. What a wake up call. I mean if you eat out once, twice, or three times a week fast food, no wonder you are becoming obese! That is more than I should have in a whole day. And i didn't even get a big pop to go with it like I usually would have.

In spite of my eating habits this week, I hit a major milestone in my weight watchers journey. I lost 10 pounds!! That is 5% of my starting weight.

I am so proud of myself. This is the longest I have stuck with any weight loss plan in YEARS. Honestly I think it is because I am actually seeing results, but with still being able to eat out and have the things I want every now and then. Because after all that is what life is all about .

Well, I must be doing something right because I am losing weight like crazy. I am not complaining about that at all! I have good days and bad days but I am determined to keep going and lose this weight. It is good affirmation to see the scale drop, and it keeps me motivated that what I am doing is working.

My goals this week are to start exercising 3 times a week, and to drink more water. I have been drinking a lot of tea, and I need to  focus more on water.
I am also going to try not to blow all my weekly points at the beginning of the week by eating out, and save them to have little by little throughout the week (we will see how that goes! HA!)