Even a little loss is better than a tiny gain

So, as I said in my first blog, I was bound to slow down eventually.  This week I was down just 2 lbs, so new weight -- for those keeping track -- is 248.  I have decided to use only whole numbers, I am not a fan of the .2  if the big number doesn't change I don't count it as a loss.

This last weekend was a bit more hectic.  I always go over to my brothers house during basketball season for the rec program (my brother and sister in law run it, and my 2 oldest nephews play) and my 4 yr old nephew does not need to be at the basketball court for 7 hours straight.  So I go over on Friday and stay till Sunday to take care of the little guy.  Well this last weekend the middle nephew had a fever of 102.9 without a known source for it.  So I had him all day Saturday as well, no big deal, except my brother was lacking good choices in his fridge and with a sick kid I wasn't leaving to go to wal-mart.  So I ate what the kids ate.  I still had Weight Watchers (WW) points at the end of the weekend but mac & cheese, and pizza, were not the best choices.

But I am not complaining AT ALL, because a loss is a loss and that is always good.  And besides that these new numbers on the scale I haven't seen in well over a year, and that is motivation enough to keep it up.

My sister and her boyfriend are also doing well on their efforts and I am extremely proud of them!  My friends also ALL had a loss this week, so it was good all around.  As difficult as it is to do this, it would be much more difficult to do it alone.

My cousin who lives in Oregon, is responsible for me joining WW and I will be forever grateful to her for her encouragement and love.  She started WW a few months before me and it was working for her, so I jumped on the band wagon.  If anyone reading this blog has questions about the program or are considering joining hit me up for info.  I am by no means an expert but I have figured lots of things out.

So lastly, the other thing that I have been doing the past couple of weeks is getting some actual exercise.  Some of my work friends and I go to the local gym and walk the track, I am logging over 2 miles each time and about 3 times a week.  Pretty sure the change in my eating habits will not shed the pounds by itself, at least not for very long.

Thanks for reading!  I will be back next week with a new update.