Lucky Number Seven

I've had a couple of good weeks on the scale - down 1.5 last week and 1.9 this week. Grand total, as if you couldn't tell from the title of this post? Seven pounds! Around five since I started this blog, but seven since I registered with My Fitness Pal. So rather than quibbling over the timing on a couple of pounds, I'm going to just go with seven. Sah-wheet!!

What have I learned? Well, as much as I enjoy watching the scale go down, I can't be overly strict. I know, you hear it all the time - if you don't allow yourself to indulge once in a while, you'll go overboard and binge. So I'm still trying to strike the right balance for me. It's a learning process. I think I said before that I was getting pretty cocky with WW, and it's easy to do in general, to think that you can splurge more often than not and still keep it in check. But it's a delicate balance, and I'm still working on mine.

But for now, I'm going to enjoy my -7. Whoot!!!

One Week In - Adjusting Expectations

Today marks one week in since I started talking (here!) about my get-healthy journey. So how's it going?

Not so bad! I lost 1.3 pounds over the course of the week. Almost a pound and a half? I'll take it!

I'm not going to lie; part of me wanted to see a bigger number. Like the first week I began Weight Watchers, I lost 3+ pounds. So not so secretly, I was hoping for something similar. But what do all of the experts say? All together now: "1-2 pounds a week." So yeah, I'll take it.

I worked out - hard. I pushed my body. I realized that I don't have to go out and binge eat to be happy. I found some of the confidence that I've lost over the past few years. So do I call it a success?

Damn straight.