My First Weight Watchers Meeting

I finally went to my first meeting! It was very inspiring. I really liked the leader, and the group seemed really nice. I ran into my friend Rachel's mom, so I even found someone I know. Of course, I'm a raging ball of hormones right now, so I teared up just about every time someone shared a success story or celebrated a new milestone with the group. I was able to keep my composure, for the most part.

I've talked a little about my actual weight in some of my past entries. I'm not 100% sure what I weighed when I started counting points, but I believe it was near the 270 mark. I remembered being weighed (at a medical facility on a good scale), and it was 270-something, but I can't remember the something - maybe 274? I knew I had gotten up to 279 at one point, but I just wasn't sure what exactly it was the last time I was weighed, so I put 270 as my starting weight when I signed up online for the Weight Watchers Monthly Pass.

I was hoping to be 269, maybe, just so I could have that extra boost of confidence knowing that I was in the 260's and not the 270's, but I knew I would be okay, even if it wasn't. I weighed in at 270.4, so I'm really close to breaking into the 260's once again, and I feel good about that. I'm also pretty sure that I weighed about 4 or 5 pounds more the last time I was weighed, so I believe I've actually lost some weight - another feel-good thing.

My short-term goal right now is to be 5 pounds lighter at my next meeting. I'm planning to check the mail by walking to the mailbox everyday (instead of hitting it as I drive by), and I'm planning to squeeze a walk in during the evenings, even if I just walk around the apartment complex.

On another note, I did have two Whatchamacallit bars when I was out shopping. They were by the register, and the cashier was promoting them (apparently, they're having a contest to see who can sell the most), so I decided to go ahead and get them. I don't necessarily feel super guilty about having them, since I made sure to subtract them from my points (12 points!!), but I know it wasn't the best use of them. I don't really make a regular habit of eating candy anyway since it hurts my teeth, so this was a pretty rare occurrence overall. I'm trying not to beat myself up over it. I've still come a long way in a short time, and I know I can go further.