One Pound Lost!

I weighed in today, and I'm down a pound! Woohoo!!

I know it's not much, but I'll take it. I'm really feeling good about this now. I feel like it's actually working, and I'm falling into a good routine that really seems to be working, both on the scale in my basic day-to-day schedule.

For breakfast, I had a banana and an apple. For lunch, I had a Smart One's chicken quesadilla from the freezer, since I was in a bit of a rush on my way to the Weight Watchers meeting. For my pre-dinner, of sorts, I'm having a turkey sandwich with some Activia Light vanilla yogurt and a stick of low-fat mozzarella string cheese. I still have 17 points left for the day, and I'm not quite sure exactly what my dinner will be - I'm thinking maybe some whole wheat pasta tossed with veggies, olive oil, and a little low-fat feta cheese.

Compared to my pre-Weight Watchers daily food intake, this is incredible. I probably would've skipped breakfast. On some days, depending on how much extra money we had, lunch would've been fast food, with large fries and a large Coke. On others, it might be leftovers with out-of-control portion sizes - two full plates of chicken casserole, or maybe two peanut butter and honey sandwiches, or even three bowls of cereal. Of course, I'd be drinking crazy amounts of Coke in accordance with any of those options.

My biggest victories thus far are 1) reducing the amount of Coke I drink, and 2) incorperating whole, fresh foods into my diet, thus reducing my intake of unhealthy processed foods.

I'm feeling good about this. Real good.