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Penitence and Progress
Sep. 11th, 2006 08:28 pmI am a goddamn clueless idiot.
The other day, I commented on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dvixen's LJ that it didn't seem to matter what I ate, only how active I was as to whether or not I lost weight. She was kind enough not to laugh and point, but rather considered that she felt lucky that it had worked so well for her. The thing was, I really believed it. I'd tried a lot of stuff and my diet wasn't actually bad. It just seemed like whenever I'd try something to improve matters, I'd feel healthier but it wouldn't have any affect on weight loss.
A week ago, I saw an ad that Weight Watchers was having a free week of membership through the web site. I've never been one for meetings and peer pressure so I had eschewed the idea of joining up with WW in one of the more traditional ways. A couple of friends of mine have been going to meetings for a while now and losing weight with it, so on the "what can you lose" theory of weight loss, I decided to try look into it. Turns out they have Weight Watchers Online, which involves a number of handy programs to help you keep track of things and calculate all those points they use. It's like gaming, really, with a system you can min max and sneak a little from one corner to have extra where you really want it. Best of all, I don't have to go talk to anyone. I was thrilled enough to give it a shot and so enrolled.
Today is the end of my first week. I went to the gym, expecting no progress whatsoever. I got on the scale and...
I lost 3 pounds.
3 pounds! Me! 3 pounds! In one week! More specifically, in a week where I'd probably normally be gaining weight given impending Monthly doom! I didn't get in a huge amount of exercise more than normal, I just paid attention and didn't go eat something I really shouldn't at the end of a week where I'd done that a couple of times already. 3 pounds!!!!
So, yeah. I'm really pleased. This is the best weight loss news I've had in ages of changing how I looked a bit but never, ever seeing the needle move on the scale. I'm very much going to be continuing this program, and I'll keep people updated as we go, if only so that I can have a big party at the end and everyone will know why. Anddvixen, you can officially beat me about the head and shoulders when next we meet. Just.... duh.
The other day, I commented on
dvixen's LJ that it didn't seem to matter what I ate, only how active I was as to whether or not I lost weight. She was kind enough not to laugh and point, but rather considered that she felt lucky that it had worked so well for her. The thing was, I really believed it. I'd tried a lot of stuff and my diet wasn't actually bad. It just seemed like whenever I'd try something to improve matters, I'd feel healthier but it wouldn't have any affect on weight loss. A week ago, I saw an ad that Weight Watchers was having a free week of membership through the web site. I've never been one for meetings and peer pressure so I had eschewed the idea of joining up with WW in one of the more traditional ways. A couple of friends of mine have been going to meetings for a while now and losing weight with it, so on the "what can you lose" theory of weight loss, I decided to try look into it. Turns out they have Weight Watchers Online, which involves a number of handy programs to help you keep track of things and calculate all those points they use. It's like gaming, really, with a system you can min max and sneak a little from one corner to have extra where you really want it. Best of all, I don't have to go talk to anyone. I was thrilled enough to give it a shot and so enrolled.
Today is the end of my first week. I went to the gym, expecting no progress whatsoever. I got on the scale and...
I lost 3 pounds.
3 pounds! Me! 3 pounds! In one week! More specifically, in a week where I'd probably normally be gaining weight given impending Monthly doom! I didn't get in a huge amount of exercise more than normal, I just paid attention and didn't go eat something I really shouldn't at the end of a week where I'd done that a couple of times already. 3 pounds!!!!
So, yeah. I'm really pleased. This is the best weight loss news I've had in ages of changing how I looked a bit but never, ever seeing the needle move on the scale. I'm very much going to be continuing this program, and I'll keep people updated as we go, if only so that I can have a big party at the end and everyone will know why. And
dvixen, you can officially beat me about the head and shoulders when next we meet. Just.... duh.
