Halloween/Sandy Update

Just wanted to give a heads up. Last year I ate 60 points on Halloween. This year I only ate 46. I guess I'm not doing too badly;-)

Also wanted to say we're doing fine in regards to "superstorm" Sandy. We were braced for the worst. After Irene I was really worried. The lights barely flickered, it rained a bit, it wasn't too windy, and we lost a small branch from a tree in the yard. So we fared well. Seems like Sandy is still around and still might effect our weather, but I'm not too worried.

However, I feel badly for the folks who got hit hard, particularly the folks in NYC. It hurts to see people suffer, but when it's in one of my favorite cities that just happens to be in my home state it's awful. Places I was in April and May were under 13 feet of water. I'm looking in to who might be collecting clothing locally for NYC and I'm going to donate a lot of my old "fat clothes" that I still have yet to give away. I might not find anyone, but we'll see. I strongly urge everyone to do what you can to help all of the folks affected by Sandy, even if you just give a little money to the Red Cross or Salvation Army. Every little bit counts.

Everyone loves an underdog

I can't believe that I missed an entire week of blogging! I've kinda been busy! Just wanted to let you all know that I'm trying to make a comeback. I'm staying on maintenance for one more week, because it gives more daily points. It's my birthday week and the week of Halloween so I can really use the extra points. and then I'm going to slowly start to go back down to where my points should be. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed. Looking forward to seeing the numbers go down on the scale again! As always thank you for reading!

October update

To quote one of my favorite lines in a Kevin Smith movie said by Silent Bob, "I got nothin". I literally can not find the enthusiasm for writing since I've been struggling. I also don't have anything for this week's Back in the day Wednesday.

I'm still not back on the wagon, but I'm definitely doing better. I actually haven't gained a lot of weight. I went to my meeting Monday night and I've only gained .8! I'm on maintenance, that actually gives you extra points, so that I can keep myself where I am and not gain. So far it seems to be working. I thank my brilliant Stepdaughter for coming up with that! I'll slowly bring my points down once I can go more than a week without going over points more than once a week.

Eventually, when I get a handle on this I'll write more personal stuff because right now I definitely don't feel much like a weight loss guru. I feel like a hypocrite and a big phony giving advice and telling stories while I'm struggling. Maybe my upcoming birthday might give me the push I need.

As always, thank you for reading.

Back in the day Wednesday: Subway

This is the next installment in the series where I tell what I used to eat in Weight Watchers points vs what I eat in Weight Watchers points now.

Back in the day:

6" Chicken Bacon Ranch
Large Sprite

Total: 26 points

Now:

6" Flat Bread with Egg White, Bacon and cheese


Total: 5 points

Back in the day Wednesday: Wendy's

This is the next installment in my series of posts about what I used to eat in points, before I started Weight Watchers, and what I eat in points now.

Back in the day:
Large fry
Homestyle Chicken sandwich
Large lemonade
Large frosty

Total: 56

Now:

Asiago Chicken Ranch Sandwich (Homestyle)
Small Lemonade
Small Frosty

Total: 28

Surprised? This shows how I can eat just about anything on Weight Watchers. Sometimes I will only eat the sandwich because those are the only points I have. As I have said in previous installments, it all depends on how many points I have. Also know I don't like the new fries they have so it makes it easier to resist the fries.

As always, thank you for reading.