Losing Weight

I joined Weight Watchers a week or two ago but I have not been tracking points or keeping up with foods I eat.  I needed a few weeks to get used to the new points plus system they are using and figure out how many points my favorite foods are.  I also needed to find new snack foods that were very low in points.  I know that between meals I will get hungry and I need something I can eat to get me through to the next meal. 

I've discovered that I can still eat one of my favorite things daily.  Peanut butter sandwich!!  I use the Nature's Own Double Fiber Wheat bread that is only one point per slice.  And the peanut butter, it's usually the problem.  But thanks to a blog I've been reading, I found something called pb2 at http://www.bellplantation.com/ that is a powder and you add water to it.  It's only one point per two tbs serving and for me, that's awesome!! 

I also found a bagel that's low in points, thanks to the same blog, called the Alternative Bagel (http://www.westernbagel.com/) and combining that with some raspberry jam, that's my new breakfast.  So for now, I'll be eating these things most everyday as I discover new things to add to my list. 

I have such a limited variety of food that I eat, especially when it comes to veggies and fruit, which is what Weight Watchers promotes eating.  I'm going to work on eating more fruit.  It's a slow process that I have to work through.  But I'm determined! 

Anyway, I started officially keeping track of my eating yesterday.  This morning I weighed, just out of curiosity, and was down 0.6 pounds.  I will NOT weigh everyday, even though I will be tempted.  But if I keep up the good work of sticking to my points allowance I will expect good results come next Monday morning. 

And if I can just find some time (and get up off my lazy tail) and hop on the treadmill, then I would be able to add a few extra points to my limit each day.  I have the desire.  It's there.  I just need to make the determination to whittle out 30 minutes from my two munchkins' demands.  With my two, it's pretty hard.  And it's still early enough in the process that I'm easily swayed to do something else, or even nothing at all.