Okay, let’s go through the checklist:
- Track everything I eat. Check
- Calculate the points for everything I eat. Check
- Stay within my points for the entire week. Check
- Get in at least three runs. Check
- Get in a non-run workout. Check
- Report to you after my weigh-in. Check
Ya know… after all the times I’ve heard people who come back to Weight-Watchers because the know the program works, I had to own up to the leader the very same thing.
In spite of all appearances to be “doing Weight-Watchers”, I wasn’t. I was tracking food. I was calculating points. I was doing workouts. I was tracking activity points. However, I was not staying within my daily target. Essentially, I was doing everything but the program. It doesn’t work if you still eat too much and don’t limit intake. If you choose bad foods over healthy, filling ones.
So, when she asked for “celebrations”, I had to stick up my hand. Not to brag, but to admit that I was finally back ON PROGRAM.
I felt bad about the gasps I heard when I announced I had lost 8.4 pounds this week. Naturally, for many, that was what to expect from someone who had just completed their first or second week and the program was being followed religiously. In fact, this was “week one” of me being back on program.
This means I’m sticking to my goals as listed in last week’s weigh-in. The challenge will continue until morale improves. 
This is also a new record for me as the most I’ve lost and I’m only 0.4 pounds away from earning another 5 pound star for myself. I’m 14.4 pounds away from my doctor’s recommended weight… my personal goal is another 31 pounds after that. I hope that next week, I’ve earned that 5 pound star that says I’ve lost 55 pounds.
I want to thank everyone who has been encouraging me and my lovely wife who is on this journey with me.
Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 272.8 lb
Current weight: 264.4 lb
Current loss/gain: -8.4 lb
Total loss/gain: -54.4 lb
Distance to 60: 5.6 lb
Distance to Doctor’s WW Goal: 14.4 lb
Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com
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Yay Charles! Amazing how sticking with things brings results back! I’ve sure been guilty of “doing, but not doing a program”.