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A New Start

Today is a day to begin again, always with the hope of success. I've been back in Weight Watchers the last year or so. Of course, I've joined and quit many times since I was 28, many years ago, never reaching that elusive lifetime membership. It's such a big item on my bucket list! Since rejoining about a year ago, I lost about 38 pounds, and during this quarantine period, I didn't do so well--probably like many others. 

 What a strange time we are in. I've had months of mostly being home doing quiet and sedentary things. So eating has been quite the entertainment. Reading many of the funny memes during this time makes me think I'm not the only one in this boat! Things are beginning to gradually open back up here in Texas, but I don't think the meetings are happening yet, except online. So after months of just eating whatever and packing back on way too many pounds, I am committing again. I think I gained back around 17-20 pounds--I keep forgetting to weigh when I first get up. I'm curious about how the others in my WW group fared during this pandemic. I'm ready for the old normal! But I must keep at this, learning to take care of myself and keeping with the journey.

 I spent quite a bit of time in thought trying to encourage myself this past weekend. I decided to make a goal to get through an entire day back on track with the points. I am experimenting with the Purple program right now, but I suspect I will switch to green and blue to see if one or the other fits me the best. So here's Day 1!

Bananas - 0 points 
Oatmeal - 0 points 
2 light cheese sticks - 2 points 
Banana - 0 points (I have bananas that need to be eaten soon!) 
Turkey breast and mustard on WW bread - 5 points 
Grapes - 0 points 
Broccoli with a tiny bit of Velveeta melted in - 1 point
Mashed potatoes (with some cream) - 2 points 
1 1/2 T peanut butter and a teaspoon honey on 2 slices Sara Lee delightful bread - 8 points
1 serving Chewy Sweet Tart Minis - 3 points 

 It was surprising how quick the daily points were used up in the evening. In fact, I mistakenly thought the bread was free on the Purple program--not so.  Also the deli turkey is not free.  I may need to find another brand.  My WW app shows I used 23 points, which is okay because I was planning on spreading my weekly points more evenly over the week, but I was thinking I ate a lot fewer points than I did until I logged them onto the app.  But it's interesting that according to my FitBit app, I only ate 1304 calories which seems very low for that many points.  My goal was around 1600, but I am sure not complaining about eating only 1304.   

Another step I took today is preparing to greatly increase my activity. I hunted around for my FitBit, charged it up, logged back in and began to track my steps. I'm just hoping to get through my first day somewhat successfully to encourage me to keep going. Hopefully, I will adjust again quickly and actually get enthusiastic about all of this! Sorry for the dry post. Starting a new blog is another step to motivate me! I'm definitely going to use some points before going to bed, though I don't know if I will hit 16.

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