Week One in the bag

Well, that was the first week done!

Did my weigh in this morning (first thing after waking up, stark naked, and after peeing... what, this isn't how everyone else does it?) and the verdict is...

240lbs!

So that is a total of 8.0lbs lost this week, and 10lbs since I got weighed at the Dr's office.

In the first week, I had alot of trouble hitting my points totals.  34 points is alot to use.  I ranged between 28 and 37 points daily.  (The 37 points, 3 from my weekly total is blamed entirely on that day being halloween and lots of wee chocolate bars everywhere.  I was weak.  They were delicious, and I'm proud of myself that I stopped at 4.)

For the week, I averaged about 30 points a day.  With the weight drop, I'm now allowed 33 points a day, so the numbers are getting closer.  And with luck I won't see a drop this big again.

Wait, what?  Why don't I want to see an 8 lb drop again?  Because it's a ridiculously fast weight loss, and while acceptable for the first week, when much of it is probably water weight, and your body isn't used to what you're doing to it, maintaining that level of loss can lead to some serious health complications, not to mention the problem of reaching your goal, and bouncing right back up again.

The idea is to get the standard. 1/2 to 2lbs per week (lets be fair, I really want the 2lbs per week.  I want to do this healthily, but a half lb a week seems... glacial.)  and then maintain it.  This isn't so much fun I want to do it more often than I have to!

The goal this week is to get better at using my points and making sure I'm getting in 5 days of some form of activity at a half hour a day.  Still in the baby step stage, but it's progress!

Diana