WEIGHT WATCHERS AND ME DAY 1

Sunday we did a lot of prep work.. Steve.. boy I tell you .. he is the most wonderful support system.. not to mention husband in the world..

Look what he made for us..

OHHH GUESS YOU WANT TO SEE WHATS IN THE POT???

This is after 2 hours of cooking.. it does cook down a bit.. but it is SOOOOOOOO GOOD! Sprinkle a little freshly grated romano cheese on this.. and its SOOO YUMMY...

Not only did he make that Sunday morning .. but he also did this for Saturday night..or rather us..

Meanwhile while the veggies were simmering I was cutting up carrots for the week.*** Weekends unless we are biking it..( thats motorcycling) will be our food prep time for the week. It seems to work so much better for me that way..

Preping is very important.. for now.. and really if you think about it for any healthy program.. one must prepare.. If you do not have choices and options available then you set yourself up for easy excuses.. I was too tired.. I did not want to cook... etc... but this way.. when you prep.. its done and it just has to be put together. Menu planning can be a huge pain in the tush.. it is time consuming and you end up feeling like all your thoughts revolve around food.. So lets strip it to the bottom line.. to become obese.. wouldn't you say one is a bit food obsessed anyhow? I mean folks that do not think about food usually do not have a weight issue. Folks that use food as fuel and thats it.. well.. perhaps they have other issues.. in fact most probably they do. However for those of us.. who have been weight loss warriors all or the better parts of our lives.. We are food obsessed.. I am going to stand up proud and say that.. there is nothing wrong with it.. what is wrong is when your focus is glued to unhealthy choices.. when the swiss roll looks better than the angel food cake with strawberries.. when the Ben and Jerrys Pint looks better than a single serving of a lower calorie option.. When Fried chicken looks better than broiled or grilled chicken... When Wendy's overrules Subway or a similiar place.. For people that choose to live in the real world these are real decisions... knowing your weaknesses and your strengths are great tools for success. If you know you are a sweet eater.. have choices for yourselve..( IF you look at most successful weight loss programs .. not just WW they allow for all of these venues....) everything from fruits to even single serve portions of treats.. Plan those in the program... If you are a meat eater.. figure out a way to include it with out over including it.. For example. Steve and I plan to divide the weeks menu up.. 1 night Fish.. it can be sushi, it can be talapia , orange roughy, shrimp.. whatever.. ( NOT FRIED THOUGH) One night is meat night.. Steak or lamb.. Steve likes pork.. I am not a big fan unless its BBQd.. 2 nights its chicken.. 1 night is left overs or pot luck...1 night its veggies or pasta and one night is open for going out to dinner. It is really lovely to have a partner is this.. though Steve won't be following WW he will be in a sense because I am .. and since we both do the cooking.. well.. he benefits a bit by losing weight too.. We also decided on Sunday mornings that we would alternate gym nights with walking the dogs.. So tommorow night I will go the the gym.. (Steve might come too) either to swim or walk on the track.. ANYTHING TO GET STARTED and in the HABIT then the following night is a dog walking night..so for now thats 2 nights dog walking and 2 nights gym.. eventually we will boost it up..

Thats it for a Monday

Time to go to WW and log my stuff.

Wish me well

Wish you well too

PS.. I am so excited my HUNGRY GIRL COOK BOOK IS ON ITS WAY HERE...