Weight Watchers Week Four

Yesterday was Monday which means weigh in day. So far my journey has been very successful. There is something I learned this week which I would like to share with you. First be very careful when are at a restaurant and you see the word "salad" to many people including myself when I see the word "salad" I think it has to be healthy. Not always true is what I found out. My discovery came when we decided last Friday night to go to O'Charley's for dinner. I had remembered a website which contained dozens of restaurant points conversions, so I looked at O'Charley's trying to figure out what I could eat for dinner. For the beginning I was going to get one of their signature salads, southern fried chicken salad and what I discovered next will shock you like it shocked me. Below is the nutrition information for the salad:

Southern Fried Chicken Salad - w/Honey Mustard Dressing - 1 order(1803 cal/85 g fat/10 g fiber/173 g carbs) 41 (42.5)

That right there about made my jaw drop! After seeing that I realized that I could eat my favorite meal at O'Charley's for a lot less points than eating the salad. I got the buffalo Chicken sandwich with Low Calorie Ranch which was 11 pts and a side order of mashed potatoes instead of fries which were 4 pts, I took about two bites of the potatoes. So be very careful what you order. My advice would be to review the website before you go out to eat! They say planning your meals is a great way to lose weight.

Here is might up to date journey on my weight loss:

Starting Weight: 155.2
First Week: -4.2
Ending Weight: 151.00
Second Week: -1.4
Ending Weight: 149.6
Third Week: -1.8
Ending Weight: 147.8

Left to go: 32.8

The Dress has been bought

Saturday the 28th was my trip to David's Bridal to find a wedding dress. I will have to say that is a very stressful thing to do. I am very grateful for the team of girls that I took with me. I don't think that I could have done it without them. My dress is an A-line gown with corset bodice, organza skirt, and metallic lace appliques. If Brian reads this he will have no clue what all that means.

I tried on about 10 different dresses, and no this wasn't the first one I tried on. I can't remember which number it was. I knew it was the dress when I walked out of the dressing room and my mother started to cry while Brian's mom held back tears too. I continued to try them on one by one until I narrowed it down to 3. I then tried one each of the top 3 again and when I got to the dress I bought I didn't want to take it off. Along with the dress I got a cathedral train.

So now everything seems very real! I will keep you posted on the upcoming events!!

The Date has been set

Brian was home this weekend for a couple of days before leaving again this morning. While he was home we officially picked a date for the big day! We will be married on September 23, 2006. I can't wait I am so excited. My first run at trying to find a dress is this Saturday. Please keep your fingers crossed.

Weight Watchers Week Three

Well, I weighed in last night. My weight loss for week 3 is -1.4 lbs. This puts me at a total loss of -5.6lbs. I wish it had been more but oh well! At least I lost it. My goal this week is to start exercising. I want to walk/run 4 times a week for 45 mins. Velvet wants to me run in a 5K run with her. If I don't start running now, they will have to have a life support team waiting at the finish line. Don't get me wrong I would love to be able to be in good enough shape to run with her.

Starting Weight: 155.2
First Week: -4.2
Ending Weight: 151.00
Second Week: -1.4
Ending Weight: 149.6

Left to go: 34.6

Weight Watchers Week Two

Today I am starting my second week of weight watchers!!! Last night I had my first weigh in, I lost -4.2 lbs in one week!!

So now i am down to 151.0 lbs...

Weight Watchers Week One

So, I started weight watchers on January 9th like I said I was going to do! Yeah for me! I weighed in at 155.5 lbs, which is a lot for my height! This week I have really begun to watch what I am eating and saying NO to the bad stuff. I will weigh in again on Monday, January 16th! My goal will be to weigh 115 lbs on my wedding day! That will be a total weight loss of 40lbs!

Luckily I have established a support team, Brian who is and always will be my cheerleader, Mom who has started watching what she is making for dinner, and Velvet to share ideas with and to challenge one another. I know that Velvet can do it and I am sure she is going to look wonderful in our wedding.

Appointment for First Dress Fitting

I have made my first dress appointment at David's Bridal . It will be January 28th. The following folks will be going with me:

Velvet: to keep me in line :)
Mom: Couldn't do it with out her, even though we can't agree on anything
Shirley: so to be mother-in-law want her to be a part of it too

I have be instructed to only listen to Velvet :)

Weight Loss Count down!!

On Monday, January 9th I will be joining weight watchers so that I can start losing weight for my wedding which will be in the fall of 2006. I am hoping that this time I can keep the weight off and really change the way I do things. I have 8 to 9 months to lose 25-35lbs I think i can do it!

Wish me luck! Maybe I will post my weight on here when I start. That will really motivate me to get my butt in shape!