Growing up I was always a skinny girl-never overweight and the best part of it was I could eat anything I wanted and not gain a pound. Well that didn't last too long. About 4 years ago I slowly started putting on the pounds. It was not bad at first 10, maybe 20 pounds and then next thing I know I am almost 70 pounds overweight!!! How did that happen so fast?!!? Finally I couldn't take it anymore, I was the heaviest I have ever been and SO out of shape. I promised myself that at the beginning of the year I was actually going to do something to lose some pounds. Maybe not all 70 but I needed to lose at least 30 I felt. I toyed with the idea of joining weight watchers several times before I actually bit the bullet and did it. It was scary at first because I am Italian and I love my carbs. The first week I never thought I would see the end of it but it came and then I made it through the next week and then the next and it wasn't so bad. I still get to eat the food I love but they are just healthier and not loaded with fat. I can still have my cake and eat it too and that is ok in my book.
As of last week's weigh in I have lost a total of 18.2 pounds. Just 1.8 pounds away from the 20 pound goal. That is like the weight of a small child. I can't speak for anyone else but I am very proud of myself for sticking with this as long as I have AND losing weight.
So this is all I am going to write today because the day is over and I haven't given much of a thought as to what I would post about until about 20 minutes ago. But I will let you know that for dinner I had classic shepherd's pie with a light casear salad. Here is a picture of the pie. Don't drool too much ;)
Great start! So glad you are starting this...you're doing a great job of inspiring everyone and some of your dishes look GREAT!
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ReplyDeleteOkay...ALL! You need to post the colorful chicken dish ~ that looks wonderful!
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