Two Weeks

Yesterday (Thur 8/18) I woke up looking forward to the weigh in. It wasn't until 5:30pm so I only had a few hours to wait. The pool was a place I knew my exercising would be taken to the max so after I got my new Nike shoes for work,  I was at the pool for a serious 30 min workout. I decided that tackling the pool in ten minute intervals was better than trying to swim all 30 min at once.

The pool is nice and long so I started out with the standard swim, mixed in a few back strokes, side strokes, and frogger style. Then I decided to stretch my legs on the pool side before I did my underwater aerobics. I worked my legs and upper arms with the resistance of the water to help me. Seems the water is a better resister than weights as the muscle burn was amazing after only 4 reps.

I swam the width of the pool for five minutes, returned to the full length lap and altered my swimming style for each. At the end I floated for relaxation for 5 min and then left the pool to get ready for work. I was starving after my shower (breakfast was only a bowl of Quaker Oat Squares and milk w/ fruit) and had the stir fry scallops, shrimp, veggie meal. I didn't eat any grains as I didn't want to be too bloated for the weigh in.

I arrived at the WW meeting with a smile. As I stepped on the scale I didn't have a great 'light' feeling, I was worried. Then the number popped up: +0.2lbs for the week. WHAT!! I gained! Oh no, I was a little disappointed as we are taught that losing weight is all about l-o-s-i-n-g. But I'm on a lifestyle change and according to my friend Rick (a nutritionist) weight gain is part of getting your healthy eating habits in order.

I could have been really down about this two tenth gain, but I was too stoked that I didn't gain 2lbs!! I went to the meeting where Michelle talked to us about a meatless day in our routine and I enjoyed hearing about all the different things you can eat besides meat to make a meal appealing (quinoa - pronounce Keen-Wa - is a seed that is cooked like pasta/rice; barley; tofu- comes in various states: hard to soft; couscous- to me this is like the better version of grits).

So in my two weeks of being a Weight Watchers member I have a total of one pound of weight off of my frame, I have increased my non-existence weekly exercising to three days of exercise this week, and I am eating the most healthy meals ever in my life! I'd call that quiet a success!