Lots going on!

This week has been an interesting week. I had a wonderful "date" Friday night with a good friend, where we went out to dinner and talked for a couple of hours. We talked about a lot of things we hadn't talked about before and it has made our friendship even stronger. Sunday, Mom, Dad, Vince, and I went out for dinner to celebrate Father's Day. My parents are so proud of the changes that I'm making in my life, but seem to be nervous that I'm not going to keep moving on my journey. It's wonderful to have their support and I know that I might just be too sensitive about this. On Tuesday, I got to teach a session at a technology training and got a lot of positive comments about my session. I had a good time and am glad that others enjoyed it too. I had a nice lunch with two friends. This was the source of my biggest (and maybe goofiest) success story for the week. For lunch I had a half sandwich and a fruit salad from Cinnamon's Deli. Before I would have eaten the whole thing without even thinking about it. I made myself think about it. I ate the fruit first, knowing it would be filling without adding points to my day. When I got to the sandwich, I ate half of it and realized that I wasn't hungry anymore. So instead of just eating it because it was there, I got a to-go box and stopped eating. I know it seems silly, but it was a huge step for me! I was really proud of myself. Thursday, I spent the day at Rock River Rapids with two wonderful friends and their adorable children. It was a new way to hang out at a water park, but it was great fun! I love being able to hang out with my friends! Afterwards, one of those friends and I got our nails done together. I haven't spoiled myself like that in a long time and it's going to make its way on to my to-do list because I need to do things for myself! Fortunately, my friend is up for that too, so we are going to have standing dates to get our nails done and spend time together just the two of us!

So it's Friday again. Friday is my weigh in day. I'm always nervous before I weigh in. I have to remind myself that the numbers aren't what really matters. What matters is that I'm making healthier choices for my life. I know I'm doing good things. I am more active than I have been in years. I can't remember the last time that I ate as well as I am now. I think about what and how much I eat. These are all good things and I know it is making a difference in how I look and feel. However, I still want to see my weight go down. This week I was able to lose four pounds, which means I am down 31 pounds total and have lost 10% of my weight since I joined Weight Watchers! (I did join WW after I had lost 13 pounds on my own, because I knew I wanted the extra support to be able to continue to be successful) It's wonderful to see the success on the scale match the success I'm seeing in my life changes. :) After I weighed in, I went and got my hair done. It's a good day so far with the potential to get even better! :)

Here is my first entry. I'll try and post more than once a week, but won't be any less than once a week.

Until I post again, I will continue acting on my decision.