Well after a very rocky first week on Weight Watchers, I still managed to lose .6 lb!  Yay!  The funny thing is that when I weigh in at Weight Watchers, I am fully clothed (thank goodness) and the meeting is right after I eat dinner.  So, the weight that I am at home, first thing in the morning before breakfast and after peeing, is about 5 pounds different than my Weight Watchers weight!  I really want to tell them what I really weigh!  I mean, can’t I just fax or email my number in?  Okay, just kidding.

I’ve been impressed with the program so far.  I have actually enjoyed my first two meetings because they have been very informative, supportive, and educational.  And they celebrate milestones!  So I mean seriously, once I lose 10% of my body weight (which is 15 pounds), I will be partying like a rockstar!  Or should I say SHOPPING like a rockstar!!  All in good time.  It just feels good great to be back in the saddle.

The other thing that I like about Weight Watchers is that when I exercise, I actually earn extra points.  Translation: I get to eat more food!  I don’t have to but I have that choice. 

So this lady was sharing a story last night about how she had gone through the Chick-fil-a drive thru and ordered a drink.  Well, apparently on this particular day if people ordered a drink, they were given a FREE chicken biscuit!!  And they don’t even tell you, they just hand it right over!!  So I mean, come on, giving one of us a free chicken biscuit is like handing a drug addict some meth/heroin/whatever for free!  Right? 

So, bless her heart, this lady didn’t know how to handle the situation but she recognized the triggering effect of the chicken biscuit and how eating it would blow all her hard work… so what does she do? 

She chucked that chicken biscuit into the trash like it was on fire or something!!  (You should have HEARD the groaning during the meeting from the people who could not believe she just threw it away!!  It was hilarious, all in good fun, of course.) 

I don’t know that lady in my meeting but man, I felt so proud of her in that moment.  She demonstrated her willpower beautifully and right then and there she set an example for the rest of us.  Her story yesterday helped me make better food choices today.  Community is powerful stuff.