An unbelievable loss... {weight wise}

I'm sure this will happen again but today I'm in a little bit of shock.  As you know, last week was Halloween and Halloween night I started with a fever, which lasted about 3 days.  In that time, Caleb got sick and has been out of school all week.  Fever, chills, other unmentionables.  Yah, it hasn't been fun for him.  And me, I've been very lethargic.  Two days out of the week I didn't track my Weight Watcher points at all and two of the others I half heartedly did, realizing one day there was no way I was going to make it to my 29 points. 

I weigh myself everyday to keep myself on track.  I weigh myself on the Wii so it keeps a little graph for me - and I love graphs!  So this week I weighed myself and found that although I had enjoyed a large loss at the beginning of the week (when I wasn't eating much), I was gaining it back.  I thought I had gained the loss from earlier this week PLUS some.  While I was bound to not be upset when I got to Weight Watcher scale this morning, I was pleasantly surprised at my loss.  Actually quite floored.  I did manage to loose a pound!  Yes, one more pound gone!!  That brings my total up to 15!  I'm so excited!!!

It's been tough trying to loose weight while sick.  Or rather, it was extremely tough to eat all the points I needed to eat while sick.   I never vomited but I never felt right either - all week.  Even now, I could take a nap.  Whatever this is, it's worn me right out.  But not eating all the points can be a detriment to you goal as well.  Your body needs those points to function and lately, I can say... this body isn't functioning properly.

So, a one pound loss is my unbelievable loss this week.  I thought for sure it was going to be a gain.

This week is also the last week I get any hand outs.  I've reached the 10th week.  No more hand outs.  Bummer.  I think those are my favorites.  Even if I don't read them right away, I love looking back through them when I have a question or to sit and devour the important information in them.  But they are no more.  I've received all I am to get.  I did hear a rumor that Weight Watchers is thinking about doing a newsletter they give out in the meetings but we'll have to wait and see.  Print now a days is expensive - although I do pay a pretty penny myself just to be on this plan!

In the meeting that I went to today, it wasn't the normal leader - someone different.  Since Susan and I usually go on Friday's a Saturday AM meeting is different (and waaaayyyy too early) for us.  Today's leader wanted us to pledge to loose 2 pounds by November 30th.  That takes in account Thanksgiving for most people.  The normal 3 pound gain most people experience over the Thanksgiving weekend.  But as she's talking, I was realizing that I've definitely got an uphil battle.  Not only do I have Thanksgiving but my birthday is coming up too!  And I know that there will be cake on the 15th (the Sunday before my Bday), cake the evning of the 15th, something on the 16th (my actual bday) and then more festivities on the 20th.WHHHAAAT!  That's a whole lot of celebrating before Thanksgiving even gets here!  I guess a tiny 2 pound loss by November 30th is much more realistic than the 5 I want. 

I'm going to plan but still take things one day at a time.  And today, I've got to work on getting caught up on some projects and focus.  Focus on eating healthy, staying healthy and remaining active and healthy.  Oh, and typing up my lunches for this blog.  It's definitely something I want to add, great research material for later!