Going with Old Faithful - Weight Watchers

I managed to drag myself out of bed this morning (with a nudge from my husband b/c I was dead to the world when the alarm went off) for the 4th day in a row to the gym. Today was the first day that I feel like I actually accomplished something. I clocked 2.26 miles on the treadmill in about 45 minutes including cool down time. Once upon a time I was able to do 4 miles in a little over an hour so I'm hopeful that I'll get there again.

Okay, back to the real reason for this post. I weighed myself this morning and was not happy with the results. Granted I didn't weigh myself on Monday when I actually started this final journey (I say final b/c this IS the last time I'm doing this!) so I don't know what my exact starting weight was but I usually lose pretty quickly and the scale hasn't really budged. SO. I'm going to pull out my journal and start tracking points. It keeps me accountable. I like knowing how much I'm eating. If i leave it up to myself, well, we've all seen what happens when I do that!

In the spirit of Weight Watchers, here is a roundup of 10 Low Point WW Desserts that I did on my DIY blog, The Girl Creative.

Click image to see the yummies.

Don't Give Up What You Want the Most...

Finally Going Public

I decided that I'm finally going to bite the bullet and go public with my weight loss journey. I figured I've tried to keep this part of my life pretty private - didn't want to be embarrassed - but heck, I'm fat. I know it and everyone else knows it so why not? Maybe the support is just what I need. Who knows.

So, a little intro I guess is what I should do being that this is my first official blog post. I'm a 39 year old mom of 3 and I've struggled with my weight basically my whole life. I joined Weight Watchers for the first time when I was 19 with 47 pounds to lose. I lost 46. Fast forward through my 20s and 30s, marriage, kids, weight loss, weight gain and here I am. I've had significant losses over the years. I lost 96 pounds in 2008. I lost 75 pounds in 2011-2012 - all on WW. My last stint was with Medifast where I lost 35 pounds in 2 months but that landed me in the hospital with digestive/stomach issues and I had to stop that program.

I'm still trying to figure out what to do next whether I'm going to go back to WW or to just try to limit my carbs, do some clean eating, etc. but for starters I'm finally beginning to utilize the gym membership I have. I've been inspired by a bunch of ladies who I follow on IG and FB who have lost bit through healthy eating and exercise so I'm hoping to follow suit. This was my first week getting up early (5am - WHAT???) and hitting the gym and that's more than I've done in ages so I'm off to a decent start.

Okay, so why the name Skinny Girl Trapped in a Fat Girl's Body? Well, that's kind of how I feel. I know I'm a big girl but somehow I still feel like i'm skinny. Aside from the aching back and knees I still don't feel that I'm as big as I am. But OH YES I AM!!! I took some pictures the other day and ummmm...HOLY WAKE UP CALL! I am HUGE!!! I'm not trying to bash myself or make anyone feel bad, it's just the truth.  I won't go into how much I weigh but I have about 120 pounds to lose to get to a healthy BMI. I'd be really happy with losing 100 and then going from there.

So, there you have it. Welcome to my journey!!