Craving something sweet...

Day one of my journey and going strong! I always think the day after you decide to jump back on the weight loss wagon is either the easiest or the hardest... easy because you're pumped after the realisation that you can't bear to stuff yourself silly for another day and you really really really want to lose weight once and for all... hard because it would be so easy just to slip back into yesterdays mindset of "I'm not really that fat" or "Who even cares?" or "I'll start tomorrow." Today for me for easy up until now, which is why I made myself get on the computer and write about it! I've used up my Weight Watchers points for today, but am craving something sweet, just because it's after dinner I think! Cooked sweet and sour chicken with stir-fried carrots, beans, onions and capsicum and rice. Very yummy and filling! I love days like today when I can just spend between 5pm and 6pm cooking away, at my own speed, measuring and adding and taking away and creating a masterpiece... fingers crossed!

This morning I wasn't feeling hungry at all after last night's binge session, so I just had a cup of tea when I woke up. Didn't sleep real well last night either, so that added to the grogginess I was feeling. I knew I had to eat breakfast to 'break-the-fast' and begin the day well, but didn't want to eat when I wasn't hungry, so I decided to do Denise Austin's cardio blast DVD which goes for about 45 mins. It is a fun workout, with a warmup, kickboxing, interval training, retro aerobics and cardio dance. I wore my heart rate monitor, but only managed an average of 122 bpm. So it didn't really get my heart rate up high - or I didn't work hard enough - but I did feel great afterwards and was sweating a bit. I'm fairly fit, so perhaps this sort of thing just wasn't challenging enough. I enjoyed it, and it was physical activity though, so that contributes well to my weight loss efforts!

The next couple of days shouldn't prove hard to follow WW and fit in some exercise. I made a conscious decision this morning though that I will go back to WW meetings this Friday. I know I can do it by myself, but WW worked so well last time, while I was going to the meetings, and I think the support side of things is such an important aspect of any journey, and at the moment, I'm relying solely on myself. It's another cost, but worth it. Because this time when I get to goal, I'm going to stay there!!

See you tomorrow!