And your new weight is....

Today was my first weigh-in and I lost 3.4 pounds. I now weigh 209.6 pounds. Hubby was very proud of me. I'm proud of myself. I had to make kolacky's (very yummy Polish cookies) for my daughter's very first oral report at school. You have no idea how hard it was to only eat the 3 cookies I had. I wanted them ALL!!!!! She just brought home the leftover cookies, too. Now I have some in the house. I can do it, though! I went to the grocery store today and didn't buy any of the stuff I usually get, and then hide from everyone else. I even went out to eat and did OK. I started with a huge salad then I could only eat 1/2 of my grilled chicken sandwich. I'm making much better choices, not being perfect, but a thousand times better than before. This week I will get my mcfatty rear end on the treadmill. I'm shooting for 3 times a week, 30 minutes each. That's what my doc recommended so I'm gonna give it a try. I even bought smart ones frozen dinners for those days I forget to plan ahead. No more eating a box of spaghetti because I forgot to thaw out chicken. And yes, I can polish off a whole box of pasta with no problem (and a whole lot of garlic bread with it). My first week of healthy living is over and I survived. I'm 3 pounds lighter and not as crabby as day one. I'm not so afraid of this week anymore. I don't know if my vicious cravings will ever completely go away, but they are fading, and that is good.