minor setback

i'm not happy. according to the ww scales this week, i gained 2 pounds back! grrrrr.....i am so aggravated. my ww leader is evaluating my food log over the last week to see if anything jumps out.

at first she was dimissing it b/c of thanksgiving. when i explained to her that we had a mostly weight watchers thanksgiving meal, she understood why i protested. i told her i haven't cheated and i've been using the meal plans as applicable and counting my points. i've resisted the m&m's, the birthday cakes, the basket of snacks sitting on the counter in our department. i haven't eaten out at a fast food restaraunt or any other restaraunt or gone to starbucks for the holiday coffees that i want. i have even resisted the pumpkin pie blizzard since i've started weight watchers (plus i found out that it's about 12 ga-zillion points for one!). i've stopped getting my breakfast from mcdonald's or chick fil a. and oh how i love those chicken biscuits!

afterwards she got my food log and email address and said she'd send me feedback. one interesting thing i found out...celery has a high sodium content. did not know that. she said she was shocked when she found out too b/c she was eating a lot of celery and was retaining water like crazy. she also said that i could be retaining fluids b/c of the female thing (i know...tmi...sorry!). she asked me about my exercise routine which is non-existent right now b/c of the knee. i'm hoping to get on track with that as soon as dr. b tells me i can.

when i got back to my desk, i compared the 1st 2 weeks' food logs with this past weeks. one of the things i noticed was the snacks. during the 1st 2 weeks, i was eating more savory snacks, such as hummus with green peppers or a serving of wheat thins, guacamole and chips, single serving of low fat popcorn instead of the sweet stuff. even at night i was having 4 gingersnaps with a glass of milk instead of the fat free pudding and whipped topping. i've also been eating the quaker rice cakes. i might be adding sugar into my diet unknowingly.

so i'm going to try an experiment. i'm going to go back to the savory snacks and the fruits and veggies. i also have noticed that i've been hungry at times when i shouldn't be. i'm trying to turn this negative into a positive and learn from it. i'm going to listen to what my body is telling me and try to keep on track. trust me, i thought about turning into dairy queen tonight to get a blizzard but i didn't. so that in itself is a positive step. in the past, i would have ordered the blizzard and the chick fil a meal and eaten all of it and been unhappy and disgusted. i have to keep reminding myself that it's baby steps. i didn't gain all this overnight and i'm not going to lose it overnight either. slow and steady wins the race...

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on another note...

the seniors' powder puff team played the freshmen and beat them 27-6. janelle did an awesome job. she got 2 sacks and made 2 really good tackles towards the end of the game. she was plowing her way through the offensive line. at one point they had double coverage on her and she still broke through. she played just like her mama used to...lol. i played defensive line when i played powder puff back in the day. boy, i miss it!

there was a lot of bumping and banging and punching and hair-pulling going on. the principal was calling the game and he had to remind them several times that this was supposed to be a friendly game. lol...we were out for blood when we played in high school. i don't expect any less from janelle and her friends!

monday the seniors play the juniors. it should be pretty interesting b/c both teams are pretty good. hopefully there won't be any fights or injuries. janelle and her friends play for keeps and don't back down.

this time next week the torn cartilage should be gone!

kisses...