Week 2, Day 1 -- 12 pound loss

My first weigh-in after a week on program yielded a satisfying 12-pound weight loss.

Phyllis wasn't there to react, though -- her granddaughter was making her first Holy Communion. Well, there's next week. My next door neighbor was there, though -- we now have a standing date to go together, and that's nice.

Today's curriculum was cost savings. Much of it was more like cost justification -- think of how much you're saving by not going out as much, etc. Some tips were solid but things I'm already doing, such as buying produce in season, buying meat in quantity when on sale. Some tips were things I flat out won't do, such as drive to the suburbs to go to Produce Junction. And there's still the issue of that low-fat cheese...

The Week 2 program book is about exercise. It makes perfect sense that if you exercise you can add some points to your total, to take or not to take depending on how quickly you want to lose weight. And the points do add up -- the hour I spent pushing a broom for our block cleanup brought be a nice three points. I am beginning to realize just how much my few little bits of exercise -- bike a mile here, walk a couple blocks there -- are adding up.

My 12-pound loss means I should sacrifice one point per day now -- not at all a problem.


I thought my stretch pants weren't stretching quite so far today...