The Dreaded 10 Pounds

Alright…. I’m throwing it out there. Time for some blunt honesty. I need to lose 10 pounds. Just 10 pounds. Only 10 pounds. It sounds like it should be easy…. Oh, but it’s not. I love to eat. I love food. Mexican food, chocolate, cheeseburgers, pasta, french fries, baked potatoes… any carb. YUM! Healthy food… bleh!

My mom was just in town and while she has always looked fabulous she is looking unbelievably FABULOUS these days!! She is a hard core Weight Watchers follower/fan and it has really worked for her. I have decided that I am going to follow her lead. Anyway, thanks to my mom, we have stumbled upon the lovely Hungry Girl website and all of its awesomeness. She has great recipes and at the bottom of all of them, she gives the Weight Watcher point value. So with Weight Watchers, Hungry Girl and a food/weight journal I just started to keep myself accountable, I hope to start losing weight.

I started this whole thing last week and Dan has been wonderful and supportive. He has already tried everything from mashed cauliflower to fat free sliced cheese (neither are as bad as they sound). Thanks baby!!

I worked really hard in college to get myself into good shape. I have gained 10 pounds since college and I want to get rid of it. We don’t have kids, very little to no stress in our lives, we have the ability to choose what we eat, etc. This should be the easiest time to lose weight and get myself back in check. I am a little embarrassed to admit this on a public blog for anyone to see. The only reason I am doing this really is in hopes that it will put more pressure on me to stick with it and lose the weight. I will just keep thinking about how good it will feel when I have lost the 10 pounds and can bite into that big ‘ole plate of gooey, cheesy nachos. Kidding!

Wish me luck (and lots of willpower)!!