Finally!
I had a big drop this morning--almost two pounds. I can't tell you how good it feels to see some kind of progress. The weight watchers thing is OK. Though it doesn't keep me on a narrow track for healthy eating, it does limit my caloric intake and make me more aware of my choices.
Most days I don't eat any differently on WW than I normally would have, except I may eat more fresh fruit and add a side salad to lunch. I can only think of two times when it actually affected my food choices: 1.) When I was about to eat a single-serve frozen pizza and discovered that its point value was literally off the chart of my point calculator. 2.) When I ordered Mexican takeout and combed the menu for 15 minutes trying to find anything that wasn't half cheese (fish tacos).
Probably the biggest difference is that I don't eat out nearly as much because I'm preparing more food at home. It's not that I said, "I'm not going to eat out." It's just that I only do that when the cupboards are bare.
This weekend I went a little soup crazy; I made two. First, I made a mushroom soup from my Ultrametabolism cookbook, then I whipped up a cauliflower/potato/blue cheese soup that was recommended to me on my parenting message board as a way to sneak in veggies on kids. Both have extremely low point values, so are nice tummy fillers.
The drop this morning could also be due to the unbelieveable about of running around I did this weekend after my toddler. We went to Zoo Boo and had to park a mile away, then run around the zoo, then walk back. It was a real workout! I swear having a toddler is an exercise routine all on its own.