Taking my time

Well, this week at my weigh in I was down 0.4 lbs.  Which was kind of surprising since I didn't really follow the Weight Watchers program!  I did journal what I ate (except for a few days and I went back and tried to fill them in but forgot what I ate) but I did not count points nor did I pay attention to the "good health guidelines."  I did pay more attention to what I was eating and I did try to work on not eating when I wasn't hungry and curbing my "emotional eating."   I did eat a lot of "crap" and I am not proud of my efforts and I had a brief thought that maybe I would not go to my meeting or go but not weigh in.  Then I decided that there is nothing wrong with taking it slow.  The last time I did Weight Watchers, I jumped in feet first and was "Gung Ho" the whole time.  And I got burned out.  Now, I have decided that I will just take my time and get back into it one piece at a time.  At least I am writing down what I eat.  That awareness will help me and perhaps I will think first before giving in to a craving.  I am exercising almost as much as I did the last time I did Weight Watchers, and I am less likely to skip going to the gym now that I am back at Weight Watchers.  I am thinking about what I eat a little more.  Even if I do still eat unhealthy foods, at least I am thinking about it and giving myself a choice not to!  And it's OK.  This time around, I am not going to be so hard on myself or strict with myself.  I am going to cut myself some slack and slowly ease back into it.  And, you know what? I think that will make it stick even more this time.  It will be a more realistic way of doing Weight Watchers and hopefully a more sustainable lifestyle for me to keep up!