Doing Something About It
Thank you for your support ladies!! Of course, J, being a man and therefore misogynistic and blind, argued that my readership is primarily women and so my sample size and demographics are flawed, therefore, the results of my poll are flawed. Whatever dude. You owe me a new passport, because, alas, it is too late to simply take a new picture. We had already turned in the applications, which is why I was so...annoyed. Still, there are definitely measures to prevent a future chinless (too much chin?) picture.
That is why [deep breath] I decided to get off my fat ass and join weight watchers online. What I signed up for is essentially this weird little point system where everything you eat has a point value which supposedly makes it easier to count calories...or something. I only get 28 friggin points per day, which I think equates to something like 1000 calories, and I really don't want to talk all that much about it because today was the first day of following the point system and all I got to eat was a persimmon, a bunch of grapes, 2 pieces of Vietnamese sausage (which I ate BEFORE I signed up and didn't realize they represented so many points!), two pieces of Halloween candy because they were staring at me and going "eat me! EAAATTT MEEEEE!!!", a big bowl of beef chao/jook/congee, and a small bowl of Vietnamese vermicelli salad with more sausage aka bun cha lua. Vietnamese food isn't exactly the most filling in the world. And I think I'm ending the day with 1 point leftover and sipping water. ( Correction: -1 points. I just ate another persimmon. Done with eating for the day.) I've been on the chubby side since I hit puberty but ever since I had Evie and the Sweet Pea, the three letter F word has been a more apt description. Eh, I'm SO hungry. I realize that list looks long but I never realized how much I ate until today (which I'm not entirely sure was really that much more than what I DID eat today, but it just feels like I'm missing a meal).
Wish me luck?
In other news, Evie brought home her 1st grade picture. Now if I could actually find her kindergarten picture we could do a comparison. (Our scanner didn't do a very good job at scanning the picture. Hrm.)
Miss Evie, Age 6, with her mother's chin:
8 comments:
best of luck with ww. evie has a great chin, like momma. glad you're getting a do-over.
Good luck with WW. Love Evie's picture, AND her chin!
Good luck with WW. I find writing down what I eat helps.
And I forgot to say, that picture is adorable! I love school pictures.
Evie is beautiful. I like how even though she is 6, she accessorized with a necklace.
I'm on WW and I support you all the way. I really helps to write down what you eat. WW is the healthiest way to go because it's methods are sustainable. Post kids, with my work, stress, everything accumulated in weight gain for me. WW has helped me be accountable for what I eat and to start prioritizing my help. I'm Korean but I love Vietnamese food and all Asian noodles. I had no idea that Pho and a lot of Asian noodle dishes carry so many carbs and hidden fats. But WW emphasizes that you can eat most anything...just in moderation...Good luck.
Loyal reader aka Alice
Evie is gorgeous! (But you already knew that!)
And keep us posted on the WW stuff - I'll probably be considering it next year and I've always been skeptical about these weight loss programs (although I had luck with the Nutrisystem stuff post-Em - it just tastes pretty blah).
Beautiful Evie with her beautiful chin...
Good luck with WW! I wish there was a weight loss system for the tubby tummy (besides workouts)... ALL my fat resides there.
Evie looks really smart for a five year old girl. Good luck with WW anyway. Two of my friends who have been on it both lose weight quite successfully so hopefully things will go well for you as well. :D
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