Painting with a WW Buddy

One of my WW buddies @SuzieApple and I went to a paint party for some "Me Time".  It was so much fun!!!  It was nice to get together with a friend, do something fun and the focus not be about food.

I did it!!!

There are no words to describe how this feels today. I have watched every season of the Biggest Loser and have wanted this so badly and today was the day!!!!!

I can't even think about the next hurdle right now, I am just relishing how this feels.

I made it to Wonderland!! (One-derland!) I keep singing the John Mayer song "Your Body is a Wonderland" and my 22 year old son said Momma, I am not sure that is what that song is talking about ......oooo weeee!  So yea, maybe this is not the right song!!!  ha!!!  I can't get the tune out of my head, so for today I will sing it!!!

Anyway, I am so grateful that I get to share this with all of YOU!!!!!

Just Like Oprah's Christmas Give-away

As I have gone through these last 7 months on Weight Watchers, the community, groups, challenges, message boards, blogs, and even my own dashboard has been a great tool for me.  I loved seeing those little star rewards when I lost 5%, then 10% etc.  I also loved getting those little cyber tokens.  I know it seems silly, but it let me know that someone was thinking of me and giving me just that little bit of encouragement that I  needed that day.

So, today, I want this to be like Oprah's big Christmas Give-away that she use to have on her TV show.  She had all of her favorite things and she would give them away to all of her audience members.

For each of you I am giving you ALL of the Tokens!!!  I changed the messages on some of the tokens (although they may be too small to read).

Please know that I will miss the WW Community Boards, but I am glad you have found your way to this blog or are keeping up with me on the WW app Connect.

(((((Hugs))))

What a Difference A Year Makes

I guess a side effect of the wife being a Weight Watcher is that the husband loses weight too.  I am 58 pounds down, he is 25 pounds down.

Unstuffed Cabbage

Unstuffed cabbage

1 lb Laura's Lean ground round

small onion diced

1 can tomatoes diced (I used italian style or rotel) 

2 bags of slaw cabbage

2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

2 cloves garlic chopped

2 tsp italian seasoning

1 cup water

Brown meat and onion, add tomatoes, water, seasoning and stir.  Add cabbage and stir.  Simmer 30 minutes covered.

1/4 of the skillet was 4 smart points.

Weight Watchers chocolate cupcakes

This is an old WW recipe.  It is YUMMY!!!

1 box pillsbury sugar free chocolate cake mix
1 can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 cup water

Mix together (it will be very thick).  Spoon into muffin tin lined with cupcake liners.  Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Each muffin is 3 smart points.

Missed One-Derland once again!!!

I went to my WW meeting today and once again, I am still not under that big number.  In fact, I was up 0.2 lb.  Not much, but still up.  ughh!!!  I think it is somewhat fluid this week because I can't get my wedding rings off.  I guess I just want to be under the goal so badly.  Not today.  I will keep on working my program and sooner or later, it will happen.

Anyone else ever feel like this????

Weight Watchers Community

I go to the Weight Watchers meetings.  I really like them alot.  I need the accountability.  Along with your membership, you get access to the online "tools".  One of the things that I have really enjoyed is the online community.  I have made some sweet online friends and have benefitted from their encouragement, ideas, food finds and wisdom.  Sadly, WW announced this week that in August, the Community is going away.  They are replacing it with the phone app called Connect.  It is very similar to Instagram and very impersonal.  For that reason, I am starting this blog.  I hope some of the others will do the same.   I will miss hearing from them several times per week.

I know that Sir Blogs Alot from WW community is starting a personal blog page as well.

If you want to follow along, you can either book mark this page, or follow by email and when I post something new, it will notify you. 

I hope you are all having a great week!!!

Progress so far

One of the many times I joined Weight Watchers this was 2011

Another time I joined Weight watchers, this was in 2012

This was December of 2015, the day I joined Weight Watchers for the last time..........I say the last, because I will reach goal and become a life time member.

Easter - starting to notice a difference in my face

haven't gone without sleeves in public for a long time

I was so proud of this top, I bought it at WALGREENS!!!!  Off the rack!!!! No dressing room

My official weigh in outfit for Weight Watchers for a very long time

This dress is a 1XL - I love it.  I felt skinny for the first time.

How can this 2XL pink top make me feel skinny???

This was when I could FINALLY see a difference

2 months prior, this shirt would not fit across the bust and arms at all

February 2016 - the day I started singing with Servants Heart

This was June 2016 after losing 50 pounds.