Celebrating Small Victories

I really should be more positive with this journey and so I a dedicating this post to doing just that...I have a a lot of things in my life to be happy about and I need to focus on those things instead of the negative. Ralph Waldo Emerson said "The first wealth is health" and I am lucky enough to have my health....now I need to work on the wealth. :)

Small Victory #1: I am getting the hang of Weight Watchers; I lost 2.4 pounds this week...making my two week grand total 4.6 pounds. I wanted to hit the five pound make but 4.6 is pretty darn good.  I hope to keep losing around two pounds a week, but I know that isn't completely realistic.

Small Victory #2: Trying new things. I went to two strength and cardio classes, two ab labs, and a cycling class. I have never been to any type of class at a gym before and I was pretty nervous about going and making a fool of myself. I enjoyed all of the classes and plan attending more of then. The only bummer is that the strength and cardio class is no longer being offered at a time that I can attend.

Small Victory #3: I went for a long run in the nice weather today. I was hoping to last for 4-5 miles and I made it for 7!!! The 7 miles were very hilly and my legs were pretty tired by the end. I ran very slowly, but it has been a month and a half since my last long run.

I am happy that I am making this life change for myself. The WW point system is working out great for me. I was able to drink red wine, eat Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and half of a slice of greasy Costco pepperoni pizza this weekend and still lose weight. I know that I would probably have lost more weight if I would have skipped those items, but I am so happy that I ate them. :) I now have a scale to weigh my food and this is great because I am terrible at estimating portion sizes.

On a different note my dad was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and on Wednesday we are going to the doctor to find out about different treatment options. Please keep him in your thoughts. To end this post on a more positive note he is very optimistic.