Inching closer

Starting weight: 202.0 pounds
Ending weight: 200.0 pounds
Difference: -2.0 pounds
Total weight since beginning GO!: -31.6 pounds
Goal: 160 pounds
Points: 838

The Dream Team: Ben - 784, Geoff - 838, Toni - 850, Vanessa - 850.
Weekly Team Average: 830.5
Overall Team Average: 782.25

So I ate my weight in Reese's eggs Sunday and had two pieces of Kirby's awesome carrot cake, which made for a sweet day off. But it also made for a sour stomach all day Monday. I'm sure my body has gotten used to the daily routine of the rather tame foods that I eat and all that sugar threw things off balance. I thought about this the other day when Christie asked on the BlackBerry chat if any of us just eat the same things every day. For the most part, I do.

In the past the idea of a food plan that limited my choices would have turned me off. It's not that I don't vary what I eat from day to day and I'm not saying WW limits what you can eat. But for sheer ease, I have staples that I rotate through my meal plan — Fiber One bars, Nutrigrain bars, light Babybel cheese, Western Alternative bagels, light Progresso soup and even Subway sandwiches without the cheese. I have to admit thought that I'm looking forward to moving back to Roosevelt so I can be home for dinner each night. I've been living on SmartOnes frozen dinners since beginning GO! and can't wait to get some of Vanessa's home cooking each night.

One thing that happened this week that I'm particularly proud of is the restraint I showed Tuesday night during the dinner at Little America. I knew I wouldn't be able to point my meal and had no idea what was on the menu. I ate small meals throughout the day to conserve my points and arrived at dinner with 20 points to spare. I said no to the open bar, the bread basket, the Hollandaise-drenched halibut, the mashed potatoes and the key lime tart with Grand Marnier sauce. Sure I wanted to eat all of those things, but I felt so much better with my choice after I left the meal than I would have. Plus, the coworkers I was seated with mentioned that I was looking slimmer and asked what I was doing to lose weight. Of course, I told them because I feel obligated to share the "secret" of my success.

This coming week I expect to drop below the 200-pound mark for the first time in over five years. For some reason I feel like getting to even 199.99 pounds will be like getting over one of the hurdles that stands in the way of reaching my ideal weight of 160 pounds. Guess all I've got to do is continue to GO!