Weight Watchers Anniversary

Memorial Day is (as close as needs be to being) my anniversary with WW. One year ago this week I heard about how to fill your plate half full with fruits and vegetables for this weekend’s holiday picnics. I thought that was brilliant. It had never occurred to me to do that. Weight Watchers rose in my novice estimation. I did not yet have a proper appreciation for the point count of mayonnaise (hence, potato or macaroni salad) or baked beans so I didn’t realize I wouldn’t be needing room for them anyway if I planned to eat anything fun for the rest of the week. When I quit smoking I was super-super-vigilant for the first year. I thought about not smoking every day. For the second year I was just super-vigilant. I was a little safer, a little more secure in my status as a non-smoker. I plan to lose the same in my second WW year that I lost in the first. My skill bag is much larger, my one point per serving recipes right up my sleeve, I can estimate a quarter cup quite satisfactorily but I measure most everything I eat anyway, and I know (intellectually) how to build a satisfying meal that will stay with me. I understand the concept of macronutrients. I can skitter away from the program for a few weeks and then come back. I can stay on target even when I’m having a “maintaining not losing” week. But food is funny. I was told that it’s harder to quit smoking than it is to quit heroin. I’m here to tell you that it’s harder to quit poor eating habits than it is to quit smoking. I quit smoking 9 years ago but I’ve been struggling with my weight since I was a child and I don’t feel the slight relief that came with my first anniversary as a non-smoker. I don’t feel like I can lighten up a little and some of this will take care of itself. This is my first serious attempt at having a healthy diet. I’m 37. Tomorrow I’m off to visit my great-great grandfather’s grave at Mount Hope Cemetery. More about that later. Posted in All About ME