This is a snap of Ella and Jack on the first day of preschool. Ella often had teary drop-offs last year, but is raring to go this year. Jack is new to preschool, but seems to take after his daddy whom I remember running off to join the line of new kindergartners with never a backward glance. Here's hoping that they're this eager every day! I am not quite this geared up to meet my goals, but I can happily report that I'm starting my fourth week of being on program, exercise, and tracking what I eat.
I lost 3 pounds the first week and, as Debbie wisely predicted in the comments of my last post, gained one pound last week (the day after my surgery). Thank goodness for her counsel, because I just chalked it up to water and stress and kept on going. Of course I haven't been perfect every day in my eating choices, but, on the whole, I'm pretty content with my diet. I've tried lots of new recipes and bought a few new food items to keep things interesting. The WW online recipes are great. I made their Classic Chicken Soup with Noodles for dinner the other night now that we're getting a hint of fall in the air. It was a definite winner and will make a repeat appearance soon, I think. As a side to the soup, I made a half recipe of Apricot Scones (just 4 points +) and used some of my flex points to have two! Such indulgence!
Thank you all for your good wishes about my surgery. It went well and I was back to my normal routine the next day. I got the great news yesterday that the biopsy came back "all clear." I'm not a huge worrier, but, as you can imagine, this was really good to hear.
Today I earned a gold star (well, an imaginary gold star). I had the morning "off" and had decided to get out and do some exercise. I woke to the patter of rain on the window panes, but got dressed and went out and did it anyway. I went to my favorite river path and did Week One, Day One of C25K! It's the first time I've actually run in any organized sort of way since my spine surgery in March. Yay me! And I didn't even melt in the rain--I guess it was only the Wicked Witch who melted.
With September, it seems like everything's starting up again. This year, instead of BSF, I've joined another Bible study group (Community Bible Study). They are very similar in content and format, but CBS is a bit closer to my WW meeting so that I won't be late.
WI tomorrow and I'm hoping to lose.
Are you off an running?
