2016 - The year of MY best body

Have you seen it? We will see how long I can keep the link here....

Oprah's commercial

The new Weight Watcher commercial with Oprah. She explains that there's no pair of pants to fit into, no special dress, been there and done that. She explains that 2016 she wants to be the year of her best body. I'm in agreement.

With all the new changes with Weight Watchers. Moving from Points plus to Beyond the Scale is exciting but also scary. I lost all of my weight on the old plan. I am comfortable with the old plan. BUT in the 20 months since I hit goal, I've seen the weight slowly creep back. I am 165 lbs now, down 5 lbs from when I weighed myself 3 weeks ago, but I still long to be comfortable.

Comfortable in my pants, in my "space". I have some work to do. I hope any of you out there who read this are with me. Let's make 2016 the year of OUR best bodies.

And so it begins....again

Alright, I'll admit it. I got cocky. I was "all good". I didn't need to follow the plan all the way, I didn't need to exercise. I GOT THIS.

But, I actually don't. I don't got this. I'm kind of stuck. Gaining weight is the worst feeling. Especially since I worked SO hard to get to a place where I was comfortable with "me". Now I'm at least 17 lbs heavier. I'm not happy :-(

Here's why I know I need to do something:

1. My pants are tight. Not my size 4's (can't get them over my butt). Not my size 6 (Can't button those), but my size 8! They're S.N.U.G. Tight, not comfortable.

2. My size "Small" sweaters miraculously are too short.

3. My shoes feel tighter- how did THAT happen?

4. I have that overall nauseous feeling at night right before bed. I also wake up STARVING.

5. I've had heartburn a few times- hadn't had it in 2 years!

The Dable Fam- all my guys!

So, here's my plan. Back on track (pun intended). TRACK everything! Work out- 3-5 times per week. No excuses, no more "it's a celebrations" type crap. DONE!

I didn't weigh in at my meting this week, sadly I didn't want to know. However I DID attend a wedding with my guys and it was a BLAST! While I wore a dress that was a "M", I didn't feel comfortable in my skin. So GOAL- get back to comfortable in my skin.

4 weeks in- 4 lbs down- Supper in a snap!

So, not doing as well as I had hoped with my keeping up, but I'm here and I'm still working! Down 4 lbs, but not officially as I need to weigh in this Saturday. Speaking of this Saturday, IT'S MY FIRST WEIGHT WATCHERS MEETING! Can you tell I'm excited? 

After months of waiting and training being coimpleyed, it's time for me to have my own group. I'm really excited to meet the members. Hopefully I can help them and learn from them the way I learned and helped Angela. It's a matter of support. That's what I love about meetigns. Not only am I there to lead a discussion, but I always feel like I way away with my lessons too. 

Let's talk about walking. Or working out I guess. I'm week 4 into T25. Not even a little cold (or a big one) could slow me down. I took a day off, but I doubled up my workout and even did a Sunday workout. I can tell the difference already. It's such an awesome feeling to experience your body reacting to a work out. The first 2 weeks I was REALLY sore. All the muscles tearing and re-building and such, but now I just feel good. 

For being 20 days into the month, I am overall excited for 2015. I am still 160 lbs and have 10-15 I would LOVE to lose, but my size 8 pants are starting to fit well and even a little loose. This motivates me....I've also been working on yummy dinners. Tonight I am making the EASIEST recipe. I'm not usually a fan of boxed items but I LOVE Stove Top. Here's the recipe. I'll also list the points plus values at the bottom. 

what you need1-2/3 cups  hot water1 pkg.  (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 lb.  boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 can  (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup

1 Cup frozen mixed vegetables
1/4 cup  Sour Cream

HEAT oven to 400ºF.

ADD hot water to stuffing mix; stir just until moistened.

PLACE chicken and mixed vegetables in 13x9-inch baking dish. Mix soup and sour cream until blended; pour over chicken and vegetables. Top with stuffing.

BAKE 30-35 min. or until chicken is done.

4 servings = 10 points per serving!