Motivation works!!

Last week: 283.4 lbs
This week: 279.6 lbs
Total loss this week: 3.8 lbs

I'm so happy with the weight I've lost this week! I pulled out my Weight Watchers points books and started to record my foods. Watching and counting my points is something I hate to do. It's something I have to work hard at doing and what a difference it's made!

One thing I'm learning is the need to incorporate my kids in the exercise I'm doing. This helps me with my goals and keeps them moving and active. We walked the big mall here in the city one day, and my one son that was feeling healthy this week walked with me to the bank while my husband and our sick son drove to meet us there. I've been motivated to do more each day that I have been in the past.

On those days where motivation has lagged, I remind myself of the big picture. My husband and I are such New York City junkies that this year for Christmas, I made a gallery wall in our living room with pictures my husband had taken on our trip. One is of the Empire State Building. When I'm feeling lazy and would rather snuggle under a blanket on the couch, my living room walls remind me of the goal I've made and what I need to do to get there.

Only 8 weeks left to get myself a little healthier, a little thinner, and a lot more ready to climb those Empire State Building steps!