Getting back on the horse

Last week:  283.8
This week:  276.4
Loss this week:  7.4 lbs...

Last week was one of those "do over" weeks.  I went away to the mountains two weekends ago with my girl's group.  We spent the weekend eating and drinking and shopping and had a great time.... until I got home to my dreaded scale. 

I knew the totals were going to be bad.  I knew I had avoided looking at the points value of foods and I had alcohol each night, which is my Achilles heel.  But to gain all that weight over one weekend!!! 

On the Friday before I left, my weight was a glorious 276.4 lbs - which put me at an over  20 lb weight loss.  To come home on the Monday with a 7.4 lb weight gain was frustrating to say the least. 

But.... I got back to work.  I pulled out my Weight Watchers book and I refused to kick myself (too much) over my backslide and chose to just work the program.  In the first day, I'd lost 3 lbs of water weight.  The next day, another pound came off.  Even over the weekend while we had family over for my husband's birthday, a late Easter, and a very special family anniversary, I maintained my weight loss goals.  To step on the scale this morning and know I was back on track was satisfying! 

I don't know that I'll hit my goal of losing another 15 lbs before New York, but I'm aiming for at least another 10 lbs down before we go.  Once I'm done writing this, I'm going to go upstairs to my closet and pull out my "20 lbs down" box of clothing and I'm going to try things on!  I am also pulling out my "seasonal" clothing box to see if my tshirts, tank tops, and capris fit yet.  It will help me focus on what I need to do to get into them before my trip. 

So.... over 20 lbs down now!  It feels great to know I'm doing this with my health in mind and I'm already starting to focus on what my next goals might be after my NYC trip.  I'm starting to believe in me again.