only down 0.5 lbs from last week, which is a little disappointing. i've also been really bad about journaling my food. i've been keeping track of my points mentally, and i know that several days last week i didn't eat my full 22. but, i've lost 5 lbs total, which is about a quarter of what i wanted to lose. so that's not so bad, i guess.

in our meeting yesterday, one woman said that i'd been her inspiration all week, and had motivated her to get out of bed (at 3 am!!) every morning to ride her bike. i thought that was fantastic, that i'd motivated someone. so i told her that her getting up at the buttcrack of dawn would be my motivation to not make excuses about not exercising. i still don't know about getting up early to run in the morning--i already get up at 5 to be at work for 6, and if i had to run and shower before work, i'd have to get up at 4. and go to work with wet hair, else get up at 3:30 so i'd have a half an hour to blowdry it. since i already don't sleep well, i don't know that that's a good option for me. but i could get up at 5:30 and do a little bit of pilates in the mornings, and maybe run in the evenings (if though it's over 100 degrees F still...). at any rate, i've got to do something.

anywho...
breakfast: 1 dannon light and fit smoothie (1 pt), 1 Luna iced oatmeal raisin bar (3 pts). total: 4 pts. drinking a 32 oz bottle of water.
lunch:
dinner:

food journal for thursday 8/17:

breakfast: 1 diet pepsi, one fruit-filled nutrigrain-esque bar (3 pts total)
snack: a handful of trail mix (raisens, dried cranberries, almonds, peanuts, dates) (~4 pts)
lunch: leftover taco salad and diet pepsi (5 pts total)
dinner:

4.5 pounds lighter this week!

i really wasn't sure that i'd lost any weight at all, so i'm thrilled. my biggest revelations this week were how much of a difference a) being mindful of my portion size and b) eating s-l-o-w-l-y make. i definitely feel motivated to commit to this process, even the terribly annoying "food journaling" portion of it. so here i go:

today
breakfast: 1 Luna bar (4 pts) , 1 diet pepsi (i know, i know...soda for breakfast. but no points!)
mid morning: 1 skim latte, 16 oz (2 pts)
lunch: leftover grilled chicken breast (3 pts) with 1pt worth of homemade chipotle sauce and some roasted red potato chunks and another diet pepsi (total: 6 pts)
dinner: taco salad with lean ground turkey, lettuce, reduced fat shredded cheese, and salsa (5 pts) and a large glass of 1% milk (2 pts)
desert: ww fudgesicle type thing (1 pt)

Total for the day: 20 pts
Limit for the day: 22 pts

and yes, i know i'm the only one reading this.

day one of weight watchers...