Four is a magic number...this weekend at least. I am very happy to report that I lost 4.6 lbs during my first week on Weight Watchers. I have been journaling my food intake and finding that my choices are leaving me satisfied AND experiencing weight loss.


During the WW meeting, the discussion was about plateaus and what truly constitutes a plateau. A weight loss plateau is when you are doing everything "right" and the scale is not moving. I have been here. It was miserable. I actually had a plateau that lasted six months. I finally realized that I was going at my weight loss "too hard" and found that by easing up, the weight started coming off again.


Some of the suggestions for breaking the plateau in WW are:

• Switch from Flex to Core (or vice versa)--this allows your mind and body to get different types of foods and gives your brain the ability to experience the "new"
• Increase your activity--Some people do the same thing day in and out. Your body adapts and makes it more difficult to experience a loss. That's why I love programs like TTMembers where you continue to grow your program as you grow in strength and ability.
• Try new foods
• Chill out!

The leader, Linda, shared this funny and insightfully quote on advice

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." --Erica Jong

I also did 4 miles on Sunday during our 'long' run. We really did a walk/run session. The time to complete was 56 minutes. I really wanted to maintain a 4.0 mph average time. Mission Accomplished. Last night, I was pretty sore so I had Matt give me a massage. He ended with some chi work. It felt like I had Icy Hot on my back. It was incredible. He had to "remove" some energy because it was too warm. I told him that I have a "magician" for a boyfriend. He laughed.