Points Challenged

Dillypoo is not happy.

I've been doing Weight Watcher's new PointsPlus plan for two weeks now and I'm gaining.

Yes, I had one day of excessive drinking and yes, I had four pieces of See's Candy. But I thought I was doing pretty good at being good the rest of the time.

Apparently not.

I spoke to my ClubWW leader after the meeting tonight and gave her printouts of my last two week's journals. She's going to give them a peek and let me know what she thinks is going on.

But I suspect I'm eating too many points, even though I think I've made healthy changes since starting the new program.

I'm tracking daily. I've cut out almost all processed foods. I'm eating my fruits and veggies. I'm exercising.

I'm 1.4 pounds over goal.

I have two holiday parties this week, tickets to see The Nutcracker on Sunday (which will probably include lunch before or dinner after) and Christmas is next week. I need to plan better and decide what is more important: eating a tasty treat that's probably out of my points range, or staying the course to move the scale in the other direction.

This is just another reminder that my journey is not over because I reached goal. Staying there is going to be a struggle at times. A struggle with that petulant Inner Child who won't go away.

Inner Child Dillypoo: "Let's check out the dessert tables before making a final decision about those parties."

Grown Up Dillypoo: "Bad Dillypoo!"

Inner Child Dillypoo: "You can run some more. It's not that cold out."

Grown Up Dillypoo: "That's not the way it works and you know it!"

Inner Child Dillypoo: "But it's Christmas! I want chocolate."

Grown Up Dillypoo: "I want skinny thighs."

I'm rooting for Grown Up Dillypoo.

I extended the Cans for Comments deadline to December 18, so please leave a comment on this or any post and make my grocery cart runneth over when I go shopping this weekend.