Ugh. This is not starting well. While not perfect, over the course of the past week, I’d begun to think and act like a dieter. I was making better food choices, limiting my portion sizes and even sitting quietly as others devoured cheeseburgers, onion rings and shakes in front of me. My fridge is full of produce, I’ve started packing lunches for work and forcing myself to drink more water – and all for what? 2 lbs. – in the wrong direction. That’s right – all my efforts got me was a GAIN of 2 lbs.! I haven’t GAINED two pounds in 6 months – and yet, somehow – all this sacrifice has bitten me in the butt. And to make matters worse – my boyfriend – who has made the mere sacrifice of switching his daily lunch sandwich from tuna melts to turkey breast on rye – lost 5lbs in the same week! I’m trying to convince myself that it’s because he needs to lose more weight than I do.

Now don’t get me wrong – I’m not giving up on dieting and I’m not giving up on Weight Watchers. I know the program works. It worked for me 5 years ago. But damn this is frustrating! I aw expecting to be thin – but even a ½ lb lost would have been encouraging. It’s hard to know where to go from here – there’s only so much salad I can eat.