So I’m going to Weight Watchers.  I joined on February 1. I didn’t go to a meeting today because I was exhausted. But as of last week, I was down 18 pounds. I’m going weigh in tomorrow.

Slow and steady wins the race. I have been both slow and steady. But I keep going back. And I am very proud of what I have done so far, and I know that this time, I’m not going to quit.

But Weight Watchers…Yeah, I’ve been hit or miss with meetings. I’m torn. I like the leader. There are people in the meeting that I really like. There are also people in the meeting that grate on my last nerve.

I am also not really following Weight Watchers. I’m not counting points – I’m looking at calories and the sometimes translating that to points at the end of the day. I am following their healthy habits – water, fruits/veggies, healthy fats, exercise, etc. So I guess I am kinda working the program. Loosely.

I do need the meetings for the accountability, though. I need the scale. I need the scale in front of someone who provides feedback. I need that.

So I’m going to keep going. I’ve still got who-knows-how-many free weeks that I’ve won from around the blogsphere. After my free weeks are over? I don’t know what I’ll do. Hopefully I’ll have clarity by then.

But – again – here is evidence of the new me, taking what I have access to and tweaking it to fit my needs and adjusting things so that they work for me. Not able to move on to week 2 of C25K because it’s still too hard? I don’t quit, I just do week 1 for the 3rd time. I’m still out there and working on my goal of being a runner someday.

And, just like the weight loss, I will get there. I don’t know what the timeline looks like, and that’s okay. I’m not in a hurry. If I would have stuck with this any time I’d started it before I’d be running marathons and be at my goal by now. But this time is different.

And I’ve updated my “my plan” page as well.

Have a great week!