Forward movement! And some backward.

Erm, just one more? So, I know I mentioned all kinds of stuff in an earlier post about trying to lose weight, and why, and my existing issues, and some of the issues it's raising that I didn't notice. Anyway, I am actually making remarkably good progress. A little bit of forward-then-back motion, but overall, not too much of it. I am somewhat less regular about the exercise--my two early mornings each week make me disinclined to get up early enough to exercise, even with the time change. Actually, it's not that I'm less regular, just, um, less daily. There have been some really cool moments--fitting into jeans I haven't been able to wear in... over a year--and some less than cool ones--where I had a melt-down over a cookie. The WeightWatchers thing is working for me, for the most part. I like the part where it's a budget, rather than an absolute list of do-not-eats. I occasionally get bogged down by the irritation of recording every... little... thing. There was a week where I pretty much just ignored it--which coincided with a visit from an out-of-state friend, and a lot of eating out and no exercising (because the elliptical had to be stored to make room for the air-mattress). I had just lost a total of 19 pounds by the week before, and gained 5 back that week. Horrifically frustrating to step on the scale, but, also the week made me realize I'd been getting a little crazy with the points thing. So, periodically, I'm going to take a week where I completely disregard tracking what I eat, to keep me from the crazy-making. It will not, however, coincide with out-of-town visitors again, because that combination was REALLY discouraging. Anyway, this is to remind myself that I'm making progress.