My Mind Is Made Up

I'm still reading and researching, but my mind is made up... I'm going to adopt a whole foods/plants-based diet. I know to many that sounds extreme. I went vegan for 9 months over a decade ago. I know I can live without meat. I want to do it more now than I ever did back then and for very different reasons. I'm already being asked "Why?!!!" and my only answer is that it is the next right step for me, for my health. I'm reading, researching, and it just feels right. I'm not asking anyone else to do it, to accommodate me, or to understand. I only need others to not want fight about it, if that makes sense.

I'm also stepping away from processed/packaged foods. Yes, I realize this is pretty drastic stuff, but it's what I'm feeling pulled to do. If you're curious, no I am not going to make my children do the same. Yes, the are eating healthier these days. They choose fruit over cookies and carrots over chips often. But at this point, at the beginning of this, of MY journey, I don't feel I need to push any of this on them. I don't know what will happen down the road, but right now I only want to help them make better food choices and move more. This week alone I introduced them to kale, eggplant, Brussells sprouts, and avocado. Only the latter wasn't a winner (well, Aaron loved it... the others, not so much). Baby steps with the kiddos.

I got on the scale this morning needing only one pound to get me out of the 280's forever, and that's exactly what I got! I've learned to be happy with the scale, even when it reveals a 1 or a 0, as long as I've done my best that week. This week was a week of adjustment, as I ate very little meat and lots of veggies,and also had no flex points and didn't meet my points allowance for any given day. I see a time in the very near future when Weight Watchers is a thing of the past for me, simply because it will not be needed with the new way of eating. However, I do still love and fully endorse Weight Watchers. It's a wonderful program for anyone needing to lose weight. I will forever be grateful for what I was able to do on the program.

Week 20: 287, -0 lb./-49 lb. total
Week 21: 284, -3 lb./-52 lb. total
Week 22: 280, -4 lb./-56 lb. total
Week 23: 279, -1 lb./-57 lb. total