So I gained my first week back at Weight Watchers.

Oh huzzah.

I weighed in at 156.2. I have no excuses. Getting back on the wagon is simply harder than I remembered. My goal for this week is not to dip into the extra points, but it's that TOM and I started my new job today so I'm just doing all I can not to go off the deep end. The most important thing for me this week is to stay focused on being in the gym.

I'm lucky in that I have one of my closest girlfriends now joining me at WW meetings. This week, everything in me wanted to skip out, knowing I'd show a gain, and I was happy to have my friend hold me to going, no matter what the result. I'm also fortunate in that Casey was there, too, with the incredibly sweet Matthew. Simply put, it was nice to have my friends there. Made the whole process feel less hokey.

I've set a goal for myself, and since I've let the cat out of the bag at my other site as to why I've had a difficult time focusing on my body and health this year, I think it's an especially appropriate one: The 2007 Madri Gras Half Marathon. It's a big goal, and it involves three fellow online journalers, and obviously it's in New Orleans in February. I need something like this now, to remind myself that I can do this, that I'm the athlete I've always been, and to keep myself focused on keeping my body healthy. I started training this week.

I'll tell you all who the other runners are when they give me the OK.

For now I'm off to bed. I have to be at the paper at 4 a.m. tomorrow and still manage to fit in three miles of running after that. I'm going to do my best to just do it after work and pass out. Wish me luck.

Posted by Erin at 09:00 PM | filed under: Weigh in

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