Weight Watchers

I don't think it's any secret that since I had Emma, my weight has been a struggle for me. A week after she was born, I was back within 5 pounds of my prepregnancy weight, and was thrilled! However, I began to have some post partum depression issues, and had to begin Zoloft, which caused my weight to steadily increase until I was right around the same weight that I was when I was 9 months pregnant (150 lbs). I had a bit of success with the HCG Diet wherein I lost about 6-7 pounds. However, this diet was one that was nearly impossible for me to stick with because it was sooooo calorie restrictive and food restrictive. We're talking you could have 500 calories per day.....yeah, more of a starvation diet if you think about it :(

Lately I have really been wanting to try the Weight Watchers program because I know many people who have had success with it, which is really encouraging :) I am going to be doing the program at home with a kit I purchased from a person on Craigslist. What I really love about this "diet" is that you can have almost all of the fruits and veggies that you like, and you can still have normal dinners because you are allotted a certain amount of points per day, and every food has a certain points value, even pizza! So anyhow, tomorrow is when I am going to start, so I am using today to figure up how many points are in some of the usual foods I eat, and also figuring out some substitues as well :) Fingers crossed for success!