I think I mentioned in passing that I was getting back on "the plan" in terms of not eating like a moron. The Weight Watchers point system is pretty idiot proof, and I can use my phone to track points and not pay them. After three weeks I've knocked off about four, perhaps five pounds, so things are going about as expected.
Even now I'm about 20 pounds under my early 2005 weight, but I'd like to drop seven-ish more to reach the point I was at about this time that year. I'm already feeling better physically, and surprisingly, my body remembers how to eat "normally" without being hungry all of the time. We went out the other night and I took half the food home. If I have something big for lunch, like BWW or Chipotle, I have no problem having a very light dinner. Getting more of the high fiber cereal, breads and such, with some soy stuff in the mix, is keeping my appetite happy as well.
I'm not quite getting as much exercise as I'd like, specifically on the bike, but it's just regular enough that I don't get on it feeling winded or tired every time. In '05 I had the benefit of having volleyball every day (which, by the way, takes a certain emotional toll on me right now), so I need to make a better effort at staying active.
My only real motivation is just to be average healthy. I'm not interested in being able to run marathons or bulk up or any crazy shit like that. I already have a 34" waist; I'd just like to feel a little less doughy, that's all. I also want to retain the better eating habits and stop treating food like something that comforts me. I've been able to mostly avoid outright crap (like McDonald's) for years, but I still get my urges to take down a bag of chips now and then.
The near-term goal is to get to my Fall Affair '05 weight by Fall Affair '09, which should be pretty easy. Only this time, I'll be sure to wear pants that aren't enormous.
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