Torture Chamber

First day of Weight Watchers.

The plan itself is ingenious---convert a thousand or so calories into a handful of points so that our little minds can comprehend what we are eating in a day.  Makes total sense.

The meetings--less so.

Now, I've sworn up and down to give the meetings a chance.  So, I will.  HOWEVER, I am honestly not sure how much I can take of AA for fat people.

I was pretty convinced that the primary torture would be in the form of a weigh in. Think-- "I starved myself for a week while elliptical-ing non stop...how in the hell did I end up 2 pounds up."

Nope.  Definitely not the worst part.  The portion that makes me want to rip my ears off is the sharing.  I TRULY do not care what the stranger next to me did with her Thanksgiving leftovers.  Nor do I have any delusions that the stranger cares that I somehow managed to not have even one sip of adult beverage this T-day (and a cheer goes up in the crowd).

I suppose I could look at it as motivation to take this freakin weight off so that I can get the dickens out of here!

Sunday Funday

Sunday WAS a funday....I took a break from le gym.  Primarily due to being broken from the previous day.  I rationalized it by embracing the recommendation the fitness gurus have of taking one day a week off--I don't think they meant take a break after 2 days.

Incidentally, they say that having a partner in crime increases the likelihood of success by a zillion percent or whatever.  Here's how it went for me yesterday:

Aryn: Ohhhhhh my body huuuuuuurts.
Mom: Yeah, I don't feel like going either.  And we ARE supposed to take it easy one day a week.
Aryn: Ok, let's skip it.

Oh well.  Back to it today.

Learnings

Apparently, one who has not worked out in roughly 11 months should not begin with an elliptical ride significantly above one's fitness level followed by a three mile jaunt in the park in 4 year old tennis shoes.  The result is as should have been expected--I am now walking like I am 95.  

In other news, the food part is easier than expected.  Aiming for 1200 calories a day--and came under than both days thus far.  Though under is not optimal, it's better than over,  I'm thinkin.  Prolly would be even easier if I wasn't strangely drawn to the Food Network.  As long as I don't start licking the screen, I figure it can't do much harm.

Have no fear, broken in body but not spirit.  Will fight back on Day 3!

And So It Begins.....

Today is Day 1 of the development of Aryn v 3.2.  A little bit o'background is warranted.
-About a month ago I voluntarily said sayonara (or at least catch ya later) to a pretty swell gig. Yes, I am aware of the current state of the economy.
-A week ago I left San Francisco (and the vast majority of my possessions) in my rear view mirror.  SF is truly, without a doubt, one of the world's greatest cities.
-I left a guy in the rear view as well.  Tear.
-Today I finished unpacking my stuff in my place of temporary residence--my childhood bedroom.  Sexy.

And so, my quest towards fitness and general balance begins.  I'm pretty sure most of the time it's gonna suck.  HOWEVER, some entertaining posts are a sure thing.

Lookin forward to sharing the ups and downs of the journey with ya.