Like I said, I’m not going to make this a weight-loss journey blog (I hate that term, but you know what I mean), but after three weeks of switching over to the Weight Watchers POINTS system [versus counting calories obsessively like I've done for years] and sticking to it 85% of the time, I’ve somehow dropped 10 lbs. and am currently wearing a pair of my Skinny Jeans.

Whoa. These are the type of results I can live with.

I’m impressed! I’m not starving myself, I’m making really kickass recipes from the WW website (seriously, I’d try some of them even if I wasn’t on the program), I’m filling myself up to the brim every day, I’m even “cheating” a couple days a week and, yet, my body is already noticing significant change with my energy levels and overall tone. I’m only hopping on the treadmill an average of three times a week (and I’m REALLY out of shape), but still. This finally feels do-able! I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but at this rate, 40 lbs will be history by mid-spring. That’s really exciting to me, who always loses hope around the 3-week mark into a “diet”. I guess these WW people know what they’re doing in regards to making this a lifestyle change versus just throwing myself into [yet another] “diet”.

Again, I’m just really, genuinely impressed with how well this is working. I don’t feel like I’m hiding out or living a different lifestyle or doing something drastic to myself. I’m just kinda living, making a few tweaks here-and-there and magically losing weight. This is a nice and VERY welcome change.

Hooray for optimism!