Today was my official Weight Watchers start day! I have been a member for a while (several times!), but after missing several weeks, I needed to start over. I have joined with a group of really nice ladies (and a couple of guys) that meet early on Thursday mornings at my church. Our leader is really energetic and encouraging. After careful research on what would work for me and on advice from my doctor friend Janet Purkey, I decided to join again with WW because it is a healthy program and lifestyle change, not a fad diet that you can't continue after the weight is lost. The way it works is that all food is given a "point" value based on calories, fiber, and fat content. It's very easy to count these points and stay within the points amount set for me. No food is off limits which is great because I can still have dessert and more importantly, chocolate! The program advocates fruits, vegetables, whole grains, "good" fats, lean protein, etc. It is a plan that I believe I can follow for the rest of my life. My family can benefit with this way of eating also. Sometimes it can take just the right combination to work for a person and I pray that the food plan I am using and the exercise that I am doing will work together to make this project a success.