breaking bad habits

if you read my blog regularly, you know that i have weight-y issues.  =)  i am back on the weight watchers program trying desperately to lose as much weight as i can so i don't lose on the bet paul and i had when we were on vacation in las vegas.  (christmas is my deadline).

in addition to watching what i eat, i have given up soda (all kinds! even diet soda) since the last week of June...so i have been soda-free for the past 6 weeks (going on 7)...and i miss it every single day!  yesterday, i was at outback steakhouse with chel, t, and michelle, and when the waitress asked for my beverage, i said, 'i'll just have water.'  and then i told chel and t that i haven't had soda in six week and they asked me why i gave it up.  i replied, 'i want to stop putting junk in my body.' wow!!!!  parang totoo!

yesterday, i decided to add to my misery healthy choices and give up chips, too.  urgh!  this is going to be very, very, very hard for me!!!!  i like to munch on chips all the time (obvious naman di ba?) and so giving this up would be so much harder than giving soda up.  the last time i gave up chips was for lent back in 2002 i think...40 days without chips....i was so glad when the 40 days were over! 

the amount of chips that i consume weekly really adds up and makes it harder for me to lose weight...so instead of eating chips, when i get a salty craving, i go to the fridge and get some parmesan cheese (i weigh each slice, portion control!) so i can easily add it to my weight watchers points tracker.  so far so good.

i've also been exercising on the elliptical again and have started playing tennis.  i know i've written about this battle so many times and i've lost most, if not all, of them.  now, i've ran out of excuses and have no one else to blame but myself if i lose this one again.  i don't plan on seeing anything drastic, but i am excited that i am being more aware and making better decisions regarding my health.  i'm not getting any younger and i want to set a good example for michelle.  that and i need to look good in clothes again!