Weight Loss Challenge

Over the past 2 years, I've had two surgeries... one on my heel and one on my knee.  After my last knee surgery, I ended up with an "out of the blue" bulging lumbar disc.  No idea where it came from , but it hinders my activities quite a bit and is very painful.  My job doesn't help matters much when I'm on my feet all day long, flaring it up.  Before all of this happened, I ran quite a bit and was at the gym a lot in in pretty good shape.  With that said, after my because of my injuries, I haven't been able to be as active as I would have liked to have been over the past few years and have put on some weight.  Not a  lot, but it's there regardless.  I've lost the muscle I once had from gymnastics and replaced it with it's not so attractive counterpart.  I've noticed it getting harder and harder to get rid of it the older I get, so instead of letting it get out of hand, I've decided to do something about it.  I joined weight watchers and started it on Sept. 29th.  I'm going to try it out for 3 months and see how it goes.  It's been hard adjusting to a healthier way of eating, but it's been good... it's helped me with portion control and healthier decisions.  I can still have my guilty pleasures... just have to factor those in with the points for the day/week.  Along the way, I've found that many of my friends have either done it or are doing it too... it's nice to have people to talk to about it.  The first week I lost 3 pounds, which I'm sure was mostly water weight.  The second week was only .2 lbs which bummed me out a bit, but now it's 6 lbs. total.  My goal is to lose 20 lbs. but I'm not sure how easy it will be to do that... it always get harder the closer you are to your goal.  I'd be happy with 15 though.  I just needed something to get me going and paying for a program is a good kick in the butt... I'll keep you updated on my progress and wish me luck!