A pictures worth 1000.....pounds!!

So last night I decided to start Weight Watchers. After reading....and doing a little bit of research I wanted to see if this was just another "diet" or a "lifestyle"....have you seen Jennifer Hudson?! She looks AMAZING!!. I went to my first meeting and felt slightly overwhelmed. I was waiting for the moment of "okay this is what a sample day looks like for you" or "This is what you definitely should NOT have while you're on this program"....that moment never happened. It was simply...if you want a slice of pizza...have a slice just count the points....if you want to go out to dinner....go out to dinner, just count the points. Whoa...what!?!? So you are telling me I can have whatever I want, I just need to be accountable....as non-stressful as that sounds, I left there sort of freaking out because I didn't have any guidelines there was none of this...no carbs....no sugar....no alcohol...etc. Being the planner that I am I think the other things have worked in the beginning for me because it was so strict, but in the end they didn't stick because they were so limiting. I came home and read over the materials and realized that this was FAR from stressful....the stress turned into excitement. I sat up reading the points values for the things I loved. (Fruit....zero points!!! YES!!!)  I even took a before picture...that I'm too embarrassed to post....at least until I can post an after picture and feel okay with how it looks. Does anyone else get this way? Anyone else obsess this much about how they feel/look and feel as though every time they look in the mirror your eyes instantly go to either your stomach, arms or legs and think...ewww girlfriend you need to do something about that. I scan through my pictures and think...awe that's a cute picture...if my stomach wasn't hanging over my jeans....This one is cute too....if my arms weren't soo big. I'm hoping this blog can help capture others that are going through the same journey and having the same feelings. A place where others can share ideas/recipes, brag about how good they did or vent about what a crappy day they had. For me...I'm hoping it helps with my accountability. :-) Hopefully we can motivate one another. Day 1 has begun!!