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By Alyce Wilson

Me last Sunday

My plans to slim down to fit my wedding dress better are already paying off. I'd gained about 5 pounds since my first fitting.

Yesterday, I weighed only a pound more than I had for that first fitting. If I continue with this sort of progress, I'll have no problem come the end of September.

My goal is to get a few pounds below where I was for the first fitting, so that if I gain a little bit due to stress the last week or so, it won't matter.

Getting back on track was surprisingly easy. All I had to do was be brutally honest in my daily food diary, including absolutely everything I ate. No more quick snacks of a handful of cereal or a handful of pine nuts! They might not count for much, but they do add up.

I got back into a regular exercise routines, at the levels I'd been doing before I got so busy this summer. And I'm sticking strictly to the daily allotment of Weight Watchers points, without using the so-called "flex points" they allow you over the course of the week.

This might not make a lot of sense to those who don't follow Weight Watchers, but the Weight Watchers point value of a food is determined by a computation involving calories, fat and fiber content. It's a better program than just counting calories, because it makes you pay attention to the quality of the foods you're eating.

Just for my own educational benefit, I took a sample day and figured out the calorie values for what I'd been eating. I found out that, by sticking to the normal allotment of points for my weight, I was taking in about 1700 calories a day, which along with exercise, is why I'm now seeing success.

In other wedding fashion related news, this past weekend my sister called attention to my Teva tan on my feet: the white marks where my sandal straps go. She suggested I could lessen it somewhat by wearing different shoes.

That is true, but I wear the sandals so much before they're very comfortable for dog walks, which is when I get most of my sun. I'm trying out other pairs of shoes to see if I can lessen the tan lines. The wedge sandals I'm wearing right now are a little unstable while my ankle is healing, so I think I'll try wearing a pair of moccasins that exposes most of my foot. I might also stop in Target to see if they have the same flats my sister found there, which she says are very comfortable.

Although the strap marks from my shirts are less pronounced, I'm wearing shirts with straps that hit in different places, to minimize those tan lines as well.

Hopefully, whatever tan lines I still have by the wedding could be covered with makeup.

I have a facial scheduled for next Saturday, and I'm trying to eat well and take care of myself, including stress relieving activities like yoga. Really, I ought to treat myself like this more often!

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