What'll I have?

I had a good weigh-in this week. I lost 3 lbs. and am officially down 40 lbs. I was hoping to lose 50 lbs. total during the first session of Weight Watchers, but I’ll take 40. And I have a week to go.

Today, Thursday and Friday, I am volunteering for the North American Leadership Conference (NALC). Members of the Children’s Circle of Care—people who support their local pediatric hospital with gifts of $10,000 or more—are invited to attend an annual conference. This year, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is the host hospital. Throughout the conference, there are speakers, special tours of city sites and a gala dinner at the Georgia Aquarium, followed by a concert with Lionel Richie.

Today, I helped host a tour that went to the World of Coca-Cola and CNN. Following the tours, we gathered at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for lunch catered by the Varsity.

The Varsity. Even when I’m not trying to lose weight, the Varsity is a little much for me. Definitely a fun treat when you have visitors to Atlanta, but certainly not every day. More than the food, I think going to the Varsity is about the experience in itself.

So how did I answer the famous question “what’ll ya have?”


Yep. A salad. I watched everyone around me don their red paper wedge caps and dig into the onion rings, fries and chili dogs. And I munched on iceberg.

The truth is that more than just trying to be healthy, I was afraid my body would rebel. It hasn’t had a French fry in more than three months (just typing that is a “wow” for me, by the way) and I was afraid I couldn’t handle it.

So I had my little salad.

But I also had a small Frosted Orange. Hey, I’d walked for hours. I earned it.