It has officially been a month since I have practiced Weight Watchers, by myself with only the support of my friend Pattie. I tracked my food, points and weight progress on a spreadsheet for a month before I committed to the website.
The funniest thing about my beginning is that I was so cynical about the possibility of losing weight that I said, "I will commit to this for a month, I mean really commit, if it does not work, my options will include doctors and surgery".
My buddy Pattie filled me in on the whole system. I also said that if I saw results I would actually officially join Weight Watchers. Here I am.
Before I spoke to Pattie, I spent a painful year yo-yo dieting and working out. My diet was low carb, or it was not, it was high-caloric or it was not. It was always an extreme. There was no regulation. After my wedding, I completely gave up because I did not lose the weight. I wore a beautiful dress for a plus size girl. I lost 4 lbs in 10 months. It was awful. Although I was a beautiful bride, I was lacking the confidence that brides usually exhibit on such an important day. The most amazing day of my life marked one of the saddest- the realization that I set my heart and energy to something and I failed.
I quickly gained weight. I managed to gain 12 lbs in four months. Eek. I started feeling lethargic, unhappy and started to see someone I never saw before in the mirror. I was scared. Worried. My breaking point has been looking at my NYE pictures and noticing how old I looked. I never felt so unattractive in my life.
I approached Weight Watchers with trepidation. Even my husband had his doubts. I asked him to support me. He has. And magically, the weight slipped off every week. I barely noticed. 2 lbs here, 1 lb there and here I am 1 month later, 10 lbs lost!!! Amazing. I have worked out inconsistently because of an injury, but I am committing to 4x a week from now.
My successes include staying within my points every week, tracking my food for an entire month and revolutionizing how I approach food. Especially how I approach meat, I never realized how much meat I ate, my portions were completely off!
I have Weight Watchers to thank. I recognize the woman in the mirror now, she has a chin. :)
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A Supernova,
I see so much of myself in this...I've done WW off an on for years, and really my motivation waxes and wanes. When I've really worked the WW program, it (duh!)works for me. I've also worked low-carb at times, but there are months and years when I am not proud of how I look, when all my photos are old photos from times when I liked what I saw. My thinking this time around is that my health needs to be something I think about all the time. I have a note posted above my desk that says, "there are no special occasions." it's a quote from a nutritionist I worked with who helped me see that I was using food to mark how tired I was, or when I felt I could "relax," or...or..or.
I look forward to reading about your progress!
M
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