. . . and so far, so good. I started Weight Watchers again last Monday. I was on WW before my wedding in '08, and I lost like 21 pounds, and since November of 2008, I have gained 30+ pounds, due in part to stress and a lot to laziness.
For a while, I have known I needed to do something about my weight, really since for ever. I've almost always been on the heavy side. Dancing almost everyday in HS helped me slim down some, and not having an over abundance of food to snack on my first year of college at SFA helped tremendously, that's when I got down to my smallest, a size 10! I know that size still sounds big, especially if you have seen The Devil Wears Prada, where they called the girl who wore a 6 fat, but on me that was actually very thin. I gained some of that weight and then lost it again around 2002, I was a size 12 then, I was thin, and looked really good. That's my goal, to get back to that size. I am not doing this diet life-style change just to be thin again, but because I want to be healthier, and right now I am not comfortable in my body. I am not comfortable sitting down, and I am not comfortable standing up, my lower back has been giving me a bunch of trouble, and when I was working out, doing yoga, for some of the poses, my stomach totally got in the way.
So I am doing WW because I was successful with it before, and my mom offered to pay for it. I really like WW, it really is more about a life-style change and less about a diet. With the points system, you can eat whatever you want as long as you stay within you allotted points, or work out a lot to get some more. But with it allowing you to eat whatever you want you have to be conscientious about what you eat. If you choose to splurge on a big meal, you may have to eat salad and fruit the rest of the day, or stick really close to your points for a couple of days to make it up. I started this diet on Monday, and Friday I went to a wedding and Saturday I went to Greek Fest, and both places I ate what I wanted to eat and didn't go over my weekly extra points allowance. I mean really, I got to eat wedding cake and baklava on my diet. That's unreal.
I am posting this for some added accountability. I really want to lose 70 pounds, and to do that I need some encouragement, and for some one to say, "Susan, put down the cupcake!" Seriously, cupcakes are my crack! My first goal with WW is to loose 10% of my weight, so right now I am focused on losing a little over 24 pounds. I really hope to do this by Christmas. So if you can, please offer your support and encouragement.
