I have never been afraid to tell people that I go to Weight Watchers. I am proud that I have never been uncomfortable letting anyone know that I am overweight and I need help. I realized in 2003 that I could not take the weight loss journey on my own. I needed a support system of people who were in the exact same place that I was. I knew that if I had to step on a scale and have someone tell me how good or bad I had done that week that I was going to try and have more good weeks than bad. We are all human so of course we will never be perfect, and we will have plenty of ups and downs on any path we take in this life. Weight loss is no different than motherhood. It is hard as hell but it is so rewarding at the same time.
If I were an alcoholic I would go to AA, if I was a drug addict I would go to NA, I am a food addict so I go to Weight Watchers. We have weekly meetings and the members share their stories about their day, week or even their entire journey so far. It is comforting to know that you are not alone and that it is possible to change your habits and lose the weight. I have often been in situations where I know that I am the fat girl and I wonder if people are looking at me that way. You know the old, “she has such a pretty face and would be so attractive if she lost the weight”. I don’t see myself as a beautiful person but I know that people have seen me as the fat girl. When I go to a Weight Watchers meeting I don’t ever wonder what anyone thinks of me. In that hour I know that I will not be judged and I will not judge anyone else. We are all in this together for better or worse, almost like a marriage. We all cheer each other on when we have a victory on the scale and we cheer each other up when we have a bad week. It is hard to walk through that door for the first time, but once you do your life will be changed.
Yesterday was an amazing day for me. I weighed in and lost another 3.2 pounds for a total of 20 pounds. I was hoping to get there last week but I didn’t get down about it and now I have one pound left to get to my 10%. I honestly believe that the hypnosis worked for me. I have seen a loss on the scale every week since I did it and that has kept me going. I need to start to get in more exercise so I can get these last 32 pounds off of me before the summer. Bikini here I come!
I got to meet my nephew Charlie yesterday!
My brother and sister-in-law made a cute little man :)
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