Losing Weight……again
I miss that girl in the picture. She had so much energy and was full of life.
Weight loss has been an up and down battle since I graduated from high school. I thought in 2012 it would be my last year of dealing with that issue. I made myself a priority that year. Weight Watchers meetings were attended regularly. I made the time to get a 3 mile walk in daily, even when I had to get up at 5 am to make sure it would be done. Races became a family activity on many weekends and I had more energy then I knew what to do with.
Sadly, I started to let things slip over the course of 2013. It started very innocent at first. My water intake started to not be a priority to me. I would slack on attending meetings until I stopped all together. A few months went by and I was heading into the holidays. I started saying “I will start again on…..” and that was the end of it. I spent the last year eating back up to 249 lbs.
YES! I just told you my weight. Why? Well I want to take the time to share some of this progress with you. I want others to see where I am going and how I am getting there. My other goal is that maybe, just maybe someone will decide that THEY need to be a priority in their life. You don’t have to make huge changes. A small change is better than no change at all.
I will admit that those changes can be difficult to navigate. We live in a world of eat this and not that, avoid carbs, avoid sugars, eat only organic, blah blah blah, it can be discouraging to those of us who are trying to do the right thing. I am here to tell you that the only “right way” to lose weight is the way that works for you. That is why I am starting back with Weight Watchers. This may not work for everyone, but for me I enjoy the freedom of eating pizza and not feeling guilty. I just have to record the food, try to keep the points in line for the day, and move on. I know many free programs are offered out there that have similar features, but I also need the human interaction the meetings offer in order to stay on track. I like the psychology of “free” fruits and vegetables as well. An apple still has calories but on the WW plan they have 0 points. This pushes you to make better choices because we all love free. Again, choose something that can be done for the rest of your life is going to be the key to weight loss and maintenance.
In a few months I will share where I am in terms of real numbers and what has been working and not working. If I have encountered slip-ups, I plan on sharing those as well. I hope you will join me because “I will start again on…..” can be now.