I am a life time Weight Watchers member who has gone so far off track that it is going to take a pretty sophisticated GPS to get me back. My former husband uploaded this hideous picture of the two of us taken just last week by our daughter. I'm hoping it's the angle, but I look gigantic. In the past several weeks I've learned of a few colleagues who have jumped on the WW band wagon. One guy at work who reminds me of my brother Michael is on it, along with several others. In my own little department one woman is on it and a new woman is dying to start. In fact, we just FB about it.
I successfully lost and kept of some weight on South Beach, but there is so much I missed -- particularly a weekend scotch and soda and an occasional ice cream cone.
So I was on the Amazon site this morning and there it was -- an ad for Weight Watchers advertising two free weeks. I signed up. I studied the sight. I started tracking what I am eating today with no intention of starting the diet today and I am surprised by how quickly food adds up even when I think I am making healthy choices -- scrambled eggs for breakfast and a bit of cottage cheese. That totaled 7.5 points. Ouch! I thought maybe five. Lunch was tuna on an English muffin (there's mayo included too) 10.5 points. Hmmm. Not much left to play with now.
What I like is that I am not focused on a grand total. I am now focused on five pounds. If I just lose five pounds I will have made great progress.
My goal is to lose 20 pounds by December 16 -- the day before I leave for Paris. It's a Tuesday. I will feel great. I will look better. Who knows maybe I will meet the man of my dreams on the other side of the Atlantic?
So I think I will privately blog about this and keep track. I will consult with my colleagues who are pudgy like me, but not horribly overweight.
So in the spirit of a Paris holiday, I wish myself Bon Voyage. Here's to a smaller and healthier me.
Stay tuned.
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