How Things Have Changed!

Soooo surprise, surprise I'm back on my blog!  Even I didn't see that happening.  But I come bearing good news :)  I joined Weight Watchers after seeing how successful my best friend was doing with it and being inspired by Jennifer Hudson.  J-Hud just seems like a regular woman to me, so that on top of the BFF's success made the decision clear.  I started back in February and I LOVE the program.  It's really helped me clarify where I go wrong with my food choices and makes me "accountable" for my decisions.  I put "accountable" in quotes because that's a big word in any WW meeting.  It's so true though.  You can't put the blame anybody for your success or lack thereof but yourself.  When I got weighed at my first meeting in February I was 219.8 but I'm now 194.4 (or some other decimal lol).  Over 25 lbs (5- 5lb bags of sugar) that I'm no longer lugging around on my body and 25 lbs closer to being the healthy gal that I've always wanted to be.  Just to be clear, I was in the 190's in high school so I've come a long way!  It's been a struggle though with unwanted fluctuations but that's life.  Unfortunately, I'm not a machine and I can't guarantee that I'm going to make the best food choices when I go to a restaurant but I can do my best.So what's the difference between the first time I started working on this blog and now?  The support.  Weight Watchers works (and no I'm not being paid by them lol) and going to the meetings and seeing so many people struggling with the same problems I have makes a big difference.  You can feel very isolated when you're overweight (or obese if we're going by BMI) and you're trying to lose weight so I think I've found a place where I can thrive.  Do I lose weight every week?  No.  Do I lose weight most weeks?  Yes.  And that's a lot better than I could say before.And the journey continues :)