Well, I went to a Weight Watcher’s meeting for the first time since last summer and to my great embarrassment, I broke their scale.
Not really, but I am 20 pounds over my lifetime goal of 115. (You do the Math. It’s First Grade Math. I’ll wait.) Would you like to see some before-and-after photos? How much are you willing to pay me?
The worst part about it is that I’ve put on all this “baby” weight but do not have a cute & cuddly bundle to show for all those inches. That is so not fair! (And thus, the title of this post.)
The best part is being accountable for what I’m eating once again. A couple of months into the program last time, I remember thinking, “I’ve finally got it!” Well dang it all, where’d it go?
I’ll tell you where it went: out the back door and around the corner and in through a window and onto my backside.
Or so it seems.
I know you’re aching to follow my progress and as such, I’ll keep you posted. Meanwhile, I have a date with Mr. Treadmill, who still loves me despite my past infidelity. I think.
Yours in times of fast and feast,
We have the same number goal. It has taken essentially having my jaw wired shut for me to make any progress at all. Hugs Margaret!
I don’t know what went wrong (maybe the lack of daily exercise and the bending elbow disease), but I have put on 30 pounds in the last two years. It has sticking power, for certain. However, a friend of mine is going to re-join WW soon and wants me to join with her. I have seen many women get happy, positive results from WW. I’m game! Once I join in early May, I’ll definitely be posting progress. Keeping it real, huh? I would like to be 130 again. Now, you do the math. 🙂 Bless you, darling!!
You can do it, and if it makes you feel any better, your “overweight” weigh in number is my goal number! LOL! I don’t how tall you are, but it doesn’t seem like a high number at all to me.
If you’re looking to spice up your treadmill training, I did the Couch Potato to 5 K program, and was running 3-4 miles in about four months. It’s on http://www.coolrunning.com.
I’ll pray for you this week my friend! Remember the first couple of weeks back are always the hardest.
Love you. 🙂
I am right there with you in having the same goals. I do not yet have any children, hoping to, but hasn’t yet happened, so while I wait, I am trying to get rid of some of the extra weight that I don’t need before I put on some more. If you find any particular secrets, please share, I would love to know.
I’ve been at WW for four weeks now, it’s the first time I’ve ever gone having always been able to lose baby weight on my own. The twins did me in. My goal is a little higher than yours. Excercise helps but I can’t feel the same way about it as a stress reliever as I do about pie.
God bless.
Whenever I have a baby I lose the weight fairly quickly. But after each of my 2 miscarriages an extra 10 pounds just hung around. It’s quite the bummer.
It’s the nursing, Cheryl! (I guess I’m just assuming that you breast-fed.)
When I joined Weight Watchers after having Angela, I had an extra 11 points/day to work with. Even though I was not all that strict about counting points, the weight still melted away!
I’m thinking I’m going to have to work for it this time around. 🙂
I’d be happy losing 5 to get to where you are now!
When I had to have my rings cut off and was asked how long ago I was married the answer was “40 lbs ago.”
It’s all relative, isn’t it? I am only 5’0 tall (on a good day), and those 20 extra pounds really show. None of my clothes are fitting very well, alas! 🙂
It’s not just about the extra weight, though. It’s certainly not. It’s about how the overeating makes me feel…which is, inevitably, lousy. Even when I got down to my lifetime goal (which, keep in mind, is just a number) I still had issues. Obviously I still have issues, because the weight crept back on and (as of last week) the emotional eating was at an all-time high.
That’s why I love Weight Watchers. It’s not just about eating this grapefruit or that bowl of All Bran. It’s about why you should eat these things and about how you can include the fun stuff…the Doritos, the lattes…and plus you deal with the emotional stuff that accompanies each decision.
I started a Virtual Health Club blog for the same reason and to offer support to anyone engaged in this struggle. You can be on any weight loss plan and then just stop by for extra support. Anyone can e-mail me for an invite.
Ahh, the ups and downs. I’ve been there many times. When you first asked me about WW it was when Evelyn was 7-8 months old and considering that she is now 5 1/2, well I’m sure you can figure out how may ups and downs I’ve been through.
I also am a very emotional eater and I know it very well when I do it. Doesn’t help much though, does it? I do it anyway. Well, I have 30 pounds to get to my first goal, which is WW acceptable, but then I’d like to go another 15. I have a long way to go. I’ll see you at the finish line!
I will do it with you, but I will start tomorrow! My problem is not exercising, not making the time for it. I have much,much more to lose than all of you though. But I will start with 20 to lose, then worry about the next 40!!
I know the WW diet, so will try to write all my food down and weigh every week & keep track of the points.
You can do it Margaret! I have lost 40 pounds since the end of September and am hoping to keep losing. I had a tad bit more to lose than you. I know with me, it’s those first few days that are the worst, and then it’s smooth sailing till………… STress. Pray your way through it! It helps me.
Joan
I’m with you, sweetie! I’ve started exercising again. We can bug each other about it. 🙂 Huge hugs!
This is an interesting topic to me. I had 20 pounds to lose to get back to my pre-baby weight after my stillbirth. And i didn’t care. I didn’t lose it.
I finally admitted to myself that if Ilost the weight I put on, it was going to be like giving up the last traces of my baby.
It’s been 5 years and another baby and I think I’ve finally given myself permission to lose that weight.