This is my first blog entry. Ever. Odd, really, that I am just getting to this now, after losing nearly 39 pounds and being within 20 pounds of my official Weight Watchers goal; I just figured that any free time I had should be spent on some kind of physical activity (or at least thinking about physical activity), rather than sitting and writing about the process. My personal free time is very limited, and I tend to save that precious time for very special or otherwise more amusing activities. I am “on task” to a fault. It’s a deep-seated personality trait that has worked to my advantage on my weight-loss journey.
My perspective for “Two Fat Sisters” will be a glimpse into that stage of weight loss when one is nearing goal and beyond to maintenance. Things do tend to slow down and the journey is much more difficult. The beginning of my weight loss was a breeze. I recall saying quite frequently that it was actually “easy”. Not so anymore, people. This is incredibly difficult, but well worth the effort. I am peeling away the ugly layers of my former identity – self-neglect, food addiction, compulsive eating, binging; they fall aside with each pound lost. The real Janet is slowly reemerging as the person I remember before things went wrong – pretty, confident, healthy, and happy.
As I said, I’ve lost nearly 39 pounds as of weigh-in today (38.8). I’ve been a WW member since February 1, 2007, which puts my average weekly weight loss at 1.69 pounds per week. I’ve dealt with a stubborn plateau for the last few weeks, so that weekly weight loss average is down from 2.2 pounds. I don’t fret about the numbers anymore. I used to have a great urgency about this process, but I’ve relaxed a bit in the last few weeks. Why I ever thought this was some kind of race, I’ll never know. Who needs that added stress?
So, I hope that you will check in from time to time to share in my self-improvement expedition. I'll be discussing my day-to-day activities, sharing tips and gripes, successes and misses, but all the while moving forward. Always forward.
My perspective for “Two Fat Sisters” will be a glimpse into that stage of weight loss when one is nearing goal and beyond to maintenance. Things do tend to slow down and the journey is much more difficult. The beginning of my weight loss was a breeze. I recall saying quite frequently that it was actually “easy”. Not so anymore, people. This is incredibly difficult, but well worth the effort. I am peeling away the ugly layers of my former identity – self-neglect, food addiction, compulsive eating, binging; they fall aside with each pound lost. The real Janet is slowly reemerging as the person I remember before things went wrong – pretty, confident, healthy, and happy.
As I said, I’ve lost nearly 39 pounds as of weigh-in today (38.8). I’ve been a WW member since February 1, 2007, which puts my average weekly weight loss at 1.69 pounds per week. I’ve dealt with a stubborn plateau for the last few weeks, so that weekly weight loss average is down from 2.2 pounds. I don’t fret about the numbers anymore. I used to have a great urgency about this process, but I’ve relaxed a bit in the last few weeks. Why I ever thought this was some kind of race, I’ll never know. Who needs that added stress?
So, I hope that you will check in from time to time to share in my self-improvement expedition. I'll be discussing my day-to-day activities, sharing tips and gripes, successes and misses, but all the while moving forward. Always forward.
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