Back to WW

After my last post, I wound up getting an e-mail for a discount on signing up for Weight Watchers with meetings.  All of the ones previously had been for online only, which I wasn't interested in.  I took it as a SIGN and climbed aboard the WW train again!  My partner-in-crime joined me! (Go textie!) and a co-worker did too.  So I'm doing this!  I went to my first meeting last Saturday.  We were going to a movie afterwards, so I went to the 8:30 a.m. meeting and holy crap - there were SO MANY people!  It was really motivating.  Most of the meeting was group discussion...it just seems like there is so much support there. It was great!  As much as sleeping in longer sounds good, I think I'll stick to the 8:30 meetings.  

So weighing in for the first time wasn't too bad. It was where I thought I'd be which was only 1/2 lb more than when I stopped WW last year!  The lady checking me in was impressed.  I told her I've been up a lot higher, but I've come back down - and I'm just really excited to be back.  After the first week, at least for me, you're really excited to weigh in.  It's typically the biggest loss.  I've weighed myself at home and I am down, so definitely looking forward to Saturday.  I know the scale is just a number...blah blah... but it's such a b*tch sometimes!!! 

They do have you set a goal weight - you don't have to do it right away - but they want you to set a long-term goal and then every 4 weeks you set a short-term goal too.  After I weigh on Saturday I'll set my 4 week goal.  Long-term...for now I said 175....no, that won't put me as a lifetime member, and I will still be overweight BUT for now that is my goal.  Once I get there, I'm sure I'll drop it :) And I WILL get there.  

This is going to be another month where I do not reach my dietbet goal.  Steve may though!!  He's close!! He's been doing amazing.  So as it stands now - in order to reach the next dietbet goal (yes....as I keep missing them, it keeps getting harder....UGH) I will need to lose 17.5 lbs by April 30th.  Is it a lot? Yes.  Will I need to work my ass off in order to do it? YES!  Is it possible?  Hell yeah!  Okay....so maybe i'm trying to talk myself into it being possible, but it really is.  Probable?  Not necessarily with my track record, but I'm going to try to start defying the odds.  Getting out of my comfort zone. Doing more. Moving more. Being more. 

The other day Claire had me running, hopping, and jumping down the street as we went for a walk.  She's been really into being active and that makes me so happy. I don't ever want to hinder that. I want her to be fit and healthy and not go through all that I've gone through with being overweight.  I want her to make healthy choices and be proud of herself.  She's growing so fast and makes me so proud!  

So for now, that's all.  I'll post after my next WW meeting.  

xoxo

Katie