Hearken to the days when "Cheers" was not syndicated yet. People who first met me told me I resembled Kirstie Alley. Tall, skinny Kirstie Alley mind you; with no neck, beautiful lips, long, gorgeous hair, the over-the-top hand gestures, the whiny voice, and stomp-stomp-stomping out of scenes because Sam Malone has irritated her to no end. Back then, I didn't mind being called out as resembling Kirstie Alley.
These days I mind.
But like her, and like millions of people, I struggle with my weight. I worked hard to lose almost 50 pounds in 7 months. It's almost all back. Just short of two years later. I just knew when I started Weight Watchers that I could lose all the weight. I was never confident I would embrace the entire lifestyle change necessary to make it stick. Same song and dance as everyone else, so no need to feel sorry for me or give me a pep talk. I get it.
So here I am, back to square 1.2. And not sure if I'm going to do anything about it.
But, just so you know, I'm back to big. In case you see me.
Showing posts with label Weight Watchers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight Watchers. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Friday, March 7, 2008
Happy Anniverary to Me!
Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the Saturday that I started Weight Watchers, but more importantly, today is the one year anniversary that I had had enough and made up my mind that it was time to go. So bravo to me!
I started my weight loss journey on Saturday, March 10th. I exceeded my goal weight on Friday, October 26th, losing 47 pounds. I am currently sitting at 45 pounds down. My goal is to hit the 50+ pound mark by the time I go on vacation to Washington DC in April. I know I can do it. One of my best friends who is also losing significant weight reminded me last week that this weight loss is not a game (my mantra during the weight-loss phase was "game on!"), it's a lifestyle change. So, since I am competitive in nature, I am looking at it this way: I need to switch from the short distance sprint to a long marathon pace for the rest of my life. I know I will hit many walls along the way, but I am confident I will make it to the finish line at the end of my days living the healthiest life I could.
Speaking of running, I'm "training" for a 5K coming up in late April that I am doing along with two of my dear friends. I put training in quotations, because I think it's funny that one needs to train for a 5K. Some people aspire to do triathalons or marathons. I am aspiring to complete a 5K. So, in order to do it to the best of my ability, I signed up for an online training guide. It's a walk/run program. Yesterday was my second walk/run. 10 minutes walk/8 minutes run/10 minutes walk. Aside from it being really freaking cold outside yesterday, I was able to get it done. It will be nice when I don't have to worry about the snow and ice under foot. I am hoping it will make the running a little easier.
I started my weight loss journey on Saturday, March 10th. I exceeded my goal weight on Friday, October 26th, losing 47 pounds. I am currently sitting at 45 pounds down. My goal is to hit the 50+ pound mark by the time I go on vacation to Washington DC in April. I know I can do it. One of my best friends who is also losing significant weight reminded me last week that this weight loss is not a game (my mantra during the weight-loss phase was "game on!"), it's a lifestyle change. So, since I am competitive in nature, I am looking at it this way: I need to switch from the short distance sprint to a long marathon pace for the rest of my life. I know I will hit many walls along the way, but I am confident I will make it to the finish line at the end of my days living the healthiest life I could.
Speaking of running, I'm "training" for a 5K coming up in late April that I am doing along with two of my dear friends. I put training in quotations, because I think it's funny that one needs to train for a 5K. Some people aspire to do triathalons or marathons. I am aspiring to complete a 5K. So, in order to do it to the best of my ability, I signed up for an online training guide. It's a walk/run program. Yesterday was my second walk/run. 10 minutes walk/8 minutes run/10 minutes walk. Aside from it being really freaking cold outside yesterday, I was able to get it done. It will be nice when I don't have to worry about the snow and ice under foot. I am hoping it will make the running a little easier.
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