Selftraining’s Weblog

I NEVER dreamed I’d be one of those people to say “I lost 57 pounds in 2008.”  The truth is I’ve now lost at least 57 pounds in 2008 and hope to lose another 10-20 in the next couple months.  I’ve been going to weight watchers for 5 years now (on and off) and it always cracks me up to read the employee name tags- “Hi I’m Jan and I lost 90 pounds in 1999.”  I was never going to be one of thooooosssseeee people…but EUREKA I am one of those people now! 

I have struggled with my weight for years! When I was in highschool it was COOL to be anorexic so at 18 and 5ft 10 I weighed in at 125 which was still considered “fat.”  I did a sport every season and on the weekends I would run (for fun) with my friends and then binge on salad with vinegar.  My first year of college was the best ever- I started eating out (and drinking) and went from a size 4 to a size 14 in one school year!!  Over the years I regained control and during my first year out of college I was a “lifetime” member at weight watchers and looked awesome!  The only problem is that I think that NOW and I didn’t think that THEN.    My husband says I need to stop beating myself up…but that’s for another post.

Back to the BIG 57.  I had a big help- I expelled 2 babies, a placenta and lots of blood and water.  And I have been breastfeeding/pumping for 4 months now (not to mention that I’m always juggling two babies and don’t have much time to eat).  I did get back on weight watchers 3 weeks ago when I started to plateau and I lost 8 pounds right away.  Now I have about 8 pounds to go before my pre-preggo weight.

So here’s the deal- weight watchers works for me, it always has and hopefully it always will.  I have to write down everything I eat or else I will LIE to myself about what I’ve eaten and I will cheat.  But the other thing is that I really really have to WANT to lose weight and commit to it or else I will be wasting my time.

Finally I’m a Big Loser…big…HUGE! Go me!