tiggerlover
Still waiting for "the talk"
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- Jan 29, 2000
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Hello WISHers, I haven't been here in a long time, but have reached another milestone in my journey that pretty much started here on WISH (see my signature for more information). Anyway, if anyone was around back then I want to say hey, hope you are doing well, if you have no idea who I am I hope some of what I have to say will inspire you in some way.
I was overweight all of my life, with the exception of two years in HS where I literally starved myself. I have joined and quit Weight Watchers twice, when I joined the third time I was determined to succeed and am happy to say I am a lifetime member who has maintained an almost 70 pound weight loss for 4 years. I wanted to share some things that I shared with my Facebook friends tonight, here are the highlights:
FINALLY!!! After all of these years of losing weight & being at my goal weight (actually 8# under) & maintaining for 4 years, I'm FINALLY out of the obese category & in the normal range for my BMI. Even though everyone has said I looked fine, I had the goal of officially no longer being "obese". Was very excited today when I plugged height & weight into the chart & it said NORMAL!
Weight Watchers changed my life, and it works because it isn't a diet, it is a lifestyle.
I just pulled out my first food journal from the beginning of this journey and wanted to share one of the entries: "I am still battling the food demons, they control everything it seems. I wonder when and where I will find the committment to lose this weight once and for all? I did well with my eating yesterday, not perfect, but better. It is a constant struggle, it is almost a losing battle...just not a losing weight battle! I need to find the will power, that is what I need....WILL POWER!!!" Somewhere along the way, with the support of many of you I found my way, so thanks for taking me through this journey. The entry the very next day says: "finally made it to the gym, worked out for 10 minutes and felt good so I kept going, at 17 minutes 30 seconds I was feeling the burn, but I pushed it to 20 minutes. Now if I could do that a couple of times a week I would be in business!" Three days after writing that entry I joined WISH. To think not long after that I made going to the gym 3 days a week (minimum) a priority and here 8+ years later I am still going.
I struggled for many years and thought I couldn't succeed, but I am here today to say YOU CAN DO THIS, you can succeed if you want it bad enough you can make the changes that will get you there. One of the quotes I have in that first journal is "Slow and steady, I am not there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday!" "Focus on progress, do not let slip-ups slow you down, acknowledge the slip up and move forward"
I "WISH" you all a successful journey....."Onward and Downward".
I was overweight all of my life, with the exception of two years in HS where I literally starved myself. I have joined and quit Weight Watchers twice, when I joined the third time I was determined to succeed and am happy to say I am a lifetime member who has maintained an almost 70 pound weight loss for 4 years. I wanted to share some things that I shared with my Facebook friends tonight, here are the highlights:
FINALLY!!! After all of these years of losing weight & being at my goal weight (actually 8# under) & maintaining for 4 years, I'm FINALLY out of the obese category & in the normal range for my BMI. Even though everyone has said I looked fine, I had the goal of officially no longer being "obese". Was very excited today when I plugged height & weight into the chart & it said NORMAL!
Weight Watchers changed my life, and it works because it isn't a diet, it is a lifestyle.
I just pulled out my first food journal from the beginning of this journey and wanted to share one of the entries: "I am still battling the food demons, they control everything it seems. I wonder when and where I will find the committment to lose this weight once and for all? I did well with my eating yesterday, not perfect, but better. It is a constant struggle, it is almost a losing battle...just not a losing weight battle! I need to find the will power, that is what I need....WILL POWER!!!" Somewhere along the way, with the support of many of you I found my way, so thanks for taking me through this journey. The entry the very next day says: "finally made it to the gym, worked out for 10 minutes and felt good so I kept going, at 17 minutes 30 seconds I was feeling the burn, but I pushed it to 20 minutes. Now if I could do that a couple of times a week I would be in business!" Three days after writing that entry I joined WISH. To think not long after that I made going to the gym 3 days a week (minimum) a priority and here 8+ years later I am still going.
I struggled for many years and thought I couldn't succeed, but I am here today to say YOU CAN DO THIS, you can succeed if you want it bad enough you can make the changes that will get you there. One of the quotes I have in that first journal is "Slow and steady, I am not there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday!" "Focus on progress, do not let slip-ups slow you down, acknowledge the slip up and move forward"
I "WISH" you all a successful journey....."Onward and Downward".
And thank you for coming back and sharing and inspiring others! 
Like others, I have a hundred and one excuses as to why I can't track, can't excerise, can't....ect. 
