Wow, it amazes me how things change

[tiggerlover]

I was over in the WISH Family Photo album updating my pictures and I read my post, which was posted 10 days after I joined WISH (7 months and 12 days ago). I was surprised by what I wrote as I had forgotten about where I started and I am amazed at what my goals were in the early stages. Here is what I wrote:

My name is Debbi and I am 36 years old. I have been married to my DH for 16 years and we have a wonderful 6 year old son. My husband is in the military so we move around a lot and are always far from family, which has contributed to my bad eating habits, (but are not the entire cause).

I have been working on relearning the way I eat, why I eat and adopting a new lifestyle change. I started doing WW on my own on 2/18/02 and to date have lost 8 pounds. My goal is to lose 30 pounds by the end of the year. And then beyond that perhaps another 20-30. With the new attitude I have adopted, the support from WISH and another support group that I joined I hope to be a success at my efforts and I hope I will be one to post a before and after picture.

I am tickled that I have surpased my original goals and quite surprised at what my attitude was in the beginning. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that it had taken me from Sept. 02 to Feb. 03 to lose just 9 pounds that my goals were what I wrote in Feb. I am happy to report that as of today I have lost a WISH total of 37 pounds and a total of 46 pounds since I started my weight loss journey. I have readjusted my goal since I now know that I am capable of losing the weight and keeping it off, something I wasn't too sure of when I started. As of today I would like to lose an additional 22 pounds to get where I want to be. I know that a big part of my success came from within, but I truly believe another big part of my success has come from WISH. I thank each and every one of you who have supported me in my journey because you are the folks who have helped me to get where I am today.

Wow!

 

[WDWLVR]

Congratulations! That is a wonderful accomplishment and it is great to see you have reached your original goal so early. I hope I can do the same. Thanks for sharing!

 

[JustMe28]

Debbi,

Thanks for sharing this with us. It's amazing how you began and how you have evolved into the person you are today. This shows those of us who are in the beginnings of our journeys that it can be done and isn't merely a dream. Thanks again, Debbi and congratulations.

 

[DoeWDW]

Debbi, thanks for posting your story. It is inspiring!! I am just starting to rethink what my goals are, and it's good to know that the goals may evolve as I go.

This journey seems to have started out as a journey of weight loss but now I'm starting to think it's more a journey of self-discovery, with weight loss as an added bonus. Thanks for confirming my idea!

Congratulations on how far you've come and best wishes for your continued success!!

 

[cinmell]

Congratulations! You are a great inspiration, thank you for posting your story.

 

[tlgoblue]

What a wonderful post! If that isn't inspiration, I don't know what is. Thank you for that can do spirit.

Keep the Faith!
Tracy

 

[geetey]

Debbi!!!
That's so AWESOME that you have surpassed your inital goal and continued on! It's pretty cool what we can do when we find a plan that works and set our minds to it. Way to go!!!

 

[tiggerlover]

Wow, I am so happy to read that my journey has inspired some of you. I was simply amazed at my own self, but if I can be an inspiration too, that is the icing on the cake.

Doe, you are right, this really is not all about weight loss, it is a journey of self discovery. I was one of those folks who never thought I would be successful at weight loss, but I have learned so much over the last few months and now I think, how can I not be a success.

Thanks WISHers! You guys are the best!