WW

"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels"

Several years ago I joined Weight Watchers with my pal Sarah. We found that the food tracking and the weekly weigh-ins helped us both stay accountable to what we were eating. So why do I currently weigh 350 lbs? Turns out my friend Sarah didn't have as much weight to lose as I, and when she finished the program, I used it as an excuse to stop going. That decision allowed me to regain every single one of the 30 pounds I lost, as well as an additional 20 pounds!

A few weeks ago, I decided to try WW once again. It's a program I know works well for me. However, this time I am going it alone. My very good friend Patricia has been on the program since early 2009 and has lost around 50 pounds. Seems like she'd be the perfect candidate to lose weight with, right? Actually, for me, not so much. I love the girl as a sister, but when it comes to losing weight together she has somewhat of a competitive side to her. For instance, one time we tried a weight loss competition in which we would weigh in each week, and the person who lost the least amount of weight had to pay a communal piggy bank money dollars in the amount of the weight lost by that weeks winner. Turned out I was very good at losing, that is I was good at losing the game! Ultimately, I quit playing and the weight started going back on.

So this time, I'm not using my friends as a crutch for my weight loss. Instead, I have decided to only tell a select few that I am working on my weight, while others, like the competitive Patricia, remain in the dark. So far, this is working well for me as I don't feel pressured if my weight doesn't drop as fast as I'd like it to. I'm only answerable to me and the WW scale. Works for me!