Here are annual photos through the years. Sorry about 2013…babies in the family means no shots of the wife I guess!
Eat mindfully. Lose weight. Change your life.
Here are annual photos through the years. Sorry about 2013…babies in the family means no shots of the wife I guess!
Again, not the best photo. The exciting thing for me is that I am back to my weight goal with WW AND I wearing my WW long sleeve shirt that is a little more fitted than I would normally wear!
158.8 ~ lost 87 pounds
This isn’t the best photo, but it’s all I have. These days I am only in pictures as a background or an accessory to our nieces. 😀 I’m still 12 pounds heavier than my goal weight at WW (and 25 pounds over my ultimate goal), but I’m working on it!
170 (ish) ~ lost 75.8 pounds
Well, 2012 was a much tougher year than expected. I was SO excited to start working for Weight Watchers at the end of 2011. I started as a receptionist and quickly trained to be a leader and location coordinator. I thought helping others would be so rewarding, but I didn’t end up feeling like I was helping others all that much. I was too overwhelmed and overworked. I stopped taking care of myself. I was at WW so much while working that I didn’t want to attend another meeting as a member. Plus I guess I felt that I shouldn’t need the meeting since I was so saturated in the topics while preparing to lead my own meeting.
Once I finally gave up the 2nd job, it was hard for me to go to meetings because I was embarrassed about quitting. I was afraid people would judge me or not treat me the same. It seems silly when I think about it, but feelings are not rational!
Date | Weight | Weekly | Total | Thoughts | |
01/03/12 | 169.2 | 5.6 | -76.6 | I’ve been working several nights a week and weekends at my WW job. I like it but I am not taking care of me! I am 11 pounds over goal… | |
01/10/12 | 168.2 | -1.0 | -77.6 | ||
01/17/12 | 167.0 | -1.2 | -78.8 | ||
01/24/12 | 165.4 | -1.6 | -80.4 | ||
01/31/12 | 163.4 | -2.0 | -82.4 | ||
02/07/12 | 163.0 | -0.4 | -82.8 | ||
02/14/12 | 161.4 | -1.6 | -84.4 | ||
02/21/12 | 160.4 | -1.0 | -85.4 | ||
02/28/12 | 159.2 | -1.2 | -86.6 | ||
03/06/12 | 158.4 | -0.8 | -87.4 | I’m finally back at my WW goal and have lost 9 weeks in a row!!! Clearly I know how to lose the weight. I just have to work on keeping it off….. |
|
03/13/12 | 159.4 | 1.0 | -86.4 | ||
03/20/12 | 156.6 | -2.8 | -89.2 | ||
03/27/12 | 157.0 | 0.4 | -88.8 | ||
04/03/12 | 156.4 | -0.6 | -89.4 | ||
04/10/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
04/17/12 | 154.6 | -1.8 | -91.2 | This is my lowest weight EVER! It’s been over a year since I had any weight loss milestones, and it feels great! |
|
04/24/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
05/01/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
05/08/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
05/15/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
05/22/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
05/29/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
06/05/12 | 158.2 | 3.6 | -87.6 | ||
06/12/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
06/19/12 | 159.2 | 1.0 | -86.6 | ||
06/26/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
07/03/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
07/10/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
07/17/12 | 163.2 | 4.0 | -82.6 | See a trend? Not going to meetings = weight gain! | |
07/24/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
07/31/12 | 163.4 | 0.2 | -82.4 | ||
08/07/12 | 164.2 | 0.8 | -81.6 | ||
08/14/12 | 165.4 | 1.2 | -80.4 | ||
08/21/12 | 165.4 | 0.0 | -80.4 | ||
08/28/12 | 165.4 | 0.0 | -80.4 | ||
09/06/15 | 165.6 | 0.2 | -80.2 | ||
09/11/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
09/18/12 | 168.2 | 2.6 | -77.6 | ||
09/29/12 | 167.2 | -1.0 | -78.6 | I am no longer employed by WW. Time to focus on me again! | |
10/02/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
10/09/12 | 170.2 | 3.0 | -75.6 | ||
10/16/12 | 170.6 | 0.4 | -75.2 | ||
10/23/12 | 168.8 | -1.8 | -77.0 | ||
10/31/12 | 169.8 | 1.0 | -76.0 | ||
11/06/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | I’m feeling weird about going to meetings since I recently quit working for WW. I feel like people might judge me for it or something. | |||
11/13/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
11/20/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
11/27/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
12/04/12 | 173.6 | 3.8 | -72.2 | I didn’t go to any meetings in November, and it shows! | |
12/11/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | ||||
12/18/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING | What is wrong with me?! Why can’t I get it under control? | |||
12/25/12 | DIDN’T GO TO MEETING |
I only attended 31 meetings out of 52. It’s better than 50%, but it is not what I need to be successful. I was losing steadily at the beginning of the year, but that was only because my job with WW was on the line. (You have to stay within 2 pounds of your goal to avoid being on probation.) As soon as I hit my lowest weight, I began stress eating again. I was stressed having two jobs and dealing with the internal struggle between doing what was best for me and doing what was best for others.
I gained 19 pounds between April and December!! I’m ending this year 15 pounds over my WW Lifetime goal. I should note that I’m still down 72 pounds total, but it’s hard to be excited about that when I’m gaining week after week. I feel a little out of control right now and I need to get it together before this 15 pounds becomes 25 or 50!!
Apparently this year was all about the new babies in the family because I don’t have one photo of my husband and I together! I probably avoided the camera more this year too, since my weight is up 15-20 pounds. 🙁
Does anyone else participate in a cookie exchange? I went to my first one tonight. It was a lot of fun, but now I have tons of extra temptation. I made sugar cookies from the recipe my mom used to make. I LOVE these cookies. It’s a good thing I gave so many of them away!
In retrospect, this probably wasn’t the best idea. I’ve been struggling with my weight as it is, so why would I think cookies would be a good idea?! I guess I’ve been feeling like a victim a little bit. It seems like OTHER people get to enjoy these things and OTHER people don’t have to struggle so hard, and it’s NOT FAIR. I keep reminding myself that I CAN enjoy these treats in moderation, but I seem to have trouble with the moderation part. Once I have a few things that I don’t know how to count, I just throw in the towel and figure I can’t possibly track the rest of the week because I don’t know how many points I have left. It’s ridiculous and I know better, but I keep doing it!
How do you cope with all the holiday treats and cookies? Please share your strategies for those of us who are struggling!