WW Story

So what do you think when you hear "Weight Watcher's"? I used to think it was another fad diet that people I knew went on, lost some weight and then gained it back. But I have changed my tune. I started following Weight Watcher's on December 4, 2004. I didnt' realize it at the time, but that day my life changed. I was 279 lbs, and that was what the scale said the day I started WW. I'm sure it was more than that at one point, but heck if I was going to get on a scale and face it! I had been overweight my entire life, and at age 25, it was a perfect time for me to face it and make a change. I decided that 200 lbs sounded like a good goal to strive for. I followed my daily points, I used all of my 35 weekly flex points and most of my activity points that I earned from exercise. I didn't exercise at first. It wasn't until I lost about 20 lbs before I did. I started out with walking on the treadmill a few times a week. Then started walking further and faster as time went on. I'm not sure at what point I thought "Holy cow, I am really losing weight here!". but that did happen. And I just kept on going. I didn't think about the long term, I just took things week by week and weigh in by weigh in. When I got close to 200 lbs, I realized that I could surely stand to lose more weight. So I changed my goal to 185 lbs. I also started to increase my physical activity. I started weight/strength training and *gasp* running. (Something I was traumatized by from the times in elementary school when you had to run "the mile" and I was always the last one done with the rest of the class sitting and waiting for me.) Again, as I was nearing my goal of 185, I knew I should keep losing, so I changed my goal to 170. Kept on working at it and before I knew it, I was there. My final goal was now 159. I chose this goal for the purpose of being in the 150's AND to be able to say that I lost 120 lbs. I am still working at my goal. I have been hovering between 165 - 170 for a few months now, although I still plan to reach my goal of 159 soon. One very important lesson that I've learned through this journey is that even when you're on trying to lose weight, you still have to live life. I may splurge here and there, but it is not the end of the world. I will struggle with my weight my entire life, but it will be a struggle that I will win! ***UPDATE*** Our son Brady was born on 3/4/08. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21 inches long. We are in love with him. He is the best thing to happen to us. Sadly, I did gain quite a bit of weight while pregnant, so I am back on track now with Weight Watchers. See my new progress page here: Post Baby Progress My guestbook

June 2004 June 2004 September 2004 December 2004 February 2005 April 2005 June 2005 July 2004 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 January 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 September 2006 November 2006 January 2007 May 2007

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My Progress:

Date	Weight
12/06/2004	279
12/13/2004	274.5
12/20/2004	270
12/23/2004	269
12/30/2004	267.5
01/06/2005	264
01/13/2005	261.5
01/20/2005	258.5
01/27/2005	256
02/03/2005	253.5
02/17/2005	249.5
02/24/2005	247
03/03/2005	245.5
03/10/2005	243.5
03/17/2005	243.5
03/24/2005	242
03/31/2005	240.5
04/07/2005	238.5
04/14/2005	233.5
04/21/2005	233.5
04/28/2005	232
05/05/2005	30
05/12/2005	229.5
05/26/2005	228
06/09/2005	225.5
06/23/2005	222
07/14/2005	220.5
08/03/2005	216
9/14/2005	214
09/29/2005	210
10/13/2005	207
10/27/2005	205
11/10/2005	199
11/17/2005	197
11/24/2005	195
12/08/2005	192
12/29/2005	187
01/12/2006	187
01/19/2006	185
01/26/2006	184
02/02/2006	183
02/16/2006	180
03/02/2006	179
03/16/2006	179
03/23/2006	176
03/30/2006	174
04/06/2006	174
04/13/2006	174
05/04/2006	172
05/11/2006	172
05/18/2006	171
05/25/2006	169
06/01/2006	Vegas!
06/08/2006	170
06/15/2006	171
06/22/2006	171
06/29/2006	170
07/13/2006	171
07/27/2006	171
08/10/2006	172
08/24/2006	172
08/31/2006	170
09/07/2006	170
09/14/2006	170
09/21/2006	171
09/28/2006	168
10/12/2006	168
10/26/2006	168
11/09/2006	169
11/17/2006	168
11/30/2006	168
12/14/2006	167
12/28/2006	170
01/04/2007	166
01/11/2007	163
01/25/2007	165
02/08/2007	164
02/22/2007	166
03/08/2007	167
03/22/2007	166
04/12/2007	168
04/26/2007	169
05/12/2007	166
05/26/2007	Vegas!
06/05/2007	169
PREGNANT!	Due 2/23/08