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. In May 2007, we decided it was time to start a family and sure enough, we succeeded on the first try. Our son Brady was born on March 4, 2008 and he's the greatest kid ever! After he was born, I started the trek again to lose all of my baby weight, which you can see here: www.pdkd.com . I know that I will struggle with my weight my entire life, but it will be a struggle that I will win! My guestbook |
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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 |