How I got to 60...
At 45 years old, I’d pretty much given up on ever losing weight. I got married at 26, and I weighed 140 at the time, but that was the last time I was ever that small. Since then, I’ve always been between 206 and 216.
Until…My mom and my older sister went on Weight Watchers. They didn’t exercise and yet each week they lost weight. Now this was very frustrating, as I thought I was eating right and I worked out faithfully.
Apparently, I was doing the healthy living thing all wrong.
So, in tears, I went to my Mom and said, “HELP!” She agreed to pay for Weight Watchers for a year, which is a huge incentive to actually follow the plan.
So I signed up on September 11th, 2017 weighing 230.2 and I followed the plan. I went to meetings. I tracked my food on the app.
And I started losing.
During the first month, I’ll admit I was very hungry a lot of the time. I decided to basically give up everything white for the duration of the healthy eating plan. Whites meaning: white bread, sugar, salt, pasta, rice, cheese, dairy. I have not had a glass of milk since September. I rarely eat cheese. And what makes the no white easier, is I have a bit of a stomach upset if I eat white breads or pastas.
I do not eat red meat because it gives me horrendous gas bubbles that when they come out smell as if something died in my ass. Even though, I love steak, I simply can’t eat it anymore because those bubbles can be excruciating.
One thing I’d like to note is I didn’t exercise until February. I’d had a surgery last July so I was giving my body time to heal. From September to February with no exercise, I lost 44 pounds. I started Title Boxing classes basically for mental health. I like hitting the bag instead of people, keeps me out of jail.
I’ll continue to post about what I am doing, as it’ll be incentive for me to continue staying on plan, as well.
During the eight months, I’ve been on Weight Watchers, I’ve only gained weight back twice, which really is a downer, let me tell ya. After I lost fifty, I sort of went on a celebration spree too, but didn’t gain any, just wasn’t losing as much per week. On average, I’ve lost 1.9lbs a week, which is normal, which is healthy. I do feel as if the Title Boxing classes are helping with my weight loss and toning me. And I do work a part-time job where I have to stand and move around for 4-5 hours at a time that helps with calorie burning too.
Although, I should probably get endorsement fees, I’ll go ahead and say, give Weight Watchers a try. Is it easy? No. Do you have to change how you eat? Yes. Do you have to plan your food schedule? Yes.
And finally, you have to be willing to actually follow the plan.
But, I can’t tell you how much of a relief it is to finally, finally, after twenty years of trying to find something that actually works. I’m at 170.2 right now, 60lbs lost, with 30 pounds to go.
I’m here if you have any questions. And in next week’s post, I’ll talk about what foods I’ve found that work for me.
Until…My mom and my older sister went on Weight Watchers. They didn’t exercise and yet each week they lost weight. Now this was very frustrating, as I thought I was eating right and I worked out faithfully.
Apparently, I was doing the healthy living thing all wrong.
So, in tears, I went to my Mom and said, “HELP!” She agreed to pay for Weight Watchers for a year, which is a huge incentive to actually follow the plan.
So I signed up on September 11th, 2017 weighing 230.2 and I followed the plan. I went to meetings. I tracked my food on the app.
And I started losing.
During the first month, I’ll admit I was very hungry a lot of the time. I decided to basically give up everything white for the duration of the healthy eating plan. Whites meaning: white bread, sugar, salt, pasta, rice, cheese, dairy. I have not had a glass of milk since September. I rarely eat cheese. And what makes the no white easier, is I have a bit of a stomach upset if I eat white breads or pastas.
I do not eat red meat because it gives me horrendous gas bubbles that when they come out smell as if something died in my ass. Even though, I love steak, I simply can’t eat it anymore because those bubbles can be excruciating.
One thing I’d like to note is I didn’t exercise until February. I’d had a surgery last July so I was giving my body time to heal. From September to February with no exercise, I lost 44 pounds. I started Title Boxing classes basically for mental health. I like hitting the bag instead of people, keeps me out of jail.
I’ll continue to post about what I am doing, as it’ll be incentive for me to continue staying on plan, as well.
During the eight months, I’ve been on Weight Watchers, I’ve only gained weight back twice, which really is a downer, let me tell ya. After I lost fifty, I sort of went on a celebration spree too, but didn’t gain any, just wasn’t losing as much per week. On average, I’ve lost 1.9lbs a week, which is normal, which is healthy. I do feel as if the Title Boxing classes are helping with my weight loss and toning me. And I do work a part-time job where I have to stand and move around for 4-5 hours at a time that helps with calorie burning too.
Although, I should probably get endorsement fees, I’ll go ahead and say, give Weight Watchers a try. Is it easy? No. Do you have to change how you eat? Yes. Do you have to plan your food schedule? Yes.
And finally, you have to be willing to actually follow the plan.
But, I can’t tell you how much of a relief it is to finally, finally, after twenty years of trying to find something that actually works. I’m at 170.2 right now, 60lbs lost, with 30 pounds to go.
I’m here if you have any questions. And in next week’s post, I’ll talk about what foods I’ve found that work for me.
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