This is my bi-weekly WI (& blab session)...I was a little nervous because I was kinda thinking that the 8lb loss I had two weeks ago (after 3 wks on vacation) was a fluke...that maybe they recalibrated their scales back to what they SHOULD really read, etc... LOL!! Also...I had a tough time staying w/in my points this week...I started out in the hole after going out for my Anniversary mid week & just couldn't keep it out of the hole, till Sunday. I finished my week w/ 1 point in the bank. Needless to say, I was quite excited w/ the loss!!
So...hopefully next WI I will be in the 220s!! WOW!
It was kinda funny tonight because Michelle, my "lively" leader, brings a new lady over to me & says "Julie, this is Diane...she's never done WW before! Why don't you tell her how much you've lost!" & so I sat down w/ Diane & chit-chatted w/ her, told her all about WW website, eTools, Dotties, Skinny Cows, Laughing Cow cheese & all sorts of other stuff! LOL!! She's really nervous about the small amount of points she gets & so I was telling her about water & veggies & low point fruits, etc... just told her you've gotta get creative, you know??
Anyways...there was another newish girl sitting in front of us & she turned around when I mentioned Skinny Cows & got in on the conversation. She's a youngish girl...probably in her 20s & she's at least 300lbs... I told myself "I'm gonna befriend her next week & see if I can help her stay motivated"
MOTIVATION
Our meeting tonight was about MOTIVATION. She asked us to write down what brought us to WW & then what was motivating us now…so I wrote my LIST (just a few words…yeah, right!! LOL!!) & then she went straight into awards. Well…I got another 5 lb star today & so she asked me what changes I have made since being on WW & of course I went back to how it took me a long time to get to the point that I was ready to get healthy & that my attitude was completely different this time… that I was eating like a healthy person now, that there was no question to me that I would be that healthy person eventually. And that I’m really proud of myself. Then she asked me what I had written down as my motivation for coming to WW & I said “do you want me to read the WHOLE list?” & she laughed & said “sure…it’s been a quiet meeting tonight” So I said…
What brought me in to WW was…
Ready to change what obviously wasn’t working for me
That I was getting WAY too close to 300lbs & could actually see no end to the amount of weight I had the potential to gain
And that I had way too many aches & pains for my age…including a broken bone in my foot that hasn’t healed well because of my weight.
What’s motivating me now…
Knowing that I have control of myself.
Being proud of my progress & attitude.
Knowing that I’m doing this for the right reasons (ME!), the right way & for the last time.
And a great support system from a fabulous group of people on an online WW board.
She went on to other awards…one of which was a girl that was getting her 50 lb magnet & was only 7 lbs away from goal & Michelle asked her what motivated her & she said… “everything that Julie just said!” (LOL!) That’s a kick.
Anyways…after the meeting, a nice lady that I had talked to a few weeks ago (on her first night) came up to me & said that I inspired her. WOW! That’s awesome!
It’s kinda neat to me…to take the inspiration & motivation & enthusiasm that I get from GoaD & spread it on to others outside of the board. It’s cool, too, that I feel like I’m becoming more of a part of that meeting group…I haven’t been a regular to this meeting time & even then, I usually only go every 2 weeks…but I guess I’ve made some sort of an impression on my leader! :o) That’s good…I really want to make a solid connection w/ her at some point because the more I think about it, the more I want to be a leader!
So…that’s it! :o) Life is good, isn’t it?
Thanks you guys...can't do this w/out all of you!
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