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Being heavy was not only hard on me but it was also hard on my son. He came home from school one day and was upset because the kids at school were calling his mommy fat and making fun of me. He said they didn't want to play with him because of me. I told him to ignore them, but you know it really bothered me that he had to suffer because I was fat.
So one day a friend came up to me and was telling me about WW and how great it was and that she had lost a lot of weight in just a couple of months. So I thought maybe I should try it. What do I have to loose (besides my weight)? So my mother said she would join with me so that we could use each other for support. I have to admit I went in with a bad attitude. You know, the one where I don't know why I am here?! I have tried every diet and nothing has worked so why would this one. Well I decided I needed to give it a try. I know that people were saying she can't do it, she won't stick with it. I think that is what gave me the strength to do it.
The first week went really well I lost 5 pounds and I thought hey that wasn't to bad. Then the second week I lost 9 pounds and I thought wow this is not that hard,.Then the third week I lost 10 pounds. That really got me excited. I had lost 24 pounds in 3 weeks,and it is coming off really easy. So I figured I am really going to show everyone that I can do it, so I stuck real hard to the plan. I wrote in my journal and never missed a meeting. I was loosing every week. Then one day I realized I was no longer doing this to show everyone that I can do this, I was doing it for MYSELF!!! I wanted to be thin. I wanted to beable to do things that I have not done in many years. I wanted to walk through my house with out getting winded just going from room to room. I wanted to live a long life and I knew if I didn't get the weight off it was going to kill me!!
As of July 4, I have lost 142 pounds, I have dropped 40 pants sizes and I am really enjoying life. I try to walk everyday and I have so much energy I just don't know what to do with it all. And the best thing of all is the kids don't make fun of my son for having a fat mommy. He is very proud of me!! He talked me into joining his Karate class with him, so I did. We have so much fun.
I am still wanting to loose about 20 pounds and I know I have come this far I am not about to give up now.
I was hoping by making this Web page it could help everyone realize it can be done. It may seem like a long road but don't give up. You can do it, just make small goals for yourself. It takes small goals to get to the prize. Good Luck !!! I hope you enjoy my Web page and please check back for updates.
