Really, you have to know that I am NOT doing this alone. There is just no way that I could lose weight without some help. So I'm going to give credit where credit is due. I am NOT a paid spokesperson (but, boy, wouldn't that be nice!) and I'm not out to publicly endorse or defame weight loss companies or authors. But here is what is working for me:
Weight Watchers.....I'm a point-counting, meeting attender who needs the structure and accountability of a program like WW. Some people do Atkins or paleo or SouthBeach. I don't know a thing about those. I tried WW and it worked (when I do my part), so I'm sticking with it. My secret goal is to be one of those "lifer" weigh-in ladies OR to get my own commercial with Jennifer Hudson. We could do a duet....www.weightwatchers.com
"Made To Crave" by Lysa TerKeurst .....It has been a wonderful, encouraging, convicting, Biblically true book that has been challenging my heart and mind. She makes me cry on a regular basis, because she often says what is deep in my heart....or on the tip of my tongue! www.madetocrave.org
My "Friends"......Every week, after weigh-in, I post my progress on Facebook. Some people think I'm nuts, others probably skim right by that update in their news feed, but those who comment and/or "like" have built me up, encouraged me, and been a source of accountability. Oh, and heck NO, I don't put my weight on FB! I just put how much I've lost (or gained, as has been the case more times than I care to admit).
My Husband......who is a life-long athlete, a Division I All American athlete in college who went on a full athletic scholarship, who runs marathons, has completed an Ironman, and just generally looks good in EVERY dern piece of clothing he owns! It can be frustrating to feel like the ugly duckling, the wife of Jack Sprat, etc...but the truth is, he loves me--not "skinny me" or "chubby me", just me. On my yucky days, he loves me, and on my "skinny jeans and knee boots" days, he loves me. He understands that this is important to me, and he carefully encourages me (because what husband is dumb enough to get too gung-ho about your wife going to WW!?). He also deals with my hungry and crabby mood swings.
So, there you have it.
I'm not alone.
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