I think that the WW weight loss program is one of the easiest plans to follow. I was sceptical when I joined in April but my sister-in-law basically talked me into it telling me we'd do it together. We didn't sign up for the meetings but instead the online trial which ran for 3 months. Now the reason I was sceptical was the fact that my youngest sister had already tried following the WW plan. She would start losing but then for some reason or another quit. I never really asked her why because it always seems that she's trying some kind of diet. She's done Jenny Craig, the Atkins, No-Carb, South Beach and Weight Watchers. Now since it seems like she is always trying some diet or another, she really wasn't a good character for me to use as my guide for whether or not the Weight Watchers plan works.
I can't begin to tell you how happy I've been following this plan. In the past 13 years since my last pregnancy, I have been trying to lose weight...by joining aerobic/tae bo classes, using a treadmill, cutting back on eating but nothing has ever been successful. It was very discouraging when I would be attending these aerobic classes 4 days a week for almost a year and not even lose anything. Which is why I was so shocked that my first week following the WW plan to a "T" and I lost 4 lbs. The following week on the day of my weigh-in, I found I had lost another 3 lbs. Talk about a shock....losing 7 lbs in 2 weeks and I hadn't even started exercising other than taking the dog for the daily walk that I had been doing every day anyway for the last year. In addition to following WW, I also joined a weight loss website called sparkpeople.com (it's free by the way!). The friendship, motivation and support I have received on this site, helped keep me focused through my whole weight loss journey and continue to be there for me even now while I'm trying to maintain.
To the left is a before picture of me. I was at my highest weight here and a size 16 in January 2007 which after seeing these pictures prompted me to want to lose weight.On the right, is a pictue of me in January 2008. I am 48 lbs lighter and in a size 8. I am so much happier here and feel better too.
I am finally at a healthy BMI and just feel so much better about myself and my self image. I reached my goal weight in December 2007 and overall I have lost 48 lbs. It's so exciting going shopping and buying a smaller size than I expected to be fitting in. I actually enjoy shopping now. I always used to dread it before because nothing ever fit right and if it did, it meant I was buying it in a bigger size. I hated it. So with the 48 lbs lost, I also have dropped 5 sizes (currently a size 6) which to me is the best thing to happen in the world!
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