A Changed life.......
This is a wonderful week for me. I celebrate the me I was to be! It is hard work. I fight this battle everyday. Just because the weight is gone does not mean the battle was won! This in my opinion, is when the hard work began! EVERY day get up....love yourself, and just try to make a difference in one persons life...even if it is YOUR OWN!!!~ and work your butt off!
Ellen~~~movin' on down that scale.
Joining Weight Watchers on January 3, 2009 was the beginning of a New Year....a new me! I had lost weight before with the program. I have been overweight most of my life. So I knew the Weight Watcher plan worked, I had given up on it in the past. It didn't give up on me. Time to change....NOW!
January 2009, I woke up trying to roll over in my sleep, gasping for air, at a all time high weight for me. This was not easy. By the time I rolled over, I was breathing so hard I thought I would die. My heart was pounding so very hard. "I have to do something" I thought. Wow, was I ever right....& ready. At this point in my life I could hardly tie my own shoes. I would struggle with the effort to get the job done as I was too proud....& embarrased to ask for help. I always looked around or did a mental rehurse of where I was going. What the chairs would be like there, will I be able to sit down, get around. I was down to one pair of pants, I had ripped out several pair recently just bending over. My eating was out of control. I need help. I need Weight Watchers. My mother had been a leader for several years. I still hear the words she would tell her classes. "If it is to be....it's up to ME" I needed to do the work . It was never a thought that the plan didn't work , it was just my mind saying stick with it....YOU"RE WORTH IT!! The little signs I was getting, (sleep problems, heart pounding) were just little taps on my sholders, telling me to get busy!! Get my life back!! I had been digging my own grave with a knife & fork.
This time I chose to go slow....little steps at a time. I started by changing the eating habits I had. I would & still do journal every bite. To me this is the main key to my success. I would not miss a meeting. Well, age crept up on me this time. I needed to ad some activity in my daily routine. I started .25 miles a day. I couldn't breath when I got back home. I really thought of giving up. I kept going. Every week going just a little further. A friend became my walking buddy. Within a month, we were at 2-3 miles a day. By the end of the summer, 5-7 miles. I added in core, & lots of cardio. I had created a powerhouse in me... & her . Yeah!! I love to wake up every morning. Dicipline is remembering what I want. I love to exercise. As I was losing, I was starting to see the person I wanted to be. This summer I walked two 5 ks. for charity. Exercise is a priority to me now. I catch myself wanting to break into a jog as I am walking. So I do. I am planning to walk a 40 mile breast cancer walk in Chicago this year.
At 10 months I had lost 100 lbs. In 13 months I lost 135 lbs. From hips ,waist, & bust all together I have lost 56" I AM a new person. I am heathier, more energetic, ready to live my life. My food choices are just so easy now.....no junk! I had been put on the back burner too long. Raising my family, always taking care of everyone but me. I feel 20 years younger. My children are in their twenties, they don't ever remember me this way. They really love the new me. My Husband Bob & whole family have been the greatest support for me through this journey. My weight watcher leader Julie Swartz, an AMAZING woman & leader. She has the energy of a child, the knowledge of an expert!!! Our meetings are something I refuse to miss. ( recently my daughter was getting married on a saturday, well, I go to class on saturday, you guessed it, I didnt miss class, I was even catering the food & making the wedding cake.....that is dedication!!) The staff at class, all tremendous support for me. Any question you have they can answer. That says someting for the W.W. company! The class members have become my family. I have found lifetime friends in them.
January 2009, I woke up trying to roll over in my sleep, gasping for air, at a all time high weight for me. This was not easy. By the time I rolled over, I was breathing so hard I thought I would die. My heart was pounding so very hard. "I have to do something" I thought. Wow, was I ever right....& ready. At this point in my life I could hardly tie my own shoes. I would struggle with the effort to get the job done as I was too proud....& embarrased to ask for help. I always looked around or did a mental rehurse of where I was going. What the chairs would be like there, will I be able to sit down, get around. I was down to one pair of pants, I had ripped out several pair recently just bending over. My eating was out of control. I need help. I need Weight Watchers. My mother had been a leader for several years. I still hear the words she would tell her classes. "If it is to be....it's up to ME" I needed to do the work . It was never a thought that the plan didn't work , it was just my mind saying stick with it....YOU"RE WORTH IT!! The little signs I was getting, (sleep problems, heart pounding) were just little taps on my sholders, telling me to get busy!! Get my life back!! I had been digging my own grave with a knife & fork.
This time I chose to go slow....little steps at a time. I started by changing the eating habits I had. I would & still do journal every bite. To me this is the main key to my success. I would not miss a meeting. Well, age crept up on me this time. I needed to ad some activity in my daily routine. I started .25 miles a day. I couldn't breath when I got back home. I really thought of giving up. I kept going. Every week going just a little further. A friend became my walking buddy. Within a month, we were at 2-3 miles a day. By the end of the summer, 5-7 miles. I added in core, & lots of cardio. I had created a powerhouse in me... & her . Yeah!! I love to wake up every morning. Dicipline is remembering what I want. I love to exercise. As I was losing, I was starting to see the person I wanted to be. This summer I walked two 5 ks. for charity. Exercise is a priority to me now. I catch myself wanting to break into a jog as I am walking. So I do. I am planning to walk a 40 mile breast cancer walk in Chicago this year.
At 10 months I had lost 100 lbs. In 13 months I lost 135 lbs. From hips ,waist, & bust all together I have lost 56" I AM a new person. I am heathier, more energetic, ready to live my life. My food choices are just so easy now.....no junk! I had been put on the back burner too long. Raising my family, always taking care of everyone but me. I feel 20 years younger. My children are in their twenties, they don't ever remember me this way. They really love the new me. My Husband Bob & whole family have been the greatest support for me through this journey. My weight watcher leader Julie Swartz, an AMAZING woman & leader. She has the energy of a child, the knowledge of an expert!!! Our meetings are something I refuse to miss. ( recently my daughter was getting married on a saturday, well, I go to class on saturday, you guessed it, I didnt miss class, I was even catering the food & making the wedding cake.....that is dedication!!) The staff at class, all tremendous support for me. Any question you have they can answer. That says someting for the W.W. company! The class members have become my family. I have found lifetime friends in them.
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