WWwithGod

As you saw in my WW testimony, I had a very limited life. But after losing around 40 pounds, life is taking on a new level of activity. I can walk and I can stand again.......and it will only improve as I continue to lose!!!

There have been and will continue to be "potholes" in my journey of weight loss. In the midst of some of those potholes, I have had some "AH HAAAAA" moments. Moments where I knew that I was going to make it. I might not make it as quickly as I wanted to the day I walked through those WW doors the last time I joined, BUT......I WILL MAKE IT!!!!!!

I'm excited!!!! \o/\o/\o/

"WEIGHT" Watching with God

"Yet those who WEIGHT for the Lord will gain new strength;
they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not get tired;
they will walk and not become weary."
(Isaiah 40:31, NASB, with a play on a word by Cynthia.)

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created 06/16/01
updated 08/24/02

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   Celebrations - BRAVO!!! stars received during class.
   Personal Victories - I CAN do this and here are times when I prove it to myself.
   Photos - Watch the ME hidden under all this fat evolve.
   Tips & Hints - Helpful things I've learned along the way.
   Walking With Jesus Daily - A place where we can gather to encourage each other.
   Weigh Ins - It is only a number and it is a gauge as to how I'm "working" my WPs.
   "Weight" Watching with God - My WW story.

2002, March -- Although I have been playing with staying on program (OP) for the last four to five months, I have gained back only 10 of the pounds that I lost. I have been going up and down the scales with these ten pounds. Because I haven't gained all of the 43 pounds that I had lost back already, I realize that I AM MAKING PROGRESS. After all, WW is NOT a diet; it is a lifestyle change. The good news is that I have changed some things about my eating habits. The bad news is that I keep playing with the program and I am not making progress getting closer to my goal. My legs are beginning to hurt again, I'm having a hard time walking and standing........walking is even harder than it was before I lost the 43 pounds.

2001, August -- WELLLLLLLLLLL, I had a great "WOW" moment recently. I have never been one who drank or even liked water. I was a "diet coke" (dc) gal. Basically, I NEVER drank water and any attempts at learning to drink water were pretty much futile. Of course, when I joined WW, I thought, "here we go again......they are gonna want me to drink at least 8 waters per day." When my leader got to the water info when explaining program......"Drink at least 6 glasses of water every day........You can also have 3 of your 6 glasses of water as juice, milk, decaffeinated beverages, or any other beverage that doesn't contain alcohol." OKAYYYYYYYY, I CAN DO THAT!!!! I can drink 3 waters per day and then 3 caffeine-free diet cokes. I CAN DO THIS!!!! So, I began drinking my water. I found some great calorie free flavored waters. I was actually beginning to enjoy the flavored waters and even the clear water. One night, I told a friend whom I was chatting with online that I would "brb.....thirsty, dc." Imagine my shock and surprise and delight when I returned to the computer and realized that I had chosen water. I truly went to the kitchen and chose the water without thinking. WOW OH WOW!!! I CAN DO THIS!!!!

2002, June -- I've not been very good at keeping this page up-to-date with entries. In fact, I've been very lax at working on this page. HOWEVER, there have been some victories over the past year where I have realized that I will make it. First of all, the day I walked through the doors at WW, I determined that that was the last time I would walk through those doors as a "new member." I was in this for the long haul. I would NOT quit. And quit I have NOT!!!! Although I was pretty much off program from November 2001 through early June 2002, I only missed class and weigh-in (WI) less than a half-dozen times. Each of those times was due to work related or personal trips out-of-town. I would WI a day earlier if possible. I have missed less than 6 classes in the year that I have been a member. I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!! I WILL NOT NOT NOT GIVE UP!!!! I may not reach my goal in such as way as to be featured as one of those "results not typical" stories in the WW magazine (What is UP with that anyway?? What ARE typical results???).....but I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!!

2002, August -- I have been more off of work than at work for two weeks and I missed one week at class because I was out of town at a women's convention. I went to Tennessee and attended a convention with 8 other Internet friends. Some I had met face-to-face two years ago and some I had not met at all face-to-face. We were from 8 different states and one from Canada. We had a blast!!! The personal victory was when I returned home and went to my WW class, I had lost 3.6 pounds over those two weeks while away from work and out of town. YIPPIEEEEEEE!!! I AM MAKING PROGRESS!!!!!

2002, August -- WOW -- TWO personal victories in one month. We're on a roll now!!! I attended a BBQ cookout with a group of friends from my church. I LOVE BBQ!!! I had saved up points and planned exactly what I would do. At the party, I chose water from the ice coolers rather than diet sodas. I only got small servings of the food. I didn't get banana pudding. AND, I didn't go back for seconds!!! Okay, I'll admit it -- it was horrible BBQ, so it wasn't a sacrifice to not go back for seconds. HOWEVER, the home where we were always has candy dishes everywhere filled with chocolates. I avoided those throughout the afternoon. I CAN DO THIS!!!! I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!!