Alright; now that we have the show-n-tell portion of the blog over, I can get on to the 'meat' of the post, if you will.
As you have probably noticed from the pictures above, I still have a few pounds to lose. In fact, I have more pounds to lose than I did when I started this blog however many years ago it was.
About three and a half weeks ago, my wife asked me what I thought about doing Weight Watchers again, You see, we had done it once before, back when we had only been married a couple of years. It had worked well. The timing was right also. It was the summer between my Sophomore and Junior year in the Chem E. program, I was interning as a Health Physicist for a nuclear waste disposal company, and we therefore had the extra money to put toward a Weight Watchers membership. We did really well for the month and half we went. Unfortunately, summer ended, as did the internship and the extra money. As such, so did the memberships.
Fast forward roughly ten years. We have a little more disposable income (not much!), Debbie is doing awesome on her weight, health and physical fitness goals, and I still need... well I need something; not sure what.
After Debbie brought it up again, I considered the idea and thought, "Why not?"
Debbie found a meeting location and after work that day I went straight there. Have you ever seen what a hungry shark looks like? If not, imagine what a weight loss counselor trying to sell memberships for a weight loss organization looks like when 'Jabba the Hutt' walks through the door. It was like I was about to provide Christmas for her family... I digress.
In all honesty, the people were warm and friendly; so much so, I thought about bringing doughnuts for everybody as a small token of my thanks. Then I remembered where I was. Needless to say, my first meeting was on (or about) October 4, 2010. I weighed in at a slim, trim 338 pounds (If I were a candy bar, would that be considered the fun size?).
Mu current weight as of this morning at 7:15 am is 322.4 pounds, down 15.6 from my initial weigh-in. Seems to be working. The information they provide is also helpful, not to mention their points system is much easier to track than a calorie-counting system.
It will be my goal to try and blog my weight on a weekly basis, preferably Saturday mornings after I have weighed in. I think that will help me with my accountability over the weekends especially.
That being said, I'm off to walk in the rain for a series of politicians seeking my help. Until next time, and in the words of Uncle Red from the Red Green show, keep your stick on the ice!
