Weighing in on Weigh-in

Addie turns three at the end of May.....which means I no longer have " extra baby weight" I have (or had) just plain extra weight! I have a B.S. in Exercise Science--I know how to teach many types of group exercise classes, I know what good "portions" of food are, etc.,etc. But I also like to eat and not only do I like to eat... I eat when I'm bored, sad, excited, nervous, happy---you get the picture! In February a friend suggested that instead of joining Weight Watchers we would form our own on-line buddy system to "report in" and ( this is the best part) instead of the $10/week we would spend at Weight Watchers....we would put $10/week into our New York City Fund--for the girls trip we are going on in June. Sounds like a plan....a plan indeed!

Today was the weigh-in where I reached my initial goal--which is crazy because I have basically lost the equivalent of 1/2 of one of my children---yikes!! What is more important is that I have done it without missing some sort of dessert at the end of the day, dinner out on the weekends and a glass or two (or three) of wine. Life happens---all the time---all around us and I knew that I had to learn to deal with life in order to lose the weight. I can't thank my friend enough for encouraging the plan and for sticking it with it herself and also those ladies that through their weight loss this year inspired me to get going...you know who you are M & J--you both look fabulous...and more importantly I know you feel fabulous!