Hey Martha - i know that bald TV counselor!
I spent my first day living my active life today. I got up, went to weight watchers, ran some errands, went to Sam's club for some healthy food and water bottles, got my son's hair cut, made a sales call for my business, went to the store and cooked butternut squash soup and salmon for supper.
I've cleaned the kitchen, washed my face, brushed my teeth and taken my medications and just came here to see how things were going before spending a few quality minutes with hubby and going to bed!
Wheew.. that was a lot.
I've also got my stuff ready to go for the morning because i have to have fasting blood drawn and that really sucks (I've been putting it off for 3 months now and my next Dr. app. is on Monday! woops!) Then i'm having my other son's hair cut and running another errand. It feels good but gives me anxiety all at the same time.
And the good news. I joined WW last month and then didn't follow the plan, and it seems I lost 2.8 pounds not doing it and over the holidays! LOL!
There was another lady there that had joined 4 times now and keeps quitting and we decided that this time there was no quitting.. going until we're life members.
And there was another lady there that had quit smoking and I am kicking myself for not saying the right things to her. She quit 6 months ago and told me that she misses her friend and was down about the weight she'd gained. I just said "Oh, yeah.. i mourned at first too, and I gained a lot."
No... "You're old friend makes you smell bad"
No.. "with friends like that, who needs enemies?"
No.. "It's better to be fat and smell good"
No.. "I go to the stop smoking center online for support and you could give that a try!"
No.. I just didn't say anything, and I feel bad - she seems like she's on the verge of blowing her quit. :(
There's a man there that is diabetic and lost 70 pounds and got off all of his medications. That was inspiring. The meeting leader lost 105 pounds, and she had pictures on a story board and boy was that ever inspiring too!
The leader to other meeting in town has never been fat. Her mother talked her into going to learn that she could eat and still be thin because she's anoraxic!
You know.. It showed in everything she did too. She believes in eating as few points as humanly possible and working out until your knees are shot and that came across in every single meeting. It drove me NUTS! I like this leader so much better! She and her husband took a vacation to jamaica that they had taken 4 years ago - The last time they went they watched things happening, sightsaw, and ate their way around. This time they went back to do the fun stuff because they can now. (he lost a lot of weight as well) Inspiring, huh?
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 536
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 40,200
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10,050.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 47 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17
