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Originally Posted by Photo Hider  I found this website the other day when I was looking for ideas to jump start my good intentions to begin living healthier. I read through a number of posts and I was so impressed with the support and good words everyone had for one another. I am a happy person in general. I have a great family (barring the normal dysfunction), a good job (that has its stresses) and wonderful friends (that live 1600 miles away). My Husband and I have been less than happy with our weights for a number of years. We started weight watchers together a year ago last August. I lasted 4 months and really got no where while my husband soared and became a lifetime member with a 100 pound weight loss. I am so proud and pleased for him but I want that to happen for me tooooo. I understand the eating thing, I just suffer the self motivation to get my body moving in the direction I know it needs to go (off the couch and on to the treadmill). I am incredibly gifted at putting everyone and everything else ahead of me. I welcome words of wisdom and thoughts to motivate me to get going. I just turned 37 and want to see 38 in a new way. As a family we enjoy traveling and want to take a cruise next year. I want to be able to wear a swimsuit and enjoy myself instead of feeling self-conscious.  |
Thank you for the kind words! We do our best to be a great support group for one another and to motivate each other.
Weight watchers and other diets are really only meant to be a short term solution, and at the end of the day you have to be willing and ready to commit to a lifestyle change, which as you already know ideally includes exercise and good eating habits.
So it seems like you have a goal in mind, and there is no reason you cannot achieve it. Whether you decide you want to accomplish your goals with only eating changes or both eating and exercise changes, we can help you figure out exactly what you need to do to meet your weight loss goals in time for your cruise. We'd be more than happy to help with that.
We also have a lot of motivational tips that we suggest, such as putting your worst picture and a picture of when you looked your best smack dab on the refridgerator so you look at it every time you're tempted to open that fridge to overeat.
Of course little things help too such as drinking extra water (a gallon a day) and eating your food much slower.
Oh, and welcome!
