This is how all this craziness will all go down...
I'm super blessed to have amazing people in my life, one of the most amazing persons is my bestest friend Mary. Mary will be my coach, my support, my encouragement, and also my whip ass during this process. She will be checking in on me... reading all my emails with my daily food journal of all the healthy (and hopefully not crap) that I consume each and every day. She will also be kicking my ass if I don't exercise, even if slightest bit, at a minimum of 5 days a week. Mary is a huge inspiration to me and I hope to be running next to her in a marathon in the next coming years.
Mary is putting together a fitness regime and a dietary plan for me and we both discussed that we need to start easy on me. I'm hoping for success, not utter frustration and failure. I don't want to start out running 2 miles when I can barely chase my dog Chloe down the street one block without getting winded. We're also trying to come up with a plan for a "negative reinforcement" each week I don't keep to my end of the bargain. My thought was to pay her $20/week that I eff-up and it's two fold - 1. because as nice as it is to get an extra $20 once in a while, Mary would HATE to take my money which will encourage her to encourage me (and to prove that she would hate getting the money, she suggested I send her a card or a had written letter - HA - love you Mar!) and 2. well, I'd HATE to lose $20/week because I couldn't get my lazy ass off the couch and walk around the block for 20 minutes. Any other ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I'm headed to a Weight Watchers meeting tomorrow night at 6pm. I've never been and I'm slightly nervous about the process, actually terrified. In fact I haven't weighed myself in probably 2 years and I wouldn't be shocked if I was pushing 200+ lbs at this point in my life, a number I am ashamed to share. I'm also in a size 16 pants and my tops are pushing 1X, although with hesitation, I'm sharing this with you so you can get an idea of just how big I am and have a comparison to where I'll be in a year. Mary and I agreed that we will do weigh-in's on Monday mornings and this will be a recording for my weekly progress. Oh... that reminds me, I have to buy a scale.
This is Mary and I back in November... not trying to flash you any cleavage or anything... but it's hard not too when your bazzoombas are as big as mine are. Most would hate to lose some boobage if they lost weight... I'm looking forward to it.
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YOU are so amazing and have inspired me in so many ways I can't even begin to share them here.... I'm incredibly excited to travel on this journey with you and you'll be getting a nice big envelope in the mail with some fun stuff to start off our first few weeks. Go you. You're a freakin superstar.
Lizzybean,
I also think that you are a ROCKSTAR! Don't be scared of Weight Watchers. I went when I first started losing weight. I only went once (just to get the information and materials) but, as I used them, it made eating healthy easy, and the point system kept me accountable. Weigh ins can be intimidating, but they're not announced to the group unless you announce it. I'm proud of you. It really takes a strong person to want to make the change. I belive taht you're one of the strongest women that I know, and I know with all of my heart that you'll be successful. If you need to laugh, cry, scream or want to share your great triumphs, I'm your woman to share with. I love you oh so much and know that this will be a great journey for you. I'm behind you 100%. And Mary is a beautiful woman too. I'm sending her lots of bigboobiesquishing hugs too!!
YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!! You can dooo it!!!!
I think you're right to start off slowly. Getting frustrated is the easiest excuse to quit something (and also why I still can't do a cartwheel.) I read an article somewhere that said you can't be disappointed when you don't lose all the weight overnight, even though you're trying your best. Just as you put the weight on a little at a time, you will also lose it gradually. The first steps are the hardest, and I'm so proud of you for getting started.
By the way, realage.com could be a helpful website. You can take the Real Age test and they tell you, based on your lifestyle, how old you are. When you become a member (you have to sign up to do the test but it's free) they email you articles about what foods can do for you, excercise tips and other general health info. It's pretty interesting. I heard about from a phys. ed. teacher friend. I hope this helps. Love ya!
Dizzy: YOU CAN DO THIS!!
ALL OF US WHO LOVE YOU ARE CHEERING YOU ON !!!
lois
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