watching the weight

although it is not something i have focused on much and try not to talk about a ton, weight and fitness have always been a struggle for me (and many in my family). in college i did a pretty good job of tackling it. then i tore my ACL and that put a wrench in my fitness routine. after college i did ok at not gaining all my weight back with having rather active jobs.

then i started my current job. although it is a camp job, it is primarily a desk job. after my first year of being here, i decided it was time to do something about the fitness i had lost and the weight i had gained and most of my clothes being a little too snug. so a year ago, i tried some strategies on my own, which worked-ish. but once summer came around i just couldn't maintain it.

so in october i decided enough is enough. with the encouragement of my boss, Leanne, i joined weight watchers. i was pretty opposed to this method because i just wanted to be able to do it myself.

but low and behold, it works!

for some reason the points and the tracking and the way weight watchers is setup just really worked for me physically and mentally (and the fact that i was paying for it helped). it was almost like a game against myself. and as much i like to think i'm not overly competitive, i am.

today i met my first goal. i have lost 25 lbs and am down 2 sizes!

and as it turns out, none of my old clothes really fit anymore, which is a good problem to have.

since it has worked so well, i am deciding to keep up with the weight loss rather than going into maintaining. the next goal is 10 more lbs and then re-evaluate from there.

to those that were aware of this current venture in my life, thanks for the encouragement and support!