That is, if my current plans come to fruition.
A few years ago, I joined Weight Watchers for 10 weeks. In that time, I managed to lose 18 pounds, which was my first goal in the program. They have you go in 10% increments, you see, so for me, 18 pounds was my first 10%. Had I kept going, my next goal would have been about a 16 pound drop.
Unfortunately, I didn’t keep going, and the instructor didn’t come back, and as far as I know, classes aren’t being offered where I work anymore like they used to be. My weight remained relatively stable, though, but recently (within the last year at least) I’ve noticed it increasing again. Unfortunately, now it’s at its highest recorded value ever of 186lbs. This does not please me at all, both from a health perspective and an aestetic standard. My wife tells me I look fine, but she’s not looking from the angle of someone who can’t see their own feet at times, either.
Yesterday we were talking at my parents house, and it was mentioned that Weight Watchers now has a focused program for men. So I thought what the heck, I’ll look at it today. Two of the example articles they gave were based on how many pizza toppings one could pile on a pie, and how much beer can be drunk. Those were pretty convincing topics right there. Then, I found a promotional cost of $60 for three months of their online program. When I paid to go to classes at a physical location, it was about $110 for 10 weeks.
So today, I finally bit the bullet and signed up for their online program. Once in a while, I’ll mention progress here (if there’s any progress to mention). My two biggest problems (well, aside from my stomach size) are a lack of self-control in portion sizes, and eating when I’m not hungry. Portion sizes should be fixable. I eat heathily enough normally, but just too much of it. But then I get into the second problem mentioned, where even though I’m full, I like to keep eating, so I do. So once I cross the psychological barrier, things should go well. Hopefully.
My ideal weight will be 150lbs, so a total loss of 36lbs. At an average of 2lbs/week, that’s almost 5 months. So by mid-October, I should be there, presuming constant progress, which is in no way guaranteed. But, like any good project, the time line is sure to slip and this is known in advance, so we’ll just keep going until we hit the end point.
As for today? I think it’s time to go take a walk and earn an Activity point.
