I am a part of a daily thread on the Weight Watchers message boards for
those that have lost 100+ pounds. We
have a really great group and I have enjoyed getting to know others who have
lost a large amount of weight and are maintaining that loss.
One member shared that several of his meeting members were coming up to
him after the meeting to ask questions.
This was often when the leader was busy.
He wanted to know if others experienced this. I have.
First off, I talk a lot. Probably
way too much if you ask my family and my husband. I am very open and honest and am not afraid
to share my experience about weight loss and maintenance. I also feel I have a good grasp on the WW
program and on nutrition in general. I am
always happy to answer questions or talk with other members. I also enjoy sharing my weight loss story.
There is a new member to our online thread that shared her thoughts on
this question. She made note that losing
a large amount of weight isn’t an easy task nor do you encounter many that have
done that. It is impressive and
encouraging to new members. I agree with
this. I think our large weight loss does
put us in an elite class all our own. It
can seem as though we know the answers but we don’t.
This conversation got me thinking about how many WW members never make
it to their goal weight. Some you still
see at the same meetings for years and years.
I never quite understand why they have not made it to goal yet. I wonder if I was just lucky. I didn’t have any kids and my husband was
very supportive of my weight loss journey.
While my job is not flexible, I had many meetings available to me so I
could change when I needed to. Perhaps I
had the right means and ability to get to goal sooner and easier? Everybody has their different setbacks and
struggles and everybody loses weight differently.
I also wonder if some of those members that have been attending meetings
for a long time are just content. They
are content with where they are now or that they have their social group
keeping them entertained. I know the old
ladies in my morning meetings use that time for social gathering. I attended my original meeting location from
six years ago and saw a mother/daughter duo that was attending this meeting
when I started. Martha had lost 80
pounds back then. She still looked good
but she said she was not yet at goal.
Her mother did get to goal and also looked good. It was nice to see them and I was happy they
were still attending their meetings. It
does make me wonder why Martha isn’t yet at goal. What are her personal struggles or setback
that is keeping her from it? Or does she
just lack the want to get to goal?
Some might even be scared.
Maintenance is a scary place and often a new place that not many people
have ever been too. We know how to gain
weight. We know how to lose weight. But does anybody really know how to maintain
weight? It could be just fear of getting
to goal and keeping the weight off “for this go round.” Whatever the reason, it does sadden me to see
less people achieving their goal weight.
If you are reading this blog and not yet to goal, is something stopping
you?
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