Looking Back: November Weigh-Ins

I decided to drag my old WW material into work so I could look over my prior weight records.

I really enjoy reminiscing over my weight loss, maintenance, re-gain, and re-loss journeys.  It always give me new perspective and helps keep me motivated.  I think part of why I pulled all of this out of the drawer is because I knew I would have a gain this week and instead of feeling stuck I want to feel empowered.  The longer it takes to get back under 200 pounds, the harder it is to stay motivated.  I’m determined to persevere.

Starting Weight Jan 2007: 304.8

The first weigh-in of November:

2007 – 233.4

2008 – 196

2009 – 168

2010 – 177

2011 – 179

2012 – 174

2013 – 182.8

2014 – 193.4

2015 – 214.4

2016 – 246.4

2017 – 231.8

2018 – 219.2

2019 – 215.2

I lost my initial weight pretty quickly and got to goal in 110 weeks.  It is crazy to think about how rapidly I lost the weight and yet here I sit in the present feeling like it’s taking forever. 

Looking back, it’s easy to get really down on myself seeing how many years I was at or near goal (175 doctor note) and even those years where I might have been over goal but I was still under 200 pounds. 

It is really weird to think that in 2016, I had re-gained all the weight I lost plus 13 pounds from that first November weigh-in back in 2007.  Even though I knew I was struggling, when I look back at the big picture, it is really sad knowing all that I worked so hard for slipped away so quickly.  Boy, those were some dark and depressive times.

It is awesome that I am so close to my 2015 weight and that I’ve even gotten down as low as 209 back in March of 2020.  That is really exciting and motivating.  It makes me feel like I can and will get back there. 

It still makes me happy knowing that since 2015, I’ve been making some serious progress in getting my re-gain off.  I love when I weigh less than I did the year before.  That is a major win in my book.

I have enjoyed this trip down memory lane.  The coolest part of the journey is that it really is a journey.  I have the choice to see it as positive or negative.  And you know what?  Negative doesn’t get you very far.  You gotta look for the positive.