There was a discussion on one of my WW
message boards about the statistics of weight loss and maintenance. I tend to gauge success as being those who
lose at least 10% of their body weight and have keep it off for at least five
years. It was NINE years ago this month
that I joined WW. I can’t even believe it
has been that long.
Since it is the start of a new year, I
was looking at my weight record to see what my “official” WW weight was in
January of 2015. I wanted to compare it
to what my “official” WW weight at my meeting this week. In January of 2015 my weight was 196.6. My weight on Monday was 227 pounds.
I lost at total of 130 pounds and I
have kept off 77.8 pounds. Since my
starting weight was 304.8 pounds, 10% of my body weight is 31 pounds. Regardless of re-gain and the ups and downs
of maintenance, I am still a glowing success statistic. Sometimes we just need a new perspective on
how we are doing.
The sobering fact is that I have
gained 30.4 pounds in just one year. *gulp*
This is something I need to work better
on combating. I have started to make
small changes this week and am happy with these changes. I am reminding myself daily that it isn’t
about being perfect but it is about being consistent. Just like you can’t swallow an elephant whole,
if I break down this 30 pound gain over 12 months it is an average gain of 2.5
pounds per month. With that being in the
forefront of my mind if I can work to focus on a loss of as much as 2-3 pounds
in one month then maybe this will feel less overwhelming and more manageable.
Perhaps I can stick with this longer
than the first sugar craving to hits?
Nine years has been quite a
journey. As with any journey there are
highs and lows. I wouldn’t be the person
I am today if it hasn’t been for WW and all the support I have received through
the years. I might currently be unhappy with
the new program tweaks, but WW will always be where my home is.
2 comments:
Congrats on 9 years!! That is awesome! :)
You are the boss not the sugar dragon!
What a great post Lindsay! YOU ARE A SUCCESS.
Personally, I'm not too happy with Smartpoints either. It's the formula. I really liked Pointsplus because I took the easy way out I learned on the WW boards: That 1 pointsplus averaged 40 calories (there's a great article on Wikipedia explaining this in their Weight Watchers article). So what I would do when I didn't have my calculator with me is divide the calories per serving by 40 and that was my point value. That worked just as well, and I lost the same. So now that Pointsplus is gone, guess what...I'm back to that formula again, still taking advantage of the free fruits and veggies. I say, take a weight loss plan, any weight loss plan, and tweak it to make it work for you! I learned that on a blog called Runs For Cookies. It is so true.
In any event, sorry to digress. Congratulations Lindsay!
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