Down 3.6!

Yeah Baby!

I might have gained 1.6 pounds during my spectacular Mediterranean Cruise, but last week I took off that 1.6 plus two more for good measure! I am down 3.6 pounds this week, which brings me to 180.2 – next weigh-in I will be back in the 170s fo sho!

Oh yeah, oh yeah…(excuse me while I indulge in a little happy-dance, here).

Yes, I am proud of myself. Yes, I am happy to be in a good weight-loss groove. And yes: as before, it seems almost effortless. But this time, I am more experienced. I am not taking anything for granted. I will not gloat. I will not rest on my laurels. I will be utterly, completely, undyingly grateful for every last tenth of a pound that I manage to get rid of.

That message was brought home to me (and Hubster, my silent partner in this journey) at our last Weight Watchers meeting. One of the newer members asked our leader what she could do to get out of a rut…of course the suggestions were what you would expect: are you still journaling? No? Well do that again. Are you eating all your points (including discretionary points)? No? Well make sure you do. Are you keeping active? No? Well get moving.

You get the idea.

The chorus of suggestions went on for so long that our leader finally had to cut it short and get on to the rest of the business of the meeting, but on the way home Hubby and I both agreed that the number one advantage the lady who asked the question had was this: she was still coming to meetings. I wanted so badly to put up my hand and say,

"Please…just keep coming to the meeting. Even if you gain a pound or three or even ten…just keep coming and remember that this is the one place where you won’t be judged. You see, I lost 50 pounds once, but then I got stuck and had trouble losing any more. And that got me discouraged. And that caused me to gain some weight. And that got me embarrassed. And then I stopped coming to meetings. And now I’m here again, because I gained back nearly 30 of those hard fought-for 50 pounds. So whatever you do: don’t stop coming to meetings."

So, my fellow Weight Watchers member: if you’re out there anywhere, I hope you get to read this.