I went to the meeting on Thursday evening. There were more people there than I expected, but it is still the beginning of the year. It wasn’t a very “warm” crowd, but I was probably the only person there without at least one friend.
The woman that lead the meeting was a little long-winded, but she was ok because she was funny - funny goes a long way with me. I stayed after the meeting, as instructed, because I was “new”. After sitting in the after meeting, I realized that I really wasn’t “new”. I’ve been doing the program online for at least a year and I’ve done weight watchers in the past many times. So, I politely excused myself and went home.
I’m not concerned about the meeting so much, it’s the accountablity that I’m looking for.
Posted on February 8th, 2010 by lizzie
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I’ve been doing the online version of weight watchers for over a year now and I really like it, but…. my friend keeps telling me, as I continue to lose the same 6 lbs over and over again, that perhaps I need to go to a “real” meeting. I think there might be something to that advice. A sense of accountability - is what I need (in addition to a little more exercise).
The meeting is in two hours. I’m also told that Thursday is the perfect day to attend weight watchers - far enough from the previous weekend to have the time to lose any weight that might have been gained over the weekend. We’ll see.
Posted on February 4th, 2010 by lizzie
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I was talking to my husband, Adam this morning about what to write a post about today (not even through January and I’m already out of ideas! UGH). He rattled off a few ideas and then he started complaining about his weight. Now Adam is 6ft tall and maybe 170 lbs - not exactly obese or even overweight. So, I roll my eyes at him - because I have the perpetual 20-30 lbs that I need to lose - really! And he comes back at me and exclaims “just because a person is skinny, doesn’t mean that they’re healthy”. And, he’s right.
He has a naturally high metabolism and he’s definitely active - yard work, shoveling massive amounts of snow, bike riding, etc. His diet is about the same as mine - not necessarily watching what we’re eating like we should be, but he doesn’t gain weight. But, he has high cholesterol and this can be a serious health issue. In fact, I’m 20lbs overweight according to the charts for my age and height, but my cholesterol is fine.
We always seem to assume that heavy = unhealthy and I suppose, in general that can be true as we hear all the time the diseases and conditions that obesity play a huge roll in. But, we rarely think about those who appear to be “healthy” may actualy have as many health issues as those of us with weight to lose.
Thanks for listening.
Posted on January 19th, 2010 by lizzie
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I’m a big George Clooney fan and even if I don’t particularly like the movie that he’s in, I still usually like the characters he plays. I don’t think this was one of his best movies, but it wasn’t bad. It left me feeling empty, but I think that was the intent of the film.
It was in some ways similar to the Bill Murray movie ‘Lost in Translation’, but I thought that was a superior movie.
‘Up in the Air’ did have it’s good moments, but many of the events were predictable. There really wasn’t much of a plot, but I don’t think a plot is an absolute necessity in a movie. The sadness and lonliness of the main character were apparent. Ryan, the main character was the only character in the movie that was even close to being developed.
‘Up in the Air’ did make an impression on me, which is more than I can say for many of the unforgettable films I saw in 2009. And, George Clooney is never hard to look at.
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by lizzie
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