A YEAR?????!!!!!?!??!?!?

Okay, Ca-RAZY that I haven't written here in a year.  Clearly, blogging regularly isn't my thing.  But I'm working on it, so stay tuned! 

I'm coming up on my 2 year celebration of being AT GOAL.  That is a very exciting piece of information for me, because for the first time (probably EVER), I am able to wear the SAME SIZE JEANS for two years in a ROW!!!!!   Just unbelievable to me.  In my history, I cannot recall that happening.  Usually, I would buy a pair of jeans, wear them, and then when they would get the least bit uncomfortable, I would start "avoiding" them.  Because, in my mind, I just KNEWWWWWWW......their life in my world had passed.  Only I did not want to confront it, so I let them sit inside my drawer until I was ready to face the music.  So, as I pull out the "same old" pair of jeans, I put  them on with a smile, knowing, that, not only did I achieve (what I felt was ) the impossible.....I have now officially MAINTAINED!!!

So, yes, I am celebrating ME!  And, why not?  I still talk to myself in my head like a bit of a loon.  I still struggle over good vs. bad choices, and I still want the whole carton of ice cream, yet I am contented (eventually), with a smaller portion.  I have really learned to put this program into play!
So....what's the secret, you ask???   NEVER GIVING UP!!!!! 
I am not complacent in my mind.  I am on guard.  I monitor, I choose, and I work out as damage control.  Thank God I have the tools from Weight Watchers to keep me on track!!!  I question myself less and manage more.  It's a great balance, and I am thankful for what Weight Watchers has given me.
My biggest weakness is still cookies (that I bake) and carbs and sweets.  But, I have learned to pick and choose what is actually worth taking the hit for. 

I wish I could impress on people that weight loss isn't an overnight thing.  It's truly an every day thing that we have to learn to manage.  I can't believe fad diets are still around.  But I guess as long as 'they' have to sell magazines; this is what I'm up against.  It makes my job hard, because everyone wants it all NOWWWWWW (like Varuca Salt in Willy Wonka). 

I sometimes I wonder if, gone are the days of hard work and true appreciation??  Alas, no!  There are those out there, who are slowly getting it.  Appreciating every pound they lose and every step they took to get there.  And as long as Weight Watchers will let me, I will be there to help people and let them vent their frustrations to me, because I know exactly how they feel.  It took me almost 2 years to lose 52lbs.  That's about .4/week. 
It IS possible.  You CAN do it.  Just do a little every day towards your GOAL, and eventually, as long as you apply the principles, you will get there!!
I'm here to be a cheerleader....or a therapist.  Whatever you need!