Reached Goal

I started Weight Watchers in January 2004 at 265.4 lbs. Last Thursday I
finally reached goal of 185 (actually 184.4). I struggled badly for nine
months bouncing the same five pounds or so the whole time. But I never
stopped attending. It has taken me 2 years and 3 months to lose 81 lbs.
Could have done it the first year had I devoted more time and effort to the
program.

But this past November (the 27th of Nov. 2005) my inspiration finally
returned and off I went!!! I have journaled every single day since then
whether I wanted to or not. I watch my portions very carefully and I try
new things such as the new WW yogurt and a variety of WW Smart One's
supplemented with lots of free and filling veggies.

I feel much better about myself and I truly believe I have the discipline to
sustain the loss considering the amount of time it has taken me to reach
this point. I've learned a few things along the way. New clothes were
inevitable but I'm having fun. Wearing a dress shirt and necktie to work
everyday is no longer torture because of a tight collar. Some have asked
if I have been sick. "Yes" I say. I was sick of being so heavy, but I'm
feeling fine now.

This whole idea of losing weight and maintaining can be a very difficult
task I know. But I encourage anyone who has the desire to lose weight to
stay the course and to fight the good fight. Hang in there, no matter how
long it takes. Get up as many times as you fall and dust yourself off and
go again and again.

There are a lot of good programs on the market to be sure. But for my time,
my effort, and my money, Weight Watchers is the only program on the planet
for me.

Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than twenty
years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased about
that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Regards,
Jerry

Congrats Jerry!

You can go on for as long as you wish.. this is the kind of post we never
get tired of reading !!!

Will~

"streetcar" wrote in message
...
I started Weight Watchers in January 2004 at 265.4 lbs. Last Thursday I
finally reached goal of 185 (actually 184.4). I struggled badly for nine
months bouncing the same five pounds or so the whole time. But I never
stopped attending. It has taken me 2 years and 3 months to lose 81 lbs.
Could have done it the first year had I devoted more time and effort to the
program.

But this past November (the 27th of Nov. 2005) my inspiration finally
returned and off I went!!! I have journaled every single day since then
whether I wanted to or not. I watch my portions very carefully and I try
new things such as the new WW yogurt and a variety of WW Smart One's
supplemented with lots of free and filling veggies.

I feel much better about myself and I truly believe I have the discipline
to sustain the loss considering the amount of time it has taken me to
reach this point. I've learned a few things along the way. New clothes
were inevitable but I'm having fun. Wearing a dress shirt and necktie to
work everyday is no longer torture because of a tight collar. Some have
asked if I have been sick. "Yes" I say. I was sick of being so heavy,
but I'm feeling fine now.

This whole idea of losing weight and maintaining can be a very difficult
task I know. But I encourage anyone who has the desire to lose weight to
stay the course and to fight the good fight. Hang in there, no matter how
long it takes. Get up as many times as you fall and dust yourself off and
go again and again.

There are a lot of good programs on the market to be sure. But for my
time, my effort, and my money, Weight Watchers is the only program on the
planet for me.

Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than
twenty years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased
about that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Regards,
Jerry

Thanks for such an inspirational post. A lot of times I lose my
motivation and it is posts like yours that help me refocus.

Audrey

"streetcar" wrote in message
...
I started Weight Watchers in January 2004 at 265.4 lbs. Last Thursday
I finally reached goal of 185 (actually 184.4). I struggled badly for
nine months bouncing the same five pounds or so the whole time. But I
never stopped attending. It has taken me 2 years and 3 months to lose
81 lbs. Could have done it the first year had I devoted more time and
effort to the program.

But this past November (the 27th of Nov. 2005) my inspiration finally
returned and off I went!!! I have journaled every single day since
then whether I wanted to or not. I watch my portions very carefully
and I try new things such as the new WW yogurt and a variety of WW
Smart One's supplemented with lots of free and filling veggies.

I feel much better about myself and I truly believe I have the
discipline to sustain the loss considering the amount of time it has
taken me to reach this point. I've learned a few things along the
way. New clothes were inevitable but I'm having fun. Wearing a dress
shirt and necktie to work everyday is no longer torture because of a
tight collar. Some have asked if I have been sick. "Yes" I say. I
was sick of being so heavy, but I'm feeling fine now.

This whole idea of losing weight and maintaining can be a very
difficult task I know. But I encourage anyone who has the desire to
lose weight to stay the course and to fight the good fight. Hang in
there, no matter how long it takes. Get up as many times as you fall
and dust yourself off and go again and again.

There are a lot of good programs on the market to be sure. But for my
time, my effort, and my money, Weight Watchers is the only program on
the planet for me.

Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than
twenty years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little
pleased about that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Regards,
Jerry

On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 20:48:41 -0600, "streetcar"
wrote:


Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than twenty
years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased about
that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Thank YOU for posting. You don't know how helpful it is to read what
you wrote. And for me, right now, it is especially helpful to read
that you struggled for 9 months but never stopped attending. That is
exactly where I am! My butt is in that seat every week, gain or lose.

So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for posting the truth of
your story and experience.

--
Kristen, and YAY, GO YOU!

Thank you Kristen.

Jerry


"kmd" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 20:48:41 -0600, "streetcar"
wrote:


Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than
twenty
years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased about
that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Thank YOU for posting. You don't know how helpful it is to read what
you wrote. And for me, right now, it is especially helpful to read
that you struggled for 9 months but never stopped attending. That is
exactly where I am! My butt is in that seat every week, gain or lose.

So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for posting the truth of
your story and experience.

--
Kristen, and YAY, GO YOU!

"kmd" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 20:48:41 -0600, "streetcar"
wrote:


Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than
twenty
years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased about
that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Thank YOU for posting. You don't know how helpful it is to read what
you wrote. And for me, right now, it is especially helpful to read
that you struggled for 9 months but never stopped attending. That is
exactly where I am! My butt is in that seat every week, gain or lose.

So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for posting the truth of
your story and experience.

Yes I heartily agree with that. I have been chicken for 2 weeks now. I hvae
been sick but I could have dragged myself out if I hadn't been so afraid to
look at the truth on the scales. Holiday is over, I'm back on Thursday with
my WI trousers and my hair in a braid. Looking forward to those trousers
getting a bit loose, and then needing a belt and finally being just
ridiculously too big.
I think taking the time to lost the weight means that already you know how
to maintain, you just have to keep on keeping on now.
WELL DONE
Louise

Thanks to all of you for your replies. It has not been easy, but it has
been very rewarding. It also helps that in my opinion, I have the best
Weight Watcher Leader in the world. She is an attractive, enthusiastic,
very positive, encouraging, and delightful young woman of 28 years, who is
engaged to be married in the Fall. She will be a beautiful bride for a most
fortunate groom.

Her dad also attends. There were no wedding plans yet when her dad joined
Weight Watchers. Things just happened that way. But he now has added
incentive to continue the program so that he can look his best when he
proudly walks her down the aisle. I have met her fiance. A handsome young
man who believes in doing things much like her dad. Among the advice that
her dad gave to him was always to remember that the greatest thing that a
man can do for his children is to love their mother. Always.

It was on a cool, crisp day last Fall that this young man went to her dad's
home. Alone. To ask his permission to marry his daughter. He poured his
heart out to her dad in petition and proudly displayed the modest, but
otherwise priceless, engagement ring that he had bought for her. He pledged
that he would devote his life to loving his wife and his family if only he
could gain the approval that he sought. Her dad was humbled. But pleased.

Little did the young man know that this single act of courage mixed with
humility, was more than enough to convince her dad that he was "the chosen
one." He was the one that her dad would be proud to call "Son." So after
twenty-eight years, it all comes down to a very happy day in September that
will be a new beginning for her. And for him.

The reason I know all of these things is because I am the one she
calls....."Dad."

After losing more that 81 lbs., I am at least very happy to know that my tux
should fit me well. And yes, I will be very proud when I walk down the
aisle with my Weight Watcher Leader. To give her away. To a real man.
And yes, this is an absolutely true story. From a proud dad, and a proud
Weight Watcher member.

Again, thanks for all of your replies.

Regards,
Jerry
"Louise Mac Mahon" wrote in message
...

"kmd" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 20:48:41 -0600, "streetcar"
wrote:


Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than
twenty
years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased about
that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Thank YOU for posting. You don't know how helpful it is to read what
you wrote. And for me, right now, it is especially helpful to read
that you struggled for 9 months but never stopped attending. That is
exactly where I am! My butt is in that seat every week, gain or lose.

So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for posting the truth of
your story and experience.

Yes I heartily agree with that. I have been chicken for 2 weeks now. I
hvae been sick but I could have dragged myself out if I hadn't been so
afraid to look at the truth on the scales. Holiday is over, I'm back on
Thursday with my WI trousers and my hair in a braid. Looking forward to
those trousers getting a bit loose, and then needing a belt and finally
being just ridiculously too big.
I think taking the time to lost the weight means that already you know how
to maintain, you just have to keep on keeping on now.
WELL DONE
Louise

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! many congrats to you!!!!!!!!!
You're posting is an inspiration to me
.........."Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more
than twenty
years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased about
that." ...........jump up! shout for joy! scream at the top of your lungs!
be happy! BE PROUD of your achievement!!!!

Thanks for sharing with all of us

Eddie
Type 2 diabetes
Last A1c = 5.8
Last BP=118/62
Weight June05-359lbs/Current-301.0lbs/Loss to date=58.0lbs/Goal
Weight-153lbs

"streetcar" wrote in message
...
I started Weight Watchers in January 2004 at 265.4 lbs. Last Thursday I
finally reached goal of 185 (actually 184.4). I struggled badly for nine
months bouncing the same five pounds or so the whole time. But I never
stopped attending. It has taken me 2 years and 3 months to lose 81 lbs.
Could have done it the first year had I devoted more time and effort to the
program.

But this past November (the 27th of Nov. 2005) my inspiration finally
returned and off I went!!! I have journaled every single day since then
whether I wanted to or not. I watch my portions very carefully and I try
new things such as the new WW yogurt and a variety of WW Smart One's
supplemented with lots of free and filling veggies.

I feel much better about myself and I truly believe I have the discipline to
sustain the loss considering the amount of time it has taken me to reach
this point. I've learned a few things along the way. New clothes were
inevitable but I'm having fun. Wearing a dress shirt and necktie to work
everyday is no longer torture because of a tight collar. Some have asked
if I have been sick. "Yes" I say. I was sick of being so heavy, but I'm
feeling fine now.

This whole idea of losing weight and maintaining can be a very difficult
task I know. But I encourage anyone who has the desire to lose weight to
stay the course and to fight the good fight. Hang in there, no matter how
long it takes. Get up as many times as you fall and dust yourself off and
go again and again.

There are a lot of good programs on the market to be sure. But for my time,
my effort, and my money, Weight Watchers is the only program on the planet
for me.

Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than twenty
years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased about
that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Regards,
Jerry

Louise,

PLEASE DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE SCALE!!!..................going to meetings is
NOT about stepping on the scale! It's about the support you get from others
at the meeting.

good luck this week!

Eddie
Type 2 diabetes
Last A1c = 5.8
Last BP=118/62
Weight June05-359lbs/Current-301.0lbs/Loss to date=58.0lbs/Goal
Weight-153lbs

"Louise Mac Mahon" wrote in message
...

"kmd" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 20:48:41 -0600, "streetcar"
wrote:


Please excuse the long post. But this is the first time in more than
twenty
years that I have weighed less than 200 lbs. I'm a little pleased about
that. Okay, well that's all. Thanks for listening.

Thank YOU for posting. You don't know how helpful it is to read what
you wrote. And for me, right now, it is especially helpful to read
that you struggled for 9 months but never stopped attending. That is
exactly where I am! My butt is in that seat every week, gain or lose.

So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for posting the truth of
your story and experience.

Yes I heartily agree with that. I have been chicken for 2 weeks now. I hvae
been sick but I could have dragged myself out if I hadn't been so afraid to
look at the truth on the scales. Holiday is over, I'm back on Thursday with
my WI trousers and my hair in a braid. Looking forward to those trousers
getting a bit loose, and then needing a belt and finally being just
ridiculously too big.
I think taking the time to lost the weight means that already you know how
to maintain, you just have to keep on keeping on now.
WELL DONE
Louise

Jerry I am so very happy for you...You can post long posts anytime you
want I enjoyed reading this post, and have felt a burst of new energy
towards my own weight loss story... although mine is just starting,,, I
am changing my life style not just dieting to lose weight. Yes I am in
this for the good fight.... I cant wait I say ..... Bring it on! Thank
you for posting!