Fighting the Dark Cloud of pudge!!

Hey there.  I am still being highly stressed although the much anticipated budget follow up meeting was anticlimatic.  I never really know if the stress is the build up suspense or the actual event.  In this case it ended in a slight fizzle and things seem back to normal.  No need to freak out, threaten to quit or anything.  I am certainly glad, but the lead up gave me enough cardio workout to last me a while!

I have noticed that one of the less popular girls at school is even more withdrawn than usual.  She has been trying to lose weight but her mother (who is also overweight) has not been all that supportive.  They live by the idea of the magic diet pill/tea that will solve all their problems.  (if only, if only..).  Sadly I think this girl has little at home supporting her in anything, and obviously not much at school as the “queen bees” have not deemed her someone worthy of their interest.  She is a nice girl - bit socially awkward (ok, who isn’t in high school, but perhaps more than most in that dept).

So, I decided to ask her if she was still dieting.  She told me she is but not really getting anywhere.  Figuring as much, I asked her if she would help me out by being my diet buddy.  Anything that makes her feel special seems to really interest her so she jumped at the opportunity.  I had brought the week 1 WW booklet, suspecting she may go for it.  This evening I hunted out a previous “Getting started” ww book (as if I don;t have several hanging around based on my on again off again love affair with WW.  I am hoping that this helps both of us out. With this girl in particular I think she needs the teacher who takes an interest in her to really allow her to blossom into the young woman she is meant to be.

Other than that, my week has been stressful.  Possibly a slight weight loss, but the entire box of Mac and Cheese and the cone from baskin robbins may change that.  OK, the mac and cheese was last night.  Regardless, I am feeling the pudge right now so I need to focus and get on with it.

Cheers blog buddies.