Ambitious Goal
Dear Frosty: I agree w/ the suggestions posted by L144S. I'm a WeightWatchers leader -- and don't ever suggest to anyone that they can lose a certain amount over a certain time. In fact, it's the single most popular question at every Getting Started Session (how much weight will I lose the first week? How much can I lose in a month: How long will it take me to lose 20 lbs.) I tell everyone the same thing: Losing weight is an incredibly individual process. It depends on many factors including your age, height (!), metabolism, how much you have to lose, how long you've had to lose it, and how rigid you are about keeping to program. One of the great things about this is we encourage you to lose it at a pace that will most likely HELP YOU KEEP IT OFF because we don't restrict any foods, and don't make you eat anything you don't want. However, your own "tools" and resources will guide you. The more "restrictive" you are to yourself, the more likely you are to lose interest because you want to make this work inside your current lifestyle. We all want the fat to be gone in the morning -- as if the WW Fairy will come by and just suck it all out of us. This is not the case. Don't set yourself up for disappointment by putting a timer on your success. Take it one small step at a time; and the weight loss will follow. Good luck. We are all in the same boat... Every day i think about the 55 pounds I've lost and every day I want to eat the way I used to and every day i thank the powers that be that I don't ENTITLE myself to indulgences that will "kill" my success... Be well, and look to these great pages of encouragement from all these folks who are going through it with you. Be well. RouenMom
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