I know many times I have tried to diet and I have tried many many diets in my short life time, but I am pretty sure I am finally ready to loose weight for myself...not for anyone else. I finally want to feel better, I finally want to go shopping, I finally want to play with my kids without being to tired. I am starting weight watchers starting in the morning, I have decided not to tell family and friends at this point because I have said so many times before that no one believes me anymore, or wants to try and help, so I am coming here in hopes of buddying up with someone that can help keep me accountable! NONE of my friends need to loose weight so I really do not have much support. Ia m also trying to change our eating style in this house. I am going to start exercising three- four times a week to begin and work up slowly so I do not get burnt out. Anyway I just wanted it to be somewhere out there that THIS IS THE YEAR FOR SARA to loose at least 75 pounds. I will be weighing every Sunday, but I am still starting in the morning!!! Thanks for getting this far....

Hi Sara and Alexandra! I just started yesterday. This is my second time joining WW, I am doing it on-line this time because my schedule does not allow much time for the meetings.

I feel the same way you do, but in a opposite way, most of my family is bigger including my husband so that don't see anything wrong with the weight. My husband says that I should not waste time dieting just work out tons that is how he lost 80 pounds "last" time. Well I am like well yeah but you gained back and then some because of not having a healthy lifestyle, and I am too tired to work out for hours a day.

This year is my year too! The final straw was looking at pictures taken from Christmas this year and I had about a hundered chins. I have a 3 year old, and since I am at my heaviest ever it is hard to keep up with her.

I decided that this would be a great time because my husband and I eat out a lot which is my one major addiction, but since it has been a lot lately I have come to the point where I can not even look at most fast food without feeling sick. Sooo...that being said, this is the perfect time...lol.

I set a mini goal for myself of 20lbs, because the total I need to loose seems like such a large amount to get down to my goal weight of 125. I have never in my life been that small, the least amount I have weighed was 150 so it is going to be fun to see if I can make it there.

Good luck to the both of you, I hope to see you on the board.

Hi there,

welcome to the board and great success to you!!! I almost feel left out because I don't have any children and a husband...hahaha...just kidding!

My turning point for me was losing both my parents to cancer within the past 3 years. My Mom past away in August and I spent the better part of the last few month eating my sorrows away. When I looked at Christmas pictures, I felt aweful as well! And I want to live a longer and healthier life, so here is to a slimmer and healthier 2007!!!

Thanks sp much for the replies.....I am thinking about joining online also because I ahve no time for the meetings either. I have three children and I am a military wife so I stay really busy. I have done good so far today, le'ts see if I can continue this evening!!

Alexandra, wow I am sorry to hear that I can understand eating to make things feel a little better. I am a big time emotional eater and I use food to make myself feel better on the inside although it makes things worse on the outside. I lost my 23 year old nephew in June unexpectedly and that made me start eating very badly. The problem is that all of the family do the same so it is really hard for me to be around all of the food all of the time.

Sara-I pm'd some information to you about joining online. I think not going to the meetings is going to be a better choice for me. Last time when I was on WW I was to the point where I would just walk in and be weighed then leave which seemed like a waste of time that I could be exercising or something.

The local WW was a hour from my house AND in the same plaza as a Burger King so I think I was better doing it on my own...lol. I finally stopped going to the meetings because the embarrassed me for gaining a pound. It was the time of the month and I had worked so hard that week to end up leaving almost in tears. I swear I was so upset I lost it and went to Burger King for dinner and never went back. This time I rather do it on my own terms and at my own pace.

Hey all, I want this to be my year also, I am a married mother on two, my husband is joining the Army Reserve next week ( a little scary for me) this will be my second time on WW and I am so determined to get off this 50 pounds. I have yo-yo for the past 3 years and I am so tried of it. I was a little overweight but have just ballooned up from there. So if you will have me I want in !!!
2007 is our year for OUR DREAMS !!!
Stacey

It is great to hear that you are doing this for yourself and nobody else. I found that when I try to lose weight for the wrong reasons it comes back faster than I can blink and I feel worse about it. I am also doing this for me and know I will be more successful in this frame of mind. So keep your head up and good luck! You are not alone!

I'm with you on 2007 being our year. I am as heavy now as I was the day I gave birth to my first child 8 years ago. I need to lose 85 pounds and I have noticed that my 3 girls are picking up my emotional/eating out of boredom/stress eating habits. I am doing it at home because I am in nursing school right now and my schedule won't allow me to go to the meetings. I want to be able to talk to patients about eating right without being 85 lbs overweight. My main reason for being so dedicated this year is that with 3 kids and a husband I always put myself last and this year my health is first. We can do it ladies. I am throwing out the unhealthy food today and I have started a menu mailer where you get 22 meals worth of menus and you put them together and freeze them. So we have at least 20 left in the freezer worth of healthy meals. Good luck to all this year!

Hi Everyone, I am also new to this forum. I decided that since I couldn't make 40 and fabulous happen last year, I'll be 41 and full of fun this year. I started WW this week for the hundreth time. About 4 years ago I joined and lost 35 lbs. I go down to a weight I hadn't seen in YEARS. BUT... i fell off and packed it all on. Last year handed me more trips to the hospital than I'd ever experienced in my whole life. It was like someone was telling me it's time to take care of MYSELF for once. I'm a divorced mom of three... so I wasn't first EVER. So now I'm healthy enough to exercise without a problem. I started this week and remembered how wonderful it felt. My other goal this year is to have my daughters take a new path to a healthier life. Two of my three daughters have weight issues. I am trying to lead by example and they are doing WW with me. I was hoping that maybe some of you might come across some great low point desserts that would allow my kids to satisfy their sweet tooth in a healthy way. Anyway... if you would allow me... I would love to be a part of this group that is forming here. We can do it. We are WOmen.. hear us ROAR....