Weight Watchers

Last week, I signed up for Weight Watchers online.  This is the culmination of a couple of months of thinking. And a few reasons.

#1. I have been reading so many inspiring blogs these last few months and many of those lovely folks follow the WW plan.  I thought that maybe I would enjoy it too.

#2. I haven't really been tracking my food or calories and their online tracker makes it soo easy.  I have had success with WW in the past and know that it works.

#3. This is the big confession.  For the last few months I have been researching and contemplating gastric bypass surgery.  I am so over this weight thing.  So many days, 100+ pounds to lose just feels like a mountain I will never get over.  I know that surgery isn't a magical cure, but it would get me down to where I could go on with life much sooner.  I have oscillated so much on my thoughts that I just can't decide that it's for me.  Also, my weight is totally borderline.  The BMI cutoff is 40.  Mine is 39.  Do I really want to gain weight to have weight loss surgery?  Am I that off?  Given that my insurance requires proof of participation in a 6 month weight loss program to approve surgery, I decided that I would make that choice myself.  6 months of WW.  Full commitment.   At the end of that time, I will reassess my decisions. 

All things hopeful, at the end of these 6 months I will have lost a noticeable amount of weight and gained the faith in myself needed to power through to my goal.

Here's looking forward to October 25th.