I attended my first Weight Watchers meeting yesterday. Wow, was that strange. Like pink elephants strange. I was not at all sure what to expect. As I was getting dressed, I practiced saying, “Hi. My name is K and I’m a foodieoholic.”…just in case.
I was hoping their leader would not introduce me as a new member and make me stand or have the group clap for me. Ugh. “We have some new fatty fat members today. First, why don’t you all turn around and say hi to K who’s trying to hide in the back. You’re too big to hide, K!! That’s why you’re here. Ahahahahaha!”
When I got there, of course, I ran right smack into someone from jazzercise before I even got through the door. Damn small world.
I walked in and had to stand on the scale. I swore I would not be one of those women who stripped down to their bra and underwear to get on the scale, but I was tempted. I took off my shoes and my coat and held my breath. And still it read 2 pounds heavier than my bathroom scale. Bastard.
After filling out my info and sitting down, the lady from my jazzercise class said, “Why are you here, K?” Ummmmmm, well duh? This is the DMV, right?
I get it. No one wants to see a “skinny girl” at their Weight Watchers meeting but I’m not skinny. None of my pants will button without a full out fight on the bed and my freaking scale tells me that I have gained 15 pounds. To me, that’s enough but I understand that if you’re trying to lose 100 pounds, you don’t want to see me worrying about 15. Eyes on your own paper - 15 is a lot to me, sister.
The meeting began and it was okay. Lots of weirdness that made me squirm in my chair but okay overall. In walked another lady I know from around town and she spotted me right away. “What are you doing here?? You don’t need to lose weight! You’re perfect!” She. actually. said. that. out. loud. Oh God in heaven, kill me now and take me away from this embarrassment.
Next time I know what I’m going to say. “My husband is making me come.” Good one, right? That way they won’t hate me for being there thinner than them. They’ll feel sorry for me and go home and act extra sweet to their husbands. We all win!
And I’m hungry. 20 freaking points does not sustain me. Of course I’m going to lose weight! This morning I was down 2 pounds. I would have celebrated if I wasn’t so light headed.
Heh.
Ummmm you know if you just eat two bowls of Special K red berries…. and one regular meal with a healthy snack in between, you can lost ten pounds….
Good for you! I never went to the meetings. I just did it all online. Hmmm. I might go on that cereal diet.
I lost my baby weight on Weight Watchers. I got the same reaction as you from people thinking I didn’t belong there. But I wanted to feel good about my weight and so I belonged there just as much as everyone else. I thought I would starve to death the first two weeks but it got easier.
Hang tough, girl.
I didn’t join (my neighbor did) and I’ve been doing the 20 points thing for 3 months. I’ve lost 15 pounds. It is hard though. What I really WANT is bowls and bowls of cereal, but NO. Try celery sticks with salsa as a snack. Think Bloody Mary thoughts. No points.
My mom did the Weight Watchers point system and lost 60-lbs, but she did it on her own. She wouldn’t go to a meeting if they paid her. But she has a spine of steel, which I did not inherit. I start a diet every morning after breakfast and end it right before lunch.
I have been losing weight since January using the ww flex points system. I have lost 61 lbs. I haven’t going to meetings, I do it at home, but I have joined a gym where I get weighed.
Just do what you need to do and nevermind them.
Come to my party. No calories, unlimited cash, and we are all the perfect size!
No Survivor recap over here? Dang… what fun is that….
Either way… Mine is up… let me know if you are doing them this year too.
I’ve been on WW since June … along with my husband. He’s lost like 22 lbs and I’ve lost 7, gained 3, lost 1, gained 1, etc…. I give up.
I agree with you 20 pts isn’t enough to sustain.
Congrats on going, it takes a lot of courage to go to one of those things, that is why I dont go, to chicken. Woman sometimes can be as bad a school children. *rolling eyes*
WOOT WOOT on the 2lbs….WTG!
I thought about going to weight watchers when I was trying to lose babyweight, but I feared the same thing your talkin about. People don’t want to see you there if you only have 15ish pounds to lose.
I am quite positive you have not gotten fat enough to be called “fatty fat.” But I am with you…man did I enjoy summer - WAY TOO MUCH!!!
Did you sell the house? How are you?
Love the husband comment! Hilarious!
even 10 pounds on a small frame is alot. it’s like picking up a bag of potatoes and carrying it around all day, by the end of the day, your body is going to be tired. i’ve never done the ww thing, i do have lots of friends who have and it’s been successful for them. it’s not a freak diet and it does give results, i guess it’s just a matter of counting and figuring out how you want to spend those points.
better safe than sorry’s comment (above) about the 10 pounds being a lot for a small frame is spot on.
I have only 10 pounds to lose and yet i’m in the same boat as you, I’ve gone up two dress sizes just on those 10 pounds alone. I figure if I don’t do something now, it won’t stop, and then the next thing you know, I’ll be up 20 pounds and 4 dress sizes. Noooo thanks.
Good luck!
Good luck with Weight Watchers. You have a lot of self control plus with working out you will lose the weight in no time. I think about doing it on line. Have you heard anything positive about it? Then I think, I am somewhat intelligent, I know eat less-weight less. Do I need to pay someone to tell me that and to embarass myself with weighting myself in front of some strangers? I don’t know…
I do WW online. No meetings and everything is calculated for me. I love it!