I have been watching the show "The Biggest Loser" since it first aired. I love it and find it very motivational. When it first aired, people thought it made fun of overweight people, but really the point was to help and motivate people to lose weight. For the past few years, by bowling team has had it's own "Biggest Loser" competition. Many people at work are doing it as well and weighing in weekly, hoping to surpass their friends. It has helped many people lose weight world wide and I think the show is great. My only suggestion is that the men and women wear t shirts when they weigh in, it's humiliating for overweight people to show their stomachs (I know firsthand).Last Wednesday, I ventured to my local Weight Watchers yet again to join. I am a lifetime member and was actually a leader for some time in 1999-2000. I loved doing that. I would do it again in a heartbeat. It's hard that your job depends on your weight though. Over the years, I have tried and failed. I felt a new motivation lately. I feel old, my back hurts, my feet hurt and my stomach is a mess, all from my weight. I remember what it felt like to be at goal (I actually went under my goal by 5 pounds), it was AMAZING! I had energy, self confidence and felt like a million bucks. I really counted my points and walked my butt off and lost 7.6 pounds in one week! I was shooting for 10, but I know that was really pushing it. I am hoping to cross the 10 pound mark next week! Weight Watchers is a wonderful healthy program and it works. I was the biggest loser at my meeting today!
If I had lost 10 pounds, I would have lost the equivalent of my 4 month old daughter (who is a peanut). I hope that I get back to goal and have tons of energy for my kids and walk around feeling great! I have been eating fruits and veggies, shopping for healthy foods and even bought salad dressing your spritz on (who would have thought I would do that). Here's a picture of me on my 30th birthday (8 years ago), holding my neice. I was actually about 5 pounds above goal. I had went from size 16 to size 6 in 6 months, losing a total of 55 pounds. I was very happy when I was thin. In 1996, I also lost quite a bit of weight quickly-45 pounds in 5 months for my sister's wedding! My "thin pictures" are my inspiration. I am lucky enough to have lived a few years of my adult life thin and have a great reference of anchor for my feelings.
Here's to no more shopping at The Avenue and Lane Byrant! Buh bye!
This year marked the 6th Anniversary of September 11th. It fell on a Tuesday, just like it did in 2001. This year in NY, it was dreary and rainy for September 11th, very unlike the perfect weather we had on that day in 2001.Every year I watch most, if not all, of the victims names read from ground zero. This year something different happened. My 4 1/2 year old asked me what I was doing. I did not know what to say at first, she was not born when it actually happened.I told her that six years ago today, two of the tallest buildings in the world that were in NYC, fell down and thousands of people died. Every year they read the names of those people. She looked at me for a minute and said "So, you are never going to be able to take me to see those buildings?" I said, "No, I will never be able to-they are gone". I didn't feel the need to scare her and explain the terrorism part at 4 1/2. Sadly when the towers fell that day, one of the first thoughts in my mind was that when I had children someday, I could never take them to see those two breathtaking buildings. It's as if my daughter read my mind.I will never forget 9/11 victims or rescuers. I will never forget where I was or what I felt that day. I still cannot bear to watch images of the planes crashing through the buildings. I will someday have to recount the story for both my daughters. It's like an unbelievable science fiction story with people running for their lives through the streets of New York City. It really happened and lives are forever changed.
My birthday has come and gone! It was September 5th. I had a wonderful birthday. The weather was great. My husband was the first to wish me Happy Birthday, and my 4 year old daughter was the2nd person. My husband and I went to the US Open. We didn't see the greatest of matchups that afternoon, but it was nice to be there and spend time with him. The weather was great. I got some awesome gifts. Hubby and the kids got me a gift certificate to a local spa, a new MP3 player and a watch! The best part was my birthday card from the girls. It was the first time I got a Mom birthday card that said "from the both of us". That alone brought tears to my eyes. Then we went out for dinner to a nice local restaurant-the four of us! I am so lucky to have such a great family. It really was a very happy birthday!Tomorrow is the baby's Christening and I was busy doing things for the party all week. The weather is going to be nice and hot tomorrow. I hope to post some pictures. I am usually the picture taker and this time I'm key at the party, so I hope my Dad takes the lead on taking pictures! We're having a rockin party at a restaurant with 75 people and a DJ!
