Well, I'm trying again. This time I have a goal to write at least one blog post per week. That's it, any subject, any length one per week...we'll see how it goes.
In May, my wife Amy & I started weight watchers. Ya, I'm one of two or three men in a room full of women. That's ok...that's really the story of my life. I'm usually the only guy....my wife, her sister, the kids & I....my wife, her aunt, her sister, the kids & I. Just turns out that way. Anyway, I thought it would bother me, but really it doesn't. We are all there to do the same thing. We are all there to get healthy in mind & body. Our goals are simple, lose 1 or 2 lbs every week until we're where we need to be. We do that by eating certain amounts of the right foods every day and exercising as much as we can.
By following the weight watchers points system over the last 26 weeks, I've lost 62 lbs. Yep, that's right, in my May blog post, I weighed 264.4 and today I weigh 202.4. My next goal is to be under 200 by Thanksgiving. I know I can do that on this plan, because it works. I'm eating better foods, reading & understanding labels and ingredients and eating the right amount of those foods. Not something I'm accustomed to, but now all that information processing is becoming quick and easy.
Here's a before & during shot...more to go...
I firmly believe that learning to eat right in this country is very difficult. How man commercials have you seen for baby spinach or carrots? How about for green peppers or apples? Right...everything we see in print and on TV is for the worst possible foods you can eat. That puts a real damper on our kids' abilities to make the choices that are beneficial to their good health.
With Amy & I still working through weight watchers and our kids watching us eat healthier choices at every meal, I'm hopeful that we can help them make the right choices as they grow up.
Thanks!
quig
You guys are doing great, keep up the good work... love, dad
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