i'm new to this part!!
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on 4/27/10 2:12 am
on 4/27/10 2:12 am
AB - please come and post regularly so you can share your journey with us - the good, the bad and the ugly.
I know many people including Moosie had done extremely well with WW. And as Gloop points out this is not a "DIET to lose weight" this is about a lifestyle that you will maintain even after you've lost the weight. I'm glad to read that you've joined a gym too - clearly you are making a smart effort.
Do you have some small goals to reach for in the beginning? I found it helpful to have loads of goals, both actual numbers on the scale as well as things like buckling into the airplane seat strap without needing to add that extra strap. All my goals were meaningful to me but I did have a lot of them so that I constantly felt good about my shedding weight. I had 200 pounds to shed so I didn't want to look at long term goals because they just seemed so far off in the future that it was overwhelmingly depressing. Meeting lots of little goals is much more rewarding and builds self esteem and acts as feedback that you're doing well.
I know many people including Moosie had done extremely well with WW. And as Gloop points out this is not a "DIET to lose weight" this is about a lifestyle that you will maintain even after you've lost the weight. I'm glad to read that you've joined a gym too - clearly you are making a smart effort.
Do you have some small goals to reach for in the beginning? I found it helpful to have loads of goals, both actual numbers on the scale as well as things like buckling into the airplane seat strap without needing to add that extra strap. All my goals were meaningful to me but I did have a lot of them so that I constantly felt good about my shedding weight. I had 200 pounds to shed so I didn't want to look at long term goals because they just seemed so far off in the future that it was overwhelmingly depressing. Meeting lots of little goals is much more rewarding and builds self esteem and acts as feedback that you're doing well.
well, i love to shop, so i have decided that every 20 pounds i lose i'm going to buy myself something really nice. my 1st big goal is to fit into a plane seat by october since i'm going to ireland and don't really want to pay for an extra seat (very expensive) but i think that if i can lose 50 pounds by then (6 months, i think it's do-able) i don't think they'll make me pay, i hope not anyway!! thanks for the support, i'm gonna need it!! 
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