They say the hardest part is getting started .... so here goes nothing! My name is Krystal, I'm 35 and I've been battling my weight all of my life. I adopted the Weight Watchers lifestyle just over 4 months ago (I'm thinking this is my fourth go round), have lost 25 pounds and know that I am in this for the long haul. I was recently relieved of my duties (job) for the summer and am officially declaring this my "Summer Weigh-Cation".
Waking up this morning, I decided to start my first summer routine of going for a walk at 8am and straight to my mom's house for an hour of swimming. As I'm finishing my tea, in roll the dark clouds and a pretty significant thunderstorm. Nothing like a little road block to start things off right! It's looking like it will clear out in a couple hours, so I will go for a swim then. I'm not going to let a little rain stop me! Not this time!
I want this more than ever and for the first time in my life, I feel that I have made a lifestyle change and am not buckling down for a diet. At my heaviest I was 398 lbs.! I lost about 60 lbs. on my own then had lap band surgery which decreased my weight an additional 30 lbs.. Being as that I did not commit to a lifestyle change (and the lap band didn't pan out to be what I thought it would) I put pounds back on slowly bringing me to my recent Weight Watchers starting weight of 349.8. I know now that this is a lifelong journey and not some short stint for a quick fix. I feel that this is half the battle! I am excited about what lies ahead and about connecting with people that share my interests and finding inspiration. Here's to the best Summer Weigh-Cation ever!!
Something I've learned is that it all starts with HONESTY! It sounds like you've gotten honest with yourself and you're letting all this out into the light! I'm so proud of you!
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