[LadyGamer]

So, I decided to join this board. Yes! I'm so excited about my journey to come, I feel like telling everyone (sad isn't it lol). In May, I joined a gym and have been going three or four times a week. I have noticed a huge difference in my fitness level but no change in my weight or appearance. Hmm... It made me realize that I needed to get my eating in check. I'm on day five of Weight Watchers and I'm just so excited. It feels good to know I'm making good choices. I've made a goal of getting down to 160 lbs (the heaviest you can be for my height while still having a healthy BMI) because I think its the best weight for me. I am proud of myself for not picking a crazy-unreachable goal but I'm still terrified that I'm going to work hard and eat right without seeing any results.

When I was weighed on Wednesday, I was 189lbs and a size 16. I'm hoping to get down to a size 12 by Christmas, so I can ask my parents to buy me all new clothes DH said that if I am, we will go out and buy me special lingerie (I don't own any). I'm not sure if going down two sizes in 4 months is a reasonable goal, what weight I'd have to be to be down to 12 or even what my final size will be at 160lbs. I'm done being plus size! I want to be healthy... I want to be healthy for when we have our child!!!


Any words of encouragement? And have I mentioned I'm excited!?



[wow... i'm a rambler]

[midnight_starr]

Weight watchers is great!!! If you need any tips or anything on WW just let me know!! Good luck and you can do it

[freesiangel]

Good luck to you with WW! This is a great time to start, what with all the great veggies available all over the place (I personally have a zucchini plant that is out to kill me and DH, I swear - every night for two weeks now we've had to eat zucchini in some form or another!)

[sara~b]

Have you come down and visited the Mommy's Weight Loss & Fitness Board? The ladies are great and they have so much combined experience that they can really help you get on the right track. Also, don't worry about weight or size. Just worry about being healthy. And if you must gauge your progress somehow then do it by body fat percentage, NOT BMI. If you're more muscular than the average person then your BMI calculation will be off. Use this calculator to figure out your body fat percentage:

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/bfb

This is a much better way of telling your health level! Good luck!

[LadyCoconut]

hey girl. i haven't been actively posting in here in a while... but I do weight watchers too and love it. I have a ton of tips and recipes etc to share too. I just read your other thread and CONGRATS on losing so much already! You should totally be able to get into a 12 by Christmas. I think it's great you are setting realistic & achievable goals. Good for you!

have you checked out dwlz.com ? it's GREAT for eating out! better than the dining out companion, I think