This is my last week at home... *tear*. I will be leaving this Saturday to head back to my apartment and gear up for getting back to work next week. I always hate the end of summer and having to leave my family, but a girl has to make a living! And I am always grateful for the opportunity to have two months off to come home and spend with them.
This year, I am grateful not only for the time to spend with my family, but for the support and opportunities I have gotten for this journey. I've mentioned before that the most successful weight loss I've had in the past was while I was in college. I was a "January Joiner" and went to a Weight Watchers Center in Columbus while I was in school and one across the river in West Virginia while I was home. At the time, that was the only local WW meeting...and I hated it. The people were unfriendly, I was rarely acknowledged (even by the leader), and I felt very out of place. I went for a few weeks and then convinced myself that I knew enough about the program to do it on my own for the summer and go back to my Center when I returned to school in the fall. Well, that didn't happen. I started slacking on the food plan and never went back to the meetings. Needless to say, I eventually put all 38 pounds I'd lost back on...plus more.
I truly think that my continued success, especially through the summer, is attributed to this blog. Knowing that I had all of you reading and watching my progress really was a motivation to keep going. I wasn't a real big fan of the meeting here again (different location) - the people weren't too bad, there were a couple of friendly people, but I just didn't feel like I fit. But, this time, I stuck it out. I went and weighed in every week - I stayed for the meetings even though they weren't my favorite - and this time, I continued to lose. So, I really want to thank all of you for helping me through the last seven months! When I started this blog, I truly hoped that it was a positive change in the way I went about my weight loss...especially since I was telling the world how much I weighed every week whether it was good or bad. Now, I KNOW that it was a positive change that has made all the difference.
I also am grateful for the area YMCA and their awesome pool and Zumba classes! Big thanks go to the ladies at Zumba with Meghan B. and the ladies and gentlemen at Aqua Zumba with Natalie (and Sis for going to both with me twice a week!)! You all made the classes so much fun that I couldn't wait to come back every class - which helped me actually go during those awfully hot days.
And last, but most certainly not least, I am grateful for the support of my family. Not only for their continual emotional support, but for the physical support of going to classes with me and checking in with me on what I was able to eat.
I still have a long way to go on this journey, but thanks to all of you, it has been an enjoyable ride!
Initial weight: 257.2
Week 28: -0.2
Total weight loss: -46.4
Current weight: 210.8
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