the biggest loser

about 2 months ago, my wonderful husband suggested that we go on a diet - he said that HE was the one who needed to lose weight, but i felt he really only wanted "us" to do it so I would do it. i happily agreed though, b/c i really wanted to lose weight. i knew immediately that i wanted to do weight watchers.

so i joined weight watchers online to figure out how many points we would each get. we officially started our diet november 10th...right before thanksgiving and christmas...
some said we were crazy to start before the holidays b/c everyone gains weight over the holidays. but i disagree. if you want to start a diet, you should start NOW. not monday, not new years, but NOW.

in the past 2 months i have lost over 14 pounds and bo has lost 18. it has actually been fun! it was hard at first, but after the first 3 weeks it just became a part of our life. we are even able to indulge in our favorite bad food, pizza, every 2 or 3 weeks. we just save our points.

both of us feel that being in control of our weight makes us feel empowered. the food does not control us - WE are in control! it's such a wonderful feeling - we plan to stay on weight watchers indefinitely, but will increase our points when we are done losing weight, to maintain our weight.

this may seem totally off-topic, but, bear with me, it's not. i have been a HUGE fan of dave ramsey for over 5 years. one of the things dave says is basically, if you don't have a plan, you will easily stumble into debt. you will never just stumble into wealth. and it's totally the same thing with your weight. if you just eat whatever, whenever and however much you feel like, you're probably going to gain weight. you have to have a plan. you have to think about what you put into your mouth (as you have to think about what you spend your money on). now it's like i'm taking my passion for staying out of debt and saving and using that to also lose weight! it's awesome and so worth it!! i don't know if i've ever felt better about myself. it's so nice to succeed at something you really want to do. and i honestly could not have done it without my best friend and biggest cheerleader, my husband!

while i have reached my initial goal of weighing what my drivers license says i weigh, i am not done losing weight. my current weight is at the absolute top of what it considered in the "normal" range for my height (according to my bmi). i hope to lose at least 10 more pounds...maybe THEN i'll post my "before" and "after" pictures.