On the steps to slim......

I had a nerve wracking day yesterday as I waited for time to go by until my weight watchers meeting last night. Nothing could contain the nervousness as I got through the day. I went to pay school fees and collect school books in the afternoon, buy milk and then go home and await my mother in law's arrival for coffee (she is so nice). After having her turn up with cheerfulness that I so desperately needed to be around, she left and I quickly got myself organised to go to my meeting. Upon arrival, it was chaos. The leader hadn't shown as yet so no product were available for purchase. The person weighing everyone in was being really funny (strange) with the lady who has been doing it for a little while and the lady who usually takes everyone's payment for meetings unless you are prepaid ended up doing all of the signing up of new people which is usually the leader's job. I waited in line to weigh in all the while chatting with my friends and then it got to my turn. I signed the form to say I had attended, handed over my progress book and stepped on the scales all the while pleading with them to give me a good result and hopefully break the 20 Kg loss mark. I got the best surprise I could have hoped for. I smashed the 20 Kg loss mark by a whole 400 g. I was over the moon.

It has meant that I am so close to goal and it is only a few more steps to slim. The next goal is the 25Kg mark. I now only have 11 Kg to go before I reach goal. I nearly cried. I didn't stay for my meeting because the leader ended up being so late, that I couldn't wait any longer for her. I have decided to attend another meeting to hear this week's information for inspiration to help me keep going.

Driving home I decided to listen to John Butler's song Used To Get High as it has been my mantra song since I started Weight Watchers. The lyrics are very appropriate now and I find two lines in particular really hit home for me.

The lyrics are:

I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that i saw on my tv
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control

The lines "I used to get high for a living thinking that my destiny was out of my control" is very poignant as I used to just eat without thinking about the consequences and thinking about what I was doing to my body. I couldn't understand that I was slowly poisoning my insides which in turn was making me fat. It certainly shows now, that with proper diet and exercise I am healthier than I have been in a very long time and I'm happier too. Weight Watchers has given me a new lease of life and I feel freer than I ever have.

Until next time,