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Written on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 @ 1:52pm Written on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 @ 1:52pmI know I should just accept the fact that while living down here no one except the locals (aka Anna) will come visit me, but I can’t help feeling a little peeved when people brag on MySpace/Facebook about how they’re traveling through my area or further and still don’t drop by to say hello. I really don’t live in that complicated of an area, and it’s only a 2hr. drive from Placerville. So… what’s the excuse?
Moving on… so I went to my first Weight Watchers meeting yesterday. I’ve been “thinking” about doing WW for awhile, but then I realized all I’m doing is saying but not actually doing. Tuesday night I signed up online for the monthly pass (only $40 a month which is roughly $9.22 per meeting), and yesterday I began tracking food and went to a meeting.
The meeting was amazing, and I never felt more welcomed. I was a newbie, and immediately I felt included. I had to show up extra early because I was new so I could get weighed and fill out paperwork. I was giving a few booklets and went off to Starbucks for some tea until the meeting itself started. The meeting began with sharing anything new or interesting, and one lady brought in the book Eat This, Not That. In Glamour magazine they do something similar to what this book does, and it shows you how you can eat one thing or eat a bunch of other healthier things that are just as delicious. The topic of our meeting was “Baby Steps Towards Your Goal” and we simply discussed different small steps we’ve taken in our lives in order to reach our weigh loss goal.
After the meeting, me and this other lady (she came back after not going to meetings for a long time) had a separate meeting just to introduce me to the program. Most of the stuff I kinda already knew since I had signed up on the web site, but I learned a bit more about the two different plans. I also got more pamphlets and whatnot including a little slider tool that helps me figure out how many points a food and activities are. It’s very handy to have especially while grocery shopping.
Since some of the items I’m eating from the Flat Belly Diet are higher on the points scale with WW, I’ve been modifying my daily menu. I have to say it has been great so far especially since I am actually craving healthy food! Yay!
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Hurrah! :D I’m glad it was a good meeting for joooo. Wow, I think the meetings must synchronize their weekly themes because “Baby Steps Towards Your Goal” was the theme of MY meeting on Tuesday! :D YAY now we can talk about related stuffs in our meeeetings!! :D
GO US GO US! :D
Yay for good meetings! I hope Weight Watchers helps! You sound like you’re off to a good start!
oooh! this sounds so exciting! i too am trying to be healthier . but we don’t have a weight watchers in victoria.. so after looking at a bunch of diff things and taking into account my anxiety i signed up for a yoga class starting next week. i’m super excited about it too!
that book looks really interesting. i’m going to have to see if i can find it at the librabry ^^ good luck w/ it my dear, not that you’ll need it!
./cheer for all
Yay! I am so glad that you are enjoying Weight Watchers so far! I sure am. I love going to the meetings every week….it really helps with motivation! Whoo. You should buy one of the points calculators because it’s so much better than the slider thing…at least in my opinion! LOL. We can swap recipes now! YES!!