hello, my name is __, and i'm in Weight Watchers

Today was my first meeting.

Not my first WW meeting ever—that's the up- and downside of Weight Watchers. It works, and that helps create a sense of... complacency: It works, so if I cheat/slip up/go off plan (OP), I can always just go back to "being good," and it will be OK.


And if you "go back," it is OK. But you have to go back... and if you've "been off" for awhile, it is far too easy to stay off.

But today, I walked into the basement of the church that harbors the WW crowd, stepped on the scale, and accepted my official Weight Watchers starting weight: 301.

I smiled. While the number is atrocious, it is 10 lbs. less than I weighed when I started WW online 8 days ago. Not too shaby! 10 down... 127 more to go... ouch.

starting stats

Today I started WW, after a few days of "practicing" over the holiday break. The idea of starting over a holiday seasons may seem like suicide, but really—it was easy, and actually quite perfect. I am spending break with my family, and my brother is OP after losing nearly 100 lbs., my parents are also OP. So I am among good friends.

I will not be able to attend my first meeting until January 9—which means my online start weight is higher than my meeting start weight.

Online, I (am ashamed to even be typing my starting weight and) officially started Dec. 26 at 311 lbs. As of January 1, I weigh 309. I hope to never type these numbers again.

my last day as a fat grrl

Today I am marking as my last day as a wanton fat grrl. This is the most I have and will ever weigh, and this blog is dedicated to my weight loss journey.

How I got to this weight really isn't relevant. Yeah, I have medical issues, yes I have stress, but in the end,  it will not matter when the weight is gone.

I have a long and peppered history with weight loss, and that ends today. I am changing how I eat, forever, following Weight Watchers as my new lifetime "diet" (meaning "diet," like "vegetarian diet," not "period of restriction,") and becoming physically active. This blog is dedicated not to where I cam from, but instead, where I am going, and the ways I will be changing during this journey.

Welcome, and I hope you're wearing comfy shoes! It'll be a long and rewarding trip.