Today, weigh-in was better than expected. Down another pound! I’m glad I went to my meeting because I really didn’t want to. You see, I have been a bad girl and my inner pin-up is really pissed at me. As of 8:00 am today I was seriously considering quitting Weight Watchers. My decision in no way had anything to do with the program. It’s me and my life. I have been putting in 10-12 hours a day at work due to our mandatory overtime. Food choices when you are on a busy schedule get much more difficult. My meetings are on Saturday mornings At 8:30 am….one of my only days to sleep in yet I still have to get up early. And to be honest I have been (pardon my language) “half-assing” the program by only tracking part of the time. I haven’t been able to break the 150lb mark since starting WW 8 years ago. It’s not WW’s fault. It’s mine. 110% mine. So, I was seriously considering quitting the program until time and my own self-talk would permit me to stay focused on the program

So I walked into my meeting today and something very unexpected happened. My WW lead, David, began our meeting by handing out little “towels” to each member. Tiny, but symbolic, these small snippets of fabric are to remind us that we all “throw in the towel” at times. We all have our reasons: time, money, physical and mental energy, etc. He said if we are thinking about throwing in the towel, he understands. He’s been there. He just asks that we talk with him or any other WW lead first to discuss our feelings about stopping the program. As I sat there listening to David I thought to myself “how did he know?” Very odd. Out of all of the WW meeting I’ve been to, this was perhaps one of the most important ones. As the “towels” were passed around we were instructed to choose any one we wanted and keep it with us as a reminder that it’s OK to throw in the towel. I chose a towel that had a little bee hive. To me bee hives represent a community. Bees work together and take care of each other. I’m not alone on my journey. I have my WW community there to help every step of the way. And David is the king bee (do bees have kings?). He has felt the way I do. I swear David I psychic!

So, am I throwing in the towel? Not today.

Liz