Tales from the Scale

Most of you know me from the Weight Watchers message boards as Lindzypt.  If you made your way to this spot from there, welcome!  I started this blog as a way to hold myself accountable for the numerous things in my life, weight issues included.  I've always struggled with me weight and been the "big kid"  Throughout high school I relied on my sense of humor, and personality to get me through.  I was never fat, just "big"  I used my size for my advantage and threw shot put.  I even went to states.  Life was good.

I tried weight watchers my Sophomore year of Undergrad.  I had gained what you could call the Freshman 20+, to put it nicely.  I didn't really find a reason to change until something clicked in my head during spring semester of Sophomore year.   I was taking group exercise classes and really getting back into fitness.  I asked my aerobics instructor if she had any tips on weight loss.  She suggested Weight Watchers.  I must have looked at her like I was crazy, because she assured me it wasn't just for middle aged women. I couldn't believe this fitness phenom used weight watchers, she didn't look like she needed to lose a pound.

So in March of 2006 I embarked on my first weight loss journey.  I started at my highest weight of 220 pounds. How had I let myself get to this weight?  That's easy, all you can eat cafeteria food and a lazy attitude about exercise and a healthy lifestyle.  But after about 8 months I managed to get to my lowest weight of 172 pounds.  I was happy and vowed I would never allow myself to gain the weight back.  And I didn't until recently.  My weight slowly crept back on and before I knew it I was knocking on the door to 200 pounds, a place I vowed I would never set foot in again.

Join me on my journey as I join weight watchers again to reach goal once and for all.

Weekly Weigh ins:
Highest Starting: 220 lbs
May 26: 208.5 lbs
June 2: 202 lbs
June 9: 199 -ONEDERLAND!
June 16: 199.5 lbs -Thanks TOM!
June 23: 198 lbs
June 30: 197