Mmmmm, bacon

This has almost nothing to do with bacon but it seemed like a catchy title.  It's what I do - lure people in with something fascinating then jump all over their hopes.  I'll weave a little bacon in so it's not too disappointing.  Today marks one year since I yanked myself onto the Weight Watchers bandwagon.  I don't do meetings because I'm not a terribly sociable person and have zero desire to sit in a room and talk about being chubby.  Online only seems to work for me as I have managed to drop 85 lbs.

I'm the one without the goatee.

Shawn (the lovely gentleman I've been shacked up with for the past bazillion years) follows the plan loosely and has lost 60 lbs.  I probably would have dropped a few more pounds if it wasn't for traveling to NYC and eating all the deliciousness the city has to offer - then on the heels of that Thanksgiving and Christmas.  This chick isn't about to go easy on tasty holiday food.  What's changed in the last year?  To put it simply - we eat better.  Some of it is weird shit that I never would have imagined consuming like almond milk, quinoa snacks, ginger candy and romanesco.

Romanesco: broccoli's creepy brother

I thank my vegetarian friend Tori for introducing me to many wholesome snacks like Gin-Gins and quinoa but most other things we've stumbled upon as alternatives to chips and bacon (are you happy now that I mentioned delicious bacon?).  I have learned to eat better, make wiser snacking choices, and I gnaw on fresh fruit vegetables regularly.  This year I will be incorporating much more exersize so I don't have to pin back the extra flesh to look nice.  Sometimes I don't realize the difference in the way I look until I stare at pictures from just a few years ago and I really notice it when I get kitty litter.  Strange statement I know, but I was at PetSmart two days ago and about had a stroke carrying the 38 pound bucket to the front of the store.  Then I stopped to think that a year ago I was carrying two of those around all day every day, it's no wonder I'd get winded going up a long flight of stairs.  Hell even a short set of steps would have me huffing and puffing.  Don't get me wrong, I'm no supermodel and I still have many many more pounds to drop to meet my goal weight by my 30th birthday next year but I am pleased with the progress I've made thus far.  If you are sitting there now thinking, "Gee I could stand to drop a few pounds" don't wait.

Head over to https://www.weightwatchers.com/ and check it out

Do something to make the change in your life.  I know people that have taken the surgical route and I am disappointed in them.  Gastric bypass does not teach you how to make better choices.  It cannot be as satisfying as doing it the old fashioned way - diet & exercise.  I don't feel right calling WW a diet because I still eat a lot.  It's just better food.  I know what I need to do and I'm not starving because I've cut out carbohydrates (screw you, Atkins diet).  The biggest improvement for me?   I'm not buying my clothes online, I go to the store and scoop up clearance clothes in a non-plus size like a normal bargain hunter.  It's great. My biggest inspiration?  This chick right here - http://shrinkingjen.webs.com/