The Great Weight Loss Project!

Sorry to my loyal readers (Holly) for not updating in a while, work has been super busy for the last week or so and I haven't had time to do my usual blogging. Also, life has been kind of dull lately, as far as my life is concerned. We did have some birthdays and such but that is about all.

However, this weekend I will be embarking on a new quest, Weight Watchers. Ever since my mother's ovarian tumor that she didn't know was there because she didn't notice her stomach being any bigger than usual, I have been thinking about getting serious about weight loss. My mother and I are both, at this point, pretty significantly overweight and we have made the mutual decision to go to Weight Watchers. I believe I did post a note about this at the beginning of July, but now Mom is recovered enough for us to actually start. So this Saturday at 11 am, we will be in our first meeting. We have both done Weight Watchers in the past and done well, but were just never able to stick with it. Hopefully, Mom's surgery will be a constant reminder to us that we do not want to be overweight anymore. I know that I personally have started suffering the consequences of being overweight recently and it makes me a little nervous because I am experiencing problems that my mom did not have until her late 30s and I am in my mid-20s. It is time for a change and I know that losing weight will also be a big boost to my self -esteem and Mom's, as well as a major benefit to our health.

I will be, hopefully, posting weekly updates on our progress along with my normal posts. I am not going to put starting weights on this but I am sure with the amount of weight we each need to lose, it will be pretty obvious what the beginning weights were. But, after all, we are Southern women here and it is just not polite to talk about such things. So, feel free and post encouraging notes and comments to help us along our journey. I will keep everyone posted. Also, I will try to post pics in the next blog entry. I love weight loss pics, especially ones where your old clothes are like falling off.