So, as you know – I had my first weigh-in since starting the program 3 days ago – and found that I had gained 2 lbs. But although I was disappointed and frustrated, I promised myself that I wasn’t going to give up  - I just needed to be patient until I started to see results. The part of all this that I neglected to mention last week was that, after weighing in, I left the meeting. Partly – I was frustrated and partly, I hadn’t found much value in the prior week’s meeting. It takes place on folding chairs in a pretty dark, dismal room – there’s a lot of clapping and storytelling – enough so that you feel like you’re sitting in on a kindergarten class. Not really my thing – and given how busy and stressed out I’ve been with work lately – certainly not my preferred way of spending 30 valuable minutes. So, while I tolerated it last week in order to get off on the right foot – this week, I had absolutely no patience for it. I weighed in, and left.
But here’s the catch – while I know how to do the program, and while I’m internally motivated and dismissive of the childishness of giving out stickers to reward weight-loss – the truth is that out of sight is out of mind. Since leaving that meeting early 3 days ago – I haven’t seriously counted points. I’ve still made better food choices – but haven’t consciously made the decision to reduce my intake to the recommended guidelines for three full days. Someone once said to me that you have to “buy-in” to the total philosophy of Weight Watchers – that as corny as the group meetings and encouragement are – you have to buy-in to be successful. I guess I’m starting to see why. I guess it’s back to the beginning for me this week.