Disciplined Diet

At the beginning of the year, I joined Weight Watchers.  I was heavier than I'd ever been in my life, and knew I needed some dietary discipline.  At my first weigh-in I weighed a whopping 202 lbs, which is technically considered obese.  In Weight Watchers they tell you based on your height and age how many points you can eat a day and they are calculated to help you lose weight.  You don't eat "diet food" unless you want to.  Instead you eat what you normally do, only with something very foreign called "portion control" tied into it.  That's right - Weight Watchers is about self control, portion control, eating healthier, and just all round discipline.  If you exercise, you get a few more points, because you burned more calories.  You can eat all the fruits and vegetables you want because they are calculated at zero points.  That is unless you cook them in oil or sugar.  You have to count the points for those. 

Needless to say, in my personal weigh-ins, I have lost 7.2 lbs so far.  My target weight is 167 lbs, so I have a ways to go, and I am planning on making it there by April.  It's really amazing how I feel so much better even after losing just 7 lbs!  Well, I figured maybe I could help inspire others who have wondered about joining Weight Watchers to lose weight, especially guys.  I know that I always looked at that kind of thing as something women did, but I don't anymore. 

It only costs $40/month, until you maintain your target weight for 6 weeks and then it's free!  I can hardly wait for that!!

--Johnie