What a Difference a Year Makes!

Saturday May 2, was my Weight Watchers one year anniversary. So, I thought you might like to see pics of my progress to date.

Here is a picture of me from 2001, which represents what I looked like before I began WW. I'm not sure how much I weighed here, but it was probably in the vicinity of 275lbs - I had lost a little weight in the summer of 2007 when I had a pinched nerve in my back, so I was right at 260 when I started WW. Assuming that I was 275 in the pic, my BMI was a whopping 47.2 (and 44.6 when I started WW)! As I've said before, I never had a philosophical problem with being fat, but my knees were killing me! Otherwise, I was actually pretty healthy, my cholesterol was less than 150 and my other blood work was normal.

I will say, though, that looking like this forced me to love and accept myself at a much deeper level than I would have otherwise. There's nothing like being fat-and-ugly to the rest of the world to make you appreciate yourself on a whole new level.



My husband took this picture of me Saturday. I weighed 171.4 that morning, making my BMI a much more reasonable 29.4. Still "overweight" but no longer "obese." My knees don't hurt as much, and I don't have to buy my clothes out of a catalog anymore. I'd still like to lose another 30 or so pounds, but I'm in no particular hurry to do so.



So, to anyone who is considering WW, the evidence here is pretty compelling. If you work the program, it will work for you. Period.