i signed up for weight watchers online two weeks ago in an attempt to magically reform my torso in time for The Big Dress Zip-Up of 2010. i figured that wwonline is cheaper than dress alterations, and better for me over all. especially since there are bathing suits in my future.
so far, i am hungry ALL THE TIME. like when i was training for the marathon, but with far less running. i do think that if i really got my act together and assembled some "low-cal filling foods" to eat for lunch (think broth based vegetable soups, green salad with light dressing and piles of veggies, air popped pop corn, classic diet food fare), then i would be feeling a lot better. everyone assures me that the first couple of weeks on "the plan" are the hardest. there are 4 friends at work who are also on wwonline, and one of them has trimmed 40 lbs off her frame in less than a year and looks fantastic. she is my go-to person for questions like "i'm about to chew my arm off. what do you recommend?"
ww assures its followers that you CAN eat pretty much whatever you want; you just have to balance it out over the week and be militant in your portion control. so i guess eating about 1/2 a bag of hershey easter eggs on saturday means no more sweets until next saturday. i can handle that. i like the structure, and appreciate that there is a well-thought out system of indulgence and penance: earn your points back with exercise, or eat celery for the next day or so and all is forgiven.
so far i may have lost a pound or two. it depends upon when i consult my bathroom scale oracle. what i really need to do is figure out a way to remove the unsightly back squish all together. who complains about her fat back? i mean really. i'm actually pretty OK with my rear view. i love my legs. my abs are not stellar, and there is a bit of a muffin top beginning to form, but overall they have miraculously retained some semblance of tone since the marathon. its the BACK FAT. doughy and pale, and spilling over bra bands and dress seams and forming a rolling landscape of soft wool whenever i wear a fitted sweater. and ooooooh so hard to tone. you never pick of a Women's Health magazine with a "Blast Your Back Fat Today!" or "Diet Tricks to Flatten Your Back Fat!". there are no "back buster diet" books. yoga helps. so does running. and i'm getting some general weight training tips from friends.
if the back fat can disappear, then there will be no wedding dress meltdown. it seems doable, even if it's hard. it will be worth it.
but all i am really thinking about at 2:08pm on this monday afternoon is the chris farley SNL sketch where he, dressed as a teen girl mall-rat, chats chirpily with her girl friends about all their great diet tricks and then shoves handfulls of french fries into her mouth while bellowing "LAY OFF ME I'M STARVING!!!"
yeah. i bet none of you have seen it, but it's one of my favorites.
3 comments:
hahah... seen it! too funny jill.
you are inspiring me. :) + btw ... YOU CAN DO IT!
at the gym the rowing machine is my friend. at home I work my upper back with a resistance band. don't know if those are options but I feel results. : ) XOXO. keep it up soldier!
I think you should query the women's mags about writing a back fat article for them.
Chris Farley = hilarious. I love the one where he's ice skating with Nancy Kerrigan, and the announcers are all "Ooooooohhh," and "Aaaaahhhh," and "Oh, that's gonna hurt" when he wipes out.
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