This is more than I bargained for

October 28, 2008


I have been on this diet now for three weeks. It has been a hard thing for me to do, but I finally decided it was time. I was at the doctor's about 2 months ago and she told me that if I didn't lose weight I was going to die. I have never been told that before even though I have been overweight all my adult life. So with the help of my sister and mother, a new TOPS chapter has been started.


TOPS stand for Taking Off Pounds Sensibly. There has to be four people willing to start a chapter, I am one of the founding members.


While I won't reveal my true weight yet, I will tell you that this has been an embarrassing time for me because I am literally too big to weighed in on the scales that the TOPS organization provided so a special clamp had to be bought so that I can be weighed.



So, I started TOPS on October 13, 2008 and then I had my first weigh in on October 20th. I lost 7 1/2 pounds. I had followed an exercise DVD once that week so I felt I had done real well, and my goal for the following week was to increase the exercise to twice that week. This is a DVD that I can follow while sitting down. Even thought I get to sit through it it is still hard for me to do.

On October 27, I had my next weigh in. I gained 2 pounds. Being a part of this particular diet group if you gain weight you have to pay 10 cents per pound. All is not lost though, I did keep to my commitment of exercising twice this past week. My goal for next week is to follow my eating plan and exercise three times for the week. I am off to a good start, so until next time...