'U Can't Touch This'!!

I hope you will all allow me one entry of tooting my own horn in my blog.  I promise I won't make a habit of it but darn it, if you can't toot your own horn, who will?  Besides it feels good once in awhile, you should try it!  ;)  Here goes.....

Let's go back to about 8-9 years ago.  I was twice the woman I am now at that point.  I was also hypertensive, had low energy and was afraid of diabetes (as I still am).  Oh I tried all kinds of weight loss methods and they worked for the most part.  I lost 80 lbs, gained it all back, loss 65, gained it all back, lost 75, gained it all back and finally about 2.5 years ago, I lost 80 and gained back 40. 

In order to not gain it all back at this time and in order to regain control AND to stop the yo yo weight loss, I joined Weight Watchers online.  Now I was never one to eat very poorly or I would never have fit through the proverbial door, but I did find out that my portions were out of sorts. 

There is a lot to be said about taking care of your portions, to measuring your food and to making yourself accountable for what you put in your mouth.  So 2 years ago this month, I joined Weight Watchers online and I haven't looked back.  I've lost 85lbs (with a total loss of approximately 130 lbs from about 8-9 years ago).  I am now on maintanance and I have met some absolutely incredible people in my online maintenance group. 

I have never stepped foot in a Weight Watchers office and as it stands right now I don't intend to (not that it would matter).  I could go and get weighed and after 6 weeks of weight maintenance I could get a 'ticket' that provides me with a code for free access to my online tools on their site but for me, the 21$ or so per month is thankfully not breaking the bank.  It is also providing continued motivation (if I'm paying I may as well use it).

I have come to look at Weight Watchers as my daily AA meeting.  I have an addiction problem to food and WW has provided me with the daily tools to help me deal with this problem. 

Everyday, I track and I measure and I weigh my food.  I'm now darn good at eyeballing a measure but for the most part, I stick to my routine.  I am within my healthy weight range and I intend, with everything that I've got and with every ounce of my being, to stay there.

Along with eating right and getting myself in control, I have started to exercise.  Now I've always been a walker.  Even at my heaviest, I used to walk.  I can't imagine what would have happened if I wouldn't have had some sort of exercise back then.  However,  I now jog, sometimes I run, sometimes I speed walk.  I can jog 8-10 kms without stopping and, when I have the time, I can sometimes incorporate a 12-15 kms run (always alternating the speed of the run down to a speed walking) into my day.

Along with this exercise and weight loss, I was able to stop taking blood pressure medication, I have no concern for diabetes at this point AND my family doctor tells me that I have the heart rate of an athlete!!!  Me!  Imagine that!!  I am so darn proud of myself!  This year, in order to shake things up a bit in the exercise department, I've just joined a gym.  So far so good and I'm challenging myself to new goals and adventures......

This all being said, let's talk about men!  Now as a general rule, most men will not be jerks about it but let's face it, some will.  MAJOR jerks.  Well I'm here to tell you ladies and gentlemen that I got my revenge one day and boy, did it feel great!! 

Now there are hundreds of advantages to losing weight.  The health benefits are numerous to say the least.  I like to think that I am setting an example for my son and I'm proud to say that many have told me that I have inspired them to start looking into their own lifestyles and weight control.  Those alone are fantastic reasons and well worth it in my book.

There is one advantage though that I never ever thought I would see but I did....hehe!!!  Let's rewind to about 9 years ago when I was at my heaviest.  I met a man for a walk at the park.  He was nice, a professional and we talked about this and that.  He ended up telling me that I was not what he was looking for physically.  Now let's fast forward to this past September.  This same man is still on the dating site and imagine that, he 'hit' on my profile.....

Now he didn't recognize me, but I sure recognized him!  Aren't you all excited for me?  I still feel giddy at having had this opportunity handed to me (HA).  Not only did I remind him of our walk from quite a few years ago (of course he did not remember) but I also proudly stated that I was the same person that I was back then....just smaller now.  This guy, along with a ton of other men have clearly written on their profile that they do not want fat women to contact them and that they are not at all interested in them.  Rude eh?

Well guess what?  Payback is a b*tch and man did it give me a sense of accomplishment.  Despite the fact that I told him that I was the same person as I was back then, he asked me out again.  I obviously refused the outing. 

I'm sorry Mr anti-'fat', but you can kiss, no wait, you can't kiss it, but you can watch my now size 6 jean clad firm ass walk away from you!   Because baby, 'YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS'!!

MC Hammer said it best didn't he......

'.........Yo, I told you (U can't touch this)
Why you standing there, man? (U can't touch this)......'

Forgive me for tooting my own horn, but man did this feel good! 


SSW :))