Wednesday Confession

[Guest guest]

Oh boy, do I have a confession to make...

Getting frustrated with my plateau (you'll probably remember my post about

this yesterday), I thought I would try something a little different... I

started to doubt myself, and wondered maybe if Body For Life wasn't for me.

I thought maybe I wasn't cut out for the program, considering my plateau and

how quickly I lost weight back when I was on Craig.

I did some searching on the web, and found that there was a local Weight

Watchers meeting tonight near where I work, and figured " Hey... maybe THIS

will finally be my weight loss answer. "

I drove to the meeting 5 miles away, and approached the door with a little

fear. I'm usually not good with new crowds of people... I have this fear

that I won't make any friends (and I don't usually make friends easily, or

at least that's the way it used to be). I walked in, and old the nice young

lady behind the reception desk that I wanted to join the program. She gave

me a few pamphlets, weighted me, and we decided on how many points I was

allowed to have per day. I listened to what she had to say, and was a

little confused. BFL taught me the proper way to eat, what to eat, what my

portions should be, and what percentage of proteins, carbs, and fats I

should have per day. The WW plan is based on points (how many points a food

has is based upon fat, fiber, and carbs - no protein). I was really

depressed before I walked into the meeting, and figured " Hey... this doesn't

sound right, but, I'm doing miserably on BFL - or so I thought - so maybe

I'll give it a shot " . I talked with the woman a little more about the

program, had some more doubts, but didn't question it.

I decided to stay and sit through the meeting.

One rather porcine woman moaned about how she wasn't allowed to eat as much

chocolate cake as she wanted... and then proceeded to complain about how

slow her weight loss was progressing.

One woman complained about how she dreamt about lasagna, and had to get up

at 3 AM to satisfy her craving for pasta. She ate a whole box of lasagna

noodles after cooking them and dowsing them in sauce and sausage.

One woman questioned " What happens if I used all my points eating cookies

and cake... do I get extra points for real food? " .

None of these women had lost any weight and wondered way.

I was growing alarmed. I was horrified at what these women were doing to

their bodies, not to mention the fact that they considered walking around

the food court at the mall exercise.

The meeting facilitator turned to me, and introduced me as the new person.

I felt like a deer trapped in oncoming car headlights.

She asked if I had anything to say...

I looked around, panicked... and then, I had a revelation. I had to say

it...

" Um... whatever happened to self control? Whatever happened to saying no?

Whatever happened to proper nutrition, and discipline, and exercising?

" Why don't you people start loving yourself and taking care of yourself?

Why don't you seriously ask yourself where you want to be, and then decide

how you are going to get there? Plan your life... set your small goals, and

work towards them.

" Have you ever heard of Body For Life by Bill ? " I pulled the book

out of my briefcase, and proudly exclaimed " I've reduced my body fat by 12%,

have lost 30 pounds, and can bench press twice what I used to. How about

you? "

At this point, I was forcibly asked to leave... and was given a refund.

I walked out with my head held high, proud as can be, and realized I

belong... Body For Life IS my life, and I will never forget it.

By the way... 7 people followed me out and asked where they could buy the

book.

Sorry about the long email, but I just had to share...

- Wayne