My friend is quitting WW

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Hello everyone!

I started Weight Watchers with a friend of mine. She is probably going

to quit - and I guess I knew from the beginning that she probably would.

I thought it was a great idea to join with her. We could go to meetings

together, we could support eachother...etc..etc...I guess I had this

notion of the way we would do this together...but the reality wasn't so

great.

She had a breast reduction a couple months ago (cancer related) and had

8 pounds of breast tissue removed. Of course, when she weighed in, she

made a big deal out of losing 9 lbs that week. She would make a point to

tell me every week how much more she had lost than I did and how she was

" beating " me....I never said anything to her about it, but every time

she'd celebrate a success after that, I'd be thinking, " Well, yeah, you

lost 15 lbs so far, but 8 of it was your boobs. "

(now you know what kind of thoughts run through my head...hope that

isn't totally shocking)

Anyway...every week felt like a competition and it never felt supportive

in any way.

So anyway...we'd both been on a plateau for about 4 weeks and about two

weeks ago, I decided, " that's it! I'm going for this. I'm getting

serious! " and I'm losing again. (and SO glad I found this list!) She is

still on a plateau (even gained a bit) and she gets really negative if I

lose and she doesn't.

I really think she's going to quit (everything is pointing to it) and I

have mixed emotions about it. On the one hand, I'll almost be relieved.

To have that competitive feeling be gone each time I weigh in...having

her ask me how much I lost....but then on the other hand, can I do this

alone?

I'm worried that I can't. Or won't. But ultimately I think I have to.

Even with meetings and a supportive email group like you gals (and guys

if there are any out there!) ultimately, don't we all have to make these

daily eating and exercising decisions alone?

in CO