This is a really great post.  I have struggled with my weight over the last year.  It was just a few months ago that I decided to to something about it.  I know different programs work for different people, but I love something called Transformation it is based on the program, Body For Life started by Bill Phillips.  I did Body For Life before I got married and never felt better. Now, I am starting to feel so great again.  I love the progress I am making.  It is an intense program, but for me, that is what I need or else I have difficulty sticking to it.  There is a Transformation website and online community that offers tons of support.

For me it is a spiritual journey too.  I feel like God is calling me to respect this Temple of the Holy Spirit that He has blessed me with.  It is about baby steps and doing something each day to be healthy and making good choices for yourself.

Thanks for the reminder and the amazing post.

Lisa—I too have gone back to WW after many many years away.  I have been going since January.  I was very dedicated for many months.  The past couple of months I have been struggling with going up and down the same 2-3 pounds.  The baby steps for me right now is not giving up.  In the past, at this point, I would have given up and said “why spend the money when I am not losing”.  I don’t know if it is because I am older and hopefully wiser now, but I refuse to give up.  Whether there is a gain or loss, I am still being a healthier person because I am still attending the meetings. 

Thank you for this post and good luck with your weight loss efforts.

This post speaks volumes to me.  I was featured in F&F last issue for my weight loss story.  I too have been struggling with those same 2 to 3 pounds the past couple of months.  Altogether I have lost over 70 pounds, but it is still a struggle for me.  I’m hoping my vacation puts me in a better frame of mind. It’s been a stressful school year.  I haven’t gained, but I’m on “hold”.  Thanks for the reminders!

Lisa, thank you for writing about a topic that so many women deal with whether it’s 10 pounds or a 100 pounds, no matter what it is a constant challenge to get to a healthy weight.  I personally need to lose 40 lbs. and on my short frame that is alot.  I need to for health reasons and so it is imperative that I stick with it.  Having discussion and support on this topic is I believe a daily need for many women.

Thanks again and may God bless your journey with him in this endeavor.

Lisa, I commend you for getting back on board and committing to your diet and health!  I was on WW ten years ago, when “Points” first debuted.  I lost 62 pounds in one year.  For the first time in many years I felt really good about my body.  However, I was only able to maintain for 3 years, and then the weight creeped back on.

My problem with all of these diet plans is that you have to stick their system in order to keep the weight off.  It’s easy to take the weight off if you focus, but keeping it off is the real challenge.  And after a while, I just get so tired of counting and measuring and writing things down.  I think this is why I go up and down.

I am now trying to take a new approach and incorporate God into my struggle to reduce my weight.  I have been inspired by the “Light Weight,” the “Weigh Down Diet” and the “French Women Don’t Get Fat” books. 

Eating only when you are hungry and then offering it up makes so much more sense, but it’s really hard.  Has anybody else tried these and been successful?

The only problem with Weight Watchers is that you are making the food behave, not following the signals of hunger and fullness that God has place in our bodies and we have ignored for years.  I think that is why we “fall off” the program.

Thank you Lisa for reminding me to take that first baby step in my struggles today, not with weight, but something else just as important!