Christmas Wishes from the Dark Side

I was one of those people that joined in the January of 2007.  I had wanted to join from the September 2006 but you know, I had to deliberate if I really needed to join Weight Watchers.  What was the point of joining something where they were all already skinny? 

I really used to think that places like Weight Watchers were places were the Stepford Wives used to go for a little chat before brunch.  I was not going to pay to go to a place like that and allow some skinny yoke to know my weight.  Nah, I'll wait.  

I always seem to have hope in the run up to Christmas that the year ahead will not only bring me a beautiful figure, winning the lotto and of course good health but I usually wish that I can be brave to face my demons head on. 

I remember that year before I joined and It was worse because I knew I needed to do it but it was like a dream and I was too scared to make the first step.  So the usual feelings of dislike that I had for shopping in the very expensive plus size clothes shops, whose clothes never suited me at all, got even worse.

I was happy, in black as usual but content.

Move on a few years to where I had possibly about 3 stone left to lose.  Anyways, I was sitting in class just before Christmas and it must have been the class right before we broke up for the holidays and my leader asked the question about what we had all worn to our Christmas Parties.  There was a lot of Little Black Dresses. 

Then she asked what we would like to wear to next years Christmas party and I raised my hand and I said a silver sparkly dress.

I didn't want to be in black but yet it was quite the comfort for me and I always feel safe in it.

It was also the start of me realising that dreaming is all well and good, but dreaming about something, even if you do it lots, will not make it a reality.

Reality is the doing of the dreaming.  It's also something that I had to do, I was only dependent on myself making the plan work for me and sticking to it. 

So now, since getting to goal, as normal, there are lots of dinners out and parties in the run up to Christmas I always in the middle of a really indulgent dinner or party.  I will decide there and then to say NO to something.

Not because I don't want it but because I can say No and I can choose my own faith of the year ahead.  because what I eat today becomes my tomorrow, and what I eat this year, is next summer's body and I choose to decide what that body will be. 

Your dreams are special and only you will know what losing the weight will do for you.



Stop dreaming, start doing and the reality is much better than the dream because it has the ripple effect on everything.