Well, I did the deed. I changed my goal weight on both my home page and on the Weight Watchers website tracker, and will attempt to change it on my Progress Chart page when I get home tonight. I know this is a doctor-approved change, so why do I feel like I’m cheating?
I think I could be happy at 170, but should I be? Is it okay to be a woman that is okay with weighing 170?
And why do I even care if others think it’s okay or not?
Lots of thoughts running around in here today.
I’ve written before about my love of [ ... ]
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Aug 2008
Well, I did the deed. I changed my goal weight on both my home page and on the Weight Watchers website tracker, and will attempt to change it on my Progress Chart page when I get home tonight. I know this is a doctor-approved change, so why do I feel like I’m cheating?
I think I could be happy at 170, but should I be? Is it okay to be a woman that is okay with weighing 170?
And why do I even care if others think it’s okay or not?
Lots of thoughts running around in here today.
I’ve written before about my love of [ ... ]
08
Aug 2008
In browsing through the news yesterday, I came across this article:
British Schools Ban The Word Obese
It got me thinking about how I feel about the word and brought back horrible nightmares of my own elementary school years.
Obese, fat, overweight. They all generally mean the same thing, but each word has a very unique connotation to it. I despise the word obese. I don’t quite hate it as much as I did before I started Weight Watchers, but the very word made me cringe. Probably because it hit a little too close to home. I also dislike the word fat.
And [ ... ]
Category: Body Image
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