Weigh In 5/18/10 and “Lbs.” the Movie in NYC

Hi all!  Today, I thought I would combine two of my favorite things:  weight loss and “Lbs.” the movie.  You have to admit that they kind of go together.

So today was weigh-in day, and I’m thoroughly ecstatic.  For the first time in months (since November, actually) I am below the 250 mark!!  WHOOHOOO!! I’m so excited.  I weighed in today at 248.5 for a loss of 3.2 lbs.  I am back down 21.3 lbs since I recommitted myself to plan, and am down a total of 94.4 lbs altogether.

I’m back in the swing of things!  I deserved this loss, because while my exercise was a bit sketchy, I kicked ASS on the food this week.  Completely stuck to my points (no fudging and all through the weekend, too!) and ate way more fruits and veggies than usual.  I’m so excited!

And for those of you in the NYC area, don’t forget to check out “Lbs.” this week at BIG Cinemas Manhattan.  From what I hear, Thursday will be the last night, though according to their Facebook page, it sounds like it’ll be fun – with giveaways!

I know I’ve been promoting the hell out of this movie on my site for the past few months, and I thank you guys for bearing with me.  But as I’ve said before, it’s something I truly believe in, and hope that you will love it as much as I do.  When I went to see it in DC, and heard the responses of the other people in the audience, and their comments afterward, I felt a bit better about my promotion and knew that I wasn’t alone in the way I reacted to this movie.  You all might not love it, but I know that there are some who will.

In fact, I’ve been watching the comments on their FB page, as well, and one really summed up what I think this movie can accomplish.  Since you can read it directly on the “Lbs.” page, hopefully it’s all right if I quote it here:

Great to see this excellent film at E Street Cinema. Very cool to have the writer/star, director and co-actor on stage afterwards for Q&As. The film changed my perception of ‘being fat’. I had had such a negative attitude to it. Now I feel … it’s not all ‘bad’… and of course the person in a body is ‘OK and equal’, …whatever the shape, color etc of the body.

This movie is changing people’s perception about us.  Here are a few more reviews:

This movie is excellent. A very realistic perspective of a legal addiction…FOOD …

I really liked how you explore the emotional aspect of obesity — the desperation, isolation, loneliness, anger, guilt, fear …. definitely a different kind of movie from boring Hollywood blockbusters. This is a movie America needs to see.

So there you have it.  I’ve also spent some time recently updating and revising my “Lbs.” page – I’ve added some new links (one of my faves is a link to Sundance pics from 2004, and another is a link to the National Eating Disorders Association’s Video Resource list – it’s awesome that “Lbs.” was included) and have done some rearranging.  Check it out if you have time.

So if you’re in the NYC area, please try and check it out this week if you can (and, of course, let me know what you think).  There will be a Q&A after the 7:15 show on Thursday, the final night.

I do believe that it will be heading to other cities soon, but don’t know the details yet!

To a certain extent, while you guys may be sick of hearing about it, I kind of have both you and “Lbs.” to thank for getting me back on track.  As most of you know, I stopped blogging for a long while – pretty much when I was so off-course.  While not the entire reason, my excitement about “Lbs.” played a huge role in getting me back to blogging regularly.  And then that’s where you wonderful, lovely people came in. Your support has meant the world, and I think it and my blogging more regularly is what has helped keep me on this path to health.

So thank you to you both.  You’ve brought me back from the edge.

And I think this weigh in is exactly what I needed.

Have a great day!