About Me

This is my first official post for my journey from the pits. The pits of what you may ask? The pits of depression, perhaps. The pits of uggness (not a real word, but it works in this instance as i feel like an ugg---fat ugly slug).

My name is Vicky. I am a 44 year old single mom to two of the best kids in the world. My daughter is 17, and my son is 11 today (happy birthday). We share our home with 4 dogs, a tarantula and a ball python. My boyfriend lives out of town, but works near me, so he stays with us alot as well.

I played with a blog previously http://dorkbrain.blogspot.com/ but it was just something I did as part of a class I took on social software and the title was not really me. I did enjoy the pics I have on it, so i will keep it alive.

This blog is where I will rant about my adventures with WW. I started 4 weeks ago and have lost a total of 7 pounds. It has been much easier than i ever imagined. I have tried so many "diets" that I felt for a while that I could write a book about failing at diets. I think everyone has to have a defining moment in their life to make a change. For me it was just over 4 weeks ago when I came home from meeting with some fellow beaders (*i make jewelry) and my boyfriend said I looked like a slob. I know in my heart of hearts that he meant what i was wearing was slobbish (fleece capris and a t-shirt), but that was my trigger. Two days later I was at my first meeting.

I had thought about joining Weight Watchers on and off for about a year. I am doing flex and attend meetings. I think for me it is the only way to go. I have to be accountable by going to the meetings. I always heard people say they could never go and weigh in in front of people and I was freaked by this thought, but it is not at all like that.

I have alot (and I do mean ALOT) to loose, but I did not gain this in a month. I know I am making a lifetime commitment to loosing and then maintaining my weight.

Okay, enough boredom for one post (in case you wondered, I am often told I have a strange sense of humor).