Weight Watchers & A Great Leader

I may not have shared this before, but I’m a Weight Watchers member.  I joined in 2005 because I had gained some weight and wasn’t having any success taking it off.  I achieved Lifetime status in late 2005 (for you non-Weight Watchers types, that means you’re free for life as long as you stay within two pounds of your goal weight).  But, I became pregnant in 2007, which meant the goal weight thing went out the window for many months.

I returned to WW when DB was about six weeks old, and to my delight, I found a meeting I LOVED attending. I’m a big believer that meeting attendance is key to the success of the program, but sometimes I just didn’t feel like going.  That is, until this time around.  I found Alice’s meeting on Tuesday mornings at a Chesterfield Weight Watchers location, and I almost never miss a meeting now.  She’s the leader at this meeting. She is so motivational, so “real,” so “normal” and quite an inspiration since she lost 50-plus pounds on the program.  With Alice’s help, along with several other women with whom I became friends at that meeting, I lost 30ish pounds and returned to goal weight in April, about six months after DB was born. I’ve maintained my weight since.  Unfortunately, today we had to say good-bye to Alice.  She’s returning to full-time employment in the education field.  We are going to really miss her and her motivation, fun stories and leadership at our meeting.  But, in her honor, I pledge to keep attending meetings.  So, now I’ve got to visit a few others to see which leader I like second best.