Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

The following is the motivational talk that I mentioned yesterday. I am so happy that Tracie agreed to allowing me the opportunity to post her thoughts on this topic. I didn’t think I could say what she said so well.  You will see in Tracie’s bio at the end, that she has had amazing results! Great job Tracie. Thanks again for letting me pass on your words of wisdom.

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Stepping up on my soapbox…

We had a nice rep bring us a ham for lunch today and everyone brought stuff to go with it. I brought a bag of baked ruffles because I knew the gal that signed up for chips would bring high fat (she’s the one that hard a heart attack too) and I also brought my own Flat Out bread because I knew no one would bring low cal bread. Let me tell you, those baked ruffles were gone in a flash. They had potato salad, cole slaw, party mix, lots of chocolates (even chocolate covered macadamia nuts). The rep is on WW and I offered to weigh out her 2 oz of ham (I brought my scale to separate my pretzels into 1oz bags), and her 28g of baked ruffles. She said, “no, I’m not as serious as you are. It’s only one day.” It’s only one day. It’s a Tuesday. One day today. One day tomorrow, one day on Saturday…those “one days” add up to lots of extra calories. They said how many calories were in the chocolates (over 100 per piece) and someone said, “But nobody cares because it’s only one day.” Well, I piped up and said, “I care! You can’t lose 130 pounds by not caring. You have to care because no one else will care for you. And in an hour, when you forget what that tastes like, I’ll still have the powerful feeling of accomplishment knowing that I can control myself. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.” I know it wasn’t the nicest thing to say, but don’t speak for me. I care because I have to care about myself. I have to do this because there isn’t a magic pill that will make it all go away. Someone actually fit behind me between my chair and the wall and said, “Wow Tracie! I don’t have to squeeze anymore.”

Guys, the point of my post is, PLEASE don’t fall into the “it’s only one day” trap. Those only one days come more often then once a year. There’s the parties at work, maybe your mom’s clubs, your family gatherings on each side of the family. I have 2 Aunts houses to go to on Christmas Eve, I have my In-Laws coming over to my house on the 22nd, I’m going to my dad’s on Christmas Day…then we’re going out on New Year’s Eve…oh wait…what comes up next? We have Superbowl…this happens ALL YEAR long. My mother-in-law made the comment once at a lunch we went to for Father’s Day, “It’s not on my diet, but what the heck, it’s Father’s Day.” I (as you know can’t keep my mouth shut) said, “Oh! I didn’t know you were a father! Who’s the lucky mother?” It’s not about the food, it’s about the family and the friendship. Enjoy yourself by spending time with your friends and family. The food is just there for nurishment.

Ok, I’m stepping off my soapbox now…before it breaks under the weight…HAHA.

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Tracie Sanderlin joined Weight Watchers on January 13, 2007 at a starting weight of 372.4.  She found inspiration for her journey in many places, but mainly the love of her then 2 year old son.  She started her own weight loss website, http://www.sponsormyweightloss.com and asked people to help support her emotionally, motivationally and inspiration ally by signing upto “sponsor” 5 pound blocks of her weight loss.  Since January, she has lost 129.8 pounds and doesn’t plan on stopping.  She even won an online weight loss challenge through Diet.com by creating short motivational videos documenting her weight loss over an 8 week period.  Once she loses the weight, she plans on joining the Weight Watchers staff to help motivate others to start or continue their own journey to a healthier life.

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Thanks again Tracie~! Keep up the great work & focus!  Let’s all be careful not to fall in to the trap of thinking it is just one day.

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