Chronicles of a Late Bloomer

After all that noise yesterday, look what showed up in my email this morning: a “success story” from Weight Watchers that involves a 175-lb weight loss. I must say, Michele really called my bluff. Details here.

Michele’s best tip:

Mini goals are critical to those of us with a lot to lose. Those can be scale goals such as losing 20 or 30 pounds¹, or process goals, such as journaling successfully for three weeks in a row. And remember to reward yourself.

1. I love how she says “20 or 30 pounds” like it’s nothing. Like the 10 pound range there is so small as to feel almost insignificant. Like she doesn’t read the “success stories” of people who have 25 pounds to lose, either. Because, guess what? At our weights, “20 or 30 pounds” DOES feel insignificant. [↩]