Weight Watchers Affirmations

I started Weight Watchers. Not because I do New Year's resolutions. Because I don't do those. Usually my resolution is to not have a resolution. Just like I give up Lent for Lent. 

I started this because I noticed over the holidays that I looked pregnant. Without being pregnant. Typically if your belly looks like there is a small human in it, you want there to actually BE a small human in it. And I know I can just eat less. But if it was up to me alone, that wouldn't happen. I love food too much. And I like rewarding myself. I think I just reward myself too much. (But can you blame me? I kind of deserve it.)

Weight Watchers has you track points and with all of the apps available, it's actually pretty easy. When you are hungry, you are supposed to fill yourself up with fruits and veggies. I like fruits and veggies so this really isn't a big deal. I would rather fill myself up with cookies and brownies, but then that defeats the purpose. There is something that comes with it that no one talks about though. And I know this can't JUST be me. All that fruit and veggie eating is, well, um, cleansing. 

I signed up for the program that has you go to meetings. The theory there was that I would feel gentle pressure to make sure I stick to the points so that my weight actually changes from week to week. If I get good at keeping to it, I'll cut the umbilical cord. 

My first meeting was last night. Guys, I had to resist the urge to film it. It was... interesting. Have you ever seen Little Miss Sunshine? If not, you need to because it is amazing. The meeting leader or whatever sounded like Richard Hoover (the dad) from the movie. The best way to draw this picture for you is to put some quotes below from the movie, which were almost exactly the kinds of things they say at these meetings:

"There's two kinds of people in this world, there's winners and there's losers. Okay, you know what the difference is? Winners don't give up. "

"Sarcasm is the refuge of losers. "

"Inside each and every one of you, at the very core of your being is a winner, waiting to be awakened and unleashed upon the world….go out and make your dreams come true."

"No hesitating, no complaining and no excuses. I want you to go out into the world and I want you to be winners."

Here is a video I found. These people totally drank the Kool-Aid:
 

^That's the kind of shit they say there. I'm all for positivity (haha!) and encouragement, but it was pretty surreal. They wanted me to stay even longer since I was new but I left after about 20 minutes. I just want to weigh in and go people. Your propaganda and indoctrination seminars are not something I am interested in. 

Anyone else go to those meetings and feel the same?

Comments

[Sarah Nash Webb]

This is totally the reason I do online only. And when you're not too fat the really fat ladies glare at you when you lose a fair amount of weight.

[bree]

Haha. well, this is my second meeting this week. We will see if I lost anything at all. I got some looks, but mostly i was trying to avoid the urge to film it all. i feel like that HAS to be against some WW rulebook.