eleventh meeting

Well, last night it was time to resign again. I didn't know how many of my friends would show but was surprised, thinking that there would only be 3 of us, that there will be 4 for this session. I was going to sign up for a special 17 week session that costs $9.00 per week that they have been advertising but that doesn't start for another 3 weeks so I would have to pay $12.00 per week for the next 2 weeks -- that's no savings. Plus, they wouldn't let me use a $3.00 coupon I had -- that can only be used on a 10 week sign up. So, I signed up for another 10 week session and used my $3.00 coupon! I thought the 17 week session would get me through to maintaining - you know, 11 weeks to lose the additional 13 lbs. I need to lose and then you have to maintain your "ideal" weight for 6 weeks to earn your lifetime status. So, I'll probably have to do another 10 weeks after this to reach lifetime -- that's my goal anyhow.

Now, about the meeting last night. 4 of us total lost 5 lbs. I personally lost 2.2 boosting my grand total to 18! The group total is 108.7. My friend (we'll call her Victoria) and I both reached our 10% goal. Weight Watchers awards you with a very nice keyring when you reach that goal and when you reach your ultimate goal you get a charm to go on your keyring (I think it's a star) and when you reach lifetime status you get another charm (I think it's a key). Another friend of my (Patricia) lost her second 5 lbs.

You may remember back in the very beginning (at the first meeting) we all put in $3.00 and I purchased a gift bag from Bath & Body Works for the person who lost the most in 10 weeks. Well, I won the gift bag ;~) seemed kind of weird since I went and picked it out and all - but the whole thing wasn't my idea anyway.

I've got 2 lbs. to go to reach my 4th 5 lbs. Maybe next week? Probably not. I have found that when you have a really, really good week like 2.2 lbs. it is usually followed by a slower week of losing like .6 or so. We'll see...