Weight Watchers Meeting

Last night I weighed in (first Thursday of the month) and I'd lost 2.6 lbs. Since last month this time, primarily because I've picked up my running paceto5 miles a day. However, in training for the upcoming marathon I've been spending more time on the bike logging at least 5 miles a day on it as well. I only have 1.6 lbs. to go to get my 50 lb. star. I REALLY want that star! It will be difficult to do during the Christmas holiday -- the biggest eating holiday of the year. Everywhere you turn, magazines, TV, stores you are bombarded by delicious things to eat. We'll see...

So far, I've dropped 10 dress sizes from a 14 to a 4 and 48.4 lbs. One thing I've noticed though, clothes sizes are different now than they were 25 years ago. They're BIGGER! I guess so as not to make BIGGER women feel bad? 25 years ago I weighed 110 lbs. and wore a size 8. Now, I weigh 120 (10 lbs. more) and wear a size 4. So what used to be a size 8 25 years ago is now a size 4? Sure seems like it.

I read an article this week of how pharmaceutical companies are having to make needles longer because people's butts are bigger now -- at first I laughed but seriously, it's a sad day we're living in. Think about it. If this continues...where will we be in another 25 years?