Healthy Living

Joel and I will both turn 30 this year. Seems time to get our act together. We have a plan in place to pay off all of our debt (except our house) by the end of this year. Getting to a good financial place is much like getting to a good physical place... you gotta cut back, choose wisely, and pay for past mistakes.

We joined Weight Watchers the beginning of February. When I say "we", I mean that we both went to a meeting together, to hear the introduction. Joel has continued to follow the plan on his own, while I have continued going to the meeting. Several people from church had been talking about Weight Watchers. I've done it years ago with my family, so I know it's the tried-and-true thing that works. But what really made my decision is seeing someone I hadn't seen in two years, who had since lost 80 lbs with Weight Watchers. I was aware that she changed her lifestyle, but I hadn't yet seen her. When I did run into her, I was completely impressed. She looked like a different person! I asked her what her secret was, and she told me that she goes to the meetings every week, because it's a continuous recovery, like being an alcoholic. Seeing her spurred me on. I decided that I wanted to be that person who is barely recognizable to people they rarely see.

For the first time in years, we have only healthy food in the house. No chips. No candy. No cookies. Only one emergency frozen pizza.

It's so strange to hear Joel talking about "Points". And at the same time, it's so great, because when he makes dinner, he chooses healthy options, and lets me know how many Points our dinner is worth.

We are both making good choices, and working together to pay off the debt we are in to our bodies. Joel has about 10 lbs more to pay off, and I have another 50 lbs. We're on our way. It's the same strategies to paying off debt... if I 'charge' more things (McDonald's, candy bars, etc), it's just that much longer til I can dig my way out.

"Nothing tastes so good as being thin feels."