Hope Springs Eternal

Here is to New Year’s resolutions. I made one to go back to Weight Watchers and I am a lifetime member. This means I met goal a few years ago. I got a gold plated charm signifying I was a winner in attaining the goal weight I wanted to be. I kept it off for years, then went back and gained some and then lost it again etc. Now I am at goal and trying to keep it off. So I am doing their new plan which started on January first.

Once in 1997, I had a toe operation in the hospital, went home with a foot boot and needed to use a crutch for walking and the next day I went to my Weight Watchers meeting. When I came in limping with the crutch, they applauded me for coming and for my husband for bringing me there.

I even received a get well present from two of my new friends there. One bought me a pair of warm knee high sox to wear to keep my sore toe warm. The other friend brought me a Weight Watchers cookbook. Once several years ago they were featuring in their weekly news booklet a person who had attained goal and her or him the comments she or he made to get to be in the booklet. I received the write up and when I got to my lesson that night, the whole class stood up for me for being featured. They gave me 20 extra copies to give to my friends and I framed mine. They also applauded me. Now I am doing return to Weight Watchers and there is no one to applaud me, except me. They have a system for online members to call on the phone and to speak to someone who has been through the program and works for them. I called yesterday because I did not understand something in the new plan. She explained it me being very knowledgeable and concerned about me. Her name is Margaret and she said to call again when needed and to ask for her.

So now I am online posting what I eat and I get the points I have consumed and points for my exercise which is walking in the home with a walker and that is sure walking. I walk over 2000 feet a day which is like over walking 6 football fields. I use to say that Joe Flacco, star quarterback for the Ravens will ask me to walk with him at a local game. Joe was hurt and is now doing physical therapy. So soon he will be walking better than me.

There is a saying ” hold on to your hope.” We all have hope, regardless of our NOW Age. We can accomplish – whether it’s Weight Watchers, walking, writing, going out and most of all to be happy with what we have accomplished.

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