Losing it! Round 3

I've been having some fun today checking out US News top diets.  You can get some basic information and ratings and many diets - DASH, Mediterranean, Vegetariamism, Paleo, Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig.  Then they are ranked in various categories - Best Overall, Best for Healthy Eating, Best Weight Loss etc.  It's interesting reading.  At the bottom of each synopsis is a little poll for each diet.  It says "Did this diet work for you?" and you can click yes or no. 

If you've been around here for a while you know that I work for Weight Watchers, which I began about a year after losing 30 pounds with them in 2004.  While I have a lot of intellectual interest in other diets, Weight Watchers is what I do.  It works when you own it, you know?  Probably most diets are this way, when you DO THEM you will see some results.  This was just the most livable for me.  I can do this every day of my life.  Don't get me wrong, there are days I fall off the wagon.  Weight Watchers is really made for you to get right back on the wagon.  (In fact WW is made for you to write down everything that happened to you to make you fall off the wagon, look at it and say "oh that was awful" and shudder about your weight gain but then LEARN from it and get back in there.)

Yes, Weight Watchers worked for me.  In fact it worked 2 times (in college and after baby #1).  I fully expect it to work after baby #2.  And I'll do it again if there is a baby #3.

Weight loss after baby #1 was hard.  It took me 2 years to get where I really wanted to be.  It's  not like I had 100 pounds to lose.  I had about 15 pounds to lose.  I lost my motivation for those last 5 pounds time and time again.  Until I kicked it out just in time to find out I was pregnant :)  What I really want this time is NOT to take 2 years.

So I'm endevoring to lose again.  I'll be talking about it here sometimes, but feel free to keep up with me on Peach State Moms where I just started Weight Loss Wednesday.  We'll see how it goes!  And lets hope I actually get cleared for weight loss tomorrow.  And that I keep my milk supply up!  Wish me luck!