My first blog entry 7/02/2008

Last summer I went to a family barbecue and mostly everyone that was there commented on how big my stomach was. Someone even said I looked pregnant. That's when I decided to go and see a plastic surgeon in the Domincan Republic (DR). Over the years, I’ve tried different diets and none worked for me. When I came back from DR, I commented to a co-worker that I had to lose 10 to 15 pounds for the doctor to perform the surgery. She told me she had just started Weight Watchers because she had to lose weight for health reasons. I told her I'd join so we can support each other. We go every Saturday to the weigh-in and meetings. It's a great way to share stories and get motivated to continue to do well. It's really hard to go on a diet in the summer because there are so many social events and barbecues. Latin food is very good and also very fattening and my family doesn't believe in diets so it's very hard to said no to them. My immediate family is very supportive and they are very proud of me. I have lost 10.2 pounds in six weeks, with very little change in the foods I eat. One big difference is that I now eat smaller portions. The program I use is the Weight Watcher Flex Plan. It assigns points to different foods and allows you a certain amount of points a day to control and change your eating habits.