The New “Weigh Day”

I’ve actually been coming to Weight Watchers for a few weeks. Today, though, I am coming for my official weigh-in to be a part of Dr. Oz’s Transformation Nation Challenge. Here’s the deal: go to any Weight Watcher’s location and get your initial weigh-in. Go on-line to Dr. Oz’s website and register for the program, and begin by answering a few health related questions and taking the seven steps. You’ll get your final weigh-in between April 2 and 9.

Everyone can take part. If you aren’t overweight, you just have to maintain a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) and commit to a healthy lifestyle. Please visit Dr. Oz’s website for all the details.

So, I went on Thursday evening for my initial weigh-in. My official verified weight is 247.4 and my BMI is 39.9. FYI, normal is, I believe, up to about 25. 39.9 is considered “morbidly obese”. Well, I never actually considered myself to be “morbidly” anything. And in that sentence, you can see part of the problem.

Since I don’t suffer many of the health issues associated with obesity, and I feel well and healthy, I don’t see the problem in the same light as some others do. So, I have to find another way of looking at it.

I realized that I had, hanging on the back of my closet door, “The Pants”. These are the pants that I once bought as inspiration – ten years or more ago! You can tell that even pants don’t help. They never made me feel ashamed either, though. I just hung my bathrobe on the hook in front of them and – presto! You didn’t notice them that much.

Now, I’m coming out of the closet. Here’s the first video of “The Pants”. You can look forward to a new one each week until they fit – I promise.