Weight Watchers 101

Tonight I went to my first (in 10 years) Weight Watchers meeting. I felt welcome by all the women there...everyone was chatty & friendly. There was one guy. The leader, Mary, is full of energy and wit. So, I waited in line and then had to fill out a registration form and get weighed. It's different than 10 years ago. The scales were right there at the check-in counter. They're electronic. Step on the scale and a little screen facing the receptionist shows the weight. You can't see the screen. The receptionist writes it on your card and gives it back to you. The others still in line stand back from the counter to give everyone their privacy. It's all VERY confidential. It's actually more confidential than getting weighed at the doc's office. I know some people are freaked out by the thought of being weighed in but there's nothing to it. Stand on the scale, take your card and sit down. Simple!

The meeting was fun and I felt at ease speaking up and sharing how to hide our low cal treats from the kids. My daughter used to hide her favorite flavor popsicles from me by putting them in the ice bin for the automatic ice maker. I didn't know she was doing it until one of the popsicles got caught in the mechanism and all our ice came out blue!

E went to the school today to make up some finals. She has 2 more weeks to make up her math, THANK GOD! She got a B on her science final. She was a little behind in her math assignments from being sick right before the semester ended. Eight math assignments was taking her longer than she thought to complete. She was up until the wee morning hours last night trying to finish them...and didn't. I'd like to hug her math teacher for allowing her the max amount of time to make up everything for her incomplete.