What is Operation: Sexy Red Dress

Welcome to my new blog!  This one is all about getting into a Sexy Red Dress for our 10th anniversary, which occurs on June 5, 2014.  We will be on the Disney Wonder Cruise to Alaska for that anniversary and I have decided that I want to look amazing and wear a sexy red dress.

So how will I get there?  And what exactly does this goal entail?  Well, it will require hard work, dedication, motivation, commitment.  It will mean that I need to actually focus on what I've learned at Weight Watchers. 

I joined WW several years ago.  I think it was 4 years.  When I joined, I didn't really set many goals, but I did pretty well on it.  I lost almost 30 lbs and at my lowest, I was just under 190lbs.  (Yes, that's right, I'm posting my weight.)  Well, things happened and I slowly but surely put most of the weight back on and on Jan 3 of this year, I weighed in at 217.4.  Less than 2 lbs from where I had started.  That was not acceptable. 

So I set a goal that I would be below 200 again by the end of the year.  I'd love to say that I hit the ground running, but I didn't.  It was a slow crawl.  And until 4 weeks ago, I'd only lost 1 lb.  But then I went to the doctor and we chatted about my weight, as we usually do.  But this time, I didn't leave feeling bad.  I was inspired.  My doctor had asked what my lowest was and I told her 189 on my 40th birthday.  (It was actually 189 point something, but I like to claim 189.)  She was amazed and I realized that I really wanted to be back there again.  And of course, I want to be even lower than that but first I need to get below the 200 that I set for the new year and then we'll get back to the 189 and then I'll just keep fighting until I get to my ideal weight, which I'm not going to reveal just yet. 

But right now, the first goal is under 200 by Dec. 31.  Then, I want to be at 185 by May 1, 2014 so I can go shopping for the Sexy Red Dress!!  Wish me luck!