Bruce's Weight Watcher's Journey: January 2014

Swim at Lagoon
Buy shirts on vacation
Keep up with the first graders
Walk up stairs and not be out of breath
To live a long happy life.
Healthy skin.
Heathy teeth.
To know independence.
To have a healthy relationship with both food and exercise.
To have no more 'fat days'.
Shop at DI
Work in my yard
Look normal
Not spend so much money on medications
*Look forward to buying a new suit
Fill my own glass of water and not send a student
To be proud of the way I look.
To treat my body with the respect it deserves.
To eat to live, not live to eat.
Not fill fat guilt
Ride in a hot air balloon
Sit in any kind of lawn chair
Sleep on a cot
To be adventurous.
To travel without restrictions and make friends everywhere I go.
To enjoy all the goodness the world has to offer.
To be able to assist those in need whenever they need it
To be "what you eat".
To have maintained for so long that it's just second nature.
To become a different, less judgemental human being.
To love without limits.
To change the world, one healthy bite at a time.
To wake up at 5 AM and look forward to going hard and going strong.
To know that work out helps shape the good day ahead of you,
To smile at your surroundings.
Wear my high school sweater
Get things off the bottom shelf
Walk around the block
Bring up my confidence level
Help with my low self-esteem issues
Set a healthy example for my kids
To not even WANT that stupid cookie.
To pass on dessert because you're satisfied and know that there will be other desserts.
To have dessert because it's something you really want and you don't need to feel guilty about endulging once in a while.
To constantly have a bounce in my step.
To have nothing to hold me back.
To look and feel younger.
To drink water - not because you should, but because you enjoy it more than anything else.
To be adventurous.
To laugh more, in general.
To be able to have a vacation planned and not buckle down on your diet and exercise regime.
To not pass judgements based on the way someone looks.
To feel a twinge of pride when you see a complete stranger going that extra mile for their health.
To be able to be polite to everyone you meet, no matter what.
To make new friends/exercise buddies.
To turn your current friends into fitness fiends.
Go on rides at Lagoon.
To not constantly worry about how you look.
To run/box/bike when you're stressed, not stuff your face and cry about it.
To see 'small' (or medium, or large, or whatever size you want!) tags along your closet.
To love flaunting your hard earned assets. .
're an amazing success no matter what age you are.
To try and avoid cancers (run in the family)
Get off my Depression Medication
Fit comfortably in a plane seat
Not feel like a beached whale at the water parks
To be a Role Model for friends and family, that losing weight on your own is possible, and not with help of surgeries
To have the endurance to last through a Karate Class
To ride a real bike, and not worry if the tires look flat.
To not be everyones funny fat friend
To not have a double chin
To get rid of my jiggly arm flaps
To learn to make/bake healthier versions of all the things we love
To not have my thigh fat rub together
To not have 2 stomach folds
To actually find my abs!!
To gain muscle definition
I want to like who is looking back at me in the mirror
I want to be able to tell my story about this journey
To get rid of my chubby cheeks
I could do Zumba
To be ok, when a pic is taken..
To live a long and healthy life
To feel pretty awesome naked
To be in onderland and stay there!
To dance out in public
To be more stylish and wear nice things, cause plus size clothing, is not very stylish
To wear jeans and shorts
To be able to live and enjoy life the way I want to, and be able to keep things balanced
Less stress
To crave eating healthy
Plus, to be able to have my chocolate and be ok with that!
Since we are on this number..gain more confidence in the bedroom, and try new things, and feel confident doing that
To live medication free as I get older
To crave exercise
To feel good about myself
Make my wife and son proud
To be able to bend over and tie my shoes without being out of breath
To be comfortable in my own skin
To not have to "dream" about being thin anymore
To be able to cut my own toenails
To show everyone, if your determined, you can do anything
To prove to people that you can always find time to take care of yourself
A whole new wardrobe!
To be more positive
To be more mentally tough
To not crave fast food
To be able to say no, to people offering me food or yummy treats
To know it is ok, to indulge once in awhile, but not every day
To not have back fat
To not have my knees crack when I'm exercising
I deserve this for myself, I am working hard!
No more muffin top!
Compliments on how good you look
Feeling Good about yourself
Not being judged by others
Having more people willing to help you in a store
Not feeling lazy
Not having others think you are lazy
Feeling Beautiful
Looking beautiful
Crying because you lost weight instead of crying because you gained weight
More self confidence
A feeling of accomplishment
Being an inspiration to others
Having others change because of you
Feeling healthier
Having an “I can do ANYTHING attitude.”
Knowing you can stop bad habits and it will be ok
No more broken New Year’s Resolutions
Shop in a normal size clothing store
WANT to go shopping instead of dreading it
To not have to "dream" about being thin anymore
To show everyone, if your dtermined, you can do anything
To prove to people that you can always find time to take care of yourself
A whole new wardrobe!
To be more positive
To be more mentally tough
To not crave fast food
To be able to say no, to people offering me food or yummy treats
To know it is ok, to indulge once in awhile, but not every day
To not have back fat
To not have my knees crack when I'm exercising
I deserve this for myself, I am working hard!
No more muffin top!
Compliments on how good you look
Feeling Good about yourself
Not being judged by others
Having more people willing to help you in a store
Crying because you lost weight instead of crying because you gained weight
More self confidence
A feeling of accomplishment
Being an inspiration to others
Having others change because of you
Feeling healthier
Having an “I can do ANYTHING attitude.”
Knowing you can stop bad habits and it will be ok
No more broken New Year’s Resolutions
Shop in a normal size clothing store
WANT to go shopping instead of dreading it
No more mail order clothing in a size you can’t find in stores
You look good in most things you try on
You don’t just buy something because it fits, you buy it because it looks good
No more lines on your tummy because your pants are too tight
No more popping buttons
When someone asks you where you bought an article of clothing, you can actually tell them instead of being embarrassed
Having glowing skin
Only having one chin
Being able to feel your hip bones
Being able to feel your collar bones
Seeing muscles in places you thought you had lost yours
No more settling for second best
Your overall mood is better
You have more patience
You are happier with life
You feel better about the future
You can bend over and tie your shoes without your stomach choking you to death
No more achy knees.
No more knee popping sound when walking
No more snoring
No more heavy breathing when simply walking
No more heartburn so bad at night that you wake up with acid on your pillow.
No more sleepless nights due to acid reflux
Being able to stay awake for more than 8 hours WITHOUT a nap
Higher energy level
No more sickness
No more doctor co-pays
Lower your risk for cancer
Lower your risk for heart disease
Lower your high cholesterol
Reverse your risk for diabetes
More normal blood sugar levels
No more too much junk in your trunk
Being able to cross your legs
Being able to bend over at the hip and reach the ground
*Being able to fit in ALL the rides at amusement parks
Being able to put the tray table down on a flight
Fitting comfortably in the seat on an airplane
Being able to run
Being able to walk four miles at least three times a week and think nothing of it
Having your body CRAVE exercise instead of chocolate
Not craving chocolate
Being able to walk up flights of stairs without huffing and puffing
Having lungs that work better
Don’t have to worry about what the weight limit is
Lower life insurance payments
You can spend more hours playing with your children and less time yelling at them
You actually let people take your picture
You don’t hide behind others in pictures
Your heart doesn’t feel like its going to explode when walking to get the mail
You will get more good stares than bad stares
No more embarrassing moments when trying to dance
Your kids won’t be embarrassed to be seen with you
You won’t constantly be self conscious
To save your money for a tummy tuck instead of lap ban
To be able to fit comfortably in your car
When people honk at you out on the street, you know its cause your hot…not fat
Less foot pain
Fewer arthritis pains
Improve your memory
*Sleep more soundly
You can use a regular sized towel to dry off instead of a beach towel
The lady at the doctor won’t have to get you a “special” gown – meaning for larger people
No more eating in private
Cut my toenails

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