So you know how I’m trying to eat healthier and exercise, and lose a few lbs in the process? Well, it turns out I need a little help. Somehow {magically I think}, I gained 15 pounds over the Winter. I know, right? Unbelievable.
I don’t know if it was all the cupcakes {yummmmmm} or sitting at my desk for hours every day, but somehow I went from my ideal weight to….15 pounds around my middle. Blurg.
Well, in addition to exercising I’ve started doing Weight Watchers. They were kind enough to sign me up for an online membership so that I can get my rear seriously in gear. It doesn’t fit into my crazy life to go to meetings so I’m keeping track of my points, my meals, my occasional indulgence, and my weight all online. Works for me. It’s actually kind of {very} painful to write down every single bite I eat; I have to be accountable for that sprinkling of M&M;’s and a bite of my son’s granola bar. However, it’s been really useful to see what portion sizes are really supposed to look like, and how many points I’m using up on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich {12!!!}.
I’ve been doing it for a couple of weeks and I’ve already lost 2 lbs! I know, I still have 13 to go, but the point is that it’s working. Between Weight Watchers and exercising faithfully for an hour 3 times a week, I’m on the right track.
Why should you care about my love handles? Weight Watchers gets that you have to actually move your booty in addition to watching your calories, so they’ve started the Momentum Weight Watchers Walk !t Challenge. It’s a really smart idea. Basically you can sign up for free and monitor your fitness from couch to a {walking} 5k in 8 weeks. It’s doable, I promise. I want you to do it with me so we can motivate each other, be accountable to one another. Anyone want to play? If you sign up you’ll have access to an eight-week walk it guide so you can figure out how much you need to move from day 1 to the finish line.
To make it a little less painful for you I’ll even take photos of myself once a week so you can track my progress and get motivated yourself. I’ll even post a few photos of myself in a sports bra so you can see how my belly busting is going {yikes!}.
Are you in? You can totally do it with me, we’ll hold hands virtually. Seriously, we’re in this together folks and the more of you who sign up, the less likely I’ll be to wander down to the local coffee shop for a giant sized cupcake with extra frosting. Plus? I have 3 Weight Watchers memberships to give away. For reals.
Giveaway Details:
- Leave me a comment telling me why you are going to sign up and do Weight Watchers with me. Come on, don’t make me do it all by myself! Or, if you’ve already had success with Weight Watchers in the past, tell me why you love it.
- If you blog about this, you get an extra entry. Email me at allison@petitelefant.com to let me know you’ve posted about it, with a link to the post.
- If you twitter about it, you will receive an additional entry. Again, email me. You can email me once for both, just send me two links in one email. This means you can get TWO extra entries for this giveaway!
- Leave only one comment please.
- Anonymous comments will be ignored.
- The deadline to enter is Thursday May 7th, Midnight MST. Winners will be announced Friday May 8th.
- If I don’t hear from you within 7 days to claim your giveaway another winner will be chosen. Seriously folks, come back and get your Weight Watchers Membership!
- Good luck!
Allison
Hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. I do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, home remodel projects, and cool DIY crafts you totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!
I could seriously use a Weight Watchers membership…You know how they say 9 months to put on the baby weight, 9 months to take it off? Yeah, my baby is 15 months old now. What’s with the extra 15 pounds I’m toting around??
They say you gain 15-20 pounds after you get married…well I did and I would love to shed the weight before the summer!!!
I could really use a WW membership! I did WW for awhile last year and it really does work! Unfortunately, I stopped the online membership before I reached my goal and I haven’t done well since. So, yes, it does work, and yes, I’d love to win membership so I can get back on track!
My ten-year reunion is coming up in 5 months and I have some baby weight to lose! Lugging around my seven-month-old is exhausting, but not enough to take off the pounds. Please pick me for the membership! I could really use the help.
The older I get the more I seem to gain weight. I sure could use this to get myself on the way to feeling better, eating healthier and having the energy to keep up with my 4 yr old and 16 yr old sons.
I’ve been trying to get pregnant with #3 for about 15 months now, and my doctor said last week “It wouldn’t hurt for you to lose 20 pounds.” Ouch. It hurt, all right. So, that’s my goal, and I’m not being successful right now. My in-laws did weight watchers a few years ago and it was remarkable to see the weight just fall off. I hope I win!!
My reason is just the old ‘wanna-lose-all-that-baby-fat’ excuse! For some reason I just feel like I should be back to normal before I get pregnant again…and do it all over again!
I would love to do weight watchers, after having a baby, I’m ready to get those pounds off
i want this so bad … and i’m ready for it! that’s why.
You know me. I could, uh, use it. :)
And we could be WW buddies, right? And go for a little no-cal caffeine fix afterward.
I want one! I’ve dealt with weight issues pretty much as long as I can remember and I only have 15-20lb. left to lose! It’s been hanging around for like 4 years and I can’t get it off! So far I’ve lost 70 lb. and I just need that little bit extra. Please? I’ve also sent you an email…
I have been wanting to start doing Weight Watchers but I would love to have someone there to answer to and motivate me! I have never really known how to eat healthy and it is starting to really catch up to me. I want to train for a 5k run also and learning to eat healthy would be a big key!
pick me pick me!!
I did Weight Watchers about 10 years ago, and loved having the accountability. I know they have changed the program in the past few years. I would love to lose about 35 lbs!!!
ooooh! Me! Me! :) I have gained 50 pounds in the last 18 months…stupid job stress! I have been informally counting points, but would love the membership! Thanks for offering this. :)
Omigosh, please pick me! I have yo-yo’d my entire life ever since I was 8 years old. I need to lose 60 lbs, I want to have a baby, and I know that Weight Watchers works!
I need that membership- i also have 15 lbs to lose (5 for each kid + 5 bonus pounds that appeared this year. i am going home to NYC for a 1 week visit in august for the 1st time in 5 years – I want some of those pounds gone!
I’ve been struggling to lose 30 pounds and have wanted to sign up with WW but it’s just not in the budget. It would be great to win a free membership because I KNOW this program works.
I am also a baby weight victim. Although I have 35 pounds to lose. I feel really awful and could use a boost to get my weight loss going.
-Amy
http://craftingbycandlelight.blogspot.com
I did weight watchers the first couple years of college and loved it! It taught me how to eat better and understand my food choices…Now that I am a new mom I have SERIOUSLY been considering weight watchers again to help me with the baby weight…your giveaway is a sign! ha ha thanks!
So… you’ve seen me lots lately, so why I need the membership goes without showing LOL! But, here’s where it could rock… we do it together, go on the walk together, eat cup cakes after (everyone deserves a little celebration, right?), then we dedicate a #gno to the fun and get people all excited, and then we go to BlogHer in absolutely phenomenal shape, but not before we get some new outfits that fit our new shapes :). I don’t know about you, but doesn’t that sound amazing?
So really… I am nearly 40 (yikes!). I hear it gets harder to lose weight the older you get. My youngest and last is nearly 6 and I still haven’t lost all the weight. And, I soooooooo need a buddy system. I have had success using WW in the past (like 7 years ago, but still). So, I’m convinced I can do it again. And… since my hubby lost his job… I sooooooooo need it for free!
That’s a lot of reasons, so I’ll stop there ;) and get to tweeting and facebooking and sharing the message.
Meant to say “goes without SAYING!” LOL!
Having four children is really the most wonderful job in the world, but between the lack of sleep and being so busy I have really put myself and my health on the back burner. I really need something to get me focused on me and making healthy choices for me and my children. I truly need some help and know this would be so amazingly helpful. Thanks so much for the chance!
Weight Watchers has worked for me in the past, but I can’t afford it now (although I definitely need it!), so I’d love to win!
msanchezmasi (at) fmtcs (dot) c om
So my reason (excuse) is that I had 3 babies in 3.5 years. My youngest baby is 10 weeks old now. You know all those movie stars that say how breastfeeding was the best because it helped them lose all their weight…me not so much!!
I really need help!
Tx for the chance!
I have at least 50 pounds to lose to be in good shape. More if I really want to be ambitious. I really need help to get started and I think this might be the way to go. I have friends who have had great success on the program and I think its time I start as well.
I have a 3 month old…I NEED to lose this baby weight!
I did WW three years ago and lost over 20 pounds. The last couple of years have been extremely stressful with my husband and when I’m stressed, I eat. Thus, I have gained back the 20 pounds and introduced them to another 15. Help.
I would love to team up with you! Spring has sprung and I am ready to put a little spring back in my step. Three years ago I lost 50 pounds on weight watchers and by walking and doing some biking. Then I got pregnant and gained it all back. I loved eating healthy and exercising but just fell back into bad habits over time. I am ready to get back in shape and would love to have a team to do it with!
Because I need to change my life and my ways, not just another fad diet. Perhaps this would do that. (fingers crossed!!)
addeviant006 at gmail dot com
I really really want this. My brother in law is doing so great with weight watchers and I know I can too! I need to get in better shape and fast
I simply just need to feel better and look like i feel better. I am always so tired and worn out. Help me to have a boost of energy! Since January I have lost 20 pounds but I still need to get rid of about 40 more. Never was overweight before, my son will be 8 in June and I have struggled since he was born! Please help!!!
I did WW after my daughter was born and loved it. I was so motivated and got to my goal weight in 4 months and maintained. But not long enough to become a lifetime member because I got pregnant with my 7 month old son! I would absolutely love to join again, but I’m at home with the kids right now, so I’m trying to do it on my own to save some money. I didn’t realize just how much I need the accountability of “weighing in” and also the support of a group! I feel like I’m at a standstill. This membership would be the perfect thing to get me back on track! Even if I don’t win, I’m going to try to really get my head in the game and watch your journey too! Congrats on the 2 pounds!
I’m having a breast reduction! After I heal, I’ll finally be able to work out. To run.
Oh boy, I would love to get rid of what my 4 years calls my squishy thing. Good bye belly, Hello Weight Watchers.
Ugh – dying to lose my baby weight here. And (ahem), my “baby” is 17 months.
I would really love this… I have 20lbs. of baby fat to lose, after I put on 60 w/ my twins…I made myself a deal that I’d have it all off by the time they turned two and it’s next month….. I don’t expect 20 lbs. in a month but it would be a great start to get rid of this giggle wiggle gut!
Many thanks!
earoman1011@gmail.com
I have been a member in the past and plan on rejoining after baby #2 is born (July) – it really does work!
I NEED a Weight Watcher’s membership! I weigh more now than I ever have- even when I was pregnant! My “baby” is now 2 years old and I don’t even recognize myself when I look in the mirror.
I’ve finally realized that I don’t look like what I think I look like (pictures are BRUTAL) and need to get my booty back into shape. I think I have a massive 30 lbs. to lose! Chasing the kiddos around obviously doesn’t count as a workout (and I’ve been counting it for the past few years :) I love the idea of WW, even though I’ve never tried it myself. Thanks for the chance to win!