Do Not Get Me This For Christmas
An article about a guy spending the holiday on Weight Watchers at The Morning News, sent in by reader Nicole. Thanks, Nicole!
"A lifetime member of Weight Watchers, [my mother] already has the freezer stuffed with Lean Cuisines. Taped to the fridge door is my exercise schedule, personally created by her. In case that isn’t motivation enough, inside the fridge is a small plastic pig that grunts when the door opens."
Oh my god, I can't even calculate how much this would make me eat.
"A lifetime member of Weight Watchers, [my mother] already has the freezer stuffed with Lean Cuisines. Taped to the fridge door is my exercise schedule, personally created by her. In case that isn’t motivation enough, inside the fridge is a small plastic pig that grunts when the door opens."
Oh my god, I can't even calculate how much this would make me eat.
posted by mo pie at 12:58 PM
7 Comments:
Yeah - I tried putting a fat picture of me on the fridge once or twice. Didn't work! I just went right passed that sucker and ate just to spite it. I showed her!
Yeesh! If anyone "stuffed" my freezer with that vile substitute for food and taped an exercise routine on the door, my reaction would be "I'm off to Hometown Buffet! Buh-bye!"
Self-flagellation just doesn't work in the long run.
Augh!
That's taking supportiveness just a little too far...
But I love this part. I think 90% of Weight Watchers members do this at weigh in:
"I’ll wear the same clothes I’ve worn the past month, although they’re getting loose: a thin shirt and khakis, but no underwear or T-shirt (they weigh about three-tenths of a pound), no shoes, no belt, no wallet, no glasses, no ring, no watch. I’ll have removed the lint from my belly button and the wax from my ears. I won’t have eaten or drunk anything that morning. I’ll exhale deeply (I haven’t been able to determine how much a full breath weighs, but I’m sure it’s something), and I’ll step up."
Hee!
Amy, you forgot one essential component of the pre-weigh-in ritual... going to the bathroom!
Me, I weigh in wearing trackies and trainers, and am vaguely comforted by the fact that I must weigh a couple of pounds lighter than it says. But then, only I see the number.
My sister suggested that I should find out what my hair weighs (it's waist-length) and subtract that too... but that way madness lies! I'm guessing none of the flip-flop wearers have freshly shaved heads?
Kelly: Oh yes, peeing is ESSENTIAL!!! ;-)
K: Though I've been reasonably good at maintaining my weight over the past year, I have gained a few pounds and am now over Weight watchers goal. I briefly contemplated cutting my hair, which has grown about 6 inches since I hit goal.
Gotta be a pound or two, right? Heh.
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