New beginnings...

Tomorrow is my first WW meeting. I was kind of anxious at first, but then I saw the list of women who are doing the program (the leader sent out a group invite).

There are some really cool women. In addition to Sara (we work in the same group) some of the other fun, interesting, down-to-earth women that I've met at work are also in WW. So awesome.

Plus, I found out that there's a gym across the street from my job. The fee is $40/month, but the job refunds 1/2 if you go 3 times in a month. Elizabeth, another woman in my group (not in WW) currently goes. My buddy Denise (also in my group) and I are going to check it out tomorrow. If it's decent, we've committed to going to the gym together after work at least once a week.

This job has been a blessing in so many ways.

On another note, I'm watching this interesting documentary on BBC America called "Super Skinny Me". In a nutshell, 2 thin women go on extreme diets for 5 weeks to get to size 4(UK) - jeans. Both start at a 12(UK) and is absolutely appalled at how thin she is getting...the other woman literally loses her mind and falls prey to bulimia nervosa. The former experiences weakness and her body rebels through rashes...the latter pushes herself beyond the brink She looks and acts unhealthy. The one with the better body image at the start of the experiment welcomes the end of the experiment and looks forward to going back to her more healthy size 10/12 jeans. Interestingly, the one with the healthy view got to her goal and the other one got pulled from the experiment for fears about what it was doing to her mental health.

On the eve of going back to WW, this was a really good show for me to see. A reminder to be healthy and keep my head about me. I've been in the place of the second chick and that's not a pretty place.