There is this misconception that weight loss can be a straight downwards line. I have never met anyone who lost weight that way. It's impossible to stay motivated every single day, unless you only have 5-10 pounds to lose. It's a messy process, with jagged edges and up and down days.
This is my chart of my last (almost!) year with Weight Watchers. It hasn't always been consistent and it hasn't always gone down, but the overall trend is downward. What more can I ask for? In the past year I have kept off over 20 pounds. I'm proud of that.
It's nice to look back and be able to know the points where I was losing consistently and where I gained. In the beginning I lost almost every week because I had a consistent schedule. I was in school Monday/Wednesday and did internship Tuesday/Thursday. Fridays I weighed in, went to meetings, hit the gym, and cleaned the apartment. (Also caught up on TV shows. ;) I first started to gain back some weight when I got this job. It was a huge adjustment for me. There was a point there where I didn't know if I could get back on track. I didn't care about any of it. But I did it.
Then we moved and I can see that as another place in my chart where my weight began to creep back on. The changes took a toll on my eating and for another few weeks I didn't care. But I always got back on track.
The important part for me is to never give up completely. I have vowed that I will reach my goal with Weight Watchers and I am not stopping until I do. It has taken longer than I thought it would, and I might not reach my official number until I've been doing it 5 years. But it doesn't matter. Last year I kept off 20 pounds. Maybe I'll keep off another 20 this year. Every year there is progress and I am learning so much along the way. That is what matters here.
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