Weight Watchers rejected me. Ouch.
As usual with me, there is a back story. My coworker has been doing Weight Watchers, and it looked kind of fun and interesting. Mainly it was like a cool toy, and I wanted to play too.
They had a promotion for the first month free, so I figured I could mess around with it for a month just to get a sense of what it was like. If you know me, you know I love making lists and keeping track of stats, so this seemed like a great combination of both.
I went in to do their free trial thing, and started putting in my info. Before they even took me to the next page they said I was not qualified on the basis that I was too underweight.
I know you can’t read that, but it is basically them saying, sorry, we can’t help you, call us when you gain 20 pounds.
My coworker replied that they are in fact called Weight Watchers. Exactly! I am not trying to lose weight, I am trying to watch my weight. To be exact I want to monitor and micromanage so I can claim to have a hobby or preoccupation.
Last time I checked weight loss and diet were a long term/life altering endeavor. Just because I am skinny now doesn’t mean I will always be this way, and if I don’t watch my weight I may actually need Weight Watchers. Isn’t the whole point of Weight Watchers dedicated to maintenance and helping those who have lost weight to keep it off?
I don’t necessarily belong to any of the above categories, but how do they know this? What if I am a chronic yo-yo dieter and need their support to finally make that life changing transition? Next thing you know I will be 600 pounds overweight, and beyond rehabilitation. Thanks a lot Weight Watchers!
I need to gain 15 pounds to be at a “healthy” weight- sure!!