judypilot
Cleared for Takeoff
Warning--this does contain somewhat of a commerical plug.
I'm a little reluctant to post this here, but I'm hoping it will help others. I have struggled with my weight all my life. Fortunately, I've also always been active enough that it never got completely out of hand, but even 30 lbs over is too heavy. It also cuts into the useful load of my airplane, and in my particular airplane, makes getting the balance tricky if I have a front-seat passenger. We pilots are no different from most Americans, on average, in getting heavier, and I've seen some airplanes take off with passenger loads that seem like they HAVE to be pushing the envelope. Pushing the envelope isn't something I like to do, so while I can't necessarily control my pax weight, I can do something about mine.
So I did. I joined Weight Watchers in February and am happy to report that I've taken off that 30 pounds. Not only does that make the W&B more favorable, but I feel a whole lot better. This isn't the first time I've been through this weight-loss thing, but it is the first time I've used Weight Watchers, and I have to say it's terrific. I never knew how important the group support can be. I always though WW was going to be really commercial, but it isn't. I had my annual physical yesterday, and my doc told me that among all her patients, the ones who are most successful losing and keeping it off are the ones who belong to WW.
So if you're where I was in February, consider finding a chapter and joining. Be aware that WW groups tend to be mostly women, but we do have a guy in our group, and he's losing and enjoying it. In the bigger cities, there might even be groups specifically for men, although the guy in my group tells me that the mental challenges really aren't all that different for men and women, so far as he can tell (I have another male friend who says the same thing).
Just think of the extra pax and stuff you can load into your airplane. (Maybe this wasn't so "N/A" after all.)
Judy
I'm a little reluctant to post this here, but I'm hoping it will help others. I have struggled with my weight all my life. Fortunately, I've also always been active enough that it never got completely out of hand, but even 30 lbs over is too heavy. It also cuts into the useful load of my airplane, and in my particular airplane, makes getting the balance tricky if I have a front-seat passenger. We pilots are no different from most Americans, on average, in getting heavier, and I've seen some airplanes take off with passenger loads that seem like they HAVE to be pushing the envelope. Pushing the envelope isn't something I like to do, so while I can't necessarily control my pax weight, I can do something about mine.
So I did. I joined Weight Watchers in February and am happy to report that I've taken off that 30 pounds. Not only does that make the W&B more favorable, but I feel a whole lot better. This isn't the first time I've been through this weight-loss thing, but it is the first time I've used Weight Watchers, and I have to say it's terrific. I never knew how important the group support can be. I always though WW was going to be really commercial, but it isn't. I had my annual physical yesterday, and my doc told me that among all her patients, the ones who are most successful losing and keeping it off are the ones who belong to WW.
So if you're where I was in February, consider finding a chapter and joining. Be aware that WW groups tend to be mostly women, but we do have a guy in our group, and he's losing and enjoying it. In the bigger cities, there might even be groups specifically for men, although the guy in my group tells me that the mental challenges really aren't all that different for men and women, so far as he can tell (I have another male friend who says the same thing).
Just think of the extra pax and stuff you can load into your airplane. (Maybe this wasn't so "N/A" after all.)
Judy