weight loss payoff

Yesterday I went to see the doctor about my toe-nail, after receiving several comments regarding how bad it looked. It doesn't hurt very often, so I don't usually worry about it, but Scott was insistent that I at least have it looked at. Was no surprise to me when the doctor looked at it and said "you have a nail fungus". We then started talking about my blood pressure and reviewing my medical history. He told me what my blood pressure reading was in November and then looked back to 2002 and was surprised by what my weight was in 2002 because he never saw me that year (I rarely visit the doctor for more than my annual visit to the OB/GYN doctor.) He really encouraged me to keep losing weight and was thrilled when I told him I've lost a total of 19 pounds since I started doing Weight Watchers 8 weeks ago. He also said that my goal should not be to reach the mythical ideal weight as each person's muscular and skeletal frame is different it's more of a guild line and trying to reach that ideal weight might only lead to disappointment and frustration. Since my blood pressure was really good back in 2002 he suggested that I try to get back to that weight and then maintain that weight. Over all it was a good visit and I'm actually glad that I went.