Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely all for a woman’s ability to opt for an abortion of a fetus. I do not believe it is the prudent way to go, nor do I think that anyone I care for should truly consider it without extremely extenuating circumstances - but I am not pompous enough to suggest that I know every possibility and am not willing to suggest that the life of a fetus is more important than the life of the mother. My argument, however, comes from a defense I once heard from a friend of mine while defending abortion rights.

The argument that piqued my interest was the following: “I do not believe that anyone should pass legislation which should force me into such a life altering circumstance.” So, in essence, it is not the right of the government to dictate our futures, and child rearing absolutely alters that person’s future in irreparable ways.

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It has been one whole day that I have been on Weight Watchers again, and it is going fairly well.  I mean, like I said, I was mostly following the diet but not point tracking and binging when I felt like it. So it isn’t as if this is REALLY difficult, but it provides some challenges throughout my day that would be non-existent without the diet.

Some examples: Wendy’s meal for me last week was 3 Stack Attacks and a Chicken Nuggets off the value menu - 33 points (my daily limit). I can’t go out to eat with co-workers any more.  I have no self control. I have to go home, so I miss out on all the little office gossip.  While not completely debilitating, it sucks to not have that companionship.

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After much procrastination, I am on the wagon again.  I was doing well until March. I guess I just let my self control slip too much. I figured I would be able to break the rules here and there but I was wrong. I need to stick to the plan or I pretty much fail every time. It sucks to realize that I am an all-or-nothing kind of guy, but it was obvious.  They were right when they told me that it was a life change, not just a short term thing. I don’t think that I’ll attend the meetings, but I can still follow the plan.

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