I guess this is as good a day as any to start a (omg shall I say it?) diet. It's the day after Christmas 2011 and as I sit here at my computer with a hangover I thought I really need to do something about my weight. Of course this isn't a new thought. I've been struggling with this my whole life. My husband calls me a yo-yo. I've been to Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, I have apps on my phone like Lose It. All of which work, as long as you put your mind to it and stick with it. That's where I go wrong. The stick with it part. You see, I have a small problem, I LOVE TO EAT! And I love to eat crap. Who doesn't? I love potato chip and ice cream and cookies, you name it. If it's bad for you I want it. Oh and booze I love that too. Red wine is my drug of choice at the moment, well not this very moment because it's 10:40am, this moment in my life that is. I just love to have a couple of glasses in the evening. Because I'm such a freak and I've been on the weight loss journey more than once, I've developed a few habits like measuring. I measure my wine. I have a measuring cup that is designated for that purpose. 5 oz in each glass and no more. Now if I could do that with everything.
I've decided to make this particular journey public because I've heard over and over to not diet alone. Well this is about as un alone as one can get, well unless no one is reading this, then I am alone. At any rate here I am.
I'll start off by saying what I weigh. Do I dare? I stepped on the scale this morning and it read 167. Now that was after breakfast and some coffee and water. I also had my jammies on. It's close enough. I should probably give out my height and age. I am 5 feet 1 inch tall. The last time I went to the Dr. they measured me and said I was 5 feet 1/2 inch. I told them that they were wrong. I am 48 years old. They say the older you get the harder it is to loose weight. Well it's always been hard for me. Some people seem to be able to cut back on what they eat and their weight seems to just fall off. Ha, not me. I'm lucky if I loose 1/2 pound a week eating 1000 calories a day. That is like starving. Ugh. My goal is to get down to about 120 give or take. I would like to do this by the time I'm 50. That gives me a little over a year (my birthday is in March). I think that is a manageable goal. At least I hope it is. A year does go by quick. Quicker than it used to.
Now the decision is what kind of diet to do. I certainly don't want to go back to Weight Watchers because I'm a wallet watcher for one and I'm just not up for the meetings every week. I hate things like that. It makes me want to go out back and find the nearest tree to hang from. Maybe I should just start by trying not to eat crap. Cutting back on stuff and just trying to find what works for me. I'm considering buying a book called The Flex Diet. I'm just not sure I want to fork over the cash (I am a cheapskate). The book is $11.99 on my iPad. It does have some good reviews. It's probably just common sense. Maybe I'll buy it. If I do I'll let you know.
Well I guess I'll end here for now. Hopefully I'll be back soon and with good news from the scale (ha). Or I'll be back in tears. At any rate I'll talk to you soon.
My sister, brother-in-law and myself have started on SlimGenics. I hope they have one in your area. We have been learning what and how to eat better. It does restrict a lot of our good stuff, like cheeses, alcohol, sugars and most of our common starches. I have lost a total of 45 1/2 lbs on the program. I have a good support for losing weight, as we are all doing the plan. Know that even though we haven't met, you have a support group. I know when I quit smoking, how important it was to have the support group. The best first step is to have a goal which you have. Then set smaller goals, such as I want to lose a pound this week. And work towards the smaller ones, so you can eventually meet the larger ones. I am an impatient person and want to lose all 90 lbs now, but have learned that every 1/4 lb I lose is a huge accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenny for you kind words. Unfortunately there is no SlimGenics here in my neck of the woods. Thanks for the info tho and keep up the good work!
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