Losing weight in spite of myself.

I began this blog in February 2011 as a way to help me not quit trying to lose weight, and to learn a few things. It's been an interesting and powerful experience. It certainly confirms what I've long suspected--that although I am a genuinely happy cheery person in the main, I am NOT a happy cheery dieter. I DETEST losing weight. I resent being overweight in the first place and I am a virtuoso in the art of self-sabotage. And YET--I'm doing it! I'm fighting and kicking and EATING all the way down, but the weight is finally going down. The plan I was following in February was a half-baked one largely based on wishful thinking. I gained a little weight and decided to get real. I knew I couldn't just join weightwatchers or count calories or do any one plan and expect to be successful. I decided if I was going to bother to make the effort to lose weight I was going to throw everything I could think of at the problem. And so I do. My real "Day One" for this blog is April 1, 2011. I joined weight watchers, I joined caloriecount.com (awesome website), I read the blog losingweighteveryday.blogspot.com religiously, I keep this blog faithfully, I joined the health programs sponsored by my insurance, I use the principles from overeater's anonymous, I use my church's 12 step program as well, I subscribe--and use--Healthy Cooking Magazine.



The result of all this? Painfully slow progress (About 20 lbs in 10 months). But it IS progress and like the little engine that could I keep on trying in my rebellious way. I have no intention of quitting. This is by far the longest sustained weight loss effort I've ever made in my life. Successful I think, because for the first in my life I've done this MY way--which I've discovered, involves a lot of pizza and restaraunt food. I'm convinced this is the only way to lose weight. For me it must be MY way. For you it MUST be YOUR way. Not weight watcher's way, not your doctor's way, but YOUR way. Any plan or idea I use is only a tool.

The latest plan to lose weight my way began on Oct 29, 2013. It really is my own crazy plan. As you'll see if you read that post. I've implemented the best ideas of all sorts of eating plans and thrown out the scale. A couple of months in and I'm definitely healthier. I'm actually enjoying myself. I won't weigh until April 1, 2014, so I'll see then if this works the way I hope it will.

There is no magic weight loss bullet. But there IS a great deal of magic in the discovery of what I can happily live with (very different from what weight watchers tells me I can happily live with) and still have the body and health I want.

Good luck to all of us on this journey. It's quite a trip!







Saturday, July 30, 2011

120 DOWN!!

WHOA!!!!  Prophetic words yesterday!!! My body IS trying to help me. 191 this morning!!! I didn't feel particularly light either.  Mostly I was hoping to see 193 again because we went out for a little late night ice-cream.  Our oven has been on the fritz for a long time.  About 6 months ago the little knob where you set the temperature broke off--so we've been having to fiddle with it manually.  Then every day it takes longer and longer and longer for the oven to heat up. These days it takes about an hour for the oven to get to 350.  It's a gas oven and I'm a little worried about carbon monoxide besides the inconvenience.  For some reason we have extra in checking so we went to Sears and bought  a brand new beautiful oven.  $600--ouch, but we really needed it. Delivery on Tuesday.  I can't wait!  Afterward, I had three points left for the day so we went to Farrs--where you choose which soft serve you want (cheesecake and brownie for me) and the toppings then pay for it by weight.  I had a very modest amount, but surely more than 3 points worth.  So I am extremely happy with this today!  It's Saturday--I plan to work on Catherine's room, make a visiting teaching visit or two and fix a nice dinner for Catherine (she's coming back from her road trip with Lisa). A happy, busy day ahead where I'll bounce around feeling as light as a feather.
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