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, September 10, 2011

161 Brie Cheese

Did WELL with the Famous Dave's BBQ.  I don't know if was within points (probably not), but all things considered, it was a darn good effort.  I had just two ribs, and a little of the sides and two very small slices of dessert. What wasn't so good was the appetizer table. Darn Brie cheese. Yes, three helpings of that--but still, considering the temptations--I feel darn proud of myself cheese and all.  This morning was the stake 5K fun run.  I invited Janet from work and walked it with her. She's very overweight and a 5K is as tough for her (probably tougher than a 1/2 marathon is for me). It was a SLOW walk--we were dead last by a long margin (1 hour 22 minutes), but she finished despite shin splints.  I am proud of her. I'll be doing some dance dance or faster walking tonight.though. I don't think I can even count that 5K as real exercise. After the race there were scones.  I had two small ones and some apple juice. I'll have an on track lunch and do the best I can with tonight's housewarming party.  I'm bringing 1 point chocolate cookies to it--hopefully other desserts won't be too luscious looking.

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