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!







Friday, January 20, 2012

288 Looking foolish

185 this morning.  Phew! That's very encouraging.  The other thing I like about counting calories is that I feel as though I have one more healthy plan--I can count calories, count points or do the simply filling plan. All are annoying of course, but since they're annoying in different ways it helps me not blow out completely.  Yesterday was funny--I have my marathon book and I'm determined to get back up to jogging for 45 minutes or so and when I can do a reasonable 5K then I'll decide if I want to press on or just maintain that level of fitness.  Yesterday I was embarrasingly stiff and sore, but I was determined to go to the gym after work and "run" the 8 minutes and then walk home.  I started off for the gym when it dawned on me that the sidewalks were no longer slippery. Hey!  I turned around and headed for home. Once I crossed the really busy street I started jogging, nice coat, big bag, umbrella and all. I'm sure I looked like an idiot but I got those 8 minutes in. Today I have my wellness time--so the plan is strength training, a 5 minute run and I walked to and from work.  Hopefully all that will help with the pizza I plan to eat tonight. :)
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