A reluctant starter
Hey everyone,
Brand new here. Not exactly happy to be here, but I figure this might help inspire me. I've been steadily gaining weight for the last few months and am ready to take control and stop things. I've got a lot I can blame, but I think the point is to make health a priority, no matter what comes into my life. The only person to blame is me.
I've lost weight before with WW, which to me is the only sensible way to do it, but I know that everyone needs something different. However, I made it to goal and became a lifetime member there once before. Sadly, monetary reasons are going to force me to re-start the program again at home, on my own. I do read their magazine, have their cookbooks, and even purchase their 3 month journals -- things I have been doing for as long as I was a member.
I hope that my journey down 12 lbs, however slow it is, will inspire others. I'm already very active, so my problems are more a matter of what goes into my mouth and portion size.
I kicked things off in a very inappropriate way. I spent my weekend eating leek broth and leeks. This recommendation came from the book French Women Don't Get Fat. The idea is that this leek weekend will help re-cast one's eating habits. Well, I didn't shed a pound. I couldn't believe it. A whole weekend eating liquified and nearly liquified food (okay, I had some almonds as well... I highly doubt those almonds threw off the kick off weekend...). Anyway, here I am, ready to act sensibly again. That said, the leek broth and leeks were quite tasty, but I dreaded eating them knowing that was all I got to eat for 48 hours.
So, yes, still at 135. Couldn't even claim to have gone down a single pound. Maybe by next week, I'll have some good news.
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