Oh, how many times have I written, or thought, that? I'm always on a diet, or thinking about being on a diet, or hating myself for not being on a diet. I read, I think, I plan. I have a repertoire of diets now. I choose one, and then, after three days, I decide that it's absolutely wrong, and choose another. That will start the next Monday.
This is the fifth time I've started or restarted on 3FC. The last was a couple of months ago. I had good intentions, really I did, and I have something resembling an excuse -- I got sick the first week, and am just coming out of it (nothing life threatening, just nasty, with side effects from the medicines I've been taking. Haven't lost an ounce). So I'm picking up and starting one more time.
I've gained 5 pounds a year for the past 12 years, and I wasn't an elf to begin with. I have to lose the weight. It affects everything -- how I think about myself, my health, my energy, my social life. I have become "one of those obese Americans" and I cannot stand it.
I have made a solemn commitment to lose weight. One of the mistakes I always make is trying to do everything at once, correct all of the terrible habits, the laziness, the bad choices. No junk! More water! WALK AN HOUR A DAY! Get up at 7, keep a journal, 4 cups of vegetables every day, no junk, more water, walk. Cook your meals (I used to love to cook). Of course, I cannot do all of this out of the box.
This time. This time this time this time this time. This time I will not make the mistakes I've made in the past -- being overly ambitious, plan-hopping, buying interesting new foods that I accurately predict I'll hate. I'm doing Weight Watchers; it's a plan I know, and the beauty of it, if you let it work the way it wants to, is that it can retrain you how to eat.
So this is sort of a reintroduction -- I hope this is in an appropriate forum. The site has grown a lot since I first came here (30 pounds thinner, darnit, and feeling exactly the way I do now). I know this is a terrific site, with very supportive people and hope to share my journey with you.
(even though I'm saying "starting tomorrow," that's a logistical matter. Today was on program, not a last minute binge.)