I don't want to be. I just tend to diet/exercise for a bit, lose a little. Get happy. Hit a plateau. Get sad. Then give up. So after not only falling off the wagon, but hitching a ride cross country for 2 yrs: I am jumping back on. I need help. I don't want to pay for weight watchers, etc. because I have a daughter so I prefer to grocery shop for items I need and cook. I want to work out, but find myself lacking energy by end of day. And just damn lazy on weekends. I live across from a park, so I made a commitment to myself that every day after work, no matter how friggin' tired I am, I will take my daughter for a 30 min walk on the trail. She can ride her bike, and I can walk behind.
I haven't fried anything in YEARS. When I do eat out, I don't like eating fried entrees either. I love drinking water, in fact, I probably have maybe 3 or 4 sodas all year. Same with juices/teas. I just prefer water. My problem? Oh sweet Jesus I love sweets! Cake, pies, buns, candy. I'm ok with not having chips, or other salty things. I just really like sweets. And unfortunately, I'm like a bottle of pringles, once I pop, I can't stop. For a while I tried a brute force attack and just not buying any junk at all. But I found that just was like putting a rubber stopper in a pipe that's about to explode.
I have a ridiculously slow metabolism. I get my yearly physical with my doctor. He's checked my thyroid, and have also checked me for diabetes. I'm anemic (low iron) since as long as I can remember. But otherwise, he says I'm healthy. I'm healthy NOW, but I want to get myself in shape before I'm 50/60/70 and ailing from all the crap that I put into my body as a youngster.
So, let me have it. Pep talk. Candid advice. Something! Where do I start? How I keep from giving up?