*begin rant*

I am sick, sick of myself, sick of my own excuses and sick of half heartedly trying and then giving up. I'm ready, yes, ready to step up to the proverbial plate, (Ha! this is one plate that I don't have to feel guilty about settling down in front of.) focus, and get to work!

I'm the one fatty, in two families of 'skinnies'. I'm tired of being the fat chick. My sis-in-law, who weighs in at 145 is currently on a diet that allows her to eat nothing but unseasoned chicken, egg whites, plain rice and veggies. I can't do that. I need flavor and variety!

I've been on Sonoma before, back in Jan of this year and lost 14 lbs. The diet worked great and wasn't all that hard to stick to, unfortunatly even that wasn't enough to keep me from going back to horrible habits. After all, I'd just lost 14 lbs, didn't I deserve to eat that candy bar? I'd earned it! Guess you guys know where it went from there.

*end rant*

So to make a long story short, I'm back! And I'm determined! I hope I can look to you guys for support and a good swift kick in the patootie when I need one.

Oh yeah....... Hi, peeps! I'm looking forward to chatting with ya'll.

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Hey Tanzie.. good to have you back on the Waves!! It's tough sometimes to wrap our head around the fact that this is a permanant change. As much as we don't like to think so, humans are such creatures of habit!

Your SILs plan sounds like prison to me. More power to her for doing that but I agree with you. major ICK!! I love food.. tasty good food!!

Yep.. food as a comfort was and I think always will be an issue for me. Even though I now am MUCH better than I was, it's still easy to slip into" I've had a hard day at work. Don't I deserve some pizza, or ice cream or whatever?" I want to smack myself hard sometimes for thinking that way!!!!

Thanks for the welcome.

Sorry about the rant, I'm generally fairly easy going, which might be one of my problems. I do, however, know me. And I know that I'm going to have to immerse myself in this, at least until my choices become habits, or it won't work.
I think I've read that it takes 6 weeks of a certain behavior before it becomes an autopilot habit?

My sis-in-law is doing Michael Thurman's Six Week Total Body Makeover. I'm not knocking it, but like you, it seems like torture to me. Life is too short, which is another reason I'm climbing back on the Sonoma wagon. I want to prolong it for as long as possible!

Hi Tanzie and everyone,
Tanzie, everything you said socked me right between the eyes! My sister lost all her weight on weight watchers. What blows my mind is her ability to be pregnant and eat what she wants but once that window of freedom is over for her, she jumps right back onto plan and loses the weight again...wow!
I am like you one choclolate bar and it's all over. I am skeptical about the notion that 6 weeks of a new habit can replace 30 some years of the other not so desirable habits, but after six solid weeks it may be easier to convince ourselves "why go back to the bad habits?"
I am waiting for my sanoma diet book and I ordered the CD so I can read and listen and maybe have it sink in farther than other plans have.
I'll be back for help I guarantee....lets do it together!
TQ

That sounds great! I'm need whatever help/coaxing/coaching/thumbs/and kicks in the pants I can get!

Having the CD sounds like a great I idea. I have have the book and have been reading it while I walk on the treadmill. Being able to concentrate on something other than the steps helps the time go by so much faster.

Looking forward to it,

welcome girls!!

I've been kinda out of the loop but am looking forward to getting back in the swing of things. There is such great food on this plan and I just need to remind myself of that.

Recently I wasin a car accident and got a new puppy so I've been doing a lot of meals on the run trying to get things taken care of. That doesn't allow for yummy recipes. Not to mention one of my fav veggies is fresh spinach, well you know that's not happening...

I'm running in my second 10k this coming Saturday and am hoping to shave 10-12 mins off my previous time. I actually tweaked my knee on a practice run today but figure I've got a week to rest up. Can't wait to get to know you guys better!

Wow! 10k, huh? Good luck with your time! Running is something I've always wanted to do, but flat feet don't help much. Right now I'm sticking with the tread mill walking and *few* spurts of running.

Looking forward to knowing ya'll too...