Inspiration!

Love those success stories! I have needed some inspiration to get at and stick to the W.W. that I have wasted a whole month of subscription to! I am going to have to join the actual club, I think, to have the "watch dog" of the scale. Somebody else weighing me would be a good thing. However, I have found a blog today that will be a major source of inspiration. Visit Cara's blog and read about her success story. She has reached the milestone of 100 pounds!!! Amazing! Surely, if she can lose that weight slowly and steadily, then I can make a decent attempt to lose the thirty pounds that would make a huge difference to me. Starting......now!

Thirty Days makes a Habit

A first success a few years ago was inspired by reading a book which stated that it takes at least 30 days to instill a habit. I recall walking every day for that thirty days, and continued that habit for over two years. (It takes a lot less that thirty days to turn a habit into dust if you stop doing it. I found that out without reading a book!)

  So, I guess that is what I have to do. Surely, I can do that for thirty days. If I think it isn't working, I guess I can stop it. I have a feeling that if I did do that, (exercising and trying to stick to some sort of a program), I would see some results. 

  That will be my plan. Stay tuned.

Lessons to Learn

Joined W.W. online about two weeks ago. Have paid little attention to it because I have followed the program before and think that I know it all. If I knew it all, I would not be following a program again, now would I? Typical of anything like that that I start. I start applying all of the lessons from other programs instead of following the one I should be concentrating on. 

  However, I did take some time to look at some of the information on the W.W. site. I looked at restaurants, and the points value, and took a quiz. Found out that there is a lot to learn on the site. Found out that I don't know everything. Found out that I should really try to follow the program that I spent hard-earned money on rather than just thinking that it is going to work without any effort from me. 

  We'll see.

My relationship with Cottage Cheese

There are some foods that one just naturally thinks of when thinking about dieting. One of them is cottage cheese. Perhaps it is because by the time that you choose to diet, the cellulite that you are gathering on your body resembles cottage cheese. Not sure, but it might be a plausible theory. 

  I brought cottage cheese for lunch earlier this week, and managed to finally have that as the "lunch" today. Other foods, just about anything, really, would drag me away from my virtuous intentions, causing me to snub that cottage cheese. (which is really quite good if you top it with pineapple and chopped walnuts!)

  But worse, is the fact that I seem to think that by joining something, it will do the work for me. Joined W.W. online over a week ago but really have paid little attention to it. Makes me wonder if it is stubbornness or apathy. Not sure. Menopause? Don't know. Probably don't care. I guess I will have myself to blame if things don't turn around soon. What they say about being in the right frame of mind is the first step. Wanting to do it for myself. 

   But there is that wedding we have to go to in August. Maybe I just found my inspiration....

What program?

Though I am supposed to be doing an "online" program, I haven't referred to it in days. Could it be because I have tried to do this so many times before that I think that I know it all? Weekends are always difficult, although getting through the first two meals of the day are not usually the issue. Dinner out is always an issue. No dinners at home the last three days! And one more dinner out tonight. Can just hope to "hold it together" for most of the day and no nighttime eating. 

The Three Deadly Sins

These are the three sins that I can confess to committing today. I guess the only good thing is that I now notice them. Portion is a big issue. Must watch that, particularly with things like pasta, and finger foods. The second sin to which I must confess is that in a social situation (there were two today!), I am still too "green" with the tracking not to lose control. This means that I can either avoid those situations, or try to be painfully aware that there are going to have to be things that I just shouldn't even START to eat if I can't control the portion and the poorer food choices. 

  Tracking all of the food while I am planning the day would be better, too. I am putting good thoughts out there that I am going to "get it" before my three month stint on W.W. online is complete!

A Good Incentive

I rarely allow pictures to be taken of me. Now, I know why. I found one that was taken a while ago, and it is funny how one doesn't see oneself like the camera does. Might be a good idea to keep that picture around somewhere for the times that I think I might just forget about following any sort of program.

  Need to refer to W.W. online, but at least the choice of foods has been healthier. Tomorrow is weigh-in day....

Tracking one's progress

This would be a lot easier on this program if one had a computer handy all day long. However, knowing that there were "points" in question, it did seem easier to keep track of food intake, even if it wasn't all tracked officially today. Also, very good that it was a busy day with a lot of structure...and not a refrigerator or cupboard in site. Just what was packed, and of course, in the morning, I am full of good intentions, so nothing "extra" ended up in the packed lunch today. My ten thousand steps were more like four thousand, though. One step (no pun intended!) at a time!

A Plan

Have been floundering with these posts, probably trying to rationalize myself out of following any plan, and following bits of the ones that I have used in the past, and not sticking to any one in particular. Decided that I need a more definite plan, and for that reason, and since I am spending so much time at the computer anyway, I have joined Weight Watchers online. I have done this program by attending meetings, but found that I go for a while, and then stop. I will be committed to this for three months at least, and at least I will be able to see how/when/why I turn to the wrong food. Not to bore anyone with the details of any plan, but suffice it to say that this will help me with the factual stuff, and I can do the "discovering" part here while I try to change my evil ways! 

   And, weigh-ins are on Wednesday. Hope that I can report a small change from last Friday's weigh-in...and a change for the better!

Starting point

Did it. Faced the scale. Not going to mention any numbers, but suffice it to say that I will start with the first 10 pounds, and now at least I know the starting place. Every Friday. Facing the music!