Slow but steady does it.

So, here it is more than a month since my first post.  I honestly did not get serious until about a week ago when I realized that I would continue to pile on the weight.  I also saw myself in a recent picture and was very sad to see that I was almost back to where I was four years ago.  In the past week, I have taken healthy eating more seriously - the snacking is probably never going to stop but I am trying to substitute healthy snacks for junk food and even when I feel like I just have to have that bit of junk food, I am keeping to smaller quantities.  The result is that I have dropped three pounds - not a huge amount but a good start.  I also starting exercising again for the first time in about six months.  At this point, I see the road is a long road but I am moving int he right direction.  I just have to watch out for the banana peels so I don't slip and the big rocks so I don't trip.

Backward slide

So, it's been about a week since I started this blog.  I thought I was being careful but intead of losing weight, I've actually packed on 1.5 pounds.  That makes it a grand total of ___6.5.  I am not sure whether I should laugh or cry so I might just settle for trying to maintain my cool and getting a better grip on things.  I was out for dinner last night and ate well but did not overdo it.  I feel good about the fact that faced with several tempting desserts, I tried slivers of different ones rather than full or even half portions.  I have to remind myself that delicious as it all is, I can have more another time.  After all, it isn't the Green Mile and there are lots of goodies to come.  My resolve for this week is to keep better track of what I am eating and when and why.  Maybe that will help me solve my problems.  Hope you are all having a good week.

A new step forward

I am not sure why I clicked on the link to this today but it is something I started thinking about last night when glanced at myself in the mirror and the first thing that came to mind was "Blob."  No, don't get me wrong.  I am not wallowing in self pity - yet!  However, that's how I see myself at this point.  I have spent almost half of my life as an overweight adult.  For many years I did nothing.  A few years ago, I did something about it and lost about 20 pounds.  Unfortunately, I needed to lose more and should have stuck with my game plan but I slipped and alas here I am, not quite at the weight I was at before the 20 pound loss but creeping closer and closer to it. 

Do I have a game plan?  Well, sort of.  I plan to do sensible things which I already know but aren't disciplined enough to follow - not snacking so much, drinking more water, not eating after 8 pm, not skipping breakfast, eating smaller portions, eating healthier, etc.  Yes, I've read it all, tried most of it, and yet here I am still.  I have no one to blame by myself.  My family members and friends have been nothing but supportive.

So, how will a blog help me?  Again, I don't know if it will but I hope that having to write things down will force me to think about what I am doing to my weight and health.