A week ago, I turned 55. I celebrated for the full week; eating and drinking myself into a true food-addicts stupor. Even as I type this I am staring at one fourth of my birthday cake that is half the size that it was when I started eating it for breakfast. I will not finish it. I have had an epiphany of a new weight loss effort.
I am about 200 pounds over weight. Yes, that is far above the limit for being morbidly obese. Consciously I don't want to die. But, why else am I eating myself to death?
What I have learned over the past 35+ years of weight loss efforts is that diets generally don't work for me. I know that the secret to living a healthy life and keeping weight off is a lifestyle change, but I haven't yet found that balance in my life. I am hoping this new journey will teach me that balance.
I am hoping that my addiction to my computer will help me substitute the addiction to food while I am trying to create some new habits. I will blog and share as I go. I will post tips I learn and failures that I experience. I will also share recipes and chat about food, cause I LOVE food!!
Usually, any diet that tells me I can't eat something is doomed to failure. However, I am a savory eater far more than a dessert eater. (Except for the ice cream!) I also have a family heritage that includes adult onset diabetes. With that in mind, I know that sugar and "white" carbs are my enemy. I have known that forever, but today I had a new epiphany. Sugar and "White" Carbs are also the enemy of hunger satisfaction. And, they are truly addictive; just as much as illegal opiates.
OK, so I downloaded a new book to my Kindle that I saw on the Rachael Ray Show. It is called "The Belly Fat Cure" by Jorge Cruise. I was so happy to find it available for Kindle. I had a gift certificate from Christmas that I was saving for something special and here it was, right in my face! The best part about having a Kindle today is that I don't have to wait until I get to a store to start the journey. I need to take advantage of my excitement and start right away or I risk putting this on the back burner with all the rest of my weight loss efforts.
I am going to track my carbs and sugar grams for free on FATSECRET.COM and I will be sharing my blog there as well.
Read, comment, spy or join me in my effort. I am excited about it.
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