21 Down, 119 To Go!

I lost one pound. Could have been better! I only exercised 3x last week, and was a terrible water drinker. I should add that whenever I say I'm a terrible water drinker, I'm admitting that I'm a big diet coke drinker! I'm drinking one or the other. I'm also trying to drink a lot of green tea. Not for it's trace weight loss effects, but because it's healthy. And all that water doesn't hurt!

We're having a big family reunion this weekend. My mom says it's the last one she'll ever do - but she's said that before. I hope for at least one more, because at this one, as usual, I will be substantially overweight. I would really like my cousins to see me, without a blanket of fat around my body!

The shop is really slow right now, and it's hard to not stress eat. Although things are slow, we're working really hard - so there's no opportunity to take it easy focus on exercising and making meal plans. It just makes it harder. But it's a bad time of year for the store, and a good time of the year for warm air, sunshine and farmers markets, so I have to squeak out the good part and sprinkle it all over the rest!

How I'm Losing Weight

I will have to tweak this on an ongoing basis. My body will get the idea that it's actually burning fat, and it will resist! For now, this is what's working the best for me:

Calorie counting and exercise. Also, I'm going to Weight Watcher meetings every week. I was losing weight with calorie counting, but after Dad died in the fall, I joined WW to go with my Mom. We thought it would be something nice for us to do together. She is a lifetime member, and has been attending meetings regularly since she hit goal 7 years ago. WW just wasn't working for me - we'll talk about that another time - but I love the meetings, the food discussion is still low calorie, and it's good to have a group to weigh in with, and cheer each other on. I might go back to WW again in the future. We'll see!

I'm a pescatarian. I'd be vegetarian, but I take fish oil daily for heart health. If I'm going to take fish oil capsules daily, I'd be a hypocrite to not just eat the fish too! I'm allergic to shellfish, so I only eat boring old fish!

I am insulin resistant, and carbs are not my friends. I try to eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, a little bit of whole grains, and lighter on processed grains like pasta and bread. I also eat fish, eggs, and fat free Greek yogurt. I don't really drink milk and I eat very little cheese.

My weapon of choice is an elliptical!

20 down, 120 to go!

I can't believe it took me an entire year to lose 20 pounds. Actually I lost about 45, but 25 of them have been repeats of little yo-yo regaining. I have no excuse for the regains, other than getting off track for emotional reasons - which makes things so hazy, it's hard to see the track to get back on it.

One thing I've learned, is that feeding my emotions just ONCE will never happen. Once starts the feeding frenzy in my brain, and then I want more, more, more. I have to find something else to console me when I'm stressed, scared, or sad.