It has been a while since I have updated this blog. There is a reason for that.
I have recently decided that I want to go to law school, so between work, full-time school and studying for the LSAT (June 6, TYVM), there hasn't been time for much else.
I started Weight Watchers in the beginning of January. I haven't been religious, but I have definitely made some changes to the way I eat. I figure I have lost 10-15 pounds. I haven't been exercising at all, but that too shall change shortly. I joined a gym yesterday, and tonight should be my first outing.
I am taking this all one day at a time. I am approaching it very nonchalantly, but it is happening. And I will take it.
I will try to be a better steward of the blogosphere and update this more often.
Happy Travels :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where Am I?
Wow.
Looking at the blog, I have really fell down on my blogging duties. I don't think that many people read this blog, but that's no reason for me to not do my job.
I have struggled with my weight pretty much all my life (since the age of 6). It has been a long journey. Along the way I have only managed to pick up a few things: more weight and a slew of health problems.
The one thing I have found along the way, is the way to get rid of the weight and ditch the issues associated with it: eat right and exercise. Sounds easy, right? Well if you are reading this blog, chances are you know that it's not.
I have been guilty over the years of trying pretty much everything to quickly purge myself of these extra pounds. Needless to say, none of that has really worked.
So if I know the answer, the magical secret, the absolute way to get rid of this weight and get healthy, why don't I weigh a heck of a lot less than I do?
I have scratched my head over that one for quite some time. The answer that I have come to is that for something to change your life, it will be life changing. You have to commit to making those choices that are hard. You literally have to change the way you think about a lot of things. And this is a hard pill to swallow.
I have learned that I have to change my relationship with food. I have to expect more from myself, but be able to accept less. I have to be willing to make small changes and I don't have to do them all at once. Small is better. Slow is best.
I am rambling a bit I know, so let me tell you about a conversation I had with a very dear friend this week.
This friend is doing this hcg diet with injections and very limited caloric intake. I read the instructions for this diet and God Bless her, because I know that I couldn't do it. She was telling me about it and asked if I wanted to try it. Because of the myriad of things that are wrong with me, I don't even attempt to think about these things anymore. While she and I have a lot of things similar in our respective situation, this is not for me. The more dangerous thing about this plan for me, though, is that it does nothing to address the issues that have plagued me my whole life. This does nothing to address the cause for my "situation". I have to change the way I eat, move and breathe and more importantly, how I think about all of them. I will be right back here or worse if I don't deal with these causes and triggers.
As my mom has told me most of my life, "You didn't wake up fat and you won't lose it in the same time frame either."
I wish my friend the best of luck. I know that she will be very successful on this because she is very dedicated. I hop that this works for her and gives here everything that she dreams of because she definitely deserves every last piece of happiness.
For now, though, I will take where I am and see where I can get.
Until next time.
Looking at the blog, I have really fell down on my blogging duties. I don't think that many people read this blog, but that's no reason for me to not do my job.
I have struggled with my weight pretty much all my life (since the age of 6). It has been a long journey. Along the way I have only managed to pick up a few things: more weight and a slew of health problems.
The one thing I have found along the way, is the way to get rid of the weight and ditch the issues associated with it: eat right and exercise. Sounds easy, right? Well if you are reading this blog, chances are you know that it's not.
I have been guilty over the years of trying pretty much everything to quickly purge myself of these extra pounds. Needless to say, none of that has really worked.
So if I know the answer, the magical secret, the absolute way to get rid of this weight and get healthy, why don't I weigh a heck of a lot less than I do?
I have scratched my head over that one for quite some time. The answer that I have come to is that for something to change your life, it will be life changing. You have to commit to making those choices that are hard. You literally have to change the way you think about a lot of things. And this is a hard pill to swallow.
I have learned that I have to change my relationship with food. I have to expect more from myself, but be able to accept less. I have to be willing to make small changes and I don't have to do them all at once. Small is better. Slow is best.
I am rambling a bit I know, so let me tell you about a conversation I had with a very dear friend this week.
This friend is doing this hcg diet with injections and very limited caloric intake. I read the instructions for this diet and God Bless her, because I know that I couldn't do it. She was telling me about it and asked if I wanted to try it. Because of the myriad of things that are wrong with me, I don't even attempt to think about these things anymore. While she and I have a lot of things similar in our respective situation, this is not for me. The more dangerous thing about this plan for me, though, is that it does nothing to address the issues that have plagued me my whole life. This does nothing to address the cause for my "situation". I have to change the way I eat, move and breathe and more importantly, how I think about all of them. I will be right back here or worse if I don't deal with these causes and triggers.
As my mom has told me most of my life, "You didn't wake up fat and you won't lose it in the same time frame either."
I wish my friend the best of luck. I know that she will be very successful on this because she is very dedicated. I hop that this works for her and gives here everything that she dreams of because she definitely deserves every last piece of happiness.
For now, though, I will take where I am and see where I can get.
Until next time.
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