Have you ever stepped on a scale and thought to yourself,
"Oh. Crap."
Well, that happened to me yesterday. As a person whose weight fluctuates constantly, it's easy to dismiss a steady inscrease in poundage. I noticed it, but decided it wasn't that big of a deal. Instead, I set a horrific number in my head as the point-of-no-return. I swore to myself, swore, that if I were ever to hit that number I would have to take some drastic action. Yes, that happened yesterday.
It's not that I am grossly fat, I am simply overweight. Specifically, I am a solid 10 pounds over what I was weighing in a year ago. Plus, I'm not in shape. I'm not "fit," or "toned," or any of those other words people with already good bodies use to differentiate between themselves. So, something has to be done.
A diet blog? Really? The last time I tried blogging was in 2008 and I managed 4 posts and 1 follower. (Thanks, Matt McCarty.) And I am aware that there are 17 million diet blogs already out there. But this is me being smart. The scale doesn't lie, and having to put those numbers down in writing makes me accountable to, well, myself and whoever else I can get to read this.
So, I'm dieting. But a diet isn't just a decision, it's a change of lifestyle, and that takes some preparation. First I have to form a plan of attack. Then I've got some chocolate chip cookies to finish.
I'm in. Had weight issues in HS and college. Went to grad school and was able to use the "new start" as motivation. Lost like 3 pounds and was healthy and happy for like 5 years. Over the last 2 years, it's been creeping back on a pound at a time until suddenly the gut started to reappear in the mirror. I guess I got complacent/overconfident because I'd been able to keep it off as long as I did. I thought I had conquered that demon till it snuck up from behind and bit me in the ass again without me even noticing. So, why the hell not?! I could use a reason to try again. Let's do this!
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