Good morning everyone… it does kinda look like a ghost town here. How is everyone doing? I haven’t been around much these days as a lot has been going on. I had not been feeling well for a long time but thought it was fibro issues or something of that nature. Well I started losing weight w/o dieting, (in fact had a hunger that was never satisfied and was eating twice as much) had an insatiable thirst, was very lethargic and depressed and didn’t want to do anything. I felt old and like I was dying. I finally went to the doctor and found out I have diabetes, my sugar was 420 and my cholesterol was almost 400. Not good. Wake up call for me. That was around the beginning of March. I have now lost about 25 lbs. total and realize I am no longer on a diet, that this is it and this is how I am going to have to eat.

Christmas and New Years have blessed me with a gain of 12 pounds. I feel like Homer Simpson in that I should be hitting myself in the head saying “Dough” (Yes, I’m sure it was bread or carbs or sweets that did me in!)

However, I’m taking the advice of the authors of “you on a diet” suggest and instead of beating myself up and throwing myself into the live volcano of Chocolate, I’m reapeating the diet mantra. “At the next available moment, make an authorized You Turn.” Get back on the right road now. This mantra helps by reminding me to be confident and positive and not to quit because of taking the wrong turn.

The illistration is of a GPS satelite navagation system. It gives you directions but if you miss a turn or turn onto the wrong street it doesn’t berate you or scold you by tell you that you might as well drive off a cliff. Instead all it says, very politely, is this, “At the next available moment, make an authorized U-turn.”

Well, last time I posted was way back in, oh, April or so. Don’t worry… I didn’t fall off the dieting bandwagon for that long. I actually had a good excuse. A very unexpected (but welcome) pregnancy. The baby is here now which means I no longer can get away with saying “But, it’s ok if I have another cookie… I’m eating for two!”

I figure I better get back on the wagon soon and start watching what I eat again. I only delivered a month ago so I’m giving myself till after the holidays before I really start dieting full force again. And hopefully, by summer I’ll be at my goal. The same goal I had last year when I got pregnant! I figure (hope!) starting to post here again will give me some incentive.

Here’s a link to my blog where I have an update on my training program. It’s good news!!! Hope you all are doing well too.

http://crazymomcat.blogspot.com/2006/10/ms-macintosh-step-away-from-scale.html

Well, it is official, I went to WW last night for the 1st time in a long time and weighed in.  I have gained back everything I lost all year.  I was so depressed but what else can I do but move forward and try again.  At least I have kept up with swimming twice a week.  Its just so darned frustrating.  I know what I need to do, I have what I need to do it, but do I do it, no of course not.  I am trying again but then I think about the upcoming holidays and there never really is a good time is there?  I guess as long as we don’t give up thats good. 

Well, I just finished my second workout with my trainer. It’s about 1 hour after burning 1334 calories (yes, you read that right) and I’m already sore. She KILLED me today! But, killed in a good way (grin)…

I was getting discouraged because my scale has only showed a 2 pound weight loss in the almost 3 weeks I’ve been on this new diet/training plan. I’ve been really workout out hard and I expected more. But, my trainer told me today to not look at the scale for the first month because a lot of time lean muscle tissue weighs a little more and that thends to disappoint people.

So, I’ll put that scale away and try not to look each morning as I have always done since the beginning of time. And, I’ll keep going with this working out and diet plan.

More updates soon!

Well, I’m beginning my second full week of training/diet from my personal trainer. The first week or so has had its ups and downs. The first few weeks, she has me on a really restricted diet and that’s been hard. I always said I wanted someone just to TELL me what to eat, I was so tired of thinking about it. But, a funny thing–it turns out that I don’t LIKE to be told exactly what to eat and that I have to eat the same thing every day for several weeks running. Go figure!

As far as the weight loss goes, I think I’ve lost a couple pounds, but that is it. My trainer was hoping for 6-7 pounds the first two week and i think she’s going to be pretty disappointed when I meet with her next Friday.