And So It Begins Take 2

Wow I can't believe it's been more than 9 months since I last wrote a blog entry. Especially since I didn't get off the weight loss track (OK derail) until December. Anyhoo...

I won't get into a lot of excuses as to why things got off track. No sense in dwelling in the past. So here we go, I'm getting back on track. Since I'm not working, I'm not officially doing WW ($$). I'm doing this on my own. Definitely going to be tougher, so I'll need all the support I can get. :)

My plan to start is to somewhat follow the WW simply filling plan (since I don't need to pay them to do it). Basically no tracking, only eating what they call Power Foods and most importantly portion control, portion control, portion control. I'm also going to replace diet soda with water lemon water. Although diet soda doesn't really have an impact on my weight, this is more to see if cutting out artificial sweeteners will reduce my Fibromyalgia pain since it has helped others with Fibro.

The biggest issue I have had since derailing in December and trying to get back on track is feeling hungry. Like all the time. Not boredom hungry (well not always anyway), but really hungry and not being able to satisfy that hunger with fruit or veggies. I always hear advice about drinking lots of water and eating fruit and veggies to satisfy hunger for longer. Sorry but for me that is a load of poop. I swear it makes me hungrier. I think that is going to be my biggest struggle. I will continue to eat fruits/veggies and drink water when I'm hungry, but I will need a Plan B. I am open to suggestions.

So here is my take 2 starting weight: 184.4

For those of you keeping score at home (because who isn't, right?) I'm up 13 lbs or so since December when I got off track (I'm avoiding using the term quit, denial I'm sure). Though I've been thinking about it as being 10 lbs, since that brings me to when I hit the 40 lbs down mark (early November) and the weight I lost after that didn't stay gone for very long.

I'm not going to lie, I've been beating myself up for getting this off track, allowing myself to fall back into old habits (old habits die hard and all that). However, I think being too hard on myself will cause more harm than good. I just have to keep telling myself that there is still hope and I'm not so far off track that I'm starting over from the beginning. When I go back to my first (well technically second) blog about my weight loss, I was at 214 lbs. I may be up 10+ lbs, but overall I'm still down 30. So I am in a much better position than I was in when I started this journey.

Alright here we go, take 2. Oh and I'd also like to thank my cousin Robin for doing this with me. It's always great to have someone on the journey with you even if it is long distance. If anyone else wants to join in let me know. We are all in this together!