Archive for October, 2008

I’m dependent on my scale!

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

I found out just how dependent I am on my scale to track my progress. I went to measure myself and the scale blinked and turned off. The batteries are too low to handle it. What’s worse, they’re the flat batteries, not the more common AA or AAA, so I need to get down to Radio Shack to get replacements.

Not having my scale has caused me to think about how important tracking is to me. Not daily, but I’ve been measuring myself weekly, watching the ups and downs. I feel lost not being able to get a measurement today. I guess I better get in the car and go get the batteries!

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Back to losing again!

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

I’ve turned around now and I’m losing weight again after the parties. I’m sticking close to my diet and I’ve lost 4 pounds again. It give me confidence again.

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Obesity is Genetic?

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Recent research reported in Science on the 17th of October suggests that a particular gene plays a role in obesity by reducing the pleasure one gets from food, causing a need to eat more to get the same pleasure because our brains are hard-wired for this amount of pleasure. This sounds so like what I feel like!

I have always been less interested in food and have never felt so wrapped up in the pleasure of food that I’m focused on it. It has always been a failing of mine. I believe it’s one of the reasons I need something like Nutrisystems to control the AMOUNT that I eat to get it to the right level to sustain me without over-eating. There are a number of articles this morning about this result (such as ‘Obese People Experience Less Pleasure From Eating‘) and I’ve read a bunch of them, mostly because what I’m reading seems to match so well with my own personal feelings related to food.

Gene or not, it doesn’t excuse me from gaining weight, but it might give me some insight to help me lose weight and keep it off.

  • Be more aware of my food
  • Set the portions ahead of time
  • Don’t put more food on the table than the meal SHOULD have

All of those thoughts echo advice I’ve heard before, but all of them seem to address my problem even more when I consider that I may be dealing with a genetic difference that makes me susceptible to obesity.

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I seem to have survived

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

After the party day, my weight was up a little, but well within daily variation which is normal for me. I’m sure I MUST have gained a bit, but now I’m back and serious about Nutrisystems. Over the last several days, my weight is back to going down slowly. We’ll have to watch and see if I keep going down.

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Bad Day Yesterday for my diet!

Monday, October 13th, 2008

We all have them … this was a birthday for a 6-year old. While cutting back, I still had some Pizza & Cake. Hard not to. It was more important to me to be part of his birthday than to be strict about the diet.

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Progress

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

I started the Nutrisystems diet about 3 weeks ago and as of today, I’m down 16 pounds! That’s great, but I can’t allow myself too much because I’ll vary 5-6 pounds in a day back and forth. However, it’s clear I’m LOSING weight which is what I’m after.

I’m also improving in other ways … my fast acting insulin use has been cut to around 25% of what it used to be. That’s good. My doctor is very happy with my progress and is encouraging me to keep going. Now to ramp up my exercise more.

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Why don’t diets work for me?

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

I don’t know about anyone else, but after a considerable amount of introspection and meditation, I’ve decided that my primary problem with food is that food doesn’t mean anything to me. It’s been that way since I was a kid.

I really don’t care about eating and nothing pleases me about pleasing layouts on a plate in a French Restaurant. Food is not interesting, there are lots of things I’d much rather be doing than eating. Since I don’t care about it, I’m afraid I don’t pay enough attention to it. I eat until something else stops me. That’s bad! What I need is some way to control this lack of instinct.

That’s probably why NutriSystems works well for me, everything is pre-determined. Portions are exact, I don’t have to choose from large servings. When I grab a dinner meal, the servings are exact. I can grab add ons (milk or water or bread or vegetables) simply and easily. I don’t have to measure or really care about the food.

Not caring is not the same as saying that it doesn’t matter to me. I DO care about what I eat. If I have to eat, I’d like something that tastes good. Nutrisystems does well for me there too.

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Let’s get started

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

I’m not going to say who I am, just that I’m overweight, embarrassed about it, and trying to do something about it.

I’ve been large all my life, but several weeks ago I was 403 pounds at the doctor’s office. I decided to lose it. I’m also an adult onset diabetic with sleep apnea. I’ve got enough trouble, I need to lose weight.

The only diet I ever was successful on was NutriSystems, so I’ve elected to try it again. I’m going to discuss my thoughts and feelings here just to get them off my chest. If no one ever finds this, I won’t worry about it.

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