Always working on weight

In the “about” page I talk about my weight journey.  I started this website years ago when I was on another weight loss journey.  But many of my thoughts are still the same.  What I always find interesting is it doesn’t matter if you have 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 or more pounds to lose – it’s a personal journey of weight loss.  I have talked to people who are a size 9, who struggle with their 10 pounds.  It is as important to them as my 80+ pounds is to me.  There are many overweight people who think “how can she complain when she’s that small” –  but it doesn’t work that way.  It’s all about loving ourselves – which is easier said than done.

I took pictures weekly when I did the ELAB – Eat Like a Bear – one meal a day.  But here I am —  I gained that weight back.  It is always in the back of my mind – “you’ve started other programs and given up,” or “you lost 100 pounds and started gaining it back,” or “I don’t want to tell folks about this in case it doesn’t work out,” or ?????  I think no matter how much weight we have to lose we have doubts and question ourselves.  When I do lose weight I always say “I have my head on straight” –  right now it is on straight.  I do believe it is a huge mind game.  But that also plays with your mind, “am I strong enough”, “why wasn’t I strong enough before,” etc. etc.  Our mind and life is interesting, and I don’t have the answer – other than to keep trying.  I do believe different bodies react differently with food, eating and trying to lose weight.  I know there are lots of studies on that and I believe hormones play a huge factor for me.  But I am still back to the age old expression – the only failure is to stop trying.  

I don’t know about you – but so many things revolve around food.  We eat when we are emotional, we eat when we are happy, we eat when we are sad, we eat out with friends, we eat out to go watch a movie, every emotion triggers food.  Somehow over the years my emotions I realize do trigger my eating – including boredom or just eating to do something. 🙂  All the TV commercials trigger eating and stimulate our saliva glands!  I just saw a TV commercial for ketchup with delicious looking french fries!  When we walk in to the grocery store or the gas station they have those candy bars at the counter – just calling your name!  That is something that I did tons years ago – grab a candy bar when I went in and got my Big Gulp drink!  I quit pop (Diet Pepsi) about 8years ago – it was a huge step – it took me years before I lost that craving for Diet Pepsi!

So here I am in 2024 and trying something new.  I am feeling good and will report my process.

Isn’t this an interesting journey??!!