THINGS I KNOW . . .

They say if you want to write a book (or a blog, in my case) write about what you KNOW. Hmm, this is what I know. I KNOW every point for every food in the Weight Watcher program. I KNOW how disgusting prepared diet foods can be. I KNOW that chocolate donuts will increase the size of M.A. (my backside said politely). I KNOW IT ALL. Unfortunately, M.A. doesn't reflect said knowledge of these things I KNOW. I've read The Zone, I've read Dr. Phil and no, Dr. Phil, IT'S NOT WORKING FOR ME. I know Phen/Fen worked, unfortunately it doesn't work for the FDA. I've been bribed with new wardrobes and trips. What will it take? I wasn't sexually molested as a child or teen. There wasn't any dysfunction in my growing up years. I just like fattening food! Sorry, plain yogurt does not taste like sour cream and fat free cheese does not melt like regular cheese. I've done the "searching my soul" for the reasons why I choose the foods I do. Mmmm, I come up empty (or full, as the case may be) on that one.

October 1st is going to be my new START date. That's the day when I will begin to do things I don't necessarily like to do, i.e., go to the gym where that check is written out to each month and eat healthier. You know, the favorite dieter saying make it a "lifestyle change". I hate that term but I'm not going to HATE. I'm going to EMBRACE. Now, if I succeed in my first 24 hours, I'm going to blog about it. If I fail, I'll also blog. I'll look like a weakling, but hey, I'm trying to get back to that number that's on my driver's license. It's been about 20 years since it's been accurate, but hey, if the DMV didn't question it, who are we to?

So my blog will contain my successes, my failures. Here's my list of abbreviations so I don't have to write them all out:

CALS - CALORIES (duh)
H20 - WATER INTAKE (double duh)
M.A. - MY ASS (sorry mom, I mean my back side)
EXR - EXERCISE
F.L. - FOOD LOG

My goal date is April 15, 2010. I always dread that day, as does everyone who has to pay to live in the land of the free. I'm shooting for 75 pounds (in six and a half months) but any loss will be my success. Hopefully, it will be a positive journey. I have to remember to EMBRACE and NOT HATE. (i should make that my mantra).

Here I go . . .