My WEIGHT and the Quarantine

Sorry -- but here we go again!!

Me and my WEIGHT. Which, as you know, I consider the most BORING TOPIC in the world. It's right up there with cleaning closets...

To review....I took you along on my journey to lose over 100 pounds (2016/2017 Fat Camp)...

Me, at 304 pounds in November 2016

November 2017, I weighed 220

I was feeling good....relaxed.  I enjoyed life. I did weekly weigh-ins and got down to 215.

THEN -- I quit worrying about my weight.  I was going to the pool five or six times a week...I'VE GOT THIS...was my new attitude. 

I was happy....and I quit weighing myself every week -- because I have never wanted my life to be about that number.

So -- life went on...but I should have known better.

.....a cupcake here, a lunch with a friend there, weekend restaurant meals with the kids...some days I just deserved a little tiramisu, and when life gets busy, there's nothing like a drive-through burger and fries....And, HEY -- it's practically a law that you must eat cheesecake if you're in New York City!! My weight started creeping back up

For me, gaining weight is like filling a bucket with water, one teaspoon at a time. It's easy and effortless...and you don't see the difference until the bucket is overflowing....AND THEN ITS HARD TO CARRY...

And, even though I love to say I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE NUMBER...because my LIFE IS NOT A DRESS SIZE...the truth is -- my right knee was sending me messages -- random shooting pains....I was having trouble going up and down stairs.

And -- ugh -- I hadn't worn jeans for over a year.

Last November,  when I finally stepped on the scale -- it said 253 pounds.

So, yes -- IT'S TIME.

Unfortunately, for me -- LOSING weight is like trying to suck a golf ball uphill through a 50 ft.length of garden hose...IT IS SLOW, AND for every inch of progress, you suffer a foot of backsliding..

And my progress was s....l....o.....w......

On February 22, when I went to the weight-loss hypnosis session, I weighed 243 pounds.

I'd lost 10 pounds in four months....and I was very discouraged.

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So -- during this terrifying time -- when SO MANY THINGS ARE OUT OF MY CONTROL...I've decided my weight is the one thing I can actually do something about. And I really need to feel like I am doing something worthwhile during this time.

For starters -- I cleared off my treadmill. (it was buried under bushels of clothes, fabric, blankets, UFO's) Apparently, my thinking was out of sight out of mind -- and THAT TACTIC WORKED GREAT.

Is this where I left the treadmill?

So...right now...instead of focusing on what I cannot do -- I'm going to focus on what I CAN DO.

• I will walk on my treadmill every day.
• I will plan my meals.
• I will weigh myself every Monday -- and REPORT on this blog how I'm doing...

Next Monday -- I'll give you the official Hypnosis Report...because it plays into this...And it's time to reinstate the MMWI (Monday Morning Weigh In).

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MMWI:  229.6  WHICH MEANS...I've lost 10 pounds since the Hypnosis Session....