Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
About Me
I am a yo-yo dieter.
Many bloggers share their current weight and pictures of their progress. Not me. I am always reluctant to admit how much I weigh or how much I have regained. Over the years I have let my body-image impact how I feel about myself in general. I would like to be a person who could love myself regardless of the numbers on the scale – but then again, I would like a lot of things.
For those of you who want to know more about me: I am in my late 40s; married for 22 years to man who also struggles with his weight; full-time mom to two teenage boys (who are skinny and fortunately have better relationships with food than I do); live in the Midwest; am not very tech savvy so will need patience while I figure out how to blog.
I was always thin as a child and remember being embarrassed to change clothes for gym class because my legs were skinny. How I now regret envying shapely thighs! My metabolism seemed to change during my senior year of high school; I started gaining (a little) weight. Ironically, my goal weight is the same number that made me so unhappy when I was 18. (And several pounds higher than goals of years past; I am trying to be realistic). I began my life-long diet journey my freshman year of college when I gained, lost, and regained my first 15 pounds. It has been a struggle ever since.
Based on my years of personal dieting experience, I think I have the greatest chance of long-term success with the South Beach diet. Having managed to meet weight loss goals with this plan twice in the past, I intend for this to be the last time!
Many bloggers share their current weight and pictures of their progress. Not me. I am always reluctant to admit how much I weigh or how much I have regained. Over the years I have let my body-image impact how I feel about myself in general. I would like to be a person who could love myself regardless of the numbers on the scale – but then again, I would like a lot of things.
For those of you who want to know more about me: I am in my late 40s; married for 22 years to man who also struggles with his weight; full-time mom to two teenage boys (who are skinny and fortunately have better relationships with food than I do); live in the Midwest; am not very tech savvy so will need patience while I figure out how to blog.
I was always thin as a child and remember being embarrassed to change clothes for gym class because my legs were skinny. How I now regret envying shapely thighs! My metabolism seemed to change during my senior year of high school; I started gaining (a little) weight. Ironically, my goal weight is the same number that made me so unhappy when I was 18. (And several pounds higher than goals of years past; I am trying to be realistic). I began my life-long diet journey my freshman year of college when I gained, lost, and regained my first 15 pounds. It has been a struggle ever since.
Based on my years of personal dieting experience, I think I have the greatest chance of long-term success with the South Beach diet. Having managed to meet weight loss goals with this plan twice in the past, I intend for this to be the last time!
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