Well, we are now nearly three full months into 2008, and guess which one of the following I still have not done? Go on, circle one:
a) Licked an envelope and received a paper cut on my tongue.
b) Roasted Peeps over an open campfire.
c) Started my diet yet again.
d) Stood under a dripping eave to photograph the snow covering my newly-hatched crocuses, just like a photojournalist in a war zone.
e) Used my cat’s paw to kill a spider when he wouldn’t get around to killing it himself.
If you guessed c you are, unfortunately, correct. And I did so well last year, losing twenty pounds, developing a rather scary craving for veggies, and upping my exercise tolerance by a factor of ten. Turns out such habits take maintenance — unlike a habit of scarfing chocolate and lounging on the couch, which comes naturally.
Oh, no. I just realized where this post is going. See, now, this is the problem with blogging. I start out with an innocent little quiz about my ever-increasing girth, and suddenly I realize that I now must promise to improve, since there’s little point to baseless whining. (Okay, there is — it makes me feel better — but I do try not to subject you to it. Which means I need a point.)
Fine, then. Here’s my vow: By the middle of July I will lose those seven stubborn pounds that sneaked back over the winter. And since I’m announcing it to these here internets and, more specifically, to you, that means I’ve got some accountability. Okay. That’s fine. I can take it. You now have permission to ask me at any time how my healthful lifestyle goal is going, and I promise to try to answer nicely. In the meantime, I’m slinking back to Sparkpeople to begin my diet and exercise regime again. Here’s hoping they’ll take me back.
Yes. I am there with you. I lost 30 lbs last fall, and I am expanding again (though not at the rate I have in the past…I must be eating better in SOME way). Good luck with it! 😀
You did a great job with that, too, Katie! As for expanding more slowly, I’m seeing the same phenomenon, so I think that some of my more healthful habits must have stayed with me. I’m hoping that will make it easier.
don’t you wish reading burned calories? i sure do. 😉
I was going to guess “e” because my cat(s) would never let me use their paws to do that. However, they will let the little one carry them around in a bucket. Go figure.
About the diet thing, I quit dieting. I figure if I can’t stay in shape with exercise alone, then it’s a lost cause. I’m losing the cause. I admit it.
When I figure it out, I’ll let you know.
It could be worse. I exercise like crazy and still can’t lose weight. Stupid thyroid!
Good luck and have fun!
I’m trying to start a less-than-regimented diet and exercise sort of thing too. Best of luck! And I LOVE that you did b, c, & e!! 🙂 a was bad luck I guess.
P.S. I just finished Earthly Pleasures and really liked it!
Would that writing burned more calories too!
Problem is that we have to make total lifestyle changes in order to get the extra pounds off and keep them off. That’s tough to do, especially when being bombarded by all the temptation out there.
And I wasn’t going to touch the diet answer on a quiz posted by a woman! 😉
Good Luck!
Oh, Emily, me too! Of course, I do listen to audio books when I exercise. That helps.
Muse, in a bucket? That’s classic! As for dieting/exercise, they’re both helpful, but one’s better than none!
Bookmom, that’s terrible! It must be so frustrating.
Alyssa, I think the less-regimented kind is the way to go. It’s hard to keep up the motivation for a boot camp-type diet. As for the paper cut on my tongue, that is actually not the first time I’ve done it, either. 🙁
LOL, J.L.! And, yes, it’s a lifestyle thing. The problem was, I was so good about it last year. And then winter hit and I couldn’t exercise the way I was used to, and there were just so many good things around to eat. But I really shouldn’t have let it go this long. At least I’m hoping it will be easier to get back into that lifestyle. In fact I started recording my diet/exercise yesterday after I wrote this, and I was stunned to find that I had done quite well, and this on a day when I hadn’t planned to change my lifestyle at all. So maybe I’m not doing quite as badly as I had feared.
Can someone please take this muffin top away? And it is not just some regular old muffin top, but the extra giant muffins you get at the chic bakeries! I hear you! Gosh I need to lose some weight something fierce!
How’s your healthful lifestyle going? (I thought I’d ask now, as it’s only been one day and hopefully you like your answer.) 🙂
I’m addicted to sugar, that’s all there is to it. I have such a sweet tooth it’s not even funny. And bread. I love bread. Definitely not two things conducive to healthy eating. Oh, and I have no willpower. None. I can’t eat just one cookie. Luckily, I do exercise and always have, so my weight hasn’t fluctuated all that much over the past twenty years. I love good, healthy food, I’m just lazy about preparing it. It’s much easier to just grab something, you know?
Best of luck with your regimen! You can do it!