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.
Ha! Funny thing about blogging, eh? I just made the same post re: writing this week. >.> although I probably could’ve made it re: diet, too. *sigh*
I’m on Sparkpeople! I don’t use the forums or anything (I, uh, can’t figure out how!) but I track my food. Or I did until a couple weeks ago when I forgot… >.> Um, yah. I had lost ~7lbs when I stopped, and now I’m hovering at the having lost 4-5lbs mark. Ugh. I need to work out.
Caryn best of luck with your diet!! I’m afraid I’m back on chocolate and takeaway lattes *sigh* but I’m keeping up with the exercise and definitely feel better for it!
Caryn–I’m a personal trainer and an exercise instructor and those Cadbury eggs are my downfall! Good for you for getting back on track with the healthy lifestyle. All the studies show that’s what works!
I need to restart my diet too. In a big way!
Wow. I’ve been away from the blogging world for a while. Sorry. This week was really difficult. A new post tomorrow. Until then…
Eileen, I’m so with you on this. At the very least, you would think we would evolve to like the taste of things that are good for us, right?
Dru, it’s fantastic that you’ve been able to change your lifestyle like that! I’m sorry about your health problems, though. I hope this helps.
Thanks, Joanne! And I do agree. And reading, which counts as research, doesn’t help much either.
Oh, Allan. I don’t know whether to laugh or give you a cyberhug. But since I’m not the touchy-feely type, I’m opting for sympathetic chuckles.
Thanks, Virginia! And if it were just a one-time thing, it would be SO much easier, wouldn’t it?
Robin, I’m planning an e-mail response. Swears! Tomorrow.
Jess, I used Sparkpeople last year and it worked SO well. I actually lost two more pounds than I had planned. Then things got really busy and I felt like I was doing well on my own so I somehow just…stopped.
Thanks, Christina! And it’s better to exercise and not eat well than to eat poorly and not exercise, right? So you’re doing something, at least.
Conda, you don’t know how good it is to read that. Not that I would wish such a thing on others, but it’s a relief to know that even exercise instructors are not godlike.
Good luck with it, Rachelle! I do recommend Sparkpeople if you need some motivation.
It’s 9:30pm and I just ate a yogurt. It really satisfied my sweets craving. Not.
I like the idea of roasting peeps much better than dieting. I suppose the sugar would throw off little showers of spark wouldn’t it?
I just love to eat. I excercise with no problem, but there is just something about food. Any kind of food. Bread. Bread with butter. Bread with peanut butter. Cookies. Any kind of cookie. A-n-y-t-h-i-n-g with cheese. Fries. Onion rings. Even vegies and fruit. It doesn’t really matter. Just food. Scent, texture. All of it. *sigh* So hard to lose weight no matter how much I enjoy exercise. It merely prevents the worst that should happen.