Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in...ME!
Time knows no boundaries. It has been almost three years since I've blogged--THREE YEARS!!! It's been so long, I had to google my own blog to find it! Yep, I had forgotten where I had even created this darn thing. I didn't even really remember the title of my blog. I just remembered that I had named it Miss Kitty's weight loss blog or something like that. Luckily, Google pulled it right up. Apparently, my computer remembered this blog, because it logged me right in without my having to remember my password. So here I am! Did ya miss me? ;-)
I wish I could say that I'm posting to say that I've been wildly successful in losing my weight and keeping it off. That I'm all svelte and sexy. That I'm back in a size 6/8. Well, that's a big NOT! Nope. Nada. Didn't happen.
So, you might ask, what have you been doing the last three years?
I'll tell you what I've been doing...........I've been EATING!!!! And apparently, eating well.
Yep, I did it...in the almost three years since I've blogged, I ballooned back up to the 170s range--somewhere between 172 and 175. My size 14s hung lonely in the far reaches of my closet (some got donated to Goodwill) while I busily made room for the XXLs, size 16s and 14womans. The few size 12s that were clinging to life in my closet are no more...they were sent to Goodwill when my husband and I cleaned out old stuff in preparation to move to a new home. Meh, they were out of style anyway.
Oh don't get me wrong, I did try to lose weight here and there. Let me tell you all about it:
In 2008, I participated in a weight loss activity sponsored by my employer. We were to form teams, and the team who lost the most weight would be in the running for a prize. The activity lasted two months. I lost a grand total of 4 pounds in that two months. Yay. Don't worry, I *found* those pounds (and a lot of other pounds) by the end of that year. Twix bars will do that--cause lost pounds to be found.
In January 2009, I got the very bright idea to join Curves. After all, it was very close to my home, and since I had to pass by it on my way home from work every day, I shouldn't have any problems going consistently. Well, I ended up doing exactly what I said I would do (see the blog post from 2008). I went for about 2 months. Then, that Curves location closed, and we were sent to the location across town. Of course that was inconvenient for me, and after a couple of feeble attempts to go to the one across town, I stopped going all together. $34.00 a month down the drain--for four paltry pounds, which, again, I *found* by the end of the year. Subway cookies and sodas will do that--cause lost pounds to be found.
And, somewhere in between the employer sponsored thingy and the Curves waste-of-money, I rejoined weight watchers. First, I did weight watchers online, but I didn't use it, so after several months I cancelled that ($16.95 per month down the drain). Some time later, I joined weight watchers at work because, like, I'm a glutton for spending money on things I will not use. $85 for three months. I lost and gained the same 1 pound the entire three months. I only kept going because I didn't want to be on the hook for the other half of that $85 fee (the rule was if you missed more than three meetings, you had to pay an additional $85--the WW at work is sponsored partially by my employer).
January 2010--my husband and I moved to a neighborhood that has a clubhouse equipped with a full gym. Yay, no gym membership to have to cancel later. And, I could walk to the gym from my house! So, I started going. I went for two weeks. :-(
Of course, my family started talking to me about my weight, and my doctor had been telling me I needed to lose some pounds. I can take only so much hounding, and while I was irritated by the remarks and the looks, I knew they were right. So, in August 2010, I pulled myself together and, once again, embarked on yet another weight loss journey. I started following the Perfect 10 diet (http://www.perfect10diet.com/). I followed it consistently for two months. Now, I'm not following it exactly, but I am doing one thing that I think is helping me very much--I've cut down drastically on SUGAR--and, on CARBS in general. No more sodas, no more cookies, candy bars, anything too carb-y. When I go to subway, I get a sandwich on whole wheat bread instead of the flatbread. My husband and I have basically stopped eating out--we might go out to eat a couple a times a month instead of a few times a week. I've drastically increased my water intake. I really don't care for water, so in the past I *never* drank it (well, maybe a little bit at a water fountain). Now, I'm drinking 4 to 8 glasses a day. I actually like water now, and when the weather here was still very hot I was actually craving it! The perfect 10 diet says to stay away from diet drinks, but I gotta have some fizz and some flavor, so I drink diet Sunkist or diet Dr. Pepper. I've been eating a lot of nuts, too--mainly almonds. Instead of sugary instant oatmeal and a glass of orange juice for breakfast, I have scrambled eggs with cheese, a plain yogurt, and water. It keeps me full much, much longer--instead of wanting lunch at 11:30, nowadays it's almost 12:30 or 1:00 before I eat lunch. I've also increased my fruit intake. I guess you can say I'm following a low carb diet (perfect 10 claims it is not a low carb diet, but, with some exceptions, perfect 10 to me it's very similar to a low carb diet).
My dietary changes have made a difference so far. I'm not losing weight quickly, but I am losing. To date, I've lost about 13 pounds (some days it's 15, and earlier this week it was 16, but my weight has been up and down this week since we've just finished with a huge Thanksgiving feast and its associated leftovers--I've decided that I will eat what I want, in moderation, on Thanksgiving and Christmas). I am around 158-159, down from about 172). My size 16s are kinda loose, some of my 14womans are noticeably loose, and I can get back into a 14 misses. Yay!
I have a long way to go still--my goal is about 35 -40 pounds. Maybe I'll get there. And, maybe I'll post here more often. I'm taking it one day at a time. Y'all pray for me!
Stay sweet and stay blessed!
Ms. Kitty
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