All About Daisies

I have recently lost 45 of the 50 pounds I set out to lose. Marie Osmond only lost 40. The last 5 pounds do not scare me at all, I know now that I can do it. How did I get this far? With a lot of help.

In January 2008 I finally felt myself motivated . That was probably the biggest part. I really, really wanted to do this. I discussed it with my dear husband and he asked me what his part in this would be. I only asked him to please not laugh at me. He hasn’t. And he has never asked me to cook a meal for him since that day.

My next step was to figure out how I would accomplish my goal. I decided on Nutrisystem. That was a good decision for me. Using their foods kept me healthy and not hungry for these 6 months. It taught me about portion sizes. I did not need to eat huge plates of food to stay satisfied. I took vitamins and drank a lot of water, every day.

In addition to portioned healthy food, I needed support to keep going. I discovered that the Nutrisystem site has some excellent online support. They encourage you to read the “Daily Dose” advice area by giving coupons for each 50 clicks. I have shared some of their great tips with others. There are numerous forums for sharing with others. I have 3 favorites: Golden Oldies, Sizzling Seniors and Emotional Overeaters. I visit them every day. Even after 71years I can still learn about myself. And I did. I learned about new triggers that caused me to overeat. Something I had not realized before. I bought the book Shrink Yourself by Dr. Roger Gould, and learned even more.

I read some of Dr. Phil’s tips. The one that struck me the most was “Get rid of those large stretchy clothes”. I had never done that before and allowed myself to get back into them. Today I took many bags of large clothing to a donation center. They are out of my house. No more easy to slide back into clothing here.

On Sunday I was reading the Milwaukee Journal and spotted an article by their TV Critic about weight loss. I saved it and went to her blog losingit and especially enjoyed reading her original blog post and the comments that followed.  I will continue to watch her columns.

Did I mention exercise? Ah yes! That is part of the whole picture. Big time!  I have to credit my dear husband for getting me out every day for walks, bicycle rides and golf. I seem to be lazy by nature. That is harder for me to change than the food and drink issues!

So, I’m on track and during this process, I have not eaten any daisies.