Starting Again 3/14/2017

Another start. I have regained about 15 of those 35 lbs I lost in 2015. I was depressed over Jim's passing in December 2014 and hit the highest point I've ever hit on the scale then. I'm still sad that Jim's gone, but I'm not going there again.

Today I start on the Diet Center's two-day conditioning diet. For a food addict like me, this is an easy diet to follow; I get to eat — A LOT — over these two days. And I will spend the next two days on the toilet; these two days squeeze water out of the tissues and into the urinary bladder. After the two days, the real work begins and the kidneys settle down somewhat.

I've done the Diet Center's diet before (I lost weight with them when I was in my 20s and I kept the three books that guide the diet) and I always feel good when I do it. It's good food — lots of fresh veggies, fewer fresh fruits (that's a pity; I like fruits better than veggies), good proteins, and it's a study in portion control. If I fill up a dinner plate, it's with raw green leafy veggies; those I can eat in unlimited quantities, but I have to be sparse with dressing.

I've generally lost about 10 lbs/month on this diet. I'm starting at 258 lb. So ... at 10 lbs/month, in a year I'll have lost about 100 lbs. That would be a healthy thing to do. And I need to do it. Not "want" this time; "need."

Current weight: 256 lb
Current bust: 49.5
Current waist: 51
Current hips: 48
Current upper arm: L: 15 R: 15
Current mid-thigh: L: 23.5 R:25
Current calf: L: 16 R: 16

Gah. I am a candied apple on two sticks. Goal shape: hourglass.

Goal weight: 150, but we'll do that in 10-lb chunks. I expect each chunk to take about a month. I'll celebrate the loss of each 10 pounds with a non-food-related kicking up of the heels.

First Mini-Goal Weight: Get the scale below 250. That'll be huge.

I can lose the weight; I've done it before and I can do it again. The trick is keeping it off. Aye, there's the rub. I did find an online version of Overeaters Anonymous for support. Maybe I just haven't given it a chance, but it hasn't yet worked for me. They all sound to me like they're whining and I don't like that.

Gotta go cook those two eggs and slice the grapefruit for breakfast!