Why lose weight?

January 4, 2014

Losing weight.  I am 57 years old.  I have diabetes, and my feet and knees hurt all the time.

I have to admit that I love the flavors of food.  I love the comfort of food.  I love the companionship of food.  The thought of dieting disgusts me, so I need to think of another word other than diet.  As you can see diet has the word DIE in it.

I need to become healthy.  I support a family; therefore I work everyday.  I can't retire anytime soon.  I can see that my knee and feet problems are getting in the way of effectively teaching.  By the way, I am a teacher.  

Obstacle #1  I don't cook.  I can cook, but I find that when there are leftovers in the house that I overeat.  Any suggestions?

Obstacle #2  I don't exercise.  Right now it just hurts too much.  I get exhausted cleaning the house. How can I build up to exercising when my knees hurt so much?  Yes, I've been to a doctor, but I was told to lose weight.  It's kind of a cyclical problem.  

Okay, here is the biggie.  I weight 215 pounds.   There, I said it.

What are my goals?
drink more water
eat less bread and pasta (they are my killers)
eat more vegetables
exercise
Did you notice I didn't put a weight loss goal here?  
I guess a year from now I would like to have lost 25 pounds.  I know I could lose more, but I've done that before.  I've lost a lot of weight, kept it off a couple of years, and then when anxiety overcomes me, I resort to eating.  

So, what I am I going to do today?
Today's goal is to drink 3 glasses of water.  That might not seem like much to you, but for me
that is an accomplishment.

I can't do all of this at once.  I have to do small changes that will hopefully become a lifestyle change.

If you have any positive ideas, recipes, or suggestions, please join me in my journey by sharing in my blog.

I did manage to drink my water today.  Goal 1 meets with success.