Well, many of you will be happy to know that I did enlist the help of a Wellness Coach to help me with my most recent journey to lose some weight. During our first meeting she put me on one of those talking scales and once I stepped on it the scale said, "Please - only one person at a time..." Okay, it wasn't a talking scale but the numbers it displayed said plenty.
Over the years food has been my heroin. When I was stressed or worried, I ate. When I needed to feel better - I ate. Who am I fooling? I love food and I love to eat. Breads and Pasta's and Pizza's and Sub's, I love them all. The problem is that I am just short for my weight. If only I was 8 feet tall...
One of my action items is to enter everything I eat or drink into a website that counts my calories and tells me whether or not I am being a good boy. She gave me lots of information on how to eat
This is not the first time I've been down this road. Over the years, I've probably dieted and exercised away about 300 pounds. The problem is that I've always gained it back and then some. But, in all of those previous attempts at keeping the weight off, I've never logged what I eat and drink. Could that be the secret to my permanent weight loss? Oh hell, I don't know, but it's worth a try.
So this is day six. I've done pretty good so far according to the website where I log in all of my daily intakes. Actually, the hardest part is drinking all of the water. I am supposed to drink 64 to 80 ounces of water per day. That may not seem like a lot but what goes in must come out. To a man who already gets up a couple times a night, this just complicates the problem. Well, at least I'm getting a little more exercise at night than I used to.
Be Well.
Bill
