WEIGHT NOT! HA!

I called an advertisement that I saw on FB today.  Weight Not.  I think one of my old friends used this program and lost a lot of weight quickly.  My dream goal is to work as a health/diet coach for people and find the right program for them.  Unfortunately, no one would take my advice at this point because I am FAT again....or I think anyway.

I called Weight Not today.  I had a long conversation on what you get for your $148 a month.  Guidance, nutritional info, supplements, shake mix, detox directions, coaching....hmmmm.  The woman I spoke to said it was an investment in myself.  I asked a few more questions...for goodness sake, I am the queen of reading the how-to's, looking for the perfect solution....getting frustrated...Game On really has worked the best for me, but it doesn't feel like it is working for me right now...so as I CONTINUE to play, there is a debate in my head.

Weight Not, apparently, is about a 2 day detox, a one month very careful eating plan with shake once a day and three more meals with lean protein, veggies and a fruit.  Then something about putting the body into contosis or something like that??  Glycemic index, metabolism, my eyes were glazing over as this coach with a slightly southern Virginia accent tried to sell the program to me...

And then I asked her the magic question?  "So, I am assuming that you have used the program and lost weight?  How much weight did you lose?"  Without skipping a beat she let's me know that, no, she is not and has not used the program.  She found "clean eating" on her own 15 years ago and she is a certified health coach, blah, blah, blah...hmmmmmm.....

I called one of my best friends and told her the story.  I can pay this company $148 monthly as long as I want the above said perks and supplies, or do it myself?  Well, grocery shopping done....I will keep that $148 and clean living myself into a success...cuz I can do that too...

Planning and re-planning

For me, life is all about having a plan.  Not necessarily the only plan that will work, but a map or framework on what to do next.  But life doesn't always work that way, now does it?

This week started with a huge social event hosted by us...unusual, although do-able, but definitely took over our world...food and alcohol, no exercise, then the aftermath or leftovers, more alcohol.

I am lucky to be playing with a "Let's play 5 weeks, but only count 4" group this time around.  So today feels like a totally fresh start.  I am on meal #3, my 60th ounce of water and great intentions to walk in this beautiful weather later today.  If you looked at what didn't work, well, these meals have been Game On; however, have NOT been delicious (sometimes an item from each food group just has to work instead of being delicious and wanting more), I should be done with all my water at this point and working towards 100 plus, and my personal world is not as peachy-keen as I would hope....but plans can always be adjusted.

I also decided to make things interesting for me by adding something to my Game plan in that I am going to try and cut out sugars...Not fruit sugars...that's ridiculous, but added sugars (candy, stevia, sugar in my extra 100 calories, days off or meals off).  Sugary foods make me want more sugary foods.  I had coffee today minus my stevia.  It was not as wonderful as my coffee with stevia...but I still had my coffee.  It will be a challenge, but I think it may be good for me...(and my sister, a Paleo-centric/Cross-fit freak---said affectionately and with some jealousy-- is giving up sugar for 33 days--I join her on the sugar abstinence for the next 30)....

I pledge this game to be my most effective yet....Play to lose, play to win by losing and play for me....because in the end, the plan has to be for you to feel better...play for you and play for me...If your plan doesn't include helping you, it won't work long term for you....Here's to a GREAT week. GAME ON!

Back...with a vengenance!

Oh, it has been too long.  Life changes: work, family, all having major effects on my weight.  I know there are people who lose weight because they start a full time job or have stress in their lives...not me.  Struggling with adding another 15 hours to my work week and dealing with three teenage kids, well, I found myself as NOT the priority..and the weight has easily found its way back...not all of it, but 20 pounds of the 35 I lost...and THAT makes me mad!

So what to do now?  In the past 1 1/2 years, I have played Game On, without a lot of gumption, tried a cleanse, Paleo and numerous other "tries" to easily  (HA, no such thing) lose again including a number of magazine articles (LOSE 10 POUNDS in 7 days, easily!)

So here I am, back on Game On...playing as a team of one with another group of 23 or so friends.  Blogging makes me feel accountable and that I might help someone else with their struggle...  So, I am baaaaaaack.  Yay me.

I am going to have guest bloggers/co-bloggers who are on this journey too...Here we go!  Time to win by losing, and maybe, just maybe, I could win the game too!!