Committed

My goal is to embrace the behaviors that will lead to sustainable, long term, healthy weight loss.  I try to focus more on my habits and choices rather than measuring my success with pounds lost. 

I am a 33 year old female from Northern California.  I am married and live in the suburbs.  I have 2 cats, but no children.  I have a very nice life - I love my husband, we live in a beautiful home in a fabulous community, and I have a great career.  I feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family as well. 

I weighed in at 212.6 on January 1, 2007.  On that day, I successfully resolved to “quit” eating sugar and refined flour.  Over the next month, I lost about 9 pounds.  Other changes I have been working on include watching my portion sizes, limiting food consumption at night, and increasing my fruit and vegetable intake.  I have also been avoiding unnatural foods (such as dairy from hormone injected cows, preservatives like BHT, additives like MSG, etc). 

Over the last 6 or 7 months, I have lost another 7 or 8 pounds, but it has been very slow going - sometimes only a half pound a month and sometimes nothing at all.  I don’t claim to have mastered my problems with emotional eating, but I can definitely claim progress. 

I have also managed to make a habit out of exercise, committing to at least 20-30 minutes every day, sometimes more, of either walking, yoga, or pilates.  Exercise is the key to my mental and emotional health above all else, so I am very committed to this daily routine. 

I wish everyone success on their journeys to change.  May you all be fit and healthy, both physically and emotionally.