Thin Blog

Not too long ago the doctor told me that if I did not lose the weight I could develop a multitude of health problems.  He went down the list of problems from diabetes to heart disease.  At that point in my life I needed to drop over 100 pounds and it seemed as if it would be impossible.  I went home and decided that I was going to make a change in my life and that I was going to diet and lose the weight so I could grow older and have a healthy lifestyle.  At that time I really did not know where to turn or what I should do to make it happen.  I am sorry to say that I wasted money on diet pills and an assortment of weight loss equipment.  After a fairly short period of time I realized that no matter what I bought the weight loss was ultimately something I had to do.  At that time of my life I did not know that a diet binge day was vital to weight loss success.

This may sound silly but at the outset of my desire to lose weight I thought that I would lose the weight by buying something.  I thought that a few diet pills later I would be back to my slim and youthful thin person.  Looking back on it now I really did not know what the heck I was getting myself involved with.  At the moment of decision I did not realize that for me to lose the weight it was not a matter of going on a diet.  I realized that a mere diet was not the needed answer for me.  I knew that if I were to be happy I not only had to lose the weight, I had to keep the weight off for the rest of my life.  It was like a light came on when I realized that for me to obtain true weight loss for life I had to develop a new lifestyle.  That lifestyle had to include daily exercise and proper portion control and a sensible food selection.  I finally realized the true path to weight loss.  I had come to the realization that the best way to lose weight is to not go on a diet.  The best way to lose weight is for life and to do that I had to skip the diet.  I had to develop healthy habits and those healthy habits would result in weight loss for life.

An interesting footnote to this is that I have about another 60 pounds to lose in addition to the 40 I have lost.  What I have learned is that I am not in a rush.  I am not in competition with anyone.  Today I went to the movie theatre and had a large popcorn and I smuggled in some sugar free chocolate.  I had three hamburgers for diner and now that the day is over I know that the choices I made today were alright.  I have learned that for me to lose weight for life I need to allow myself a day like today every now and then.  I know that tomorrow I will be right back to the 60 minutes of cardio work.  I know that tomorrow I will be drinking ample water again.  In my weight loss over the past few months I know that I need to feed my desires every now and then.  Even though I will put some weight on I know that my emotions will be better for the duration of the rest of my life. I know that in the long run I will make better food and exercise choices than I did today.  In the long term weight loss plan I know that as long as I make more good choices I will lose weight and be healthy.

I am in this weight loss attempt for life.  Having a binge day every few months or so is actually a good thing to do for the total journey.  If a person does not take a break every now and then the road to weight loss will not end up at the final destination of being thin.

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