Ten at a Time

Well, it's about time to get back on the bandwagon with weight loss. This past year has been the hardest of my life. I can't believe it's been a year since my mom died. BUT I am done making my sadness at losing her an excuse for overeating. It's hurting me and it's hurting my marriage. The last thing mom would have wanted would be for me to have a continuous pity party. I had lost 30 pounds prior to her death and I've gained those back plus a few more. I need to approach weight loss as a lifestyle change. No shakes, pills or total deprevation. I am taking things ten pounds at a time. Looking at the total of what I need to lose is much too daunting but breaking it up into manageable ten pounds increments doesn't seem so scary. Making sensible changes a little at a time is much more reasonable. My first priority is cutting out sweets. Granted I bought lots of ice cream at Publix tonight but I will have to leave that to my husband and daughter (who by the way has lost 15 pounds herself!). In addition to that, if I go to a fast food restaurant to pick up lunch, I will get a salad. No burgers, fries or club sandwiches. I am an emotional eater so I am going to have to learn techniques for relieving stress besides eating. I will just have to take things one day at a time and do my best. I KNOW I can do this!!