Last week I got on the scale and was totally appalled by it. My weight was just below 160 pounds! I still don't know if it was 158 or 159 cuz I was so stunned that I jumped right off of there. I went through the weekend as usual - pretending to myself that I was eating low-carb, but actually eating anything what I felt like.
Monday morning I started a food journal. Not actually dieting, yet, but just recording everything that goes into my mouth. I got on the scale this morning and while still too high, at least it wasn't as high. Today I weigh 152 pounds. I am beginning to think that the 160 reading was probably just water retention, cuz I know I didn't lose that much just from keeping a journal. Since starting the journal I've noticed that I am drinking plenty of water and not hitting the snacks nearly so hard. So maybe there's something to this journalling stuff.

BLOGGER

Okay, this is way cool! I really had a lot of fun putting this together. Learned a lot too!

Wow, I forgot all about this blog I started way back when. Well, to update - I started smoking again but finally quit on October 28, 2002. Feels so good to be smoke free! I still need to lose weight. The pounds just keep creeping on. I tried the Sugar Busters and stayed on Atkins for most of this last year. I just can't stick to them. There's always a cheat somewhere so the weight just doesn't budge. Now I have decided to keep a food diary for a while just to monitor my eating and see what comes of that.