I know that no diet will work if the person on the diet doesn’t have the willpower to do it. I really need the structure that Weight Watchers offers - and I’m saying… from this point on I’m doing it the Weight Watchers way. I’ve said it before too that Weight Watchers was the way I lost 30 pounds in 9 weeks. It’s about eating sensibly.

Do you think if I repeat that enough times I’ll believe it?

*insert manic tendancies here*

But I’m writing it down. Going by the points. I was thinking I might even try doing Weight Watchers online… but it’s a money thing and so I’ll be holding off until this thing called a Wedding is done. I could use the recipe help - to breakdown what’s what in the points world. I love my low carb ideas - and I could even break those down eventually as to what the point value is. But I found going low carb - I was neglecting the fat/calories/fiber that goes into some of those foods. There aren’t many carbs in cheese… but good lord there’s fat in them thar hills. So you see… even know I KNOW that there’s fat in the cheese - I ate an absurd amount because… hell, there’s no carbs in it.

It doesn’t work. At least not for me.

That’s why I’ve gone back to the tried and true Weight Watchers plan. I have my Mum’s old Weight Watchers book from a few years ago - it isn’t the current plans they use, but it works and it’s a start… yada, yada.

Wish me luck!

I’m a woman, and that entitles me to change my mind 54-thousand times before making up my mind to do something different. HAHAHAHA. I’ve decided that I will start counting my carbohydrate intake. Not to do something completely nutty like Atkins or the Zone. But do what was recommended to me by a dietician.

You see, my “hubby-in-training”(HIT) is diabetic. For the longest time he was playing the band-aid game with his diabetes… and it was catching up with him. So we went to a diabetic clinic to see if we could work on something that would straighten out his sugars (they were going way, way, WAY to high too often). The Nurse and Dietician both recommended carb counting for my HIT to regulate his sugars and to lose some weight. Of course I’m all game for losing some weight - the smart way of course… no fad diets for me please and thank you.

So both the nurse and dietician recommened 45-60 grams of carbohydrates per meal. With a snack consisting of 15-30 grams carbohydrates. This way carb counting allows HIT to work out his sugars to insulin ratio and stay on top of his diabetes instead of chasing after his problem.

I was so happy, and I thought if we both counted carbs - it would make it easier to do meals up and all that good stuff. I asked the dietician if I could follow the same sort of deal and she said “yes”… so it did make up my mind for me.

I swear I’m not going to change it…

… at least not until I’ve really given this carb counting thingy a try.

I’ve decided to start today. Strike while the iron’s hot, so to speak… Wish me luck!!!

Just so everyone knows, I’m using Weight Watchers as my guide to losing weight. I’ve also been using the plan since May 2005 in some way shape or form… starting again September 20, 2005 with more determination than ever to lose the weight and be at my goal of 160 pounds.

That was about 74 pounds of weight to lose.

So far I’ve lost 14 pounds. I had problems walking when I first began - for example walking down the block would cause me such intense pain and cramping in my legs that I would have to stop OFTEN to let the cramps subside.

Today I can do that walk with no pain! I’m really proud of myself that I did it… and stuck to it - and worked through the pain with walking and streching my legs when I remembered to do it. It took me a couple of months before I was relatively pain free. It was definitely an eye opener when you’re only in you early 30’s and realize that some day soon you might have to get a wheelchair because your legs just don’t want to work.

Also having a small child - made me realize that I wanted to actually be able to run and play with her… even just a little… outside - and in that state, I wasn’t able to do much.

I’ve got a ways to go - but I’m able to go on walks with my child. Wasn’t able to before… and that makes me more determined than ever to try to stay on track.

… even though it’s December.

… and I want to eat EVERYTHING sweet that is lying around the house, parties, etc. I have to try for restraint! LOL.