I slap my own hand away, as I reach for the cookie jar, and Cookie Monster's voice echos through my head....."Mmmmm, Coooookieeeee". Then, the voice inside my own head answers, "Cookie not worth it".
Anybody else dieting? Martin and I have decided to join the rest of the world in their New Year's Resolutions to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. I'm now entering my third week. I'm down 2.5 pounds. Big deal. It sure seems like a lot of work for the weight of half a bag of sugar.
Several people have asked me why I'm dieting. Because I weigh more than I have in my whole life. Because I'm approaching 30, and my metabolism is slowing down. Because my clothes are too tight. Because I'm noticing fat in places I never have before. Because I initially lost all the baby weight, and have now regained it and then some. Sound good?
I joined the National Body Challenge on DiscoveryHealth.com, and signed up on Self.com for Reach Your Goal. Both have been good tools. I'm sort of cross-using them. National Body Challenge has lots of good for you recipes- and has me using lots of whole grain everything, and reduced fat cheeses. Self.com has better journals, though.
Nevertheless, Martin and I continue to plug along in our reduced calorie diets. We laugh on the phone together- talking about our lunches. Earlier today we were discussing how a bag of Baked Lays can taste so good. We were at a breaking point yesterday, so I looked up an Oatmeal cookie recipe from Weight Watchers online. Even those have 104 calories a cookie.
But now, they fill my cookie jar, and everynow and then, I WILL reach for one... "Mmmmm, Coooookieeee".
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