3 Months and Counting

Thanks to Leap Year I have one more day to postpone my pre-summer diet and my entire consumption of food today was as follows:

Cinnamon Roll for breakfast
Twinkies for a snack
An Aunt Annie's regular AND a cinnamon pretzel for lunch
Three slices of pizza and a salad for dinner
Two glasses of milk, one glass of orange juice, 4 diet cokes and a bottle of water.

So, I really went out with a bang on this, the last day before the pre summer diet.

The pre summer diet begins exactly three months before June 1. We booked our vacation for Florida in July...the second week of July.

Which means I can really start the presummer diet the second week of April and still have three months before I have to get into a bathing suit......

So, today, right now, I should be at Weight Watchers. But I have two really good excuses;
1) We had snow and icy rain again during the night leaving a nice sheet of ice on the streets.

2) I left all my WW stuff at work and would have had to go way out of my way to pick it up on my way to WW.

I texted my friend (the other contributor to this blog who should also be at Weight Watchers right now but I'll let her tell her side) and she pretty much agreed that these were justifiable reasons for skipping out today. We also agreed to start over on March 1. What she didn't say and I didn't remind her of is that neither one of us will be in town that day so that will be our excuse for postponing "day one of our 346th attempt" at losing weight.

One of these days we'll get it together. We were sucessful once several years ago...but does that count since we technically failed at keeping the weight off? Well, it counts for us and serves as proof and a reminder that it can be done...the losing the weight part anyway. Keeping it off is a goal that has eluded us so far.

I do think, though, that if we were not on this perpetual diet that I, at least, could easliy weigh 300lbs by now. Forget about the fact that at the rate I'm going I'll be at 300 pounds in 20 years. Well, actually I'll be dead by then if I weigh that much. Have you EVER seen an old, really obese person? They just don't live that long......(how is that fact alone not motivation enough?).

Ok, well my plans for the Spring and Summer are to exercise, exercise, exercise....as much as possible. I'd like to see a nutritionist too.

Now, if you excuse me I have a 100 calorie packet of cupcakes and glass of milk to finish off before lunch...

Day One ??

So day one again of my diet. Yes, I said again. They say you're not supposed to be on a diet, but a new lifestyle..well whatever it is, it sucks. I'm a social person. I like to go out, drink, eat, drink and eat. How am I supposed to "diet" when everyone around me eats whatever they want. And it's all good and it's all hard to resist. I love food, food is good. Bad food is even better. Either way, I'm back to day one of "dieting". Heavier than ever. Wheeeeeee here we go again!! ( I hope you can sense the sarcasm).

A Typical Evening at Home

Gosh I am really hungry. I must have done really well on my diet today to be this hungry.
Let's see, I think I will a packet of those 100 calorie cupcakes while I think about what I am going to have for dinner. Those aren't that bad.....not like a piece of cake or anything.
Ok, that was good, now some milk to wash those down. Hmmmm, what's in my pantry to make for dinner? Oh, I will have a turkey sandwich..a small one.
When my husband gets home I don't want him to know I ate already and didn't wait for him. Ok, now how about a few chips with my sandwich. Ok, I'll sit in front of the t.v and eat this. I am feeling full now. But I need dessert. I have such a sweet tooth. How about another packet of those 100 calorie cupcakes. Ok, those are so good and only 100 calories so they aren't bad.
Oh, my husband is home...ok, look around, there's no evidence I've eaten already. What does he want for dinner? A frozen pizza? By the time it cooks I'll be hungry again. Ok, I'll just eat a little bit of that with him. It's thin crust and really I was good today. Oh, he doesn't want more, well I'll just eat the rest.
Those cupcakes are so good. I will eat a packet of those.
I really didn't eat much...don't know why I am so full.
Does he want some hot chocolate made with milk? Oh, yeah, I will make some of that. After all it is cold outside. I'll have a packet of 100 calorie cupcakes with the hot chocolate. They are only 100 calories so they're not bad.
I just remembered I am out of Smart Ones desserts. I will have to get some tomorrow.