What a great resource here with all these discussion groups! I think that starting a journal here will give me a little more motivation and accountability, so here goes....
I actually did the McDougall program about 6 years ago when my 40th birthday was approaching and I'd put on quite a bit of weight after having my children. I got down to a really comfortable weight and felt great, but somehow I drifted back to eating eggs and dairy and some processed food and eventually put it all back on. Eeek, how could I let that happen??
So here I am at 220 lbs and my BMI indicating I am obese
. So I now know that this is something I have to just do forever, and I just need to get on with it before I start developing health problems.
Goals: I'm not totally sure of what an ideal weight is for me, but for now I'm saying 165lbs is my goal. I am 5'10" and I think I came up with that weight off some chart I came across.
I have a short-term goal of losing 20 lbs in the next 2 months as I'm going home to visit my family in August and I would so love to be thinner by then!
I'm going to be quite strict and like the idea of Mary's minis that I've been seeing in the forums. I'm sticking to potatoes, veggies, salad and 2 pieces of fruit. I'm also drinking some green tea to keep my coffee withdrawal headaches at bay. Funny, I thought it would be more difficult to give up my daily glass of wine but I seem to be fine with that.
Well, I'm off to steam some more potatoes....