Tuesday, November 8, 2005

This month is moving right along. I have heard Christmas Music on the radio already, although the radio station I heard was just testing it until they actually put it on for the holidays in the next few weeks.

I feel really good because I feel I am doing well on my weight loss program. I only weigh once a month because I get obsessed about it so weighing infrequently works better for me although I do occasionally think about my weight and where it's at. But I FEEL REALLY GOOD about myself and also healthwise. Can you imagine how I will feel when I am near a normal weight?

I wish I could get my 30 year old son to get on a weight loss program but he is 30 years old so he has to decide for himself when or if he wants to lose a significant amount of weight. He needs to lose close to 200 lbs and since his father had a heart attack at age 32, my son needs to pay attention. But as we all know, a person cannot lose weight unless they are motivated to do so on their own. So there is no use in me saying ANYTHING to him except about what I am doing. And he has seen me lose and gain many times before so I am not a good role model even though I feel I am highly motivated THIS time. So time will tell and when I get to that point by showing him what I have done with my own weight loss program, I cannot say much to him. I am in a very early place in my progress of my weight loss efforts. And there is constant temptation out there. This time of year, particularly during the holidays, is hell for someone trying to stay on a weight loss program although it can be done. The last time I lost a significant amount of weight in 1991, I went through the holidays without overeating or going off my program. So I hope to do that this year also God willing.

Since I feel that God, or my higher power as is mentioned in the anonymous program, will help me when I ask for it, I will need to remember to turn to him which I forget to do. I think this latest weight loss program is a miracle in itself that I could get this far with it. I have been on this for 7 weeks now and that is the longest I have stayed with something in years.