Puttering Along at Week 55

Another two weeks of sticking mostly to the Learn to Be Thin plan: continued challenges to recording my food intake, but not too many challenges to my resolve.

I'm not sure what lessons to report from the interval, but I do find myself getting hungry again during the day, mostly mid-afternoon. I'm not really sure what to do about that, other than to try to eat food that sticks with me. I don't want to add more calories to my diet, since I get plenty, I think, and I'm losing weight slowly enough as it is.

Perhaps a higher protein breakfast would help . . . I may try that.  I could eat fish instead of cereal . . . hmmm. Maybe I'll buy some smoked salmon or some kipper snacks.  Or perhaps tuna would work.  I'll have to think about it some more.

I'm also starting to feel a little smug about my success.  I look around me at people who should be dieting, but aren't, and I congratulate myself for my ability to do what others seem unable to do.  Then I think: Well, if they'd just use my diet, they'd succeed too.  It's hard not to proselytize to the masses to try to convert them to my approach.  I guess that's how these born-again Christians feel about the transformative power of religion.  They really want people to feel good the way they do.  Ah well, people have to use what works for them, and since I can't control them, I'll just try to set a good example. 

What helps more than anything, though, I'm beginning to think, is writing this blog.  Because I have to report my progress, I try to have something good to report every week.  And because "someone" is waiting to hear about it, I know I can't stray too far from the path.  The Learn to Be Thin diet plan is a good one, but it's not easy to stick with.  Writing in this blog makes the "sticking to it" part easier, so it's one of the most useful tools I've come up with to make sure what I learn continues to help me get and stay slim.

Exercise is important, too, and helps increase my metabolism, or so I've read.  My husband makes sure we get our exercise (that's his bailiwick), so together we make a good team.  And he continues to make nutritious meals for us, another important tool for ensuring our success.

So I'm still puttering along, still losing, still learning to be thin.  See you next time!