11 06 06 - the begining.

I have created this blog to help me vocalise my thought processes and should I decide to embark on a reduction of girth my goals and progress.

This came about when I weighed myself this morning. The first time I have become intimate with a set of scales since I threw in the last diet (sucessful) and quit smoking (also sucessful). Since life is a trade off, I allowed myself to eat with gusto and without reservation. I have cooked some fantastic food and am writing a cook book.

And I am back to where I started when I first decided to loose my weight and lost 28 kilos over about 6 months. Can I do it? Again? If i commit. And there is no point starting if I am not prepared to commit. Once I do commit it will be an all out war on food. Or at least the consumption of it in heroic (pro)portions. Thats the amazing thing about smoking. I would give up food to have a fag, so when I was smoking and dieting it worked well for me. Instead of another portion it was another puff of a fag. This time I dont have that crutch so will have to develop a strategy.

I found that the last time preperation was the key. I looked at all the different diets and what a crock of shit most of them are. Who thinks that copious amounts of bacon would be better in the long run than eggs and greens. Thats why I settled on the Weight Watchers system. Eat what you like, when you like, how you like, just be aware of what you are eating. Everything has a value and stick within that value. Somewhere on here I will post my version of the points guide if you, dear reader, wish to donload and print it. I made this up a few years ago and found it invaluable because it is credit-card sized it fits in my wallet.

The best thing for me is routine. Pre-measure breakfast cereals. Take lunches to work, premade of course. Make time for snacks even if i dont want them. And above all, heaps of veges and a 30 minutes walk at night. That walk is good for 2 points at least.

So, dear reader, I will keep you all informed of how things go. Should be a great journey.