Let me introduce myself

Hi!  My name is Melodee.  I plan to lose some weight, starting July 1.

I'm starting over.  Completely over.  I've eaten the Last Supper (including a pint of ice cream).  I am so full I'm not sure I will ever have a hunger pang again. 

Sometime in the past two weeks, I looked ahead and said to myself, "Self, July 1 would be a great date to start over."  Then I though, uh-oh, what about July 4th?  Independence Day?  A holiday?  And I realized that if I waited to get strict with my diet until every possible eating holiday had passed, I'd never get started.  Plus, as I recall, you can get through many holidays not eating white flour, white sugar or white potatoes.  After all, I did that without many slip-ups for almost a whole year.  I can certainly do it again.

I'm going to weigh in tomorrow.  I haven't decided if I will disclose my weight--oh WAIT a minute, I should tell you if I am really going to Diet Naked, right?  Well, I know it will be bad.  I'm quite rotund at the moment.  Anyway, my grand plan is to not weigh in for the whole month . . . just to be vigilant and on track.  However, as I think about it, then I would be deprived of the lovely experience of standing on the scale and seeing a smaller number.

Well, I guess I will decide as I go along.  I do know for sure, though, that my intention is to eliminate white flour, white sugar and white potatoes. 

Oh, and how did my June exercise challenge go?  I managed to exercise 25 out of 30 days, which is pretty good, compared, especially to my 6 out of 30 days the month before.  (Or was it eight?  I can't remember.)

So, who's with me?  Want to be extra-vigilant and determined for a whole month?  Imagine how thrilled we will be on August 1 after we've dropped some pounds!  I will be happy to zip up my summer shorts, which are 5-10 pounds too tight to wear at the moment.  (And I am never going to buy a larger size.  That's how I got into this mess in the first place--upsizing my clothes instead of downsizing my body!)

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You can always read more about my fascinating non-food, non-body-related issues over at Actual Unretouched Photo, where I vow to write every day in July.  Because I am all about overdoing something if I decide to do it at all! 

Comments

[Poppy Buxom]

Yes, yes, yes! I'm in!

[Poppy Buxom]

Yes, yes, yes! I'm in!

[Sybil]

Great job on your June exercise challenge!

Yes....start today (or July 1). You've come too far to give up and backslide any further. I totally know how hard it is to get back on track - but you are worth it. Dig deep.....find whatever it was that you found previously to do whatever it takes to get back on track.

We're all rooting for you and supporting you.

[mrs darling]

I found on my blog that coming clean with my weight was cathartic. Are you sure you can do this without truly dieting naked? You lost your weight with the support of the board here and lots of hard work and honesty on your part. By not being upfront about your weight will you be missing a key ingredient to your success? I dont know. Its just food for thought.

[Susanne]

So, first I'm clapping my hands loudly here for your exercise record. I didn't do as well as you but I did a little better than the month before.

I also have been losing the same two pounds over and over (and re-gaining them, of course) for the past weeks. I think it has to do with water-retention, hot weather, not enough drinking of water, and a few too many exemptions to my rules.

Anyway, the number on the scale is just that, a number. And a tool. And it's not absolute. (That's why I'm weighing myself daily. It reminds me how much that number can change for no apparent reason. What I count in the end is the monthly average.)

[Jennifer]

I'll join you!!!

[Misty]

I'm in!

[Kini]

Totally in!!!

[jen]

I'm in and so glad your back!

[suzanne]

I'm doing the same thing but calling it being consistent as of today ;) So i'm definitely with you!!

[Dee]

You have me fired up and ready to start again, so yes..I'm in!

[Becky]

Count me in!! I have been struggling with motivation and a gain (not over goal yet, thankfully, since I am the WW lady!) You are the best, Mel. Thanks for this blog, it is truelly a gift to us all!

[Tena]

Big Cheer for the exercise! That is fantastic. I'm in this, too! I just found your blog not too long ago and really enjoy it! You have inspired me to get busy!

[Melene]

Good for you on the exercise and your new goals for July. We all know you can do it. I was able to exercise 29 out of 30 days in June-but one of those days, cleaning house before hosting a get together had to count as the exercise. So, maybe I should say 28 out of 30. But I did break a sweat that day. I gained a pound on our get away trip this past weekend-despite exercising both days we were gone. I'm hoping to kick the weight loss into high gear again. One of the best benefits of the daily exercise? GREAT SLEEP EVERY NIGHT!

[Cathy]

I'm in! I'm so tired of gaining and then losing the same 5-10 pounds I could scream! My goal is a 15 pound weight loss, but more importantly my goal is to feel good about myself so that I can be a good mom to my kids and wife to my husband. When I binge and overeat, both of those roles suffer.

[Mariah]

I'm with you. July 1 was my re-start date too. It coincides with a month long mobilization challenge we have going on at our church. So it's 30 days (well...31) of mobilization for outreach and evangelism and also, for me, no sugar. I'm hoping it will all work together because I have more energy when I'm not eating sugar and junk...and I'll need the energy this month! Here's to us! We can do this.