That's right, every diet plan, gut buster, thigh masher, 8-min bun wrencher and fill-in-the-blank pill you see advertised on TV, on the interweb, and in print works. Use them. follow them, or swallow them and you'll drop weight like... geez, I don't know. Like it was too heavy to hold onto anymore. Guaranteed!
Individual results may vary.
But do they really work? I don't know from personal experience but I believe they do. I mean, I see Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife on TV and she's telling me that Jenny's helping her. I believe her because Alex over at Diggnation mentioned Jenny helped him too. I believe it because it has worked for people. I have friends who've lost lots of weight in various programs and surgeries. Some friends got so excited about the program they joined that they decided to become advisors and are helping others lose weight. I believe their program works because I've seen their results. Even though I never joined their program, I credit them with motivating me to get my butt into gear and start and stick to my own weight loss efforts.
I'm not a doctor but I have a doctor who told me I needed to lose weight and agreed with how I decided to go about it. I could have joined a program but decided to go at it on my own. The thing about me, I guess, is that I really didn't want to have to rely on someone else to pull me out of this giant hole of fat I'd dug for myself. I was/am embarrassed because for ME, letting myself go like I had over the years meant that I was out of control, and when it comes to ME, I am a total freak about being in control (of myself).
So here I am. I'm working at changing myself physically and I'm doing it in a way that makes sense to me. Emotionally I feel great when I see positive results at the scale and in the mirror and when my pants get to feel a little baggier. When things go the other way- when I've gained some weight or progress has halted, when I realize, too late, that I've just eaten half a pumpkin pie, or when it becomes just way too easy to skip the gym and get an extra hour of sleep- well that's when I get mad and I do something, anything to get my oars back in the water. If I'm going to live whatever years I have left in somewhat reasonable health, I know that I have to make some changes in my life- something beyond joining some program or gym. I have to make permanent changes and follow through- forever.
I guess that's what I'd like to remember from today's rambling mess of blather; that what I'm doing isn't a diet, it isn't a program with a beginning and end, it doesn't involve a coach or trainer who has a number of other clients and will ultimately move on to a more grateful trainee. What it is, Steve of the future, is me answering to me and gathering inspiration and motivation and gumption from everywhere for as long as it lasts and using it to change ME each and every day for the rest of my life.
I really enjoy reading about the experiences so many write about in their blogs. They're inspiring, comforting, and abundantly helpful. Future-Steve owes thanks to them all.
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Here's a concise tidbit on portion control:
http://noidzoid.com/portion-control/
Changing you everyday for the rest of your life is a great way to look at weight loss, and more importantly weight maintanance.
It sounds like you're on your way..........:)
I think the common thread you'll find with folks who have had long term success on all the different plans is their attitude, knowing that they needed to make permanent changes and not just "go on a diet."
Sounds like you've got the right attitude in place to be one of the successful ones!
Thanks for the encouragement! It's been said that "attitude is everything". I don't know but I do know that it has certainly made up for a lot of my weaknesses. I'm convinced that lasting positive change is within everyone's ability.