Diets DO NOT work

Hi Donna. I was checking out at the grocery store yesterday and the magazines caught my eye. I saw that Kirstie had a secret to losing her weight and that there was a link to some mental attitude to the secret of losing weight. We all want a magic pill. Maybe I'll name my most hated machine at the gym that. My Magic Pill! This weekend I made some eating decisions that put 5 pounds back on me. Yes, 2 days = 5 pounds. It really was only part of those two days because the majority of the meals were good choices. I don't know about you, but my body remembers very quickly what bread, pasta and ice cream are for. The differences for me now versus 3 years ago are many. First of all I thought about what I was eating. Secondly, I had brought my own salad dressings and ordered with my points (WW) in mind. I said no in my mind to about 99% of the menu. Thirdly, I am back on track today. I went to the gym and did my 60 minutes of cardio and my 45 minutes of weight lifting. I packed my work food as I do every day. Lastly, I am willing to take the consequences of what I choose to eat. I know that I will have to work harder and longer to get back to where I was Saturday morning before we went out of town. I'm okay with that. Lifestyle changes and mental changes do work. I love me enough to make those changes as often as I have to - every hour if needed. It is an ongoing journey - never reaching the end because there is no end. That is not a sad or discouraging thing to me. Sometimes I just have to get more intimate with "My Magic Pill"! Thanks for listening. Mary (5 pounds away (again) from having lost my 180 pounds!)