Paper Bag Princess
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...the Dragon being my weight, of course. 
I've tried to conquer the dragon many times before. Sometimes I put up a decent fight but usually I just give up after a few weeks and go back to my old ways. All too often, I let life get in the way of my weight loss attempts. Maybe this diary will help keep me accountable.
My biggest obstacles are:
1) Work. I guess you could say I'm a "career woman" and perhaps even a bit of a workaholic, although not necessarily by choice. I overdo it. I put in long hours. I have no life outside of my job. I know it isn't ideal and I know it needs to change. I want it to change. I'm trying hard to achieve some sort of work/life balance but some days are more successful than others. After a long, busy, stressful day, I come home and comfort eat. I'm often too tired to cook so I grab the first thing I see. I try to cook healthy meals on the weekends and freeze them so I won't do too much damage to my diet during the week.
2. Migraines. I get terrible migraines quite often and when my head is pounding, to hell with weight loss! Migraines make me crave Coke like crazy and sometimes chocolate, too. I'm hoping that by reducing some of the stress in my life my migraines will become less frequent.
3. Bad influences. Not to point the finger, but I've learned to overeat and make poor food choices from my family. When I lived at home it was difficult. Now that I'm on my own it's somewhat better but I do have to be mindful of not falling back into old habits when I'm home for visits.
4. Laziness. I need to force myself to not sit in front of the TV for hours when I get home. It's not that I hate working out or anything - I'm just an unmotivated couch potato.
It's time to defeat the dragon for good. I'm tired of feeling insecure about my appearance. I want to have confidence and date and not be ashamed of my body. I want to do what I can to maintain my good health because as things are now, it feels like a ticking time bomb.
My goal is to lose 60 lbs. That seems overwhelming so the plan is to take it one month at a time.
Minigoal #1: Weigh 200 lbs by the end of March.
I've tried to conquer the dragon many times before. Sometimes I put up a decent fight but usually I just give up after a few weeks and go back to my old ways. All too often, I let life get in the way of my weight loss attempts. Maybe this diary will help keep me accountable.
My biggest obstacles are:
1) Work. I guess you could say I'm a "career woman" and perhaps even a bit of a workaholic, although not necessarily by choice. I overdo it. I put in long hours. I have no life outside of my job. I know it isn't ideal and I know it needs to change. I want it to change. I'm trying hard to achieve some sort of work/life balance but some days are more successful than others. After a long, busy, stressful day, I come home and comfort eat. I'm often too tired to cook so I grab the first thing I see. I try to cook healthy meals on the weekends and freeze them so I won't do too much damage to my diet during the week.
2. Migraines. I get terrible migraines quite often and when my head is pounding, to hell with weight loss! Migraines make me crave Coke like crazy and sometimes chocolate, too. I'm hoping that by reducing some of the stress in my life my migraines will become less frequent.
3. Bad influences. Not to point the finger, but I've learned to overeat and make poor food choices from my family. When I lived at home it was difficult. Now that I'm on my own it's somewhat better but I do have to be mindful of not falling back into old habits when I'm home for visits.
4. Laziness. I need to force myself to not sit in front of the TV for hours when I get home. It's not that I hate working out or anything - I'm just an unmotivated couch potato.
It's time to defeat the dragon for good. I'm tired of feeling insecure about my appearance. I want to have confidence and date and not be ashamed of my body. I want to do what I can to maintain my good health because as things are now, it feels like a ticking time bomb.
My goal is to lose 60 lbs. That seems overwhelming so the plan is to take it one month at a time.
Minigoal #1: Weigh 200 lbs by the end of March.
