Weight Loss Philosophy

There are so many philosophies regarding weight loss. I have my own.

I started this weight-loss quest so I would feel better. Plain and simple, I was tired of feeling like sh*t all the time, every day, day in and day out. The second thing was in the back of my mind: I was/am concerned with my health. Obviously I can't be healthy if I feel like garbage physically every day. I have high triglycerides and I am pre-diabetic.

Being skinny, showing off, buying cute clothes, being sexy is the furthest from my mind. I will admit that I would like to look better. I cringe when I see my photos, but that's not my motivation. In fact, the thought of having to spend money on new clothes bugs me, I'm a tightwad.

So with health in mind, one would think that I would be a purist. I'm not. At this point, I'm not going organic, I'm not going whole foods. I like the tricks that help me get through it. I like the silly things like Alba shakes, ICBINB spray, etc.

So my philosophy right now is to do what it takes to get the weight off. If that means using Splenda, chemical sprays, weird recipes, hitting Hungry Girl and other recipe sites on a daily basis, I'm doing it. I just ordered Hungry Girl's recipe book--it' supposed to arrive tomorrow. I don't like buying cookbooks because I don't like to cook. I decided I needed to change my mind. Next goal I may buy a Lund cookbook. I guess now I'm at the stage where I'm looking for cookbook/website recommendations. Never thought I'd say that.

In the back of my mind, slowly and gently, I'll be moving more toward whole foods, natural, and maybe some day organic. (Organic prices just tick me off to no end, so I don't do anything organic at this moment out of spite. Remember, I'm a tightwad. lol)

One of my mini-goals is to quit consuming high fructose corn syrup. Early in the year, we heard the news reports that many items made with HFCS had mercury in them. Once mercury enters your body, you can never get rid of it. That scared me! Pam just blogged about this yesterday at her blog. Pop on over and read about it.

So small, gentle steps. I know the term baby steps is widely used, but that phrase has always bugged me probably because I am a youngest child and have always been referred to as the baby, so I like my gentle steps phrase better. lol I'm weird, what can I say. Plus, I'm 43 and far from being a baby, although my attitude at times...never mind.

My ultimate goal is when I reach my goal weight, I'll have removed a lot of the bad foods from my diet and will be eating more toward the whole, good foods. But it's a process. I just can't drop it all now because I would never make it.

So that's my philosophy. Do what it takes to get the weight off. I know this is true: The way I eat on Weight Watchers, chemicals and all, is far healthier for me than the way I ate before Weight Watchers!!!