Today, I found 2 very interesting articles related to obesity. They specifically talk about Canada but I think the information applies anywhere.

The second article.....I refuse to comment on because I need some time to digest the information in there before going off on a rant. Unbelievable...is all I have to say for the moment.

This first one though, is extraordinarily interesting and all I have to say is...."It's about time someone said something!!"

http://www.theprovince.com/health/Mental+health+linked+losing+battle+against+obesity/6798710/story.html

 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Judge+rule+whether+obesity+factor+fitness+fatherhood/6796341/story.html

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Still sitting in a stall…but at least I am not gaining, right??

I haven’t lost anything since Christmas. Although very, very frustrating, I have to believe that the scale will move again some day!! Otherwise, that size 10 “goal” dress sitting in my closet will get pretty dusty!

One thing I have to wonder about: is this stall all in my head??

221 is the magic number. I have never weighed less than 221 except way back in high school. The lowest I have ever been in my adult life is 221lbs.

Now here I sit…at 221lbs.

That was my first goal; to get below that weight. That’s when I figured I would truly believe that this was working….if I could only get under 221, then maybe this is for real…

So now, at 221 for over a month, it seems a bit more than coincidence, doesn’t it??

So what do I do….ok well I have to re-frame my thinking….I have to put the scale away…..I have to just keep trucking and trust the process to work….I have to believe that I am not special and will not be the only person on the planet that this surgery refuses to work past 3 months for…..I have to measure, journal and track all my protein, water and carbs religiously to make sure I really am doing what I am supposed to be doing….drink 2L of water every day….gym 5 days a week

Anything else I missed?

Re-frame my thinking: I know what this means….but not entirely sure how to do it. I know I have to turn negative thoughts into positive ones, but until someone calls me on a negative thought, sometimes I don’t even realize I am doing it. And to be honest, its not like I say all the things in my head OUT LOUD!! Gods, I would never shut up!!

Put the scale away….well that’s easy. Ever since I realized that it gives a different reading depending on where it is on the floor…even the slightest angle difference….I find it’s not really much use anyways. I weight myself about once a week and unless its drastically different, I still just use 221 as my weight. One day it said 207 and I was pretty excited…..for about 12 seconds until I stepped on it again. Then, I kicked it.

Trust the process: Hmmm….working on that one.

Believe I am not special: I have lived for 39 years so far telling myself that I am the only person on earth who just cannot lose weight. I think it will take a bit longer than 3 months to undo that damage….but I am working on it.

Measure, Journal and track: I always measure and weigh my foods out. Journaling and tracking is another story. I tired doing it on paper and it was just too hard to find all the details for each food so I gave up. I tired tracking online, but I don’t always get a chance to sit down at my home computer. I can’t do it at work, even though I sit in front of a computer all day…because our internet access is restricted and the firewall wont allow it. And I am too poor to own a phone with an app on it to do it like that….so I am still trying to figure this one out too. I think I will just have to suck it up and do it by hand on paper!!

Water: also another dilemma that I am still trying to figure out. Between eating, travelling on the bus for 1.5 hours each way every day (with no bathroom!!) and just plain old being too busy to think of it….its very hard to get the water in. Not to mention that I can only drink a small amount at a time….

Gym: that’s pretty good…although this week I was feeling pretty crappy so only ended up going 2x so far.

All these excuses!!!! When I re-read this list, it just sounds like a bunch of crap to me. If someone else told me this stuff I would probably just say…well if it’s important to you, then you will find a way.

So…I will find a way.