About me

I am a yo-yo dieter.  I have lost the same weight over and over again more times than I can count.  I am a consistent exerciser but just don’t seem able to maintain weight loss.

Many bloggers share their current weight and pictures of their progress. Not me. I am always reluctant to admit how much I weigh or how much I have regained. Over the years I have let my body-image impact how I feel about myself in general. I would like to be a person who could love myself regardless of the numbers on the scale – but then again, I would like a lot of things.

For those of you who want to know more about me:  I am in my late 40s; married for 22 years to man who also struggles with his weight; full-time mom to two teenage boys (who are skinny and fortunately have better relationships with food than I do); live in the Midwest; am not very tech savvy so will need patience while I figure out how to blog.

I was always thin as a child and remember being embarrassed to change clothes for gym class because my legs were skinny.  How I now regret envying shapely thighs!  My metabolism seemed to change during my senior year of high school; I started gaining (a little) weight.  Ironically, my goal weight is the same number that made me so unhappy when I was 18.  (And several pounds higher than goals of years past; I am trying to be realistic).  I began my life-long diet journey my freshman year of college when I gained, lost, and regained my first 15 pounds.  It has been a struggle ever since.

Based on my years of personal dieting experience, I think I have the greatest chance of long-term success with the South Beach diet.  Having managed to meet weight loss goals with this plan twice in the past, I intend for this to be the last time!

Karen