Anything But Gray

and I'm doing GREAT.

Zak and I both decided that after my bday we were gonna smarten up and get back to on track….as far as eating good and trying to lose a little bit of weight. Both of us have gained weight back since our major weight loss a few years ago and we want to do something about it before  it gets out of control…lol.

Over the course of the few years it has taken me to gain the weight back I have learned a few things.

• As a general rule, I don't gain weight from eating. As long as I am not on some out of control binge fest, I can eat normally with splurges and treats here and there and not gain weight from it. It's only when other circumstances factor in that I gain weight, which leads me to some of these other things….
• Starving yourself is completely counterproductive. I got so scared of gaining weight that I would not eat…totally sabatoged myself in the process..and made myself gain weight.
• I gain weight when I get stressed out. This is big deal. I now know that when I am majorly stressed out, I need to watch what I eat, bigtime and exercise to keep from gaining weight.
• My husband thinks I'm hot and adores me, no matter what I weigh. He makes me feel so good and he makes me want to try harder to look good for him. Silly? Perhaps….but he didn't marry a chubby woman and I'd like to try to keep myself as close to what he did marry as I reasonably can. But it's nice to know he still finds me attractive even if I can't acheieve that goal.
• I really hate how my body looks past a certain weight and it affects my sex life. Not cool.  My libidio seriously plummets when I'm unhappy with how I look and that is so not good for me or my marriage.
• Eating every 3 hours is the best advice I have ever been given….it makes you feel like you are constantly eating and keeps your metabolism going.
• I will always loathe drinking water. Seriously. I hate it. With a passion. 

Now…armed with this knowledge….I'm excited and happy to be back on track!!
I figure by Jaime's bday I should be back down to where I'm happy and everything beyond that is a bonus.

Go me!!