Meology

Hard to believe another year has come and gone. I guess I didn't eat enough green on last New Year's Day because 2007 was filled with financial burdens and I didn't win the lottery like I was supposed to so I couldn't pay off all my debts. Guess I will keep trying on the lottery thing . Hell, I just may get lucky one day. I have already set some New Year's resolutions for myself. The first is to lose weight. That is usually high on the agenda for many people, but right now it is my main priority. And yes, I am overweight. I am not one who is anorexic skinny and still thinks I am fat. I am just fat. A condition linked to marriage and kids. I thought that after my husband died, I would lose weight easily because he was no longer here to cook meals everyday. I was wrong. I have put on weight and I think it is due to some depression. I miss my husband greatly and stress has taken its toll on me. Last year, I dieted and lost weight. I lost 40 pounds and was at my lowest I had been in years. But a very stressful year and having to eat out alot, I gained all of it back plus some. Now, I am not blaming anyone but myself for this. I am going to have to put my foot down once and for all and lose the weight. There are three things that helped me to lose weight last year. The first being NutriSystem. This is a great program and it works. Even if you do cheat occasionally. It can be costly, but you have figure what would you spend on food for yourself every month anyway. When you have a family it is harder because you have to buy enough for family meals, and if you see NutriSystem as a burden on your finances as I did, there are other ways. Counting calories was the biggest contributing fact to my weight loss after I stopped NutriSystem. Setting a goal based how many calories you normally take in a day can make a tremendous impact on your success. For me, I set my calorie intake at 1800 per day and wrote down everything I ate in a log book. Believe it or not, this is a great and simple system. My cousin told me about a site called "fitday" which helps you keep track of what you are eating and tracks calories for you. I like the site so far, and the best part is it's FREE! Check it out. If it doesn't have what you are looking for, just search Google. You can find anything using search engines.