It's a New Year

When I started this blog, I had hoped to write a humorous blog about my struggles with weight loss. I looked back at my previous posts, and they lacked humor. After some thought, I realized that unlike other parts of my life where I can laugh at my self, my weight is not one of them. In fact, I would get offended if any one mentioned anything about my weight. I knew I had gained weight, I didn't need anyone else to point it out. I became a bit hyper-sensitive to the issue.

After many years of fighting the weight loss fight by myself, I decided to make a change. This year, I realized that I couldn't lose the weigh by myself. I needed help. My wife and I joined Weight Watchers. The key to Weight Watchers is keeping an accurate food log. I never liked keeping a food log. To me, it was like keeping a budget by writing down every penny you spent. It wasn't something I liked to do. So far, so good, I've been doing well for 2 weeks, but there's a long way to go.

To add a little humor to the blog...at the first meeting someone said something about exercise. I heard a little old woman say, "I'm allergic to exercise, everytime I do it, I start sweating and I get shortness of breath."