Losing to win!

Welcome!

So at the moment, I’m an unemployed, unlicensed attorney (read: I just graduated from law school and the sucky job market is kicking my behind!) with dreams of changing the world through my work in the law, writing a best selling work of literature, losing 80 lbs and running a marathon.

I guess you could say that I’m short on money, and long on dreams.

In between my job hunting and goal setting, I’ve found that I have a LOT of time on my hands with which to pursue my weight loss goals and write.  I’ve been doing some about-me blogging here: Tricia says and creatively inspired blogging here: Tricia writes - but I have NOT been using my time wisely when it comes to weight loss.

This is where this beautiful new blog comes to play.

Since I was a little girl, I’ve found that writing has helped me get work through my problems.  And my weight loss battle is a PROBLEM.  It’s not so much about my appearance - I don’t think I’m doing too bad in the looks department with my big girl body.  It’s just that being the weight I am puts me at risk for a number of diseases - diabetes in particular - a particular concern as I am pre-diabetic.

It’s also a problem because I’ve been trying to conquer my weight loss issue for YEARS. I went on my first diet when I was in junior high - some craziness that had me eating all meat one day, all veggies the next day, and then a particular combo of things. I lost weight but - of course, I gained it all back.  The first turning point came after my freshman year of college - when I gained that dreaded Freshman 15 - but doubly so.  Gaining almost 30 lbs (27 to be exact) sent me running to Weight Watchers in the summer of 2001 - and with Weight Watchers, I lost those 27 lbs. And then I went back to college and eventually gained them all back.  And then I went to law school, and gained some more.  Between 2001 and 2008 I dropped and rejoined WW maybe 8 times. (Pathetic!) I kept going back because of my first go at it was the most success I’ve ever had with a weight loss attempt and I figure that if the program works, I should be able to work it.

Since I’m unemployed I can’t afford to keep up with Weight Watchers after next month but I plan on going to as many meetings as possible until my membership expires. I’m also reading this book: You, On A Diet, which so far has been rather enlightening about how this weight loss stuff works. So between the book, the remaining WW meetings I have left in my membership plan and writing in this blog (you know, along with a proper diet and exercise) I’m hoping I can finally be a loser.

FYI: This blog will not feature any postings about my intake - unless I find my intake interesting.  What it will be about (most likely) are my observations about process, changes in my health/body (hopefully for the better), any great recipes, ideas, tips and tools that I come across. Also, I’ll probably be blogging a bit about another goal which relates to my weight loss efforts - running a marathon!  (I just really started running - on the treadmill. As I will have to give up my gym membership next month, I won’t have a choice but to man up and get running on pavement! Ugh.)

Being a loser (of weight) is quite the process.  Let’s see how it goes.

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