Laura's Turn

This is my first post after pressure from the queen of blogging. From reading your posts, Whit & Leah, I'm wondering why you didn't ask for tennis shoes for Christmas.
Now to bore you... Why can't I lose weight? Today, I was offered a chocolate chewy praline, a cup of pecans, yum someone just brought a cheesecake in the break room, manager wants to take me to Italian for lunch, husband wants to go out for dinner and orders a Chicken Pot Pie, TV is full of adds with melted cheesy things....HELP!!!!! How long can I resist temptation? I am the way I am because I love the taste of food... it's not about depression, it's not about boredom, or some other deep psychological issue from childhood. It's so simple...thoughts of eating all this comfort foods far out-weigh (pardon the pun) thoughts of running on a treadmill. How do I change my thinking after 48 years of conditioning? Is it even possible?

Well I'm going to try again - diet number ..., let's see, dieting since junior high x 2 or 3 tries a year equals 105th diet. Should I try the Acai berry this time? Maybe a colon cleanse... maybe hypnotism or acupuncture from Dr. Tony? No, diet 105 will consist of counting calories on Sparkpeople and blogging with the Moms & Daughters and forcing some exercise in after a long tiring day. Hows that for motivational - Go Team! Maybe this Mom & Daughter team can turn around years, decades of "wrong thinking" when it comes to food. Let's give it a try.

Later, I'm going to treadmill now.