Trying a Simple Approach to Weight Loss

  I have always had trouble with controlling my weight.  Right now I am slightly over weight.  So instead of trying to count calories and avoid carbs and watch everything I eat I am going to try to simplify my approach.

  I was raised by a loving family who never wanted me to go hungry.  While growing up there was always plenty of food available but there was always a catch.  Whatever you put on your plate had to be eaten.  The old "CLEAN YOUR PLATE"  philosophy.  So after years of cleaning my plate I now continue to eat everything regardless of if I am hungry or not.

   Here's my new simplified strategy:

1.  Don't eat everything on my plate at any meal.  Save some for the dogs, the compost pile or the garbage can.
2.  Don't ad any additional, SALT, SUGAR or FAT/BUTTER.
3.  Limit the portions to the single serving size for most meals.


  After being trained as a child to clean my plate to get that "good boy" reward I also learned that I could stuff myself.  if I smothered everything in either SALT, BUTTER, or SUGAR I could eat it even if I wasn't hungry.
  So I think if I quit doctoring my foods my appetite or at least my ability to continue to eat excessively will be reduced.  It is almost like taking the oil from the machine to make it seize up.

So here goes, I'll post the date, my weight and waist size every Sunday morning and see what happens.

  DATE                    WEIGHT                WAIST
18 July10                  197.3                      37"
25 July 10                 196.6                      36.5"
01 Aug 10                 195.0                      36.5"      (did liver cleanse,
                                                                                          for shoulder pain)
08 Aug 10                 198.6                       36"