Project Fiona: yo yo dieting

Monday, 17 January 2011

Why try and try and try again?

I have never been a yo yo dieter. That is what I have alway said to myself. But honestly, that is a lie.

Here are my remembered dieting attempts

2006 - a blog to post up my daily food and exercise diary - three posts, fail.
2007 - Lite n'Easy
2008 - Tony Ferguson liquid diet - I can't believe I thought that would work
2009 - Cohen's Lifestyle program - hard core, and I found it impossible to stay on the wagon
2010 - Curves - quite good actually, but adopting a troubled dog put a stop to the gym visits

So, am I a yo yo dieter? Yes, I think I am.

Has it worked? No, it hasn't.

Will this time be different?
A very good question, and one that scares me deeply.

About this blog

There is no way that I can become healthy in 26 seconds. But that is what I claim in the sub-title to this blog. Who is this charletan?

Well, I did have "weeks" instead of "seconds" when I first set up the blog. From obesity to a healthy me in 26 weeks. Sounds good. It sounds achievable. It isn't.

This blog details my journey to a healthy mind and body. It is not original, and it is pretty personal. Self image and self esteem are always... pretty personal.

I document any observations and revelations that I may stumble upon through this case study of one (me), relating to health, diet, exercise, motivation, and will-power.

Goals

8 week challenge: lose my ridiculously high expectations of shedding 12 kilos by 7 March 2011
5 week challenge: add fresh fruit and nuts to the spaces where cake, biscuits, slices and chocolate currently sit. No I am not going to try and lose 5 kilos by mid April.
5 week challenge: have friends over for a healthy meal and companionship every other weekend in the months of April and May. NO - I am not going to be losing 5 kilos by 16 May 2011.
4 week challenge: by 12 July 2011 I had aimed to be in the healthy weight range - losing 20 kilos in only a few months. Instead, my new goal? By 4 July, I have jogged my first 10km fun run.
Maintain a healthy BMI for the rest of my life. This is still my ultimate goal. But how I reach it must be profoundly different to watching the scale.