So. . .blogging, we meet again.

Well.

Here I am.

The title says it all. This is a weight loss blog.

Um.

I hope.

How's that for faith in myself? Maybe blogging will hold me accountable for my weight loss, and facilitate the process. I started this blog over six years ago, and yet it has fewer than six posts. I guess I'll make a resolution to post daily or at least every other day. I'm planning to take a before photo, soon, even though the thought of it makes me cringe.

I'll come out and say, though, that I started this journey about four days ago.

Beginning weight?

Ugh.

305.8 lbs

Today I weigh 298.8 lbs.

From now on, I'll only be posting my weight once a week (even though I tend to weigh daily). I suppose since it's Thursday, I'll go ahead and stick with that.

Thursday=weigh-in day.

I'll also take some measurements in the next few days and post those, too.

My chosen "method" of weight lost is the Primal Blueprint. Basically, I'm ditching grains. That means I'm not eating bread, pasta, oatmeal, crackers, corn/corn products, tortillas. I'm also avoiding beans, soy (gross), and unhealthy oils/fats.

What the heck is left, you say? Lots!

I can eat:

meat (chicken, beef, pork, lamb)

fish

veggies (corn is not a vegetable)

dairy

butter

coconut oil

nuts/seeds

fruit in limited quantities (mostly berries)

I will occasionally indulge in white rice and white potatoes, too. I'll be keeping the quantities low, though, because I'm trying to lose weight. My focus is on whole, real foods.

I've tried other plans, like Atkins and Weight Watchers and The South Beach Diet. I know all of these plans have worked for people, and honestly, they worked for me, too, short term. Unfortunately, I don't find them sustainable. Atkins most resembles the Primal lifestyle but the focus on "frankenfoods" is high. Artificial sweeteners and protein bars, little vegetable content. The South Beach Diet is both low carb AND low fat which means I was hungry all. the. time. Weight Watchers created a mental obsession with "points" and I psyched myself into believing I was running out of points from the second I started eating.

I'm attempting to change the way I think about food. I know this is the healthiest way for me to eat, the problem is with fighting my old food demons. I like to eat. I am fat because I like to eat.

So, anyway. How's this for a first post. I've laid it all out.

Wish me luck!