a diet that's easy to like

When I was a sophomore in college I worked really hard on a paper.  I turned it in, knowing it was very good. I got a B.  Disappointed, I met with the Professor and asked that he review my paper; the TA was the one who had initially read and graded it.  The professor did, and I got the A I deserved.

Wouldn’t it be nice if weight loss worked like that?  “Hey, I tried really hard this week.  I shouldn’t have gained 1.2 pounds, I should have lost some.  Can you please make that adjustment?”

That’s what I would like to have said to the Weight Watchers person on the Cape who weighed me a week and a half ago.  I honestly believed that without tracking, I could lose weight.  Obviously I can’t.

I return from the Cape and begin tracking again.  Today I weigh in at Weight Watchers and I’m down 2.8 pounds from ten days ago.

I think when people say things like, “I really want to lose a few pounds,” they really mean, “I wish a few pounds could just disappear from my body.”  I know, because for the past year, that has been me. 

Being cautious doesn’t work.  Inevitably there will be too many missteps.  While tracking, I will still eat french fries and apple pie.  I will still eat a large strip steak. I just compensate for my splurges.

I actually enjoy the process.  My clothes are fitting better.  I like being successful at something, especially something measurable.  And one of my favorite foods, lobster, is low in points.

After my Weight Watcher’s class today I go over to Fairway.  There I buy a 1-¾ pound steamed lobster for $9.99 pound.  Fairway even cracks the claws and tail for me.  For dinner, I can have the lobster with vegetables, and still have enough points left over for a dessert of chocolate mouse with berries and whipped cream.

How difficult can a diet like this be?  Not very.