New Month, New Start.

So I started DietBet a few weeks ago with the anticipation of having something to hold me accountable for my lifestyle journey (I have to keep reminding myself that this is not just a weight loss journey, it's a life change). I THOUGHT I could do this WITHOUT participating in comments or blogs or interacting on the site at all and guess what?...I was WRONG! WHAT WAS I THINKING?! I need the support. So this is (hopefully) the start of what will be an amazing journey.

I have struggled with my weight for my entire life. It's a battle I don't want to have any longer. I am 31 years old (well almost ;) and I am to the point where I have tried every diet, fad and pill out there and now it is time to take control.

My goal for years and years has been to lose weight, to be "skinny", like all my issues would just go away if my scale didn't feel so much pressure. Well, I have a new mind set now. I am going to be Mindful. Mindfulness: the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.

I feel that if I am mindful of the relationship I have with food and present in each moment, maybe I can break the cycle of emotional eating once and for all. Only time will tell.

I have been slacking a bit in the first 3 weeks of this challenge but, I hope that my participation here will help fuel my fire.

-Amy

Karen M.

07/01/2015 2:10PM

Your post really speaks to me. I am 26 and have been dieting since I was 12-I struggle with emotional eating too and I think I have a real addiction to sugar. I've had periods of solid weight loss though and nothing keeps me more motivated than seeing those results. Fore me, the toughest part has always been getting re-motivated once I've fallen off the wagon and during those times, when I can't actually see the results on myself, blogging and online support websites like this one work miracles. Keep at it! I'm rooting for you.

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