I had the scare of my life yesterday. I went to my local grocery store. They were having a free glucose and cholesterol screening. My boyfriend and I had just come from a breakfast buffet but we took the test any way. He is six feet tall and about forty pounds overweight. All of which is in his cute wittle belly… Okay, enough of that. His reading was within normal range for both sugar and cholesterol.
However my reading almost had me fainting on the spot.
My sugar was 315 and my cholesterol was 234. Geez Louise. How the heck did I let my health get to this point?
I can blame the weight gain on the stress of losing both my parents within years of one another and my desire for all things sweet. A caramel frappachino here, a chocolate cupcake there. Okay. So if the truth be known I would rather eat anything with sugar rather than a salad or tofurkey.
I was walking diligently recently but then we had this terrible heat wave and we stopped for a few days which soon became a wee which soon became… well, you get the picture.
To be honest I should lose about fifty pounds. I am not quite five feet. I saw Kirstie and Valerie lose weight on Jenny Craig. You go girlfriends! But I can not afford paying Jenny’s prices at the moment.
I would love one of those prepared foods like the Zone dropping meals at my doorstep but the cost is a bit out of my league right now. If one of them wanted to give me a few months worth of free eats I would gladly write about my progress while using their product. Hint. Hint.
Then there are the gyms: LA Fitness, Bally’s and Curves for the gals. Even when I was a skinny minny I felt weird sweating with strangers. Walking and home exercise DVD’s always worked better for me when I wanted to lose those extra pounds.
I know it did not take ten minutes to put the weight on so I am committed to get it off my body in a healthy way.
I must have gained and lost the same thirty pounds over the last twenty years.
So here is my usual routine: At first I Sweat to the Oldies with Richard Simmons. I danced my way to a new body in my twenties at some New York dance clubs. In my late thirties after my mom’s death I moved to Southern California.
Land of bikinis and triple digit heat. A state where it is more acceptable to have cancer than to be fat. You can not even say the F word here. Women cringe in horror at the thought. Yes, it makes it interesting. Although I am a lady who would rather age gracefully than have plastic surgery that leaves me looking like I am in a constant state of surprise. Or resemble a character from the Lion King.
There is much I love about California but the snobbery and superficiality I can do without.
Back to the diet…
I have decided to eat home more. I will keep a food diary and cut out fast food all together. I will miss seeing the King at Burger King or Jack in or out of his box. I will also miss Sara Lee and of course my friends at Pizza Hut. Okay so it is not so surprising why I have too much junk in the trunk. And I wish I could carry that one off like JLo and Kim Kardashian but I am not that genetically gifted.
I was inspired by Ali who was the first woman to win the Biggest Loser. I guess I need to unleash my inner warrior to finally win the war on chub. I have watched the celebrities go through the paces on Celebrity Fit Club and put up with Dustin Diamond’s antics. Then I switch over to see Jackie Warner put her clients through the paces at her Skylab amidst affairs and squabbles. (Just so you know I think Jessie is my favorite trainer. He is such a cutie and yes I know he plays on the other team but I would love to have a guy pal like him.)
On the serious side when I think of both parents who died young from cancer and my other relatives who have had heart disease and diabetes I need to change my lifestyle to regain my health.
I admit I am a food network junkie and I have learned to cook wonderful recipes from Paula, Giada and Ina, The Barefoot Contessa. Well I will have to switch to the healthier recipes and chefs and visit my favorite pals from time to time.
I know this quest for weight loss will not be easy with all the temptations out there but I will work at it until my goal is met. And most importantly my sugar is under control and my cholesterol is at a normal range.
My boyfriend is encouraging and has faith in my ability to complete this task but I feel if I write about my experience I might inspire others to continue their own weight loss plan.
I’ll take you on my journey toward weight loss and improved health. I will confess to temptation and whatever happens from day to day.
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