New old person

[Guest guest]

Hello!

My name is Kate and I have been a member for about 2 years but have

never posted. Katcha sent a message to ask if I wanted to stay in

the group and after saying yes I decided to post.

A little bio: I am 52, married without children and work in an

executive position that takes up a fair amount of my time. I am a

reader, a knitter, a fly fisher, and a camper.

I have been doing IE - and peeking at your messages - for almost 2

years. I would have to say I am not always successful but I have

lost 35 lbs and still seem to be (mostly) heading downwards.

I don't know that I have any secrets other than to tell those of you

that are newer at it that it took close to a year of doing this

before the weight loss started to kick in. I have lost most of it

over just the last year or so. I am about half way there -

whatever " there " is!

I eat small meals (usually about 5 a day) and do consciously make

healthier choices. It took a while before I realized that I could

think about making healthy choices without thinking I had just

transfered from one food obsession to another.

The only meal that looks much like my former definition of a meal is

breakfast - the rest are things like a cup of plain greek yogurt

with some fruit and a little granola or a cup of soup or a caprese

salad. I do not cook much except on weekends.

After all this time it is starting - just starting mind you - to

become my new normal. When I eat something that is sweet or fatty I

am often satisfied with just a bite. I splurge now and again but no

longer beat myself up over it - that alone is huge.

Mostly - I just wanted to say " thank you " for all the ideas and

support you have all given me without knowing that you were.

All the best,

Kate