julietsierra
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I'm the kind of person that weight loss people hate. They tell me "You have to do this for yourself" and I cringe. They tell me "no one can make someone else lose weight, they have to want to" and while I see their point, they're not entirely correct. I used to go to weight watchers. Now that organization is touted as being WONDERFUL and for many, it is. For me, it's a nightmare. There are far far far too many choices and well, that's not a good thing for me. So, this past June, my Master said "you're going to lose weight this year. You've tried before and well, there's no more dicking around. This year, you're going to do it." It took me till August to realise something I should have known about myself all along. I do NOT do things for myself well at all. When I do things for other people though, I am very successful. I don't do well at cleaning my house just because I like it clean (there are other things more important), I don't like cooking dinner if it's just for myself, I don't do well at pretty much anything if the only reason I'm doing it is for myself. On the other hand, if I do things for others, they get done. Company coming over? House is cleaned in a jiffy. People staying for dinner? I love to cook. So, having him tell me I am going to be doing this because he said so was just the ticket for me. Then I took care of my issue with too many choices. I looked at myself, who I am and what I revel in, and decided to lose weight in the same manner. I don't do well making my own decisions. I am however, an excellent follower. So, instead of weight watchers who so kindly give me all these choices so I can be in charge of my own eating, I started eating according to the Scarsdale Diet. The Scarsdale Diet tells me what I'm going to eat at what meal on what day. It's easily adapted to going out to dinner, so my entertainment hasn't suffered. It offers more diversity in food choices than I've ever had before, but according to a strict regimin. Lots of fruits, vegetables, meats and a lower amount of carbohydrates. To date, I've lost 30 pounds, done so slowly, plateaued, lost some more, etc...but more importantly, I've kept off what I've lost AND I've never felt healthier. And even MORE importantly, this past weekend, I took two huge bags of clothes size 18 & 20 to the Salvation Army and the size 16s are soon to be going there too. I'm just waiting for a little more time to pass before I get rid of those too. These days, I'm more often than not, in size 14s. Oh, I do have to say that since June, my Master has never brought up the weight issue again. We have the kind of relationship where he says what will happen and either I submit or not. If not, he'll be on his way. So once he said what he said, he never had to utter another word and I never had to deal with possible resentment over punishments and things like that. Just my success story. juliet
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