Slow and steady is boring

I always seem to go back into weight loss in some sort of dramatic way.  Last January I joined Jenny Craig.  I go hard core into Weight Watchers.  Whatever it is.  It works!  But it's impossible to maintain.  I can't do a DRAMATIC change today and keep it going forever.

And I know the point is to make small meaningful changes that you can keep, but that's less dramatic.  I started at 162 and today I'm down to 158.  I go up a pound, and down a pound, then up a pound and down two.  So I've lost one and moving in the right direction, but it's taken me a week.  That feels WRONG...even though it's right.  Even though it's what I need to do to make the right stuff stick in my life.

I'm exercising three or four times a week.  I tried joining gyms and I go hard core in the beginning, but then it's hard to maintain.  So I've accepted that doing a dvd in my basement is the best I can do.  But it's SOMETHING and that's better than nothing.

I'm creating menus for the week and going food shopping.  I'm looking for healthy alternatives and not eating out all the time.  Sometimes I eat too much, but generally I'm listening to my body and only eating when I'm hungry.   I want to be a naturally thin person, but it has to come naturally.  It can't be something I decide to do today.

So my goal is to lose 15 pounds by May 10th.  That's 16 weeks.  That's one pound a week.  One pound.  That's not impossible.  Some weeks I will lose two pounds.  Some weeks I will gain a pound.  Some weeks I will not lose or gain. 

But slow and steady will get me to where I need to be.  It's not a race.  Fast is not the right way.  I understand that now.  Rushing to 10 pounds is what gets me gaining five.  It's frustrating and not possible to maintain. 

Wish me luck!