I've read some things that make me want to shout very loudly today

It's silly season, when lots of people are either starting new diets or returning to the plan after a long time away.

So, that means lots of questions about the plan, but also lots of hand-wringing, recriminations, self-loathing, guilt and so on.

You know what? You aren't going to die of shame because you're six stone overweight. You might die of heart disease or some other obesity-related condition, but shame won't kill you. And to those of us who're down from 21 stone, or 24 and a half stone, or 28 stone, it's frankly a very silly thing to say and just a little bit insulting to others in the same boat as you or with a lot more to lose.

You may feel as though you want to die of shame, you may feel self-loathing, guilt, disgust and all manner of other things, but none of them is going to make you slimmer. They haven't so far, and I will bet my last farthing you've been feeling all of those and more for quite some time.

Better by far to put all of those redundant and negative feelings behind you; all they do is weigh you down and make you less likely to succeed at losing weight. Focus instead on what you can do to lose weight. Exercise, healthy eating based on whole grains, vegetables, lean protein and low fat dairy produce, fruit. Point and track everything you consume. Don't guess, weigh and measure everything. Point it before you eat it, not afterwards. You have to be in control of food, not allow food to control you.

I could say all of this until I am blue in the face, I suppose. Fact is that newcomers to the plan need to hear this as much as those who are already on the road. It's kind of hard to keep on summoning up the enthusiasm, though, some days.

Oh well. Onwards and downwards!

Whoopsadaisy!

I keep forgetting to copy over my WW web site blog to here, sorry about that.

Anyway, maybe I should keep this as a separate blog for the most part and sort of add in bits from the WW blog as and when, if I feel as though there's something I want to share with a wider audience.

So, what's happened since November 8? Well, we went to Denmark and got married, and it was brilliant, just fantastic. We had an absolutely wonderful time. I gained a pound and a half after eating what I liked for three days, but the following week lost 6.25 pounds. I haven't really lost anything since! Been up and down by a pound or so ever since, which is frankly rather depressing. Of course I gained a bit after Christmas, but only a little bit. I am still 16 stone 9.5, and I was 16 stone 9.25 the week after the wedding.

I haven't been cheating at all, but I also haven't been exercising. I think therein may lie the difficulty for me, it's time I got a little more active, so from tomorrow that is what I am going to be doing. I have to, I want to get to goal. I think it's about time that a fair bit of weight dropped off. Truth to tell, a SP earlier in the week showed 16 stone 8, so I don't know what's happened between then and now! Probably I haven't been eating quite as healthily as I would normally with finishing off Christmas leftovers and not having proper meals so much as sandwiches and snacks here and there, still within points. Anyway, it seems to have stopped things up a little to say the least! Things have changed today, thankfully. ;)

I've had proper meals today, and I have decided that I am going to eat properly from today. That means three meals and snacking on fruit. Which is what I do when I am losing weight properly, and I know works for me. So I am going back to that, along with the exercise.

I am in a couple of challenges on the WW boards, and I am also in a Facebook group (as well as having my own, which has a few members but only a very few regulars.)

It's all good motivation, though. I like to blog because it helps me to keep my head straight and also gives me a record of what I've achieved and where I'm going to. And it seems to help other people too, on the WW boards. Or so they say!

Anyway, more later as life goes along.