A One-Year Project

Well, hello my friends. Long time no see... But I can see that you are all here, sitting like you should, some of you already taking notes on this project that Michele and I have created and we want you, yes, you, to presence.

I can see that some of you are raising your hands and feeling all sorts of confused... But, what kind of project is this? you are asking yourselves. I have to shake my head and tell you, in complete disbelief... Haven't you seen the sign by the door? We, that is Michele and I, want to lose 100 pounds in a year.

I am European and consequently have a better understanding of the metric system. I am making friends slowly with the Imperial system, but for all you who are, like me, sometimes lost in the various twists of the Imperial weight grading, 100 pounds is 45.4 Kg.

Now, class, the way I feel about this trip is that it is not only about losing weight. This trip is more about making choices. The right choices, that is. And also, about getting used to that so we may never lose sight of the right path and walk right on it.

Basically, the points we need to (re)learn are:

1. Portions. It is true: half a cup is a portion of pasta. Your body doesn't need any more.
2. Vegetables are friends. And they are delicious. Trust us. They are. You will see.
3. Exercising not only burns calories. It also consumes sugar, makes your heart stronger and releases rainbows and hello kitties into your brain. No. Really.

Sounds easy? Well, it is not. For at least the first month you will see us bitching around here about how hungry we are and how we had this (bad) idea in the first place and how we miss our (bad) food.

It is called 'withdrawal'.

With a bit of luck, if we are still alive and kicking, then you will read us telling you about how good we are starting to look and how sometimes we feel bad when we eat bad stuff or we overeat.

Why I know so much about this? Because I have suffered it.

Three times.

I have lost reasonable amounts of weight three times in the past, but my drug is the food. I have fallen three times back into it with bad consequences for my health. As I am starting my fourth serious weight loss challenge, I want this one to last for more than two years.

So be it.

100 pounds to go... Keep tuning.