{"id":25817,"date":"2010-07-20T01:00:38","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=25817"},"modified":"2010-07-16T14:52:56","modified_gmt":"2010-07-16T19:52:56","slug":"starting-over-with-weight-loss-requires-a-positive-attitude-and-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/starting-over-with-weight-loss-requires-a-positive-attitude-and-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Over with Weight Loss Requires a Positive Attitude and Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melodee has been blogging about the ups and downs of her weight since 2006. Do not send her cookies. Find her at DietNakedBlog.com<\/a>.\"\"<\/a>
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Five years ago, I weighed 225 pounds. I’d meant to lose weight before a rare visit to the in-laws and a long-awaited trip to Disney World. But I didn’t. A few months later, I was still fat and mortified when I attended my grandma’s 100th
\nbirthday party. All my thin relatives saw how fat I was because even a pair of black pants couldn’t hide my weight.<\/p>\n

In 2006, I was hired to write a diet blog for a now-defunct website (ClubMom.com). I weighed 226 pounds. I ruled out counting calories and attending meetings. I’d been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS<\/a>) and chose the recommended low-glycemic index diet<\/a>. I changed my lifestyle–eliminating sugar and flour–and to my shock, my weight began to drop. After a few months, I added daily exercise. I felt great. My weight stabilized at 170 pounds and I was zipping up size 12 jeans. I had a walking buddy and got up every morning at 6 a.m. to walk a hilly 3.5 mile course.<\/p>\n

Even though I wanted to lose another twenty pounds, I felt confident, triumphant, absolutely certain that I’d conquered my weight problem. That was that. I’d made a lifestyle change and I easily maintained it for about two years.<\/p>\n

Then I started working full-time. My last shift ended every night at midnight. After a couple months, I quit my morning walk, choosing sleep over exercise. Some stressful issues affected our family. Inexplicably, I started eating refined carbs, even though I knew my body does not handle them well. My life changed and my “new” lifestyle no longer fit. Instead of adapting, I embraced my old bad habits.<\/p>\n

And now I’m fat again.<\/p>\n

It’s disheartening to regain weight, horrifying to face people who raved over your weight loss the first time around.<\/p>\n

I’m finally regaining my equilibrium. I’m gearing up to start over again. This time, I’m gathering a team of supporters to hold me accountable through daily emails. I’ll be blogging. I’ll change my lifestyle, one healthy bite at a time.<\/p>\n

The only way to fail is to stop trying. I’m trying again.<\/p>\n

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