AnneLyze

It's that time of the year again.  Here is my list of favorites for 2012, in no particular order. 1.  My favorite TV shows The Walking Dead ( love and hate it ) , Homeland  (worth the cost of Showtime) and ..... Sons of Anarchy ( yet again ).  I don't know what that says about me as a person, but I don't care. 2.  At least one Saturday morning each month I head to the Troy Farmers Market where I immerse myself in the crowds and enjoy the sounds, smells, and flavors of fresh produce, bakery items and everything in between.  Why can't Albany have something like this?  The church that people want to turn into a brewery, how about a year long Farmers Market instead?  Rent it out as Art Space and turn it into a market place on the weekends.  Good thinking.  Maybe I should write a letter to the Times Union. 3.  Watching Ben play soccer.  There is no greater feeling as a parent then watching your child excel at something they ...

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas and a happy healthy New Year!

Last January when I started my weight loss journey, every doctor I saw wanted to know what my goal weight was.  At the time I weighed 226.8 pounds and my BMI was 46.  I replied the same thing to all of them, I would be satisfied at 140 pounds.  My bypass surgeon said no and the goal weight became a reasonable 130.   The physician who was in charge of my nutrition was appalled and wanted 120, but some people should and need to be ignored.    Yesterday I weighed in at 133.8, and at 4'11'' my BMI is now 27.   I am still considered overweight but it is much better than morbidly obese and more importantly, a lot healthier.  So 90 pounds of me is gone, but I am fixated on these four stupid little pounds, actually 3.8.  And every day I ask the same question, "Isn't this good enough?".  I have dieted and lost weight many times before but have never reached my goal weight.  I want this time to be differen...