Mission Possible FAQs: Why Are You Against Organized Diets?

I have gotten so many questions about Mission Possible that I’ve started a new ‘sub-feature’ called Mission Possible FAQs. I am always happy to address questions that come to me and will be doing so over the next few days. Feel free to leave any questions below, or in the Mission Possible forum, or of course, you can PM me. One reader asks: Why do you seem to be so down on weight loss programs and diets? Lots of people have been helped by centers like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig and yet you seem to have some sort of … Continue reading →

Mission Possible: A Reason for Hope

I am actually a very optimistic person. The glass is always half full. . .unless it’s truly almost empty and even then I would find the positive in the situation. It’s just my personality. But I recognize on the road to weight loss that there are many of us who go along and get discouraged at the slightest set back. I wrote last week about how I had been really bad about eating junk food. I was tired, I was super busy last week and I didn’t prepare ahead of time what I was going to eat so I ate … Continue reading →

Mission Possible: I Love Junk Food

I do. I love potato chips and cookies and my hand seems to have a mind of its own whenever we are near cookies and junk food. My mind says no but my hand reaches into the cookie box and inserts the cookie in my mouth. I really can’t blame my mouth, teeth, tongue or digestive tracts. They are mere bystanders in the crime! This weekend really was not my best weekend ever. In fact some of my lose clothes seem tight. I almost hated to post this because it’s so NOT inspirational. I had a horribly busy weekend in … Continue reading →

Mission Possible: Ode to the Cooler

Current BMI: 31 One of the reasons that I like journaling as a means to facilitate weight loss is that it helps me identify patterns. I don’t make a huge production of my journal. I just basically write down whether or not I drank enough water, whether or not I ate 5 to 8 servings of fruits and vegetables and how much if any sweets I ate. (Sweets are my huge weakness.) I might note if I had fast food as well. In any case, I’ve already discovered (or rather rediscovered) something that is going to be a pitfall for … Continue reading →

Mission Possible: My Dieting Manifesto

Current BMI: 31 A manifesto, in political terms is a statement about a particular vision and the strategy to get there. It often has the connotation of war or a coup. . .and that’s why I’ve chosen that word as opposed to “Dieting Rules” or “Dieting Guidelines.” I am declaring war on weight loss scams, unhealthy trends, and the negative mentality that leads to our depriving ourselves. You can lose weight by moving more and eating less. It’s that easy. With that said, here is my vision and strategy of weight loss: There is no fast weight loss cure. It … Continue reading →

Mission Possible: The Current State of Affairs

Let’s take back the weight loss! Current BMI: 31 Pounds to Go: 55 Yesterday I wrote about my deep concern over the state of weight loss in our culture. It seems like we get so desperate to lose the weight or look a certain way that we’re willing to do crazy things that, if we stopped to think about it, really don’t make sense. It does not make sense to give yourself excessive diarrhea in the name of health. That’s an oxymoron. It does not make sense to eat in such a way as to leave out major food groups … Continue reading →

Mission Possible: My Confession

A couple of months ago I began writing for the weight loss blog. In researching my articles and watching discussions in the forums, I have come to learn that people will do almost anything to lose weight. We’re willing to starve ourselves, knowingly give ourselves diarrhea either through a ‘colon cleanse’ or Alli, our pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars to lose weight. I am so surprised at the lengths some women will go to lose weight that I am putting my foot down and saying ‘no more’. We don’t have to do these things to our bodies in order … Continue reading →