Evicting Buddha and his fatty assets

I've been blessed most of my life in not having to worry about my weight.  Around 2003, my medications changed and I started to gain weight.   Everyone had always told me that once I hit 35, I'd no longer be able to eat anything I liked and still stay trim.  I'd passed that age a while back when the med change occurred and I felt cursed.  The new meds actually worked better for me, but if I even looked at a piece of bread I started to gain weight.  I tried several different dieting plans but nothing really was working for me.  Then along comes menopause and I start seeing another bout of putting on weight for apparently no reason.   I finally got serious and decided that I had to evict Buddha and his fatty assets.  I walked away from Coke and my beloved Chai.  I wasn't drinking that much of either daily, but I figured it was a start.  A friend then told me about Beyond Diet.   I started to follow the principles that Isobel gives and I started losing weight!  Me, the person that couldn't possibly drink anything unless it was sweet is now drinking almost exclusively water!  I'm proud to say that I'm losing weight too and feeling so much better.   I'm only about a third of the way to my goal, however, it is consistent progress so I'm able to stay motivated.  The first place a woman tends to lose weight is from her chest.   The first time I took measurements since starting this new eating plan, I hadn't lost inches anywhere except my chest.  (a full inch!)  Oh well, I've lived most of my life with a petite bustline and if its what I have to give up to get rid of my Buddha belly, it is well worth it.  Hoping to get to 120 before I turn 50.   At this rate, I may be in the best shape of my life on the downside of life's hill.

Word for the Year

My word for the year 2012 is Live. I chose this because I felt at the time that I was merely existing. I didn't reach out to others but merely survived in my own little cocoon. I vowed that this year I would take the chance and live. Get out there and do something, make a difference, and enjoy life so much more in the process. Thus far, I can say I am enjoying the year immensely.