Introduce

I always thought that I could write a book (or 2) with the dieting knowledge I've learned over the past 20 some years.  The truth is, I know practically everything there is to know about dieting but I'm hardly a poster child for diet success.

I want to try to put it all down into some sort of collection of ideas that will hopefully motivate me to try again and maybe inspire anyone who happens to find this blog.

Dieting really comes down to a series of verbs - eat, move, plan, prepare and at it's most basic it's just a formula; eat better + move = weight loss or calories in + more calories out = weight loss.  Easy but sooo deceptive.  Many things are easier said than done, right?  So what makes it so difficult for so many people, including me? I have some ideas.  More to come on that.

So here's what I'm not:
I'm not a doctor, dietician or nutritionist.
I'm not a personal trainer.


What I am:
I'm a Gen Xer who grew up in the age of supermodels
I'm still trying to figure all this out, despite reams of knowledge
I'm trying to make it simple, stop over thinking it all
I'm trying to make some permanent changes
I am really good at motivating and inspiring others... I just struggle to do the same thing for myself!


Note: it's called a diet but let's just call that shorthand for "lifestyle changes to food and behaviors"  When I say diet, that's what I mean

Also,  I will refer to wanting to be 'skinny'.  This is my quick way to say 'lean, strong and healthy'.   Lots of size 2 girls are not healthy!  Lots of smaller girls are both small and fat or, skinny fat. You know them.  Don't be envious of this. A pudgy size 6 is nothing to be jealous of.