Confessions of a Sugarholic

Hello there! It's been six months since my last blog post, so I suppose it's time to let you all know what I've been up to. My goals I set for myself are still steady, and I hope by the end of the year that I've accomplished them. I'm pretty confident that I can reach them although I've been sidelined for a bit, and I haven't had the opportunity to work out as I'd like. Let me explain. As most of you know, I've been on a weight loss journey of the ages. My highest recorded weight was 361 pound circa 2006 - around the time I was in grad school. Things were quite bleak, stressful and lonely. Not to mention all the health issues I had. So I lost weight on a doctor supervised Protein Sparing Modified Fast - now popularly called Ketogenetic diet - it worked, and I got down to 220's, but it didn't stick unfortunately. At that point, I pursued weight loss surgery, and my insurance approved me for a gastric by-pass, but I wasn't sure a

 It's been over on year since I posted. I've been going this blog off and over six years or so, and I didn't even know if anyone was still interested in reading my ramblings. But, who cares, right? If I'm able to provide some insight for one individual, then it's worthwhile to keep going, so that's what I'm going to do. It's a new year so I'm starting with a new look for the blog and new goals for myself. 2018 was very successful. Matilda (my new tummy) and I get along pretty good now. We co-exist peacefully and every now and then she still reminds me of her purpose. I rarely overindulge, because I feel way too uncomfortable when I do. Matilda has also helped me with a reality check. She can pound food that has very little -- ok -- NO nutritional value. I can put away crackers, cookies, pretzels, candy, chips like nobody's business. Food that has protein and fiber, I can eat very little because I'm full very quickly, and I stay that way