One persons weight loss doing Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition

Two Years
I am approaching my second year living with Calorie Restriction. I must say it has been the most enjoyable two years in a very long time. I feel fantastic, look pretty darn good for an old broad and look forward to a long and healthy life.

Dr. Time
It is time again to make the annual Dr’s visit. I actually look forward to it. This is another odd feeling for me. I had avoided going for several years. Squeaking in a mammogram every 5 years or so, of course this is because I had to be weighed in. I never wanted to know what I weighed. Fast forward to 2009, I now step on the scale several times a day and even look at myself in the mirror. Wow.

Weight Gain
I started gaining weight about 15 years ago. Before that I was 135 pounds since high school. I had 3 children and lost the weight pretty fast, I partied like there was no tomorrow, ate what I wanted but was very aware of what not to eat and never ate fast food. I didn’t bring it home for my kids either. We just never ate it. We did eat pizza a few times a year.
Funny this is how I am eating again. The only huge difference is I am not eating processed grains or starchy foods and sugars now. I did then. But, I am pretty convinced they are not as good for us as they once were. All the new additives and man made crap in them makes them a very bad food choice, in my opinion, I am not alone with this feeling.
I started gaining weight 15 years ago and couldn’t find a way to get it off. My husband was doing the shopping then and he would bring home the worse crap ever. Cinnamon rolls, pastries etc. I ate that crap like no tomorrow. I don’t buy it and never have. I have excellent control in the stores. Always have.
Now that I am shopping again I buy what he likes of course and I never touch it. I do make sure it isn’t loaded with crap. He will eat whole wheat rolls sweetened with raisins so that is good. He just eats to many of them.

Family
I think I had to have a push to look at my bad self. It was a trip to my home state, Colorado, and pictures my family took of me. I hadn’t paid any attention to myself until then. I started CR on the airplane ride home. I think I lost weight on that trip. I weighed myself as soon as I got home. That was September 23, 2007. I was shocked. 227 was the most I ever weighed. No wonder i was feeling lousy.
I plan on going back home again this September, 2 years later and a brand new me.
Of course I have family members that have lost and gained weight most of their lives. They will think I will regain. I have some proving to do. I will not regain. There is only one reason for that and it is Calorie Restriction. It is so easy to do, so darn healthy just why would I ever stop. I won’t. I might not use the cronOmeter everyday but I will count calories as best I can.

Live Long and Healthy
Calorie Restricion has saved my life and will give me a long and healthy one. i look forward to living a long life, one without modern medicine to keep me going. I will be healthy just simply eating quality foods and less of them.