Join Me?

So no one wants to be my diet buddy…..hummmm.

I mean, I am serious about this diet. I’m not even putting my name in the hat Tuesday for the free dinner for two with wine that WomanSage is giving away.

Well, actually La Vie en Rose restaurant in Brea is giving it away as a Valentine’s Day special. Or I suppose you could change the evening to suit you.

Everyone who comes to the Tuesday Jan. 8 meeting of WomanSage (see womansage.org) is automatically entered. Except me.

I’m on a diet and a week ago I asked for a buddy and got no one.

OK. I’ve done this alone before. Granted not with long term success.

I was hoping someone would join me in support by phone or e-mail (to this web site) because I think that’s the best way to make sure you stick to a plan. At least in the beginning.

What I hope to do is reduce my calories and increase my exercise.

Now, I know that’s basic. It’s usually basic. A diet plan, that is.

I’ve been trying to do that all week. But so far, the scale seems basically stuck.

My hope is to lose a big 20 or 30 pounds, actually. At least 10 would be helpful.

I know that diet and exercise is a daily grind and I know hoping to lose that much weight will take me several months.

Plus I find out Monday if I need to have surgery on a shoulder that seems frozen with arthritis. It’s the darn arthritis that sets me back on my exercise schedule. There is no point in trying to lift weights or do those types of exercise, the doctor told me, until I figure out what’s really wrong and whether I need surgery.

So if I need surgery that means physical therapy. We know that’s a given. And PT doesn’t necessarily include exercise.

So since none of you are in the mood to buddy with me on this journey, I’ll just have to make it on my own.

Of course, if you change your mind, you can always e-mail me at jghaas@aol.com. Or I’ll just go it alone. Sigh.