Its like starting over ...

So I'm starting {another} blog.  This will be my fourth (although one of them is super secret and can't be found by normal means).  I'm going to try and make this rambly and stream of consciousness as much as possible.  Its to document my weight loss journey starting now (I may delve into history at times because its not like I just decided I needed to lose weight).  But its my thoughts and my progress and I suspect that will be rather non-linear.

I want to also, as I get going, to share recipes - successes and failures.  I mean if I go to all the trouble of trying something and its a colossal mess, I'd want to give fair warning so no one else has to endure the pain and suffering (like broiling asparagus ... no, just no)

OK, so to start off I joined Ideal Protein and will have my initial consultation on Monday.  I'm super excited.  One thing I know going in is I need to think that I'm going to eat like this forever.  While the food list may expand and change, the prep etc won't and I need to make things interesting now.  I've been searching the internet and already found some interesting ideas (Pinterest again is my friend).  I've, in my head, reworked the best meatloaf recipe on the planet (Rachel Ray's Basic Meatloaf) into something that I think is Phase 1 friendly.  I haven't tried yet, but in my head all the replacements should work and it should still reign supreme as the best meatloaf recipe on the planet (IMO - I'm not taking a vote)

I'm pretty thankful I took cooking classes a few years ago.  When I've tried things like this in the past, I've failed, I think because I didn't know how (nor did I like) to cook so I'd eat the same thing over and over {and over and over ad nauseum}.  Then I'd get bored and then I'd cheat or quit.  Or I relied on prepackaged food ALL the time and never learned how to eat right (healthy).

I feel really good about this program so far - on paper and based on folks I know who have gone through it. Sometimes its easy to lose weight but hard to maintain the loss and it looks like they really work to not only make you successful in losing but successful in maintaining as well.

Ok thats enough ramblings for one night.  I'll add more once I officially start on the program