First of all, I just want to say how glad I am that you’re visiting Diet Buddy.

A bit about me…  I am a wife, and mom of 3 teens.  I previously worked for 17 years in the medical laboratory science field, and am currently starting a new career in medical transcription.  I love animals and working online in variety of ways.

When it comes to dieting, I am a treasure trove of information.  This isn’t said to impress; it’s just that I have spent years (AND a LOT of money) scrutinizing every diet known to man and woman out there.  I guess it is a combination of not only a true interest in the physiological aspects of diets, but also because of my own personal struggle with weight.

My diet journey started waa-a-a-ay back when I was a child.  Let me say that although I wasn’t really fat, I was most certainly “well-fed” and would probably have been classified as a bit chubby.  My mom’s way of showing love to her family was by performing amazing culinary feats for us to enjoy!  My,oh… MY.  She was a GREAT cook. And I was a GREAT eater!

My first recollection of feeling “fat” was in elementary school. At my school, back in the day, you were weighed and it was recorded for all to see on the back of your report card.  (Do they still DO that???)  I remember pretending to need something in the coat room at the back of the class, and going in there and doing jumping jacks in a frantic attempt to magically lower the poundage that would register on the scale in a few minutes!  Ha!

That pretty much signaled the beginning of the years of crash diets, starvation tactics (I think I became borderline anorexic at one point) and the nonstop obsession with the scale.  After my first child, I peaked at my all time high of 230 pounds – not pretty on a small (though tall) frame.  I have been diet rollercoastering most of my life.

Ridiculous as that coatroom workout seems now, I think we, as adults, get the same feelings of desperation when we see an event or vacation on the horizon and realize that we are not at a weight where we want to be.  Out come the wild diets and exercise programs!  The feelings of panic and frustration are horrific.

The problem is, we need to eat to live.  Food is necessary to survive, but also full of social, cultural, and familial significance.  It’s darn tough to strike a balance, especially while we are bombarded constantly, living our lives on a fast food continent.

The aim of this blog is to introduce and review different weight loss programs out there, and to help you in your quest to achieve your weight loss goals.  It’s tough to lose weight, but it seems easier with a buddy.

To your weight loss success,

Lois

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