Pointless Ramblings

Just a warning up front: This will be a long post. It is 1am here and I desperately want to go to bed, but I’m not tired. Also, I may not post again for a few days or so. I’m starting to think that I need another short break from here.

So, first topic of the day: diet pills. It seems that my body has become used to the diet pills I have been taking, because they are no longer having any effect on my appetite. I still have some extra mind clarity and energy when I take them, but that’s about it.

Oh well. Should have know that it wouldn’t work for long, just like nothing does. Sure, I can up the dosage, but most likely I will not do it. I’m already up to one pill in the morning, and a half in the afternoon. I could safely go to two pills in the morning and afternoon, but I don’t want to do that. Instead, I think I’ll give them a break for a few days.

So really I have no choice, really, but to plod on as I have been. I have not gotten on the scale and don’t plan to. But clothing continues to be more loose-fitting, including undergarments.

I’ve decided that when a certain pair of pants I own start getting ridiculously big - I will get on the scale. You know that time - when one day, you step into a pair of pants and you just can’t wear them anymore? THAT is when I will weigh myself.

Onto other topics. I had someone on my other site accuse me of doing nothing with my life but sit around all day obsessing over celebrities and their weight. This is so far from the truth that’s laughable. Sure, I post about celebs and their weight as my hobby (and technically, as my job) but I have so many other interests and things in life. I only spend an hour or two per day doing the posts, then periodically check comments and site performance and do maintenance throughout the day and evening if I’m home. The rest of my time is spent on other things. Such as, my other hobbies - reading, writing, shopping, photography, traveling, learning more tech geek stuff, gaming, computers, buying domains, etc. Many of my evenings are spent with friends (or family, when I’m in Tulsa). I own over 160 domain names - some really good ones in fact - and have websites about various topics. I own probably over 2000 books - many of them “chick lit” because the publishers still send tons of them to me free every month despite the fact that I rarely read them anymore. (I’ve moved onto memoirs and non-fiction).

As for spending time obsessing over celebrities, I’m going to confess something to you: most of the time, I can care LESS about celebs. I don’t care who is dating who, who got a DUI, who is getting divorced, etc. Not to diss anyone out there that IS celeb obsessed, but I’m simply not. There are some of them I really like, some I don’t like, but most of them I could care less about. The ones I really like are the ones I consider truly talented.

Onto weight obsession… yes, I think about my weight a lot these days. I have to, as the battle to lose weight is difficult and takes dedication. However, that doesn’t mean I spend all day counting calories or stressing out over it. Nope.

Last but not least, I was going to change this website. I posted about it at the end of last year - I was going to review diet books and products here. But truth be told, I’ve decided to keep this blog as-is (except do a new layout sometime soon). After all, it’s a personal account of my weight loss. I don’t want to review diet pills and/or books, because I don’t really use most of them. I mean, imagine taking all sorts of diet pills just for the sake of reviewing them? Like Alli - it causes side effects that cause one to spend a lot of time in the bathroom. No thanks! And all those ridiculous green tea/caffeine/chromium/ginseng pills? Nooo. I have anxiety attacks when I take those. I’m almost tempted to try hoodia, but I hear some people say it makes you nauseated.

I do, by the way, have another website in which I discuss matters pertaining to the general dieting world and weight topics. I will reveal the link to you all at some point soon, as it’s still in its beginning stages.

OK, I am done rambling on and on about myself.

So back to my own dieting journey… I’m at a loss right now as to what I should do. Completely, utterly stumped.

Anyway, I will be back in a few days with an update and hopefully a solution or plan.