My mother

Two weeks ago my mother asked me "When are you going to lose some weight?" for the umteenth time. No, my mother is not a nice woman by any stretch of the imagination. However, I had to ask myself when am I going to lose some weight? What is the key to permanent weight loss? I have read every book under the sun and participated in just about every weight loss program in existence. And I have failed time and time again.

I live and work in Boston Massachusetts. I am a Black woman who has a lot of white female friends and all of them are thin. Some are insanely thin. One of my best buddies is an exercise freak, she begins with morning cardio for 60 minutes, rides her bike to and from work and usually hits the gym during lunch. Another buddy of mine barley eats at all, and works out daily. She runs so hard her sneakers are blood soaked. Her only fuel usually a frozen banana or a couple of crackers. How does she curb her hunger?

I know they are both sick but, I really think I can learn something from them. So begins my quiet quest to eat like a white girl.

Yesterday I ate an apple, a big bowl of vietnamese chicken noodle soup, one bag of soy thins, 100 calorie pack of almonds, yopliat fat free yogurt and 2 cups of broccoli and a cup of brown rice.

Hunger meter- I was super hungry after work and did not make it to the gym. I ate nothing between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 pm. I felt faint and had no energy until I refuled on soy thins and almonds and even then I felt weird.

I did drink a shot 5 hour energy between 2:00- 6:00 pm. What have I learned? I need to save a snack to eat at around 4:00 p.m. To prevent crashing.

The happy part, I woke up this morning moderately hungry and I felt lighter. I also grabbed that pair of too tight underpants and they were a little less snug. : )