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How are you all doing? It's been a busy day here. The bills are paid, the groceries are bought and put away, I've had two naps today, played my games, and now, while eating lunch, I'm back here with you. I'm a little disappointed with the blood type diet. In the few weeks I've been on it, I'm not losing any weight, I'm gaining. I don't want to gain, so I'm going to try to do something else. The HAM diet. In case you're wondering, it has nothing to do with pork. It's Half As Much. When I started on the Whole30 diet plan 7 years ago, I lost 16 pounds in the first month. Now, I know that was all water weight, but the fact is, I lost weight. When I went onto Paleo, I continued to lose until I lost 80 pounds in five years. In a matter of two years, I've put back most of what I lost. Now, one thing I refuse to do is buy large clothes. I can still fit into the clothes I bought as I lost weight and went down a size. The only thing I can't fit in is my swimsuit. I needed a new suit so I bought the same size I had before. It doesn't fit because I gained weight. What am I doing about it? I'm still eating healthily. But the weight is going on instead of off. I'm walking, exercising on the bike, and doing what I can to lose, but nothing is helping. Because, I've gained, I've slowed down. So, even though I'm still exercising, the weight has caused me to walk slower and not as far. I was doing six miles on the bike, I can only do five now. But I'm still exercising. I see my doctor for my yearly wellness in a couple of months. Getting an appointment with him before then would be impossible. It takes a minimum of three months to get an appointment with him. Talking to him is also impossible, but I will try, or tell him I want a new doctor. Last year when I saw him and he told me I needed to lose weight, uh, duh! I asked him what diet I should go on. Without asking me anything about me, he said Mediterranean. I gained. I also gained on the Vegetarian. Now, I've gained on the blood type. I don't know what happened to ME that I'm not losing no matter what I do. I've looked at the different diet plans and the only one I can come up with that might have any affect would be the HAM diet. I'm also going to eat those foods I KNOW will help me lose weight, or at least have in the past - mostly seafood. Though salmon has more calories than most other fish, I saw the scale move down when I ate it. When I bought groceries this morning, I bought foods good for my blood type. Fish, eggs, and bananas. So, if I have to eat breakfast three times a day to lose, or fish for breakfast, by golly, I will. I want to see positive action on the scale and I don't want to wait a year to see it happen. I know some of you have mentioned in passing that I haven't posted about my weight or diet in a while. It's hard for me to admit I'm back up to 218 when I started at 255 seven years ago this August and got down to 170. I know I cheated here and there. But not to the extent that I went nuts and gave up on the diet completely. I saw myself in a window, not a mirror, but reflected in a window yesterday, and I'm appalled at what I look like again. My torso is still good, but my trunk and legs are awful again. It's no wonder I can't get a swimsuit on. So, along with the HAM diet, I'm not going to step on the scale unless I have to, which I need to every six weeks for my hospital appointment. I have that coming up in a week and a half. I can only hope by then I can see some loss. After the hospital appointment, the next time I'll step on the scale will be on my birthday in July. If you have any suggestions on what I can do that I'm not already doing, please suggest away. I'm sick of looking at myself again. This weight has to go. I'm not buying new clothes to accommodate my larger self. So, the only option I have is to lose. Thanks for reading my vent about my weight. Being isolated with the sinus infection didn't help. It was good to get out and walk yesterday and work on the bike this morning. One of the women at the exercise class said she missed me sitting on the bike in the corner while they all exercised on Wednesday. I missed it too. But I wasn't going anywhere with the way I was feeling. Are you struggling with your weight too? Don't make me feel like I'm alone in this battle. Thanks for reading. Image courtesy of Pixabay.