Day 6: Hi, my name is Megan and I am addicted to food....hi Megan...

So, I have some good news....ok, ready.....?? When I weighed in yesterday I came in at 283.8...yay!! SO this means I have lost 1.4 pounds in a week. Small little triumphs! For those of you following along, that means I have 359 days to loose 98.6 pounds. I do have to up my game a little if I am going to reach my goal but for my first week that's not too bad. 

The thing about me is I love sweets, I also love salty foods, I love meats, I love cheese, I love me some butter, I love fried foods, I love pretty much anything! I have zero discrimination when it comes to food. I love Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Greek, French, Brazilian, Ethiopian or Spanish, it's all good to me. So, as you can see, I really enjoy food. I love trying new things or just sitting down and having my favorite linguine dish.

Luckily or unfortunately I do enjoy cooking. I like whipping up new dishes and making them my own. In my quest to loose weight I have gotten into fish lately. I have learned to cook them properly and my kids even like them. My favorite has to be mahi mahi.

I would say though my adoration with food is beyond emotional eating, I would say I have a food addiction. Sometimes when I eat, I eat in excess...it's not just 2 cookies, its 6. I don't just have 2-3 oz of steak, I have 7. At times I am very good about my portion sizes but most times I am not. I don't know how to "trick" myself into feeling full sooner or looking at my plate and feeling satisfied with the correct portion size in front of me. Who out there has some good advice on this?

Every time I sit down and get ready to write I feel a little bit of anxiety. I worry that I sound ridiculous or that people will find my writing stupid. I then remind myself that I am not doing this for everyone else but I am doing this for me. For those of you who have been supportive and helpful and encouraging, I thank you...everyday I thank you for being there for me. It makes this journey that much more fun and exciting. I look forward to sharing my progress with all of you.