Clutter
I know I haven't been on here in a while. A part of it is because I lost my drive to lose weight, but the main part is because I've been spending a lot of my time outside of work in helping my sister fully clean out our house. Our motivation to do this is so we can have Thanksgiving and Christmas at our house this year (family party). We've been cleaning for about a month now and have seen some major results. Our garage and patio were full of stuff, and now they are both almost fully cleaned out. We have donated so much to charities that need it. It's a good feeling to do that. I had so much stuff from all the way back from when I was in elementary school. It's also depressing to see clothes I used to fit into in high school (back when I was so much skinnier). I'm a pack rat, and I'm trying to break the habit now. I have my sister to thank in cleaning out a good majority of stuff. Out of sight, out of mind as my sister and I both put it now. My room still has a ways to go though. Our goal is to have everything done (including my room) by the beginning of November. It is totally attainable!
Since I've been very busy with cleaning (especially with my sister motivating me to keep on going even when I'm exhausted), I've been thinking about my weight more and more. If I can clean out years of memories and crap, I know I can lose weight. I fell last month and hurt my knee, and I've been feeling the ache while going up and down stairs along with getting up from the kitchen table. I know my weight is the cause of my aches and pains in my knee and feet. I have gained a couple more pounds since I last posted and see my body adjusting to the added weight in a bad way. I know it's also time for me to do something about my weight when I don't feel regular going to the bathroom every day (sorry for the TMI). I've always been pretty regular going at least twice a day with a good success rate. That's a big sign to me! It's time to get a move on and squash all of this extra weight once and for all! I'm glad my sister is down to go on a diet with me. We're both feeling sluggish and not liking what we both see in the mirror. If it weren't for having to go to work, I would never leave the house!
Tomorrow will be my official start especially because my sister and I will be walking in the Susan G. Komen's Race for the Cure tomorrow morning in the city. We've done it practically every year since our aunt passed away from breast cancer (4 years ago last month 
). We didn't take part in it last year because my sister was sick. What a great starting point for me in my opinion. I know I will like the soreness i feel after walking 5K. I will push myself even if my legs start to hurt from not being used to walking so much. I am going to start walking on the treadmill next week too.
I'm going to sit down with my sister tomorrow after the race to try to plan our meals for the week. We've been eating a little too good the last month and we're feeling the affects of it now. Time to eat healthier and practice portion control. No more fast food and time to ween ourselves off junk food. I need to stop buying food for lunch too. More fruits and veggies please! 
I'm ready to change my health and life for the better. If I can get rid of years of clutter out of my house and see the positive results from it, I know I definitely have what it takes to lose weight. I have FINALLY seen the light!!! 
