Day One

Today is Day One.  I want this goal to be achievable.  I'm so tired of being out of shape and growing bigger as the years go by.  Yes I have had two children, but the youngest just turned 5.  Can't keep calling it pregnancy weight anymore!   Plus I'm bigger now than I ever was at my highest weight while pregnant.   It just sneaks up on you.  You get busy with life and don't have time to take care of yourself.   But today is the first day of the rest of my life.    And I am going to make time for myself and take care of me first!   That may sound selfish but I need to be right now. 

My good friend Tina started her weight loss journey last August.  She has been following LA Weight Loss and has lost over 80 lbs.  I would love to be like her.  Her willpower is remarkable.   She's my role-model in all of this. 

My family has always been big.  My grandmother is 300lbs or so.  My mother was almost that when she had a gastric bypass.  Now I'm creeping up there and I definitely do not want a gastric bypass.  I've seen what it has done to her.    The other thing that stinks is I have two sisters who take after my father in the weight department.  Both are tall and skinny where I am just short and fat.  (But not for long - I hope! )    My brother - thank the lord - also has the fat tendencies.   At least I'm not the only one with the bad genes! 

One day at a time

I hear you, I am only a week into it and have lost 7.2 pounds. You just have to make up your mind and do it, no one force you ,it helps though if you have family support behind you. I talked to my family last week (in tears) and told them that I didn't expect them to do it but to support me and not make fun of me. My hubby is such a doll, he usually makes my lunch everyday, which I figured would stop, but there he is this morning...weighing my food. You go girl, you can do it, and do it for you!!