Revisiting why I am trying to lose weight

What are my reasons to lose weight?

1. so that I can live longer to see my children grow up and have families of their own.

2. So that I can feel better. ex. feel more rested and feel like I have more energy

3. So that my clothes no longer feel tight.

4. So that I look better and don't hate the sight of a camera.

5. So that I don't end up like others in my family with joints hurting all the time.

What am I going to do about it?

1. This next 10 days, I am giving up all candy and cookies and cake.


Now to begin!

Well, I blew it again

I am finding weight loss as hard of a challenge as giving of smoking. I know I can do this and I will not die if I do. Today I started my day witha honey nut cheerios cereal bar.

I plan to do some exercises today that do not bother my ankle that I twisted on Sunday. I am also going to have my group of kiddos help clean up the house. It looks horrible. Very lived in.

For morning snack I plan on having a banana.

For lunch, a salad.

For dinner I am making something that requires hamburger since that is what I have and the kids are tired of chicken and pork. Thanks to daddy and his amazing smoker/grill. His favorite food.

A day down and didn't do so well

I didn't do like I should today. I was so busy with running and doing laundry and taking care of everyone that I just grabbed what I could on the run. I need to drink a lot more water. I think I need another good night's sleep as well. Tomorrow I will try again to be more conscious of what I put in my body. I need to get back to when I felt good inside and out.

Why I set up this blog

I set up this blog to help explain and go through my weight loss challenge.

Over a year ago I was diagnosed with impaired glucose. I went on a strict carb diet supplied to me by a diabetic educator/nutritionist. It worked like a charm. I was down from 210 to 170. I was feeling great. I exercised regularly and ate very well. I was hungry from time to time but o.k. Theone thing that has stuck with me is that I am no longer a fan of donuts. What I have not been able to rid myself of is other goodies. I seem to not be able to monitor myself to eat things in moderation. I binge instead. I started weight watchers. I know what to do how to do it and I know I can do it. But why don't I. That is the question. What am I so afraid of.. When I married almost 20 years ago I was a whole 108 pounds and would freak if I got up to 120. Now here I am. I am hoping by posting on here that I will be able to lose the weight I need to be healthy and see all my children grow up, go to college and become what they want to be to be happy. Here is a somewhat current picture for me to look at and realize I need to lose.