Hi All!!!

One of the issues I have with myself is 'I'll Start Tomorrow". Not this time....I had the 'I'll wait until the New Year to get control of my situation' syndrome. I can't wait until the New Year. I need to do this NOW!!! I got up at 3:15 this morning and did a Leslie Sansone 2 mile walk. I packed my lunch last night for work and wrote in my journal what I was going to eat today. Not sure about supper, but will make sure that my calories are in my range for the day. I have set a goal of 20 lbs. lost by my birthday on February 10th. I think that's achievable.
Now, I just have to keep my thoughts under control.....I am worth this!!! I want this!!!

Blessings to you all!
Gwen

ps. my weight this morning was 195....OUCH!

good for you i wish i could find my will power.... i wish i could say im going to start now but i know myself and my will power is at an all time low. i have to battle the scale 2mo and i know im not gonna like what i see.

I love it when people can decide to go healthy, regardless of the timing of it all. There's really nothing different about starting on December 27 vs. January 1 except that you have a head start. For some reason, it's easier to want a head start for a race, but if you think about it, this is a journey as well and it's a very personal one and if you can find it within yourself to make these changes now, then just think how much easier it will be for you to make positive changes for the rest of your life! Well done!

TIARA, I sense the frustration and disappointment in your post and I can definitely relate. For me, getting started was incredibly hard with many challenges. Seriously. However, I realized somewhere in my mind that I just had to do something because putting on more and more weight seemed to have no end in sight and I felt as if I was losing myself as a person (a bit dramatic, but that's how it felt). Do you know what has helped me? I tried to have one good day. It sounds simple, but it really can work. Just think, if you can have one good day, then maybe after that, you can have another? That's not to say that this doesn't require a plan because it does....most success requires some planning. But, it's much more surmountable. I think you can do this but you just need to start taking steps. You came here and that seems like a great step for info and support. You've also lost quite a bit of weight already, so you know what it takes. A lot of people lose their stamina with their weight loss around this time of the year. Just do the best you can and try to get back on that horse. You can do it!

You are so right.....One good day can do great things for your attitude about this journey. I am so tired of carrying this weight around and struggling with the same issues over and over and over again. I am 47 years old and I can't ever remember being happy with ME. I have hurt myself so badly through the years and I don't want to do that to myself anymore. I don't want food to constantly be on my mind and take away the joys of life. I don't want to be embarrassed about my weight anymore or when my new husband puts his arms around me and can feel my fat bulging over my pants. It's the little things that bother me the most....all of the clothes that are too tight and look bad when last summer they looked good. It's when I bend over and can barely breathe or fear that I will rip my pants out. I guess I'm just TIRED....I don't want to spend no more of my precious life on my weight issues.