Weight Loss Journey: Day 1

A decision....a tough decision, but it is made.  I am going to get healthy in 2012.  My baby bearing days are over and it is time to set an example for my kiddos.  I am 100 lbs above my goal weight, but it honestly isn't about a number, it is really about a feeling.  I want to walk into a clothing store and know they are going to have my size, and not scrounge for my size in the plus size department.  I want to have the energy to get outside and play with my kids, I want them to have those memories.  I don't want them to remember me as the Mom that sat inside on the couch all the time.  So I said it, I have 100lbs to lose...GASP!  Putting it out on the internet is scary....but it is what it is...I am the one that got myself to this point and I am the ONLY one who can get me out.

So, first things first. I have found an amazing accountability partner and I have made a decision to get healthy.  I weighed in today at 254.6lbs another GASP!  But...I am will NOT see that number again.  I also took measurements of everything and I mean everything...and those numbers are also numbers I will not see again.  This will certainly be a journey, it is not going to come off over night or even in a month...it is going to take time.  I have a goal of one year from today to be HEALTHY!  I of course have that number of 100lbs in my head, but again, I want to be healthy and not really think about the numbers.  For my height it actually says I should be between 132lbs and 169lbs  When I hit below 200 I know I will be singing praises!  I am going to post pictures as I go...EEEK!  I know this will just be a bigger motivator for me.  My plan is to update this a few times a week, but if not a few times at least once a week.

I will come here to share how I am feeling, so I will warn you now that you will get the good the bad and the ugly, but I have made a decision, and I am not backing down this time.  I have failed time and time again and I can't afford to fail anymore.

So you are probably wondering what am I doing to take such a BIG amount of weight off, well DAY ONE cutting down carbs, keeping them under 15-20g a day.  I am also walking on my treadclimber and will be incorporating Wii Zumba soon.  I plan to keep the carbs very low for at least 3 months and will re-evaluate then.  So...thank you for reading this, I can't promise that any of this will make sense, or be grammatically correct, I am just pouring out my thoughts and I am sure I won't let you down with error after error when it comes to grammar. :)

OH...one more thing, I am only weighing myself ONCE per month, b/c I don't want to get discouraged with small numbers on even a weekly basis.  Again I just want to say my goal is to have the number consistently go down each weigh in, and if that means the weight stayed the same but inches changed on my waist, arms etc, I will be happy. :)

Until next time!

The photo I am posting is a photo of me back in August, but I am essentially the same weight now as I was then.

Ready, set, GO! :)