Well it has been many many months since my last post. Over the summer I gained 15 pounds and when I weighed in the last week of August, I weighed the most I ever have. I was starting to panic...thinking this is how people get to weigh 700 pounds...they just creep up a little every year. While, of course, I am no where near 700 lbs the panic actually did me some good. For some reason I snapped back into gear and I am happy to report I have lost 18 lbs in the last 4 weeks. So I am back on track. I am not sure why but I have a determination this time that is quite different. I have changed my eating habits...even ate two salads when I was home vacationing this past week. I still need to work out more but I am glad I am refocused and I took off the weight I gained. It was actually very easy... It will get harder but I am up for the challenge. I am counting all my calories. This works for me...its like a game. I have also been adding healthier foods into my diet. I made a goal to lose 75 lbs before my nieces wedding in June. My brother told me the 15 i lost does not count as that was weight I had gained. Very funny. But I will accept that. So, I will only count 3 of my 18 pounds lost...so I have 72 to go. I weigh in on Tuesdays. I will post Tuesdays to let everyone know how I am progressing. I need to average about 8 lbs a month. While I could be mad at myself for gaining this summer...I decided I need to be happy that I took it off. I could have been depressed and gained more but instead I took back control. Yeah for me!
