Back to Basics

       I'm starting this blog while watching Biggest Loser, Season 14, on the eve of the biggest day of my life. I have been on a weight loss journey for a while, and I have given up. I could give multiple excuses as to why I have given up over and over in the past. I could sit here and give a "woe is me" story, but the truth of the matter is, there just is no excuse that is worth giving. This has been an on-going battle since I was 15 years old. I really began to struggle when I went to college. Then, after giving birth, I merely began to lose this battle. A couple of years ago, I was able to lose a great deal of weight, and I was really feeling good about myself, and then, I grew comfortable...like I had arrived even though I could have lost a good 30 more pounds.
       This time, I've decided that 2013 is the year of "no excuses." I simply have no excuse for not being healthy. I've suffered with some major health problems, and I need to become healthy for ME! Alot of people say they want to become healthy for their spouse or their children, but the truth of the matter is, they need to do this for themselves. To love myself, to see the beauty from within, to bloom like a beautiful flower into all that you were created to be...that is accomplishment.
       So, yes, this particular blog is going to be my log, my journey, my pathway to freedom. I choose to love myself. I choose to take care of me, and in the long run, it will benefit my loved ones. Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." I will be joining Weight Watchers and going to weekly meetings. That was the biggest thing that helped me the most in the past. Many people seem to think that that particular program is a hoax because many have eaten whatever is is they wanted and counted it as their points for the day. But, I'm going to be here to tell you, that isn't the case for me. I choose to cut out certain things, and I will enlighten you on this journey. There will be highs, and I'm sure there will be lows. But, I choose not to give up.
       I will weigh in tomorrow morning bright and early at 5:30 AM. I plan to lose a good 100 pounds. When I attend my first meeting, they may tell me that that's too much, I don't know. But for right now, that's my plan. I don't know how long it will take, but in the end, I will have accomplished the biggest goal I have ever set for myself in my entire life. This by far is bigger to me than completing college or giving birth to my children. It will be my biggest accomplishment. Thank you for following me on this journey. I'm going back to the basics, baby!!!!!!!!!!!!