On The Road To a New Me

It's no secret, especially to those who know me...I have a sweet tooth and am a late night snacker.  I guess I could blame it on genetics, but that's not entirely fair or accurate :)  The fact is, I am overweight and I need to do something about it. if not for me, than for my girls.  I am 29 years old, 5 feet and 1 inch tall, and my starting weight three weeks ago was 165.4 lbs.  Yikes.  That is right about how much I weighed when I gave birth to Olivia almost two years ago!  No, I didn't just not lose the weight....on the contrary...I lost almost every bit of the 20 pounds I had gained within about 2 months, however, that can't be expected to continue especially when the weight loss was at such a high rate.

Over the next year and a half, my weight steadily began to creep upwards.  When I hit 159, I told myself that I would NOT let it go any higher, and yet, it did... Candy bars, pop, and just overeating pushed me up and over the top to my highest weight to date, 165.4.  I tried dieting pills (yes, I know they aren't good for you, but I was curious), but couldn't stick with them.  I looked into "fad" diets...not for me.  Then, I remembered seeing an ad for Slim Fast.  Meal replacement intrigued me because it made it so much easier to know what I was going to take for breakfast and lunch to work, that I didn't even give myself the chance to try and decide on the spur of the moment.  So, three weeks ago I committed myself to getting healthier and began reducing my calories, and using my rowing machine at least 5 days a week.

I typically do my "official" weigh in on Monday morning, but like to weigh each morning just to make sure I am still on track, especially if I cheated the day before.  Some might say that weighing daily is unhealthy, but I just see it as a way to monitor myself and stay motivated.  As of this morning, I was down to 159.4, which is down 6 pounds in 3 weeks.  I hope to continue to progress until I hit my goal weight of 133, but until then, every pound, every pant size, is a victory!