Lets try this again

It's quite simple really. I am big, fat, overweight, unhealthy, etc. etc. etc.

I have struggled with my weight off and on over the past 14 years. When I got pregnant with my son in 1994 I was a size 2 or smaller. I weighed less than 100 lbs, and was very skinny. When I got pregnant I realized I could eat food and eat food I did. I would eat large bags of cheetos for breakfast and vienna sausages were my best friend. I couldn't believe food was so good. At the end of that 9  months I had gained 75 pounds, and was a size 20 something. I slowly lost that weight over the next few years. It wasn't until 2001 that I lost the majority of it. I went on the atkins diet and went from a size 14/12 to a size 6. I kept the weight off for a few years with a few hiccups along the way. Generally if I needed to lose 5-10 pounds I would do some weight watchers and all would be fine. and then...........

2005 hit. This is the year that my partner and I started our own business. Over the next 4 years I put on about 10-12 pounds a year. We had this business in our home. Stress, bad eating habits and sitting at a computer all day, were the major cause of this. Now I find myself overweight, in my 30"s, and ready to make a major change. Not just to lose weight, but also to become healthy. I have tried a million diets, laxatives, cleanses, fasts. You name it I have tried it, but in the end nothing ever really worked. Partly because of the diet and partly because I just gave up. Over the past few weeks I have taken a hard look at my body and have decided its time to make a change. Throw that in with a little motivator from a friend and here I am. 

So......Here's the reality.

I am 5"1 and a half. And yes the half is VERY important to me. I weigh between 169-165 at any given time of the month. I wear a size 14/12 depending on the day and how bloated I am. I don't want to be a size 2 again. I just want to be healthy and as close to an 8 as I can get to start. I want to see my feet. I don't have a huge belly over hang, but lets get real.....I can't see my parts. 

My plan comes in two parts. My X has lost a significant amount of weight over the last 120 days. I started to motivate myself with the whole "if he can, I can theory". He decided to start a fairly expensive program involving HCG (don't ask, just google) over the next 30 days and this diet-vitamins-shots etc, claim to help you lose 20-40 pounds over 30 days. Today he says to me, if I can lose 11 pounds by October 23 then he will pay for half my program to also do this. Now mind you I have not drank the HCG Kool-aid yet. But he gets to be the guinea pig and hopefully the stuff make a difference. I am so proud of him for the weight loss so far, and its great to have him be so supportive of the start of mine.

I took the challenge and am using it as a great motivating jump start. I decided to blog about it, not only to track my own progress, but for accountability. Tomorrow I will post a picture of my belly. Nothing graphic or dirty. But a post so that I put it out there for all to see. SO I show the world my stomach. I will post my measurements as well, and daily logs of what I eat. Don't do as I do, lord i am sure some days will be filled with fattening ass pizza. But for me, I hope putting it out there will not only help others, but so it helps me as well. 

Today is Day 1. - I plan on using the weight watchers system to help me get down portions and get on track. No I won't be going to the WW meetings or getting all crazy about it. But they system they have going over there does make it easy to track what you eat. Per the sites I have been to I get 22 points a day. 

Here are my immediate goals-

1. Stick to 22 points 5 out of 7 days.

2. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.

3. Take Diet Tea 3x a week.

4. Weigh Mondays and Thursday ONLY.

5. Take measurements on Mondays.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Hahahaha, I crack myself up!!