About Me

I have been overweight most of my life. Even so, I have managed to avoid most of the health risks that come with being overweight, and I've even managed to live a fairly normal life. I don't feel as though my weight or size has kept me from doing the things I wanted to do.

Until I met my husband 7 years ago. I realized that if I didn't take control of my eating and my health, I wouldn't be around to love, and be loved by, my husband for very long.

This blog will showcase some of the issues that come with trying to change a lifetime of bad eating habits. There will be laughter aplenty and maybe even some tears. I will be totally honest with my feelings and struggles as I go through them, and I hope that someone reading this will be inspired to take charge of their life and become healthier with me!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Meet the Enemy


Yup, grilled cheese is the enemy. I've been craving it for the last week, and have been not so successful in controlling or limiting my craving.

Sigh. Losing weight is hard.

Monday, November 22, 2010

In the Beginning I Was Fat



Well, not really fat. I was born a healthy 7 pound something baby and maintained a "normal" weight throughout most of my childhood. I might have been larger than some of my friends, but I was still on the height-weight chart!

It wasn't until sometime during college that I began gaining weight and feeling uncomfortable and self-conscious about it. However it wasn't until 20 years later that I decided to do something about it. I joined Weight Watchers with my cousin in 2002 and lost 28 pounds in a year. Then I met my husband. And stopped going to meetings. And gained back all the weight plus about 10 pounds, just for the heck of it.

Fast forward another 6 years, to September 2009, when I joined Weight Watchers again. But this time was different. I had come to the realization that this was something I had to do for life! Forever! Amen! So I started with great gusto and promptly lost 25 pounds in about 6 months. And there I sit, not losing, but not gaining, which is a pretty cool accomplishment!