I'm taking a moment to breathe this morning and focusing on moving ahead this week. I weighed Saturday, came in a 304.8 but I got my period a few hours later so I'm calling it a draw. I am already a little behind schedule but I know that having a great week can turn everything around and once again have me move forward. I'm struggling in breaking that 300 mark but I know if I can do it, I can reach another milestone of 275.
I've realized what I enjoy:
Boxing, Swimming, Walking, weights and yoga...that is what makes me happy and that is what works.

Going to the Y today....this week will be incredible!!!

I'm here and I'm not doing too bad....I weighed in last Saturday at 305.0 and I'm getting back on track with eating and exercise. I've struggled a little bit with finding time for myself but I'm making a commitment to ME.
Yesterday I got in some exercising and I'm journaling my food again.
My first goal for the year is to get to 303 and when I do I'll buy my Jinx Towel.


Fight on, fight fierce.

Getting back into the groove of things with my eating and exercise. Yesterday was the best day I've had in a while, I ate good and got some yoga in before bed. My muscles are stiff so I'll need to continue working on that. Tomorrow I'll be back in the pool. My vacation starts Friday and I'm looking forward to 11 days to recharge and get my plan back on target. I've made a list of weight goals and rewards, rewarding myself for every 5 pound loss with things other than food. I'm ready to just get on with the day so to speak. I'm bored with work and ready for a shakeup in my life.
This will be a great year....I'm excited about the future!!

I'm here...it's been a bit of a rougher holiday than I had anticipated but I'm here. I did put a few pounds back on over the holiday, 5 to be exact, but I'm ok with that. I still had an overall loss for the year, 12 pounds to be exact.

I learned some things about myself over the holiday, I love my children, I do, but I'm ready to have some time with just the old man and myself. I need to recharge and spend some time focusing on what we want as a couple and as individuals. We were only married nine months when I got pregnant with our daughter and while I am happy that we were able to have our kids so young, I've been taking care of children for almost 25 years, we've never had a span of time with just us besides when the children went to governors school one summer and honestly that was nice.

I found myself little to no time for myself between work, cooking, cleaning, and just the emotional exhaustion of the event. I had a good time, it was great to see my children, but my youngest brought home his girlfriend and while she seems like a decent enough person, she was not ready or mature enough to handle meeting the boyfriends family. On that level, it was a wee bit disappointing and honestly my son at this point is also not mature enough to successfully navigate the requirements of a serious relationship. But that's why we are all young once to learn and make mistakes and grow.

My second oldest deploys out tomorrow for nine long months but as his life will be changing, so will mine. My goal for this year is to lose 70 pounds and end the year at 237 by doing it one day at a time, one step at a time, and one meal at a time.

Right now I am just about finished getting the house clean and together and tonight there will  yoga before bed. I'm looking to create a balance between working out, keeping organized and painting. I need to be well rounded to be happy!! and I need to stay on top of the little details. that's what gets me every time.

My body is aching because I have not been exercising like I should but it's ok, I'm on the path to a better life.