The Ugly Truth

Okay, here's the truth... and it's ugly.

I went away last week on Thursday, to a cabin on an island that was FILLED to the brim with tons and tons of food. And then someone brought DQ cake. And someone else brought the most amazing brownies I've ever had.

Yes, that's right. HAD. Had many, in fact.

So here's the ugly truth of what happens when I eat as much as I possibly can for four days straight and completely and totally fail at the goals I mentioned in my last post:



What can I say? I didn't get fat because I have exceptional self-control, DUH.

But it ain't over. I'm still here, and I'm still determined to do this right. I had a setback... a bump in the road... an extended weekend of feeling like my normal self again and all the ugliness that can entail.

Won't be the last time, I can pretty much promise you that. But what's most important, is I plan to make it 'the exception,' and not 'the rule.'

You'll see.

(And thank you, thank you again to those of you who are checking in on me and thinking good thoughts for me!!)

Weighing In

My {Almost} Completely Happy Life

I am someone who lives a completely blessed life... I have a wonderful husband and family, we have good jobs and wonderful friends, we live in a nice home, etc... Life is good most of the time, and although we face the usual challenges in life and things aren't always perfect, we are very happy. In fact, I'm almost as happy as I can get...

Almost.



The only thing about my life that doesn't make me happy (that is within my power to change) is my weight. It's something I've struggled with for a long time now, and although I've tried and failed a bazillion times before to make a change, I'm deciding today that I'm going to do whatever I have to do.

I'm starting this blog as a way to document the journey to health and complete happiness~ the blood, sweat, and tears, the inspiration and the frustration, the good, the bad and the downright ugly... all of it. I am doing this for myself and for no one else, although I'm completely open to sharing my journey and of course, I will take all the support I can get! Please send my way as many positive thoughts and prayers as you can muster... I'll need every one of them.

I am about 5'5", and as I write this, I weigh approximately 263 pounds.



But that's about to change, once and for all.