It's ON!! On Like Donkey Kong!!

It is time. I must lose some...no, A LOT, of weight. I had decided on my 40th birthday that with the beginning of the new year, I was going to do this. Well, here we are a full month plus some into the new year, and...NADA, ZILCH, NOTHING. Now I know, I know, there are some of you out there (MOM) who are thinking...yeah, yeah, you say this about 3 times a year...all I can say is that I am serious this time, and I will show you why...

I will tell the truth to anyone who is reading this... I LOVE TO EAT, and I HATE TO EXERCISE...so needless to say, over the past years as my metabolism has become that of a...(gulp) 40 year old...I have gained A LOT of weight. It all really started about...hmmmmm, 12 YEARS AGO. I gained around 75 pounds when I was pregnant with "Mini-Me", and only lost about 30 of that...So I am up about 40 pounds. Now, 5 years after that, I get pregnant with Jackson and gain around 50 pounds, and really don't lose ANY of that. 7 years later (today) I have gained around 20-25 MORE pounds...so, when you do the math, you see that I am over 100 pounds heavier now than I was 12 years ago.

Mike and I have done Atkins together, and lost a good amount of weight, only to gain it back PLUS SOME when we went off of it...and believe it or not, eventually you DO get sick of eating meat and cheese. Last night I joined Weight Watchers, AGAIN. This seems to be the best bet for me, as it offers a well balanced diet, and keeps you accountable. Today I am posting two pictures of myself taken this past weekend. I will post another "before" picture on my next post. I realized recently that Mike was right when he said that there are NO recent pictures of me...this of course due to the fact that I feel like I look like a beached whale and therefore don't want my picture taken. So, in the spirit of this weight loss journey, I will done my least flattering clothes tomorrow, and let Jordan take a good picture of me. Then I guess once a month on my first post I will post a new picture for those of you who don't see me very often. I am counting on any family and friends who are keeping up with this blog to hold me accountable...and encourage me...because I'm going to need it!!