My lack of posting...

...shows you how hard I've been trying. I'm doing as well in the weight loss department as I am with blogging about it. I'm still about 4 shy, so at least I haven't hit the "magic number."

Should I become a drunk?

Weird! I over did it the other night with the wine and chocolates. When I weighed in the next morning I had lost 3 lbs! Now that's my idea of a fun diet! Seriously though, it was probably because the alcohol dehydrated me and once the hangover was over I was back up to where I started. Damn! I thought I was on to something.

I'm not the only one

My sister is getting onto the weight loss wagon too! She has decided to try a vegan lifestyle. I'm not ready for that, I can't imagine life without steak, chicken, eggs or cheese, but I think I might work on trying new foods and new recipes. Since she's making such a huge change in her diet she needs to use a recipe for almost every meal. It can sure make healthy eating fun, getting to try new things every day, so I think I'll give it a try, starting next week. (I'd start this week but hubby has already done our bi-weekly shopping.) If I find anything extra yummy I'll be sure to add it here.

I've almost hit it

I got on the scale today and I almost hit the magic number... 200 pounds. Yup, that's right, 196 pounds! It's time to do something about this, I'm only 5'5" and my weight has been creeping up for years. I thought a good start to motivating myself would be to come clean and blog about it. So here I am, standing up to say, "I'm obese."

I'm not sure exactly what I'll be blogging about. I guess I'll just let it evolve naturally.

Not only am I just 4 pounds shy of hitting the 200 mark, I'm also within a few pounds of the weight I was when I delivered my daughter, four years ago. Can't blame the baby fat anymore! It's plain and simple, I take in more calories than I burn. It's about time that changed.

Now begins the journey...