Oh my goodness, it's been so long since I have worked on this blog! When I look back at my old picture (which I will be updating soon), it makes me sad to see that I'm right back at the same weight pretty much. According to my home scale, I'm at 350 lbs, which means that I've gained back most of the 25 lbs I worked so hard for over the winter. I'll be honest, it makes me want to cry and just give up, but I won't do that.
I have tons to say, but don't want this first post to be overwhelming. Let me just say this - next year my husband I are will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. We have been working on a pretty awesome vacation plan for next May to celebrate. Our anniversary is in August, but the trip will be earlier, to accommodate my husband's work schedule and because travel will be much cheaper in May than in August!
But it means that 1 year from now I have to be able (and willing) to fly. And the trip we're planning will be SO much better the more active I can be. At the weight I am now, with the attendant physical limitations I'm experiencing, this trip would be incredibly difficult for me to enjoy. I haven't set a specific weight goal yet, but my main thought is to simply focus, focus, focus and lose as much weight as possible before vacation time.
There are some details to work out, but right now I'm keeping that focus VERY small. No more than one week at a time so it doesn't feel like too much. So my goals for this week are:
1. Start attending WW meetings again, by returning to my Thursday afternoon group.
2. Track my food and water intake this week.
3. Enter my measurements into the WW site - something I've never done before!
4. Start easing into activity by trying my new seated cardio DVD and restarting my
physical therapy exercises.
5. Restart my blog! - oh look - I already met one of my goals!
There are lots of things I want to talk about and get off my chest regarding this journey of mine, and what's been going on these last 2 years. I'm having my husband take my picture tonight so I can update my site, and I may look into some design tweaks. But mostly I want to post weekly - I think it will be helpful to working out some of the psychological blocks I'm having.
I hope you'll come with me and enjoy the trip!
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