I think I heard Oprah once say "I can't believe it's still about my weight". I know Its cliche to quote Oprah but that so accurately summarizes how I feel. I've been trying to lose weight since I was the chubby girl in 3rd grade. I've had varying degrees of success-then I had children and I'm sure you know how that goes. Still trying to lose pregnancy weight-but does that excuse hold water when your last "baby" is 10? I've done weight watchers- Atkins pretty much all.
Yet here I am again- and in some ways it's like the first time. I get excited and usually that involves money in some way -stock up on healthiest of snacks, a fitness tracker (I never knew it was so hard to get to 10000 steps- honestly!! Who knew?) a cute workout outfit. Then it gets hard. The parties, the holidays, then I lose my way. However I never thought about not trying. I know I won't be a bikini model-but getting to wear skinny clothes would be nice. I want people to give up seats for me on the bus because they are nice- not because they think I'm pregnant. (Yes this has happened!). Then there is my health- I finally have the family inheritance of high blood pressure and cholesterol- (rather get a nice trust fund). This had been driven home for my husband and I when a family friend who was our age suddenly died of a heart attack. My husband got bariatric surgery- I knew I would not qualify so I'm trying this. Anyway I hope I can hold onto the first week feeling the whole time through.
So here I am for the first time again-and it may not be the last.
Kelly