Day 1...again

Well, today is the day. Our internet is working, we had our weekend away, time to buckle down and get healthy. It was interesting reading back to the beginning of this blog just how motivated I was. I didn't realize I was so dedicated to losing weight and getting fit and healthy. It's kind of sad how much I lost track of in the last year. I understand how it happened - no meds to keep my head on straight and cope with stress, no internet to follow either Weight Watchers or sparkpeople.com - but it's still sad. Hopefully I can get my head back in the game and work hard. I have cute clothes in my closet that I would love to be wearing by next summer (as in a year from June, not this summer).

So today, my weight is 185.4. Not good, but it is still 3 lbs less than it was when I started on my meds 2.5 weeks ago. I haven't done anything yet - no exercise, no intentional healthy eating - so I can't complain. It's just that being on meds again has curbed my compulsive eating behaviors, so I am no longer getting a ton of extraneous calories that don't belong in my diet. My intentional change today was switching back to Americanos instead of nonfat lattes. Lactose & I aren't the best of friends these days. The next change needs to be getting to bed earlier, waking up earlier and getting in my workouts in the early morning so that I have the rest of the day to add in extra activity, or at least do something with the kids.

As I was looking at my weight chart on WW.com, I realized that I was only 131.2 in 8/06, right before I got pregnant with Emily. So I have a long way to go to get into my super cute size 6 jeans, skirts, etc., but I know that with some discipline, I can do it. Only 54 lbs to go, right? LOL My initial goal is to lose 20 lbs by the end of the summer, so roughly a lb a week through the end of August. Hopefully I can surpass that goal, but I'm trying to be realistic with a move & eating camp food this summer. So once I get to that 2o lbs mark, I'll probably reevaluate and plan the next goals.