A Healthier Me

At the beginning of the new year, I guess I made a resolution even though I generally don't do resolutions to become healthier. Eight years ago, I had lost twenty five pounds, going from a size 14/16 to a size 12 (weight wise: 170 lbs is a lot of weight on one who is only five feet tall). Since that time I had managed to keep most of it off, fluctuating between 145 to 155 lbs over this time.

However, I knew that even though I had lost the weight, more work needed to be done. So, I decided that this year was the year that I was going to get back on my healthy eating/healthy exercise path. I've hit some rocky patches over the preceding four months. Yesterday, I stepped on the scale to see where I was weight wise. Since the beginning of the year I've dropped ten lbs. It has taken longer than I would have liked, but I also know that slow and steady wins the race. So the weeks where I hadn't lost anything, I was okay with that.

With any journey in life, it is important to stay on the path to where you're going. If I'm honest with myself, I know there have been times where I haven't made the best food choice simply because I also know that complete deprivation of a craving just doesn't work.

My ultimate goal weight is to be a 125 lbs and I'm exactly thirteen lbs away from that goal. My pants are already starting to get too big. So, this summer? I suspect I might just have to go on a huge clothes shopping spree!

Whoopee!!