Hello, world!

This is not my first blog, but it is my first weight loss blog. I have been an overweight person since I was a little kid. After I had my kids it really went downhill. Then throw a divorce on top of that...i yi yi.

I've never really been a yo-yo dieter...more like a person who gets really inspired and makes big plans and lasts about a week before eating fried chicken or procrastinating exercise. The only thing I can say I actually spent money on and stuck with was phentermine...yes it did work, and it worked fast. But, side effects were a bit scary, it got kind of expensive, and if you dared to stop taking them you'd better be prepared to gain a large portion of your weight back. So...bummer.

Anyway, I've gotten really tired of making promises to myself, making goals I never reached, etc., only to fail because...well, I basically failed because I got lazy.
But lately I've been toying with it all over and over, thinking long and hard about it all...and a lot of things have been helping me come to the conclusion that I really will do it this time.

1. I've watched Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, and Oprah dumping buckets of animal fat on tables to show people the amount of excess fat they were carrying around. Gross. But effective.

2. I'm 26. 4 years away from 30. I'm not getting any younger, and I don't want to have all these health problems that come with being overweight. I can't do that to my kids...I'm all they have, and I need to make sure I'm healthy enough to be around as long as possible.

3. I swear I'm a skinny person trapped in a fat person's body. Sometimes I think I feel the skinny me knocking on my insides saying, "hellooooo? Let me out, fat ass!" She's so hateful.

4. When I graduate college, I don't wanna be the overweight girl huffing and puffing around a hospital..always out of breath and junk. That would suck.

So there you have it, my first blog post...yayyy!

Do I have a plan? Not today. I'm meeting with a nutritionist tomorrow to assess the eating portion (no pun intended).
Exercise...well I've been working out for a couple weeks now on toning tables and a horrible monster called the Treadclimber. I swear it's the devil and we may need to perform an exorcism.
And I have Wii Fit Plus which I love, and my kids are very entertained by watching themselves throw hula hoops to me and to see my mii jogging along with a little puppy.

Also, I invested in Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. Level 1 kicked my butt...she turned my calves into rubber and we haven't been on speaking terms since. I should probably pull her out though...I don't want to be the kind of person that holds grudges. (I forgive you, Jillian.)

That being said, I'm off for a good night's sleep.

Until next time!
xoxo