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Due to the encouragement I’ve gotten from my ‘buddies’ over the last couple of days, and also watching an online episode of The Biggest Loser (nbc.com) I have decided not to wait until the the new year begins to get back to losing weight.  So I just went for a walk.  For the first time in months.  And I’m drinking lots of water again.  I haven’t eaten very well today, but I feel like the walk and the water is a big step in the right direction.  Here’s to losing those pounds that I gained back….plus more!

I’m spending these days a little frustrated!  I love the holiday season, but I had intended to spend this holiday in a smaller size!  I didn’t want to be embarassed when my size 10 mom asks me what size sweater I would like for Christmas, etc.  I wanted to proudly tell her that I was getting close to my goal weight!  After all, I started this process 10 months ago.  But this summer was not good to me…or rather, I was not good to myself!  I went back to eating what I wanted, wasn’t drinking enough water, and did not go for a walk even once!!  As a result, I have gained back 20 of the 30 pounds I had lost!! I guess it’s good that I’m still 10 pounds lighter than I was last year at this time, but it’s really hard to get back into excercising after such a long break!  I know that December is a horrible time to start a ‘diet’, so I’m not going to pressure myself right now…I’m just going to try to slowly get back into drinking water, eating a bit better, and maybe go for an occasional walk……but in January, I’ve got to get back on the road to weight loss!!!

Yay!! I’m so thrilled!! This morning when I got up I weighed myself and I have finally lost 20 pounds!! I was getting kinda frustrated because I had stayed at the same weight for over a week, and it has been cold and snowy here for the last week so I haven’t felt like walking, so I was so excited to see that I had finally hit the 20 pound mark!!! I am so thankful for friends and family that are encouraging me on this journey….my first real effort to lose a bunch of weight and get fit!! Clothes are already starting to fit better, and some shirts that didn’t fit me a few months ago now fit almost perfect! Yesterday I sent a skirt to Goodwill because it was literally falling off of me! I had to hold it up when I went to the grocery store! I must losing the weight in all the right places!! Yippee!! Now to get rid of this nasty weather so I can get out and walk and lose weight a little faster!