Time to move!

It is time to get this going. My birthday is June 25th, has been that day my whole life :) . This year I will give myself a gift. The gift is weighing 175 or less.

Since today I weighed in at 194, that is a pretty big commitment for 28 days. 19 pounds in 29 days. Not your typical healthy weight loss. So here is my justification. I figure at 194, about 6-8 of those pounds are really just what I ate this last week. That is because a little more than a week ago, I was at 188. So 188 to 175 is only 13 pounds and totally doable in 29 days.

Now I can't be laid back about this, will be exercising and going back to a very strict eating style for the next 29 days. More protein,  less fruit. Plenty of veggies. For me the lean protein is really a very easy eating style. It stops my hunger and I don't have any cravings. Remember me, the carb aholic?  The protein curbs that craving.

The other part of this is dropping the diet soda. Done it so many times! Not good for me at all. The big motivator there will be whitening my teeth. Right now they look the same color as the soda...... hmmm, wonder why.

Once I get there, will need to slowly change my eating to incorporate more fruits and more veggies. Will cross that bridge when I get there.

My biggest enemy is myself. I am changing that. My biggest supporter is me! It has to be me.  When I think that way, when I know I can be as good, am as good as the important people in my life think I am, I accomplish incredible things! That other person, the one always telling me what a failure I am, that other person is gone!

So....... who are you listening to?

By the way, if you have someone in your life that is always pulling you down, they are NOT your friend. The biggest person in my life that did that, sad to say, was my own mother. Try to do something about THAT one! I had to accept that she is sick, she can't help herself. She removed herself from my life, turned out to be a pretty big favor. For you, for whomever is that negative person in your life, start by understanding they are not right, they are not your friend and they do NOT want the best for you. Get that in your head and start listening to those who see how incredible you are. If you don't see anyone like that in your life, you need to change who is in your life. It will be worth it.