Well, I am starting again. Another try at eating healthy and exercising in order to lose weight and feel better. I have tried before and lost 30 pounds and then lost motivation somewhere and gained almost all of it back (25pounds):(. I am hoping that I will keep the motivation by writing in here and listening to everything that is said. I know I can dot it I just wish I haden't gained it all back and be starting again.

I now weigh 208. My first goal is to lose 30 pounds. I really want to get down to 140. I'm 5'4" and I think that would be a great weight to be.

Now I'll tell you ablout myself. I grew up in a small town. In a family with 8 children. Meal times were eat as fast as you can so you will get your seconds. I am now living in a big city with my husband (the twig) and our two children. My husband can eat anything and stay skinny. I can only wish! I am a family dayhome provider. So I always have kids around. I thought I might quit and get a job out of the house and away from the fridge but my kids said they still need me at home ( they are 11 and 8) and I have no idea what I want to do. So here I still am.

Well I think I rambled on long enough. I am happy I found this site and other people trying to do the same thing. Be a loser!

Thanks for listening! :computer:

Hi Marion,

Welcome to the journal part of DT. It's always nice to see a new journal pop up.
Betcha you will like it here. We are pretty friendly and always here to lend an ear or a shoulder. :hug: are also in ready supply.
Was today your first day? And what do you have in mind for exercise?
Hope you had a great day and that tomorrow will be even better. :rose:

Angie

Congratulations on your new beginning! It sounds like we have similar goals... I started about a year ago at 215 & am at 179 now. I want to get to 140 too. We can do it!

I will tune in to your journal; let me know if you need anything. Having a good support network is vital to continued success, I think. We're here for ya!

Lisrey :laugh:

Thankyou noenoe and Lisrey for the welcome.

This will be my third day of really trying to lose weight again. I am basically going to watch what I eat and not eat in front of the t.v.. For exercise I am walking when its not too cold out and doing aerobic tapes and some toning tapes as well. I usually try to do too much at the beginning and wear myself out before much happens. So this time I'm forcing myself to start slow and work myself up to doing more.

So far I feel great. I only had one slip so far. My Husband Dave (the twig) brought out the doritoes last night. I resisted for a while and finally gave in and had about a handful. Which is not bad because I could sit down and eat a whole big bag of those things. I think having just a few helped because at least now I'm not craving them like I would be if I'd had none at all.

I'm off to start another day. May you all have a wonderful day and take care of yourselves.

I probably would have eaten more than a handful, lol.
My mother made fried chicken the other night, which she can have one her diet. I was sooooo tempted to eat some. She said "You can have some," trying to be sweet. I said "No I can't," and made her promise not to let me eat any. lol Luckily her and my sister finished it off before I could give in to temptation.
I'm glad that you did well besides the doritos.
God bless
-Rachel

Just wanted to stop in and welcome you. oh gosh you reminded me of the new spicy Doritoes, YEEEUM, I love those, But they love me too.:c(

Goos Luck on a better you!!!!! You can do it. We will be HOT by summer......... :rose:

I was having a really good day yesterday until my kids came home from school. My son Michael came in crying and my daughter Ashley came in going "YAHOO!". The elementry school they go to had sent home a letter and had given a little talk to the kids. They are changing their school, which is right across the street from our house, to a junior high. Ashely who is in grade 6 this year is thrilled because that means she gets to stay instead of having to bus to a new school next year. Michael who is only in grade 3 will now have to bus to a new elementry school. He is just not taking this well. I'm of two minds. Yes, the neighborhood needs a junior high and great my daughter won't have to go so far away next year. But we bought our house because of its location to the elementry school. I like not having to worry about my son getting to and from school and its an excellent elementry school, with excellent teachers. I also have a husband whose ready to take heads off of the school board at the meeting they schedualed. I want to know where this idea came from and how long they have been planning this and why we were given no inkling that this might happen.

Wow that released a little stress but not enough. I'm going to have to make some calls and talk to a few parents and definatly go to the meeting. I did not need this right now. I hate change.

Oh, I'm sorry they're doing that. It does seem pretty unfair that they're changing without telling you.
I hope it all works out.
God bless
-Rachel

Boy did I vent yesterday. I feel better today. I talked to some parents and some more to my kids and I feel better. I still don't understand why we were not given even a clue that the school might change. My kids are calmer too. Ashley understands that this might be a good thing for her but that its a big change for Michael and that he's a little worried. Michael has figured out it does not mean he has to leave all his friends. They get to go to the new school too. He's still little worried about the bus but I'll just keep talking to him and reassuring him.

Well I did not do so well yesterday. I ate a bit too much and did not exercise. I just could not get going. I think I need to get it together again. You know "regroup". Stress is not a good thing for me. I head straight for the fridge and then the t.v..

Today will be better. Today will be better. Today will be better.

I'll just keep chanting that and maybe my brain will clue in. I'm off and ready to try again. Everyone have a great day!

Another weekend went by with me eating too much and not thinking enough. Weekends are the hardest time for me. So busy running here and there. I never eat properly and always end up gaining weight that I lost back. But its monday and I resolve to try again.

You'll be ok......Really you will.Drink lots of water and wash it all out of yeah! Weekends are really hard for me toooo. Control, Control, We can do this.......One step at a time.