Diane

I have decided to cut most of the added sugar from my diet.  If it’s not there because of fruit or dairy, I’m not going to eat it.  The one exception is coffee creamer.  I drink one cup of coffee a day with 1 tablespoon of creamer and I’ve found that gives me the energy to keep going after being up all night with kids.  I may try green tea again to eliminate even that, but not right now.

rn

My husband and I were talking over the weekend and I got a whole new perspective on this weightloss thing.  I’ve been trying to lose weight my whole life.  I think the last time I weighed anywhere near 130 was when I was about 13.  This weekend I realized that there is an end to this journey.  If I continue to eat healthy and exercise, there will come a day when I no longer have to lose weight.  Someday, within the next year or two, I will no longer have this albatross haunting me.  To have one day where I don’t need to be concerned about being over weight, that has been my dream for so long, but I don’t think I ever really thought it could happen. 

rn

Yes, this whole thing would have been a lot easier if I had continued the weightloss years ago when I only had 30 pounds more to lose, but I didn’t.  I don’t focus on that.  I won’t focus on that.  I’m no longer there.  That is no longer the reality of my life.  I am making this change.  I am doing it for me, for my kids, for my husband.  I can see the end, something I couldn’t see when I had only 30 pounds to lose.  I am content knowing that I will get there and that I AM getting closer every day.