5 Years Later & Starting Over

It has been nearly five years since I have blogged.  One  might think that I must have fallen off the wagon the day after post that last entry, but that is not the case.  I actually had about four years  of success and maintenance.  I participated in about 10 half marathons.  Was wearing size 10 clothes.  It was an awesome feeling.  I was living the life I knew I was always meant to live.  And then something happened.  I can't say for sure what it was that made me lose focus...was it recovering from my hysterectomy?  Or injuring my foot during the Wasatch Back Relay?  Or maybe I just became cocky that I had this thing beat.  Doesn't really matter now what got me to today, just that I am here admitting, to anyone that reads this, that I have gained 30 pounds back.  A month ago I cancelled my membership to Weight Watchers.  Not that it isn't a great program, but for the last few months I have not been committed to the program and I was essentially throwing away money.  Due to the injury to my foot I haven't done much exercising.  I have been eating EVERYTHING that I want.  And that is why this morning I tipped the scale at:

 

STARTING WEIGHT 214.6

LOWEST WEIGHT 162
CURRENT WEIGHT 192.8

(to become the new start weight)

 

So I guess now I need to state what my plan is. 

 

*Journal my food and exercise using My Fitness Pal

*Eat 1200 calories

*Exercise 5 days a week using Run Keeper

*1 diet coke a day

*Water, water and more water

*Post my weigh ins on my blog every Wednesday

 

Now is the important part why am I doing this.  What am I hoping to "get" at goal Size 10 & 145 lbs.

 

*To fit into my clothes.  I have a closet full of clothes that I cant wear.

*Be able to work out comfortably.  When you are this size and working out there is a lot of girl to bounce around and it is hard on those joints.

*I want to feel like I am in control again, not a run away train.

*I would like to be a good example of healthy for my girls.

*I want to participate in a Half Marathon again.

*To be able to wear boots without them being tight on my calves

*Can you say, "SKINNY JEANS"

*I want to really feel like I am pretty when someone says that to me.

*I dream of having Steve lifting me up

 

And so the journey begins...