BethC

Yay!  I lost two pounds on my first week.  Posting in my food/exercise journal has helped tremendously in keeping those calories in check.  Reading your blogs and forum posts has also helped me a lot this week.  Thanks to everyone for your encouragement and willingness to share your ups and downs on this site.

I have a nasty habit of sabatoging myself after a loss, so I’m really trying to stay focused this week and hope to lose another pound or two.  Will report back after the next weigh in.

I am off to the theater tonight to see “Wicked”.  I am thrilled to finally make it to this show, but frustrated with my wardrobe.  Being determined to not give in completely to gaining weight, I haven’t purchased many larger clothes over the past couple of years.  I dread the feeling I know is going to come tonight when I start the process of trying on everything that would be appropriate for tonight.  I guess I have to accept the fact that “it is what it is” and be positive that it will get better.  In the meantime I suppose I could pull out the ol’ girdle! 

I was looking through my pictures yesterday in order to post one on this site and realized that all of my photos are at least three years old.  They were all taken before I started gaining weight.  My hair is shorter and darker now and my body is larger.  I guess I have successfully avoided the camera over the last three years in hopes that there won’t be any evidence of my weight gain.  It is hard for me to look at those old pictures and realize that many of the clothes I am wearing are now hanging useless in my closet.  When this weight is finally gone, I think I will celebrate…with a new picture!

Well, nothing else has worked this year, so I thought I would check out this site and see if it helps me get these stubborn pounds off.  After 40 I have been losing the battle with weight.  After hitting (and slightly surpassing) the weight I said I would never allow myself to be, I’m ready to kick it into high gear and get serious about slimming down.   My anniversary is three months away and I am determined to get rid of these extra 20 pounds, firm up, and give my husband back his bride.  Please say hello and join me on this journey.  I would love to hear from those of you who have been making progress using the BuddySlim site.