Diet Days

I've been at this for a week now. No number changes on the scale and to be honest, I'm this close to stabbing people with plastic forks–spoons even–but yours truly has successfully begun her diet. Again.

I'll tell you the truth. I fell off the wagon back in October when a strange swelling problem turned exercising into an excruciating event. My hands and feet would blow up and turn purple. Well, I got busy and began ignoring that the swelling was happening whenever I exerted.

Fast forward a few months and those 10 lbs I'd slaved to lose were back. With friends. And a brutal case of bronchitis. But I have to be grateful, because when I finally went to the dr, it turned out I was suffering from a serious allergic reaction. I should have guessed, but I just couldn't afford to think about that possibility.

So fast forward another month for recovery and I'm back on the horse. I'm determined to lose some significant weight and I fully plan to keep y'all apprised of it. Maybe with your eyes on me, I'll stay on the train. So, my springtime countdown to 50– the number of pounds I need to lose–has officially begun. From Mar 1-Aug 31, my goal is 2 lbs a week.

Today's weight: 190

Exercise, here I come.