Holy where have I been batman!...my life is so full of activities now it is unbelieveable! I'm not sure what made me think to jump on here, but something clicked in my busy schedule today and here I am. Can you believe it!!???

My oldest is about to turn 14 now and my youngest turned 5 on wednesday...my oldest is wanting to 'lose weight' now...she weighed in at 180 the day school started...(8th grade)...wow...well, I told her all she had to do was decide to lose weight and tell me...

yes, one more time, I'm gonna do this! I know it works, I know I can follow it, I just gotta decide to do it. I am back to my highest weight just like the first time I started... this time there will not be an "end" time... just gotta make the permenant changes and get over myself!!!
glad to be back.. I love this place!

Hi to all who read this!

I got a PM today which prompted me to write a bit here. It has been a long time! Here is an update: I continue to avoid all sugar and flour products. My weight has stabilized and I have been coasting along. I would like to lose some more weight and I know that what I will need to do is cut back on fruit and nuts. Otherwise, I'm quite content with my food plan as it stands. I also continue with the treadmill, though when it's hot I'm not as good about...

Okay, so what I have realized is that I can sometimes be a Brat! A spoiled rotten Brat! But my question to myself is why? The only person I hurt is me.

So, what makes me a brat? Well, it goes back to March. I was going along just fine. Was losing weight and felt fantastic. Not just because I was losing weight (though that helped), but because the food I was eating did not make me feel horrible.

Certain foods make me hurt, real pain. When I am thinking logically...

I had a rocky past month. Managed to quit smoking, gained 10 pounds and now have lost that again....back around 135 and in my size 5's...whew...that was a close one....I am still a quitter on the cigarettes too... I feel BETTER THAN EVER!!! I figured if I could lose 150 pounds, I could quit smoking...did it cold turkey too...hence the 10 gain before I realized I was just replacing cigs w/crappy food...yikes! Well at least I figured that out quick when my jeans got too tight..lol...jumped back...