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Starting Over - Again.

I have been on a roller coaster this past school year and I cannot get my act together. My motivation is null. I know that in order to truly get my life in order, it has to come from within. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find that internal motivation. It is so frustrating. I've missed my last two WW meetings due to other commitments and I know that is half my battle. The other have is definitely my lack of motivation.

I need to change that. Where do I begin? Here.

WHY do I want to lose weight?

  1. GOOD HEALTH: My cholesterol keeps creeping up on me. My latest overall score? 234. That is the highest it has been and I know that with diet and exercise I can drop that number WAY down.
  2. MY DAUGHTERS: My husband and I are both overweight. We were not always this way but after we graduated from high school and started making bad choices, the weight crept on and hasn't left. I don't want my daughters to follow in our footsteps. I want them to learn good eating and exercise habits so that they can avoid making the choices we did and enduring the struggles we are.
  3. HOW I LOOK: I am not very happy with how I look. I look frumpy and sad. I don't have a spring in my step anymore. I wear clothes that don't fit me and I've been spending money buying clothes that are bigger and bigger. This was not supposed to have happened.
  4. HOW I FEEL: I feel miserable. I am easily winded. I cannot keep up with my daughters. I don't want to be seen in public because it makes me sad. I dread the summer and shorts season.
So what next?

I don't know. I need a game plan. I know what I'm supposed to do, I just need to put it into action. I suppose that instead of typing on my blog, I should be in my kitchen doing a little planning for tomorrow. Oh yeah, that and a little laundry.

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