Day One ...
So far, so good. I spent a lot of time reading here before joining and starting this new and exciting WOE.
I am a 37 year old mother of four (3 daughters, 1 son) ... my children are 18, 16, 12, and 11. I have a wonderful husband who married me as a "fat chic" and loves me no matter what ... but I no longer love myself. Don't get me wrong ... I LOVE who I am on the inside -- I just don't like the outside very much.
I have read DANDR, front to back, some sections several times, and believe I have a pretty good handle on things. I have a fitday account, and today my numbers were pretty good ... 68 - 26 - 6 ... not too bad for day one.
I have made small changes in the past year, with very positive results. I was a 12-pack + per day Mt. Dew addict for many many years. I quit drinking the stuff almost a year ago - I believe it was May 25th of last year when I had my last can - and with just that change came a 22.5 pound weight loss in the first 3 months, that I have managed to keep off. I'm still 85 pounds overweight, though! That's why I'm here. Instead of Dew, I started drinking more water ... and also iced tea. I think that will be one of my biggest challenges ... giving up tea.
My other big challenge, and one that really does worry me is that I don't enjoy a lot of veggies - not ones I can have in induction, anyway. Corn is my favorite, followed by green beans. I can do raw broccoli and cauliflower - but can't do them cooked. And I love iceberg lettuce - not so crazy about the darker greens, though. So I think I might struggle with that - I've always been kind of a picky eater - no mushrooms, onions (unless they are chopped very fine), tomato, pickles... yuck. I love pasta and bread - two huge no-no's on this WOE. But I know this WOE, when done properly, has amazing success ... and that's what I want.
My first big goal is to be 30 pounds less by the end of June when I go on vacation.
Looking forward to getting to know you all, and learn from everyone.
I am a 37 year old mother of four (3 daughters, 1 son) ... my children are 18, 16, 12, and 11. I have a wonderful husband who married me as a "fat chic" and loves me no matter what ... but I no longer love myself. Don't get me wrong ... I LOVE who I am on the inside -- I just don't like the outside very much.
I have read DANDR, front to back, some sections several times, and believe I have a pretty good handle on things. I have a fitday account, and today my numbers were pretty good ... 68 - 26 - 6 ... not too bad for day one.
I have made small changes in the past year, with very positive results. I was a 12-pack + per day Mt. Dew addict for many many years. I quit drinking the stuff almost a year ago - I believe it was May 25th of last year when I had my last can - and with just that change came a 22.5 pound weight loss in the first 3 months, that I have managed to keep off. I'm still 85 pounds overweight, though! That's why I'm here. Instead of Dew, I started drinking more water ... and also iced tea. I think that will be one of my biggest challenges ... giving up tea.
My other big challenge, and one that really does worry me is that I don't enjoy a lot of veggies - not ones I can have in induction, anyway. Corn is my favorite, followed by green beans. I can do raw broccoli and cauliflower - but can't do them cooked. And I love iceberg lettuce - not so crazy about the darker greens, though. So I think I might struggle with that - I've always been kind of a picky eater - no mushrooms, onions (unless they are chopped very fine), tomato, pickles... yuck. I love pasta and bread - two huge no-no's on this WOE. But I know this WOE, when done properly, has amazing success ... and that's what I want.
My first big goal is to be 30 pounds less by the end of June when I go on vacation.
Looking forward to getting to know you all, and learn from everyone.
/GW225!!!
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