So, this is it. It's time for big changes and I feel like blogging is a way to not only keep me accountable but to figure out what worked and what didn't work so great. I will be posting pictures soon but have been delayed getting this up waiting to take them and decided no harm in posting the words before the pictures. The obvious change I'm making is my weight. I didn't want this to be a New Year resolution, rather a change that I am making for the rest of my life so I'm really working to set myself up to do it the right way. I didn't get this way overnight and regardless of where I may have seen my bad habits, it is I alone that is responsible for adopting them and making them part of my life.
The biggest, most painful consequence of my weight is that I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. It is the leading cause of female infertility and, in my opinion, the cause that we ourselves can do the most to manage. I have an amazing, beautiful 17 year old daughter whom I feel very blessed to have and if I am never able to have another, I will consider myself very lucky to have had her. I never intended to have just one but, at least for now, it's looking like that is how it's going to work out. We are starting to look into other avenues like adoption of a child and even frozen embryo adoption. It really doesn't matter to me where the little one comes from, we just really want one.
My plan for this coming week is to start with the easiest changes. Because of my schedule we've been eating out most nights. We spend so much money doing that and, truth be told, barring a certain "Chicken House" in Texas, really aren't enjoying it. It's killing us both financially and significantly contributing to our weight. It's a double whammy... costing us dearly and we're really not getting anything out of it. The other change I'm making is the one I have absolutely struggled the most with. I have got to get off the sauce. Okay, for whoever may not know, I mean Pepsi. I drink a lot of it. I can't say that I won't drink any. When I tried losing weight a few summers ago I still had it on the occasion's when we'd be dining out somewhere that served it but I didn't keep it in the house that is going to be in effect as of now. I just can't keep it around because I can't ever have just one. We are going to start Weight Watchers this week. We were supposed to get registered this weekend but it just didn't work out so I think we're attending our first meeting on Thursday.
That's about it for now; will keep in touch!
