I'm not weighting anymore!

How many times have I been to Weight Watchers? About a million, or so it seems. This year alone, I joined in January. Actually, it may have been the week between Christmas and New Years. And, I joined with Judy - again. We are a good team and we support one another in so very many ways. That's why she's my friend.

I'm tired of being overweight and I can find all kinds of excuses as to why I am. Primarily, it's because I'm sitting a lot - just like I am now. I sit to drive to the places I work. I sit all day as I work with my clients. I sit when I get home at night, being tired from the day. I sit while I watch The Biggest Loser and cheer on my favorites including Ally, Michelle, and most recently, Tara. While I can appreciate Helen's weight loss, Judy reminded me of this before the finale of the show - Helen kept herself on the show and sent her daughter home. Every other parent on the show sacrificed themselves for their child - even Ron, staying on till the end was focused on Mike getting to the finals! Parents ROCK. And so, I'm a bit disillusioned by Helen and her success. I won't take away from the hard work and determination that she showed and I was still upset when I saw Shannon, Helen's daughter, at the finale.

Ok, so back to being tired of carrying extra weight. I'm ready to get going and get it off. I swore that I would have it off by the time I turned 50. It didn't happen. Hmmmm…..just look at that - even my words suggest that it should have "happened". That very core idea may be why I remain overweight. I do not want to be 80 blaming my health on my weight. Heck, I don't want to be 51 and blaming my health issues on my weight. So, I have until September 30, 2009 to reach my goal.

Even now, I am aware that I've remained seated while I searched and attempted to create "the perfect blog" template ….. Still sitting here when I need to be up and moving. Need? Want. Getting up now to finish the laundry and pick up the house. It's a good start and if I put on my pedometer, I can check to see how far I walk today. Plus, it's 10:59 a.m. and I've not eaten anything today. I've only had 2 cups of coffee and I've been up since 7:30. It's important for me to remember that eating throughout the day will fuel my body to carry me through. I'm not working on perfection here - I'm working on completing the next moment in a way that will make me proud and strong for the next. Thanks for jumping on the journey with me…..I expect to be challenged and yet meet my goals.