Today began the beginning of a long, long journey. Samantha, the oldest turns twelve in April while Shannon the youngest, turns eight in July. At some point between July of 1998 and now I managed to gain fifty pounds and have successfully kept it on! If I had that sort of weight problem it wouldn't be such an ironic statement. As it stands, those fifty pounds are unneeded and eventually will be the cause of unwanted health problems. In an utopian world, I would faithfully eat my vegetables and fruits, consume specific portions of meat and bread and the excess pounds would melt off within days. In the real world, losing the weight, reaching an idyllic goal weight, will take months, maybe a year-hence the long, long journey. I have also come to the realization that by altering my eating habits I will put my daughters on the path to a healthy lifestyle-hopefully one to last their lifetime.
I weighed in today without my coat and by golly- it weighed six pounds! I wonder how much my shoes weigh?
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