THE FIRST DAY

Today is the first day of my blogging on my body. My goal is to have lost 25 pounds by the last day of 2009. I have been overweight for the past say, ten years at least. I started gaining in college, like a lot of people do. It's weird how we can look at ourselves in the mirror and not actually see ourselves. I mean, I never thought I was that big, until I started seeing myself in pictures, yet I still ignored the fact that I was gaining. Last year I was pregnant. What a crutch that is to being overweight!!! Even though I did not gain that much during the pregnancy, 4 months after the birth of my son, I am bigger than I have ever been.
Here I am weighing in today at (gulp...) 240 pounds

Yesterday I started the slim-fast diet. Hopefully this will help me control my portions. We try so many different diets, when really the key is obvious, eat healthy, normal portions, and exercise. (WHY IS THAT SOOOO HARD!!!) I actually like the slim fast shakes, and since I am not a breakfast person, this really helps me to have something in the morning. It also helps to have it for lunch, instead of going to fast food or eating some junk out of the vending machine at work. Slim-fast also has a website that is making it easy for me to track my food intake and the amount of calories, fat, sugar, protein, etc. I am putting in my body. If you are interested in doing slim-fast with me, I just started yesterday!!
Here is the web address www.slim-fast.com
It's free and so helpful!