1 week progress.

so, here i am at exactly 1 week in to my lifestyle change.

i didn't see big results.  i've lost 5.6lbs.

but!  i have not yet been exercising.

i *was* walking 4 miles a day, but it stopped right around the time i was packing up my classroom, and all the other hectic things teachers do at the end of the year!

so, starting today i am going to pick that up.  oh, sure, not 4 miles straight away, but i def. want to do some form of exercise.

i am considering doing the P90x things, because someone has them that wants to give them to me.

we'll see.

but definitely some kind of exercise , regularly!

it's 1pm, and i have yet to eat anything. 

i'm so lazy, that i can't get myself out of bed!  but as soon as i finish this, it's time for some coffee and maybe some eggs with toast.

i am still debating what's for dinner tonight.

i'll update later!

Starting Pictures!

these were taken on Friday, 6/24.  the brown dress i wore like..20lbs ago, the black and white dress is new, and the purple and black are clothes i use to walk in.  not mentioning weight yet!   Click on the jump!

My Story

so.... i restarted this journey on june 23.  that was my last day of school.  i am a fourth grade (well next year, fifth) special education teacher.  in the past 5 years, i have gained about 50lbs.  that number is incredible to me. 

5 years ago, i was still carrying around weight that i had gained over the years for various reasons.  i decided in 2006 that i was sick of it, and went on a 'diet' in the summer.  i lost at least 50lbs by Christmas.  i kept it off for a year, but then had some things go on the next summer that made me start eating out of control, and it just kept going.

and now i am here again.  i am going to lose this weight , but more importantly, KEEP it off. 

so, june 23 was my start date.  tomorrow it will be a week.  i have lost 5.6lbs as of now.  hoping to see at least 6 gone by tomorrow.

i will update this blog with pictures, mostly.  but also videos on the webcam.  i will post progress pictures every 10lbs lost. 

i'm excited!!!