Did you miss me???

Ok, I fell off the wagon :( I lost all self motivation. All will power went out the window. Basically, I got lazy. Again.

BUT I'M BACK!! After a sweet friend reminded me how much I love venting my weight loss horrors, I mean experiences by blogging, I am back to share.

A lot has happened since my last blog. I ended up having the surgery (LapBand) on June 27, 2010. I have lost a total of 60 pounds and then, I hit a plateau and just gave up. Those are pretty hard to get over. It seems like nothing I could do would help me lose anymore weight! Plus it was pretty easy for me to fall back into old habits. So quickly too! "I don't have time to work out", "I'm sick and so I can't", "I have such an active lifestyle with my family that I don't have time to eat well", blah blah blah. All the excuses that I used to get fat in the first place!

Well, I'm still not happy with what I see in the mirror. So, it's time to get active again! I have gone back to the gym. I am back running (walking) my big 'ol booty on that treadmill. I am lifting weights and pumping iron! Ok, not so much, but I AM back on the treadmill and doing my reps on the machines again. I have found an incredible support system of friends and family. I even have a group that is going to start working out with me every morning at 4 am. We figured that at that hour I won't be fully awake enough to fight back :) I am feeling really motivated. I am not back to walking 2 miles in an hour yet, but I am doing 1 mile in 18 minutes. That, I feel, is a great start.

SOOO, Here we go again!!!