New year, new attitude! I know I haven’t written in a while. In all honesty, my heart wasn’t in it. Which is probably why my weight loss in 2013 was unsuccessful. Yes, I said it! I did not have my heart or head in the journey at all. I had good intentions but didn’t commit the way I should have. Time to move forward.

Last year was a very stressful year for me. Family issues back home in California, stresses at work, and my personal health problems plagued me all year-long. And what do I do when I stress? I eat and sit around and throw a pity party.  Well, last month was a huge turning point for me. I “celebrated” my 45th birthday on December 2nd when life hit me like a ton of bricks. “Where am I in my life?”, “Where am I going?”, “What am I doing?”, “What do I want to do?” These were all questions that started haunting me. I’m not getting any younger and I realized that I need to change things and change them soon!

So here I am, 45 years old, unhappy in her office job that everyone else thought would be best for me, wondering “what if?” Sorry kids, but we only get one go around in this life. I want to make the most of my time here on this big, blue marble so I’m rethinking my current situation and looking to make changes. Getting in shape is one of those changes.

Since December I have watched my portion sizes, stopped snacking, I stop eating when I’m satisfied, and I have been moving around a lot more. As of weigh-in yesterday I have lost 9lbs! I am now down to 146.2 and I feel great! 5% of my weight is gone and not welcome back. My inner pin-up has an ear to ear grin and she’s picking out dresses. I still have a lot of work to do both physically and emotionally but I’m more motivated now than I have been in years. My heart is back in! My goal for this year is to reach my goal weight of 115lbs, write on this blog more, and just be fabulous!

Liz