...and a-weigh we go!

So much on my mind today...goals being the main one. I started thinking about how much pain I am in when I have to wedge myself into concert seats. Then, about how I couldn't even get my favorite pair of jeans over my hips. Things I want - to weigh less when I go see my family at the end of March - to weigh less when I go see my doctor, again. Things I care about the most: my family. I don't want my daughter having to listen to kids make fun of her mom's weight anymore. I want all three of my kids to know that I care enough for them to make sure I am here with them as long as I can be. But, most importantly, for me. I want to see my children get older. I want to help them make it through the toughest parts of life. I am not done, yet.

My promise and goals for myself:

• to focus on what makes me happy
• to complete what I've started
• to follow thru on what is important to me
• to put myself first

My physical goals for myself:

• Be able to wear jeans to visit my family at the end of March
• Be able to go to a concert and not have to feel completely squished
• Be able to comfortably ride the amusement rides with my kids this summer
• Be able to take the extra weight off my knees/shoulders/back so I'm not in so much pain
• Complete another 5K!

As of this morning, I am at 331.4 lbs. Down 5 pounds. Twelve pounds to go for my initial goal. Again, I understand this isn't anything but water and dumping. But, just knowing I am going in the right directions feels great. Simply because, for the past three weeks, the scale was moving up instead of down.

Liquid Diet - Day 1 completed - that wasn't bad. I wasn't hungry, at all. I decided against a clear liquid diet after reading on the Mayo Clinic website that you shouldn't do that for more than a few days. Instead, I've gone to a plan that includes coffee...tea...water...smoothie...coffee...tea...water...
smoothie...that's pretty much it. The craziness is I eat more greens with this plan, than I ever did before. I've consumed more kale and spinach in the past week than I ever have. Awesome fiber.