Weight Loss: Take 538 (aka Lifestyle Change)

Ok you guys. This is for realzies this time.

I mean it!

The last month or so has been very emotional for me.

I have issues.

I'm not sure exactly where they come from, maybe a combination of all the many crap things that have happened in the past couple of years. But I kind of had a breakdown. Not an ugly cry in my pajamas all day type of breakdown, but a very slowly spiraling depression about nothing type of breakdown that I decided to acknowledge.

 (disclaimer: that is not really me)

And, actually, that image is a little downplayed, the moment was really more like this:

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I think I was using class, homework, volunteering, real work, house stuff, bridesmaid stuff as a way to avoid my real issues. As soon as I got my free time back, I was flooded with the disappointment with myself.

I had done extremely well on Weight Watchers a couple years ago. I lost a little over 30 pounds, over a period of 6 months or so. I've since gained all but maybe 4lbs back. It took a couple of years, but I managed to do it. 

I was originally going to make a separate blog for this "journey" but decided that was too much work, so I'm going to make it a Monday check-in type thing on this one instead.

The best part about this: my Mom is going to be my partner in crime on this epic journey to get to our more awesome selves!

 (That really is me, and my Mum!)

So, C created a nifty excel spreadsheet weight tracker graph thingy for each of us:

We also have a list of exercises and a simple menu/calorie list to go off of for at least 12 weeks.


This is gonna be good shit.


I'm officially on week 3, as of today (above you can see week zero, but that was just to get in the mindset)

Honestly, I didn't really even want to post this until I had actually stuck with it for at least a couple of weeks. I don't have a good track record with sticking to diets (especially those shared on the blogity)


So here we go!