First Post

I figured I would at least make one post now that I started a new blog. In this blog I plan to write about my trials and tribulations with my weight loss journey. I am hoping to reach a healthy weight of 155 before my honeymoon in November. It may not be possible but I am going to try. I have discovered a new "diet". It is called the Vice busting diet. Each week you add a new challenge/goal for that week, along with mastering the goals already added. This week I am working on drinking between 64 oz to half my weight in oz of water. Today I achieved the 64 oz. I think it will be a few more days or weeks before I get to half my weight in oz.

I have recently also had an a-ha moment in my weight loss story. I went to the doctor this past week for a regular check up and weighed in over 200lbs. At that moment I realized if I don't do something soon about my weight I will end up looking and being just like my mom. Don't get me wrong I love my mom to death. And I am so very proud of all the things she has accomplished in her life, but I don't want to have her health problems. She is borderline diabetic, has had a double bypass, and has a very strong caffeine addiction for years. Along with my mom's health, my dad doesn't have the greatest health either. He is full blown diabetic, has a long history of heart disease and is very overweight. I am hoping to show them and everyone else that you can lose weight and you don't have to give up all your favorite foods at once. It doesn't take a major overhaul of your diet to lose weight. Yeah, I probably won't lose it as fast as I would like to but I will still lose it. Anyways, that's enough for now. I need to get ready for bed. I hope to post again tomorrow and as many days after that as I can.

~Mel-o