You're Turning Violet, Violet!

I love blueberries! I love them fresh--sweet and natural. But I love them more if they are in muffins and iced biscuits! WOO! This eating right stuff bites. Im trying to start my eating plan today but instead of eating the fish and veggies for breakfast (appetizing, right?), I want a blueberry muffin! Why couldn't I just be blessed with a fast metabolism so I could eat what I want?! Oh well, the are the genes God gave me so I either indulge and turn into the actress from Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory or I decide to be thin and stay away from the BoBerry Biscuits!

I'm dressed and ready to go to Curves but it seems the little Lisa Devil on my shoulder is trying to talk me out of going. Im feeling lazy today because of lack of sleep last night. All I want to do is catch some more z's. Errrrrr...I need to just GO! GET IT OVER WITH! Its only 30 minutes. Dont be a wuss, Lisa! Besides, all your new homegirls are there waiting on you!

After Curves, Im headed to Tara's house to pick her up. Im taking her to the bus station in Raleigh so she can head up to VA to pick up the kids and move them down here! YAY! She and Marcus are going to start this eating plan on Monday. So hopefully we can all keep each other motivated. GO FAT FOLKS! GO FAT FOLKS! GO, GO, GO FAT FOLKS!

And so it begins...

My mom gave me an awesome birthday present today--a membership to Curves! (Thanks, mommy!) I headed to the facility and signed up. The lady weighed me and measured me and checked my BMI. Well, not like I needed her calculations to tell me that I am very obese but thats what I am--VERY obese! I've been using the "baby weight" excuse for too long now. I think that excuse loses its validity when your kid turns 2. Mine is 3 1/2!

I hopped on the machines for my first Curves workout in 3 years (I joined after Mason was born but didnt stick with it). Immediately my heart started working harder than it has in awhile! As I made my way around the circle, the local grandmas began quizzing me on my past. Any other time would've been great but this big girl cant exercise and talk at the same time right now! HAHA! But they were cute and very funny--a nice distraction from my workout. One lady told me a funny story that is worth passing along.

She told me of another member who brings her 85 year old mother to Curves with her. They were discussing an upcoming family trip to the beach in which 15 family members would be attending. The mother felt that 15 people were WAY too many people to be coming on the trip. One of the other members asked her, "Well where are they all going to stay?" The mother said, "Oh, they are going to be renting and staying in one of those big condoms!" HAHAHA!

So my eating plan didnt go so well today. I think Ill be starting that tomorrow. One thing at a time...I cant rush these things you know!!!

Open for business!

I decided to start a new blog dedicated to my weight loss journey. This way, those wanting to stay caught up on Mason and our day to day excitement (ha) can do so without being bored with the fat saga!

So here we are in Chunky Town. Hopefully my four-year visit in this place will be over soon and I can go back to my normal, thin, active self! Here are some pictures--some self-reminders of the way I used to be: happy, energetic, active, an avid hiker and camper. I'll be all of those things again and this time I will be able to share this lifestyle with my little boy and hubby (when he decides he is no longer allergic to exercise)!