It's been way too long!

I haven't written in a LONG time!  Sorry.  :(

Well, I am working on Turbo Fire right now by itself.  I am almost done with week 7.  I haven't had many results, but my eating hasn't been that great either.  I guess that goes to show you that diet really is 80-90% of weight loss/maintenance.  I go through spurts where I am like "I'm going to do well," then I think, "What's it matter?"  I need to be more like the former all the time!  Weekends have been difficult the last few years.  I need the structure of my regular work week to keep me in check.  I've been doing a better job of writing down my food before eating it.  I find that has been helping me stay on track.

On another note, several weeks ago (or maybe months by now) I was able to speak to the high school where I teach.  I told them how heart disease has affected my life.  I shared about the loss of my mom due to a heart attack, how you shouldn't smoke, how I lost my weight, some about my dad, and I have them some tips they could use.  I received many compliments about my speech, so that made me feel good.  I even heard about myself a few weeks later when I was at the hair dresser's.  Awesome!  I was nervous beforehand, but as I started talking and sharing, it was so much easier.  I enjoyed talking about my experiences, and I wouldn't mind doing motivational speaking.  I have no idea how one gets into that, but...

My goal is to get to my final goal weight of 140 by my brother's wedding at the end of March 2012.  I have 15 more pounds.  I think if I have more of the right mindset, I can definitely do it!  I think I will continue to count calories again, although I didn't do that my first 100 pounds lost.  The trouble is figuring out exactly how many I should eat and if I should "eat back" my exercise calories (quite the debate on My Fitness Pal).  Anyway, I'll figure it out.

I don't have a lot more to say except I wish I had more time and motivation to run again.  Maybe I'll get in a nice run tomorrow.  Maybe I'll sign up for a half in April to get me back in the groove.  :)


Later...