Okay, so I joined the gym on Friday.  I had received a flyer in the mail and they were inviting me to join their "Biggest Loser" Challenge.  I kept the flyer for 2 weeks before I called them.

I mean, I was feeling like I was looking at the proverbial "elephant" that I needed to eat all at once and feeling overwhelmed.  I knew I needed to shed over 100 lbs.  That's almost a whole person! 

So, what was it that made me call?  A couple nights ago, I had a big scare.  I was watching a DVD with my husband and when it was over, I swung my legs out of bed and stood up...

AND I COULDN'T WALK...

Not for several moments.  My feet were in a lot of pain.  My husband asked if I was OK and I said NO, I'm not.

"I'm not going to be one of those people who have to sit in a motor cart just to get groceries, because I'm too fat to walk!"

He held onto me as I stood there and cried.  My feet had been in a lot of constant pain for some time, now, because of bearing the weight of my body.

The next day, I called the gym.  I am now enrolled in their Challenge.  I weighed in at 275, which the personal trainer said I have 125 lbs. to shed in 56 weeks.

Yesterday, which was Saturday, I found the Body For Life eating plan I had followed 6 years ago and I went shopping for whole wheat grains, lean proteins, protein shakes and nutrition bars.  I loaded up the cart with what looked like bodybuilder's food.  I guess that's what it is!  I sure don't look like a body builder, though.

Today, I started eating according to the plan and had to use the restroom 4 times!  This clean eating is really cleansing my colon!

Here is a picture of me today.  I plan to take a picture every week on Sunday and post in my blog here.  I am going to report to all of you for the world to see, my progress and setbacks at least once a week.

So, today's eating was a challenge. It being my first day and all. Although I wasn't hungry, I was acutely aware of when I felt the urge to snack and piece on different things throughout the day.

I felt like eating some of the cheddar cheese we gave the baby...I felt like grazing on the left over barbecue roast beef that everyone else ate for dinner.  I was going to grab a piece of left over pizza for a snack after lunch!  All these were impulsive thoughts that I normally would have just followed and not had a second thought.  Everyone in the family had a bowl of ice cream after dinner.  I sat there and watched...and it was hard.

I got my sweet tooth satisfied an hour later, though, when I was able to eat a chocolate chocolate chip nutrition bar!  It actually was really good, and I'm not hungry.

So, I learned a lot about how I had been eating over the last few years, very impulsive and emotional eating.

But, a good first day overall!