Open the Tool Box

It's been 6 months since I set out to lose weight and change my life. For the past 6 years I have allowed excuses to get in my way. I thought that the excuses that I don't have time nor money to do anything about my weight were accurate and really the reason I was not able to lose weight. Boy was I wrong... Jan 1st I started working out every night before bed. I watched what I ate and started losing weight. I didn't lose a ton each week but I lost. By March 21st I was down 14 pounds and feeling amazing! I did it by finding 40 mins to workout each night and watching my portions. I didn't change our diet, just changed how much I was eating. Our family took a 2 week vacation and during that time I fell off the bandwagon and haven't been able to get back on. I have paid dearly... It is now July 11th 3 months later and I have gained back 9 of the pounds I had lost. I am so ashamed. I have eaten my success and laid around whining about it. I don't know if it was the drive to look good on vacation that pushed me but I need a push. I thought setting goals along the way would help keep me motivated but it doesn't seem to be enough. Depression is setting in again and the spark is gone. I wanted so badly to be at 154 by Sept. 15th but right now just getting the 9 I gained off would be nice. Dropping 25 wont happen.

I have all the tools and I know how to use them but it's one thing to open the tool box it's another to actual use the tools.