Day 7

I had a few minutes of quiet and after last nights victory I just wanted to take a minute and share a little about me. This is important to me. It saddens me sometimes that is has never been important enough in the past to really make it work. I think I am always so worried about being a good mother, good wife, good daughter, good friend, etc I never take the time to be good to me.

I would watch the Biggest Loser and just being in awe at the people on there. These are real people! People my size and bigger who learn to commit. Even the people who get sent home. You see their after pics and you can tell they really committed, even though they were home.

I would watch Bob and Jillian and be inspired by them. I like Bob but I just think Jillian rocks! Besides being hot (which she is!) she does not baby people. One of my favorite lines in the work out video is during the second set of jumping jacks. She comments that if you are looking for a motified version of jumping jacks, look elsewhere, she continues to remind you that she has 400 lb people who do jumping jacks and we can too. I will be honest. They first time I did the video it was the second set of jumping jacks and I was like, grrrrrr I hate jumping jacks and I was kind of doing them in a (excuse the term) half ass way, then I heard her say that. You know what! It is true. I thought of those people on biggest loser who I have seen work their buts off! And I start jumping like I had a pogo stick up my butt LOL! She really is inspiring.

I know it has only been a week. I have obviously dieted for a week before, but I do not think I have ever in my life, exercised everyday for a week. Sad, huh? But it has been a commitment and hopefully is turning into a way of life. Normally I just eat what the kids eat, and I have been making sure I make other things for me with less calories. After having a big weight loss this week, I am even more excited to see next week. So I will make it through another week with NO cheats and not missing a day of working out.

I have to tell you on day one it was very humbling and somewhat humiliating to post my before pics, but I knew I had to. I wanted to show the progression of what a small commitment of 30 days could do. I wanted to be able to look through this on hard days and say, wow! I am starting to see a difference. Last night when I took the new pic, I almost broke my neck to post it! I am starting to see a difference and it has only been one week!!! Wish me luck on week 2! Here we go!