33 Weeks to Make this Happen!

Well... This is my first blog on Blog Spot and I can't think of a better way to track my progress, then to put this up for the WORLD to see!

Okay... so maybe there are better ways. However, I'll be depending on the support, encouragement & inspiration of close friends & family to make this happen. I live alone, with Dexter my 4 month old monster kitty, and obviously he wont be much help in telling me when I should & shouldn't reach for that peice of extra dark chocolate!

I do my best thinking in the shower.. no really, I do. That is where most of my programmatic thoughts are 'born' .. while I'm lathering shampoo in my hair & scrubbing my face. True story! So this morning when I was thinking of ways to lose 50 pounds successfully and keep it off, starting a blog came to mind.

So here I am! Tah Dah!

My goal is to lose 50 pounds by September 19, 2009. The Day of my Best Friends Wedding. I have the honor & priviledge to walk down the aisle that day in a GORGEOUS Chocolate & Ivory Strapless Dress and I feel I have an obligation to her & myself, to look & feel my best. I'm not quite the heaviest I've ever been... but if I continue without doing something about it.. I'll be there soon enough. This isn't just about looking better either.. this is about being healthy, putting health risks to halt and becoming the person who's hidden inside this body that I cannot wait to meet!

I'll be sharing my personal successes & struggles along the way.. so if it helps me, maybe it'll inspire someone else in their own personal journey too!

Last year, I lost 18.8 pounds on Weight Watchers in only 8 weeks. However, I decided that I didn't need to attend the meetings anymore, lost the momentum and gained most of it back. How depressing! I'm going back to Weight Watchers tomorrow (February 5, 2009) to start all over again... this time around, I know the meetings are what will keep me going - Lifetime Member status... here I come!

Check back everyday (or every other day.. lol) for updates & feel free to share any tips, encouragement or inspiration. I cherish everything you all tell me (no really.. I do!) and am excited to share this journey with you! Here's to losing the Not-So-Nifty-Fifty!

Cheers!