Decisions Decisions

I spent most of the day yesterday scouring the Internet for the right meal plan for me. I have tried low carb diets in the past with some success, but it didn't last. I love bread and pasta, and I am not a huge meat eater. I was doing a low calorie program before I got pregnant, and that seemed to work pretty well, but with pregnancy cravings, that went out the window too. I found a couple of cool things so far, and I am weighing my options, but I am still holding out hope that there is a brownie diet that I just haven't stumbled across yet, or a birthday cake diet. If you eat birthday cake on your birthday it doesn't have any calories right? I guess that is the school of thought that got me into this position in the first place!! I know I am probably going to start with swimming and water aerobics because I just need to get my body used to moving again, and the water is totally low impact. The water is great because you can be fat without feeling fat...well until you see yourself in your bathing suit that is!! I will be back soon with a decision, but in the mean time, please "weigh" in with your opinions.

Here's the Skinny...

I am so tired of being FAT!! I know that the "F word" is not politically correct. I know that maybe I should have said that I am Big boned or over weight...even Morbidly Obese, but the truth is, I am fat, and I have been for most of my life (with the exception of the first 5 years of course). Everyone needs a learning curve on how to get hand to mouth I suppose. I do not have an eating disorder, I am not laid up due to any sort of accident, I am FAT!! I am not ugly, or lazy, or smelly, I am just fat. I came to the realization that it is time to make a change, so here I am. We are going on a journey. The challenge: To lose 100 pounds in 1 year. I want to be able to shop at a "normal" clothing store at some point in my life. It is time to say good bye to the elastic waist band. I am in search of the elusive skinny jeans. I am sure that if I look hard enough, I will find them. My main reason for losing weight and getting healthy is that I love my family, and I want to be around for a long time to watch my daughter grow up and get married, and have a family of her own. If I look good in the process...well I guess that is something I am just going to have to live with. I am going to spend the next 2 weeks figuring out what plan I am going to go with. I will be back soon to let you know what I decided. My start date is September 1, 2009.