One down, 50 To Go

One down isn't exactly an accurate statement, but it sounds much more optimistic to me than just 50 to go. In high school I suffered through being called things like Skinnie Minnie, Olive Oil and, my least favorite, Anorexia Girl. 15 years, and 80 pounds later, no one would make that mistake.

I've never been a big fan of New Year's resolutions so I'm looking at this more as a goal with a deadline than a New Year's resolution. My neice is getting married in June of this year...by the time the wedding gets here, I want to look more like I did in this picture that was taken with her about 8 years ago than I do now....so I have a lot of work to do in the coming months. I'm hoping that maybe if I blog about it, I'll be more likely to stick to it...so I'm declaring January 2012 'Junk Free January' to kick start my weight loss plan.

The goal is pretty simple - no junkfood for the entire month. I may allow myself one serving of something 'junkie' every week, just so I don't feel deprived and binge later, but I'll just take it day by day and see how it goes. Giving up sweet tea and Taco Casa will be the biggest challenge for me, but being happy in my skin and being healthier are pretty good rewards for giving up the Super Salads, Sweet Tea and Casa Delights that I have come to love so much.

The hardest part of this whole New Year, New Me thing is going to be posting my measurements and current pictures of myself on here... but hopefully if I see progress, as gradual as it may be, it will help me keep up the momentum....and since (for the moment anyway) I have no plans to let anyone know that I'm blogging about it, I doubt anyone will even see it..yeah, I'm sneaky cool like that. So here goes nothing...