The beginning

I tried to start a blog a few years ago, but I never could quite the hang of this whole commitment thing.... Huh. I wonder what my exes would say about that. LOL. OK.... so. I am 31. I am engaged. I have a daughter that will be 7 in a few short months. My fiancee has two kids ages 11 and 5. Im in graduate school (which, by the way, is what I should be working on as I type this). Needless to say, I am busy. I'm overweight, I'm tired, and I'm tired of being overweight. I lost close to 70 pounds when my daughter was 1. I looked amazing. Then I went broke and moved back to Chicago in the dead of winter with no job lined up, so I sat. And ate the best food this country knows. And I gained. Then I got pregnant by major surprise, didn't know I was pregnant til I was nearly 6 months along (trust me- it DOES happen) and placed my son up for adoption with the most amazing family. But I didn't lose that weight. And I am, nearly 3 years later, right back where I started after my daughter was born. Only this time, I want to do it right- no drugs, no starvation. Just eating right, moving more. So this blog is going to be a place for me to track my progress, vent about my struggles, and keep track of my journey. My journey is not your journey or any one else's journey. And I need to remember that I will never be a size 2, but that I would be happy with a size 10 or 12. I am currently a size 16 and sometimes those feel snug. I will not buy anything larger. I must get smaller. And here it goes....

Beginning weight: 221 pounds
Height: 5' 9"
Body type: gain in the mid section between ribs and thighs
Start date: January 3, 2012

Food Journal Day One:
Small bowl of Special K Chocolatey delight cereal
Handful of almonds
yogurt
Lean Cuisine deluxe pizza
cube steak, noodles, gravy, salad
Special K granola bar

Day Two:
2 nutrigrain waffles with honey
Chicken and brown rice soup
1 slice of whole grain bread
handful almonds
yogurt parfait
tukey sandwich with 1/2 tablespoon mayo and lettuce on whole grain bread
15 Special K Cracker Chips
small bowl special K chocolatey delight cereal