Good Evening - (or morning as it might be depending on your locale) -
I am back and ready to tackle this weight problem again - as well as give updates on my school status. This is like my 3rd or 4th time trying to track my progress....perhaps third time will be the charm.
I am sad (and annoyed) to say that I have gained any and all weight previously lost and am now at perhaps my highest weight ever. Fabulous. I recently even tried a liquid diet...which was pretty cool cuz I lost 8 lbs in the first week...but as everyone knows...that is not the way to do things and it backfired once I started eating food again. Argh!
So..once again - I will try to "eat less and move more" and write about it so that I can have tangible progress.
I am going to post a starting weight on Monday since I will be out of town til Sunday. Then, my first official weighin and progress mark will be the following Monday. Each Monday, I will update with whatever ups or downs I have witnessed on the scale and along the way during the week, I will post my mini successes and challenges as well.
Since this blog has been so inconsistent and I've been back and forth between two countries since I started writing it, I will give a quick update on my career / school status.
I returned to the US in December after deciding that living in Canada would not be a long term option for us. Thankfully, my husband had the foresight to consider this and sent me up for a "test run" for the first semester. I absolutely loved the University up there and if my world consisted only of the University, I would have happily stayed. Unfortunately, other issues arose and we made a joint decision on my return. My son - now 20 - may not want me monitoring his every move...but he still needs mom close by sometimes. He actually got the swine flu while I was in Canada and was deathly ill...he didn't tell me about it until he was almost back to a healthy status because he didn't want to worry me. At the same time, when he did finally tell me about it, it was obvious that he didn't like the distance between us - and quite frankly, neither did I.
So - back to the States and trying to find a job that will allow me to go to school...argh...and that pays enough. So now, I am making a little more than 1/2 of what I was making before I left for Canada - not a great feeling. However, the goal is to have a job that allows the flexibility for me to go to school and this one seems like it is going to work. I haven't missed a single semester since I have been back in the states so that is good. At least my eye is on the prize to some extent. This summer, I have taken it a little easy with only one class for each summer session. I also got a great blessing by receiving a scholarship for $2K from the Executive Women International Dallas branch. This will be a huge blessing since we are paying for the school out of pocket and had the Fall 2009 term assessed at International student rates - (which are very outrageous). Oh well - at least I can't say I didn't go for it. I mean, I tried...and realized that the move just wasn't the best thing for me or my family. And as I said - my eye is still on the goal.
So - I am working now - still going to school - and attempting to eat right and exercise along the way....while dealing with the ever-changing emotions of a 20 year old son and maintaining a happy marital relationship....piece of cake, right??? - ok - bad choice of words....
Well - I think that is most of the big stuff....as I said - I am going to be committed to this effort. I may even post a link on my facebook where I will have real accountability to my FB friends and family if they read my posts....that's a little scary -but maybe that's what I need.
Hugs and Kisses! :-)
R-
