Experiment

Yes, I've created another blog. Why in the world would I do this when I can't keep up with the other blog I've already started. Well, tonight I started on a new adventure. As many of you know, weight has always been a struggle for me. I finally found the healthy lifestyle that seems to work for me when I joined Weight Watchers in September of 1999 (wow - almost 10 year ago!!). I lost 55ish pounds and then became pregnant with Ethan. I ate my way through 9-months of pregnancy (and a few months after dealing with a difficult infant). I gained over 60 pounds when I was pregnant with Ethan. It took me 18 months to take off that weight (again, with Weight Watchers), then 9 months later I became pregnant with Abby. I gained a little less this time (40ish pounds), but unfortunately it took me longer to take of the weight. It took about 2.5 years for me to take off the weight, but in March of 2007 I finally reached my goal weight!! Since we were done having kids, I felt very confident I could keep the weight off. I added more and more to my activity and have been feeling great ever since. I've had a little glitch in the plan since around October of last year. Yes, I'm still exercising. Yes, I still watch what I eat. Unfortunately I've fallen into a bit of a funk and have allowed about 15 pounds to creep back on. I want to conquer this NOW, before I add another 40 pounds and am back where I started.

So, today I started faithfully returning to my Weight Watchers meetings. They honestly do make a world of difference. I also am trying something new. I've signed up for a group personal training class at the Liberty Community Center. The trainer wants us to keep a food journal and email it to her every couple of days. I think this is a fabulous idea as I've been most successful losing weight when I've kept track of what I eat. I also have a lot of people who ask me what I eat. So, I've decided to take this one step further. I'm creating this blog to post what I eat for yet another layer of accountability. It's an experiment. For the experiment to work, it would be helpful to know who's reading this and what you think, so comments could be helpful. Preferably nice comments:) I'll also post recipes and some of my food staples. If you have any favorites, feel free to send them to me and I'll try to post those also.

The experiment starts tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a success.