Monday, December 19, 2011

The Beginning

I've been blogging for some time now about my cardmaking, scrapbooking and a little of my personal life over here. Recently, Neil and I started on what we thought was a "diet" but has quickly become way more than that for us.
In such a short time, I can already see that this is going to be life changing for us. To keep me on track and accountable, what better way than to diary each step for all the world (or nobody!) to see!

Neil learned about Isagenix at a networking group he belongs to for work. I was skeptical, but willing to give it a try since I was feeling so terrible about myself, my weight, and my overall health. Now, a short time later, I am down 9.5 pounds and feel like a different person already. Well, actually the same person that I was 10-15 years ago. Happier, energetic and KNOWING that I am finally going to lose this weight and get healthy again!

This sounds so hokey, even to me writing it. But that's part of why I'm here putting this all in words. Because I want to prove to MYSELF that I can do this and keep myself focused every step of the way. I'm already planning to go a bit off course, I mean come on, Christmas is here! I can't go through the holidays without some merriment in the form of wine and cookies, but as long as I promise myself to get right back on the wagon, I know I'll be okay.

To help keep us motivated and focused, Neil and I are both joining the Isabody Challenge. As part of that, we have to take 4 "before photos". In 6 months we take our "after" photos and submit them along with an essay. What better motivation then CASH!!!! which is what the grand prize winner receives.

So this weekend we will be taking our before photos and if I am brave enough, I might post one here. In addition, I'll be posting motivatonal photos that I find on Pinterest and other places to keep me going.

That's all for now!

I used to love to run, I want to get there again

Love this outfit

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