Let's try this again, shall we?

It's been 2.5 years since I last blogged and guess what?  I am still a fatty!!  Even more of a fatty in fact.  Quick update on the last two years:  Ran a half-marathon in November of 2013.  Lost a lot of weight in the training.  got down to about 140, which is a good weight for me.  After I finished that race, I hardly ran again, once in a while, but not much.  Why?  I hate running.  I find it boring and I lost 60%, 6/10 of my toenails.  Disgusting.  The big toenail on one foot still hasn't come back to normal.  So in the almost two years since that race, I have not been doing much physical activity, have been eating whatever the hell I want, and drinking way too much beer.  Well all that shit has caught up with me!  I knew things were getting out of control, but just didn't care that much.  Now I am ready to make some serious changes.  Why now?  Because I have finally reached a point where I am completely disgusted with myself and...my sisters and I are in a  two-month long competition which I am determined to win!! There is $100 on the line, and I can't afford to lose.  So I am back...weighing in at 176.8.  What the fuck? 


Monday was the first day of our challenge, which ends on Labor Day (but I promise not to end on Labor Day).  I have been very good so far.  Eating fruits, veggies, lean meats, and drinking a shit ton of water.  Running, a lot slower and not very far than before, but I'll get there.  Yes, I still hate running, but have honestly found it is the only thing that helps me lose weight.  So I need to just do it.

I plan to blog to help keep me on track.  Yes, I have been down this road a few times.  Trying to get on a healthier track, trying to blog about it, and even posting my weight to hold me accountable.  I can't guarantee that I will stick with it this time, but at least I am not quiting starting over. 

Here is the blog plan for the next two months: 
1. Write post sometimes, not daily or anything that is way too much of a commitment.
2. Post my weight each Monday.  That's the day I check in with my sisters.
3. Share recipes or snacks.
4. Lose some damn weight.

Please follow and send words of encouragment, advice, recipe ideas, or even just tell me to get off my ass and go run!