Welcome to My New Journey

Taken 5/27/12

Hello Folk I’m back and I’m on a mission. I’m on a journey to improve my life In various aspects to include physically. And here is where I will document my journey of weight loss. In a matter of two weeks, I will be forty-three (43) years old.  More than half my life is behind me and I intend on making however many years I have in front of me the best that I can. My health history has been no secret, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, breast tumors, ovarian tumors and a host of other health issues have certainly  posed challenges for me since 2000. I’ve gone from a size six (six) to a size eighteen (18) and yo-yo’d in between. At current, I am teetering between a size nine (9) and a size twelve (12).

I’m sure you’ve heard the term, “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Well folk, this Weight Chasing Diva is sick and tired of being sick and tired of being sick and tired! I’ve tried diet after diet, after diet.  I did try Weight Watchers and did lose weight on it, at first. After a while, either it stopped working, or I did. Well, as the song goes, It’s a new day! And I want to feel gooooooooooood!

To you, I say, welcome to my journey. Encouragement, enlightenment, affirmation and tips. This is a no negativity zone,

Taken 5/27/12

I will be keeping a good and exercise log at my favorite place, My Fitness Pal http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ymjauthor.  I will be posting progress photos here on the blog as time progresses.

In addition to obtaining the obvious health benefits that come with being healthy, I have set a goal to lose seventy (70) pound by my forty-fifth (45) birthday. That means I have two years to achieve and sustain this goal. This afternoon, I weighed in at a whopping one hundred eighty-eight (188).  So, as you can see, I have a ways to go.

So without further ado, welcome to my journey!