My Weight Loss Journey: Back on the Wagon!

"I'm back.....I'm back on the wagon again" (in my best Steven Tyler voice). What a crazy two weeks!!! I gained about 6 pounds :( But I'm more determined than ever. And I feel like I'm on this journey for the rest of my life and set backs are to be expected. I didn't want to be sick, I certainly didn't ask to be incapacitated, but I did ask for junk food lol Now I have to face the consequences and hopefully I'll be down the 6 pounds by the end of this week or next. The fact that I can go running now will be a huge help. And I'm getting a new bike this week! Mine was stolen out of my cellar last year. 

One of the things that I really want to do is get together a running troop of sorts. I've read, and I firmly believe, when you run with people it's so beneficial. I know when I run with Craig it helps me to do better. And when I ran the 5k last year I found that I really pushed myself more because not only was I in a race but I was around other people and I wanted to do the best I could do. I feel really encouraged with other people around too because I feel like "I can do this!".

Well, its short and sweet today. If you want to join me in my "troop" let me know.

My Weight Loss Journey: Motivation

Phew.....I feel like I've been through the ringer this past week and a half! I had an allergic reaction to some meds which led to other issues and it took me a while to recover, physically and mentally. It has been a pretty huge set back for me. I've gained a few pounds, which I think I can recover quickly from so I'm trying not to be too discouraged. 

Anyway! My reason for writing today is to just talk about my motivation. I think I've mentioned it before, but never in detail. I think that motivation in weight loss is so important, for me anyway. It's pretty much like anything else, you have to WANT to lose weight. There are a few things that motivated me, 1) I was at the end of my rope and tired of being "fat" and stagnant 2) [which is the main one] I really want to have a baby and with PCOS when one is overweight, any weight loss can only help. With any pregnancy really. When you're overweight there's more of a chance of  needing a c-section, and other complications. So losing weight is all around good! So that's my main motivation, I really want to have a baby!