It's been over 11 weeks...

... and I am still at it! Eleven weeks of eating better... exercising (finally - took me FOREVER to actually start!), treating myself better and wanting a healthier lifestyle. The good news is that after 11 weeks of ... well, not so much a struggle as simply a change, I have lost a grand total of 25.6 lbs. If I have calculated correctly (my being no math scholar by any means!) that is a total of 102 sticks of butter ... If you can imagine that...

ONE HUNDRED AND TWO STICKS OF BUTTER? Does one even BUY butter in sticks anymore? Well, okay, yes... occasionally, if you are going to bake!

I can tell you this... My mind can not even begin to fathom 102 sticks of butter! 102 sticks of butter? Are you serious? Where on this body did it fit? Seriously 102 sticks?

It's amazing to me. To much to fathom... and to think that I have many more sticks of butter to lose! Yikes. I often wonder how in the world this happened to me... Where was I when all of a sudden this weight landed on top of me and spread itself so thickly in place?

The truth is .... I was right here... Not paying one bit of attention. And really, how sad is that?

That's over though now... Now I account for every bite. Now I watch everything... I eat and probably even what other's eat.. though, obviously, it's not any of my business!

I can't wait till May... I want to see Dan's eyes when he sees me many pounds lighter... I want him to be able to hug me and fit his entire arms around me... I want to be able to see him be proud of his momma... I want to be able to run and play with my granddaughters and not grow weary... I want Bekah to be proud of me... and Josh to be surprised. Most of all... I want to be healthier... and more fit... than I have been in a very, very long time.