When I decided to write this post I spent a long time trying
to decide how to restart this blog.
Should I just delete the old stuff and start over? Should I create a whole new blog that talks
about more than just weight loss? Should
I just pick up where I left off?
Eventually I decided that I would keep the blog as it is (Though I may
change the tile in the weeks to come).
My reasoning is simple:
Things rarely go the way you plan. I started this blog as a way to hold myself
accountable. When I stopped, the
accountability stopped as well and the results show it. If I were to delete that old history and
truly start over, this blog wouldn’t reflect the struggles I’ve faced over the
last 2 years. When I was writing 2 years
ago, I was doing everything right and the results were beginning to show. In order for me to move forward, I need to
remember the past and I want everyone to see just how easy it is to go astray. As I said, things don’t always go as planned;
by now I was expecting to be at 199lbs. having completed my mission and
enjoying the rewards I had laid out for myself.
Not only did I miss the boat on that, but I went backwards…by a lot!
So where am I now? I’m
still trying to quit smoking. I turned
40 this year and my doctor put me on medication for my blood pressure. In my last blog post (March 2010) I weighed
270. When I weighed in on Sunday morning
I was at 326. This was not the condition
I expected to be in when I hit 40!
OK so I got all that out and it’s time to move on. As I thought about the last few years I
realized that part of the process for moving forward for me was to acknowledge
my past mistakes, learn from them, and then let it go. I can’t change the last 2 years no matter how
hard I think about it. I’ve hung my head
in shame long enough; it’s time to get going again. In the coming days I’ll start posting my
plan which has started today. I’ve got
some new ideas and I’m going to try a few new things so we’ll see how it
goes. If you followed my blog before,
the format isn’t going to change much.
I’ll be posting regular articles about my progress and I’ll be
sprinkling in some articles about specific weight loss techniques. I welcome of all you to join me in my new
adventure and wish all of you the best of luck if you are on an adventure of
your own!
