Time to Lose the Weight - Again!

Well, today is Monday, September 7th. I'm once again going to make a change in my life and it is exercise and weight loss time. I'm considered obese in today's standards of weight and height and I'm not going to remain this way for long. I need and want to lose 50 pounds. I believe that at last weigh in here on our scale I weight 172 pounds. That is a lot!!!

My goal is to lose all this weight by the end of February. That gives me six months to lose the weight. After having Robbie I really have to get serious and get this weight off of me. I need and want to be healthy for both me and my family. I know that it will make me happier!

So, I got up this morning and Robbie and I went out before the rain to walk. I feel better today than I have in a long time. We walked for right at 40 minutes. I don't know how far it was, because I didn't have my pedometer on. I need to find it!

I am going to be walking once again with my mom at least 3 days a week. She is fabulous to walk with. We have been walking together for close to 16 or more years. I believe that it was when I moved home after college that we really started walking and even running for a number of years. Boy I would love to get back to running some and do the Peachtree again one day.

My real goal would be to hit the pavement with my brother-in-law Keven and run the Disney Marathon. I have got to have one of those awesome Mickey Mouse Medals. For anyone that doesn't already know me. I am a huge Mickey Mouse fan. I think that I should probably do the Half Marathon first. I know that I won't be in shape and trained by the January 2010 races. So, I believe that my goal will be to do the 1/2 marathon in January of 2011. Right before I turn 40. So, then the next year when I am 40 I want to do the Marathon. I don't think that these goals are too lofty.

I'm going to attempt to post some photos of me during this time so that I can track how I've changed and everyone else can see how I change as well. Should be a fun time. Lots of changes going on at work, new baby at home, etc... Never a better time to change things with my weight.

YMCA, here come the Bartlett's. I hope you are ready for me and my kids!