NEW YEAR, NEW WAY OF LIFE

For those of you who saw the movie Julie and Julia, I have decided to do something similiar. I  have taken a giant step in my life, I have joined a gym. Something I have never done before. I stopped smoking in early 2000 and began gaining weight.  In 2006 I had a by-pass for three clogged arteries and gained more weight. 2008 I had to have my hip replaced on the left side and then a couple months later I had to have a knee replacement. It took me until 2010 in the fall to finally get my energy back but during that time I gained more weight. I'm tired of being the fattest woman in the room when I go anywhere. If I keep gaining I will have to hire Abdulla the tent maker to make my clothes.  It's my time in life and I'm going to get myself back into shape. I need to lessen my weight for my other knee and hip. I hope to decrease the pain I'm having in my right knee and hopefully not have it replaced. If I keep on having metal replacing parts of my body I shall be the bionic woman. Day by day I shall try to write and give my progress, feelings, and emotions during this time. I've never kept a log of my weight or measurements. Maybe I can help someone else during the process. I'm even going list some of the menus I trying, what I ate for the day, and I'll try to be brave and perhaps list my weight as I go along.  Tomorrow will start the diary of an overweight woman with a skinny person trying to get out. My doctor gave me some wise advice today. He said to remember I am a living person with desires. And sometimes those desires will overtake the wise counciling. And it is okay. Just try to balance the good with the bad and to remember tomorrow is a new day. I wish all of you who are dieting to remember tomorrow IS a new day. And We Can Do This.