Time and life just seem to get in the way.......

I've been having issues with stress, which of course causes weight gain. Almost everything I have lost has come back. Weigh in this morning 261.2 lbs. What is causing the stress? In a word - work. Depending on the job it could be a coworker or kids. Some days it's both. One coworker found a quote that I need to get a copy of...... Found it online!

I need to remember this and let things roll off my shoulders. There was another one that hit me as I was searching for this one.

This is the truth of the matter - when I hold on to things that upset me, I eat. Doesn't matter what it is, I stress eat. I need to remember that little meals more often are better than binge eating my feelings. Don't get me wrong I still love me some snacks. But I try to limit them. And I notice when I am happy I don't even want them.

So it's time to get back on track. To blog more and veg less. To keep myself accountable to trying to get healthier. As a friend pointed out when I said I needed to lose weight - not High School skinny, that's too skinny. I totally agree. I weighed 164 before I got pregnant with my oldest and was 5' 10.5" tall. I'm 261.2 lbs and 5' 8.5" now. Yeah the weight and my constant slouching have made me shorter - the measuring tape doesn't lie. :( Truthfully to get down to 190-210 range would be ideal. Losing between 50 - 70 lbs is an ideal goal. And of course I decide to start right at the big Holiday eating time! Might be a good thing that we are staying home on Thanksgiving this year. I'll only have to worry about not eating ALL the sugar cookies at the family Christmas parties. >.<

I know eating is not the only part I need to work on. This weekend I'll be getting back into Jazzercise again. Which means I should probably shave my legs as I don't have any long pants to work out in..... Man being a girl sucks sometimes!