Today is a gold star day!

Today has been a pretty good day so far. I walked 2.35 miles this morning with an average speed of 3.1 mph. I plan to repeat that this evening. I have also been doing step ups 5 min at a time. I also started to log my food today. So, all in all, I am being a good girl :) It is a start and a good one.

Today I discovered Chic-fil-a has a great salad option for me. I did the garden salad with grilled chicken and lite Italian dressing. I left off the crouton but did add the sunflower kernels for some texture. I had this and the small chicken noodle soup. So I am full and happy.

I got the Extra Dessert Delights Mint Chocolate Chip gum and it is pretty darn good! Keeping me from mindless munching.

I feel pretty good about the steps I am making. Every little bit is one step closer to the goal!

The New Start:Take 474842947

It seems that I have fallen off the planet again. Well, not really but I got lazy. I let excuses get in the way of progress and I was too ashamed to blog. I didn't want people to know that I was not doing well although, I know I wasn't fooling anyone. Let's face it. People can see that I was not losing weight. I just got discouraged. Again. It is a long hard road. I miss the days when I was thinner and losing weight was not so hard. There things about getting old that just really suck. This is one of them. With all that said, this has been a new week! I have been walking again and drinking my water. I am happy to say that although I have been lazy these last few months that I have not gained the weight back so at least it isn't like starting completely over. The cooler weather helps. I can get out and walk. I have been walking twice a day. My morning walk being the more intense walk and the evening the more relaxed walk. I also got a step board so that I can do that while I watch tv. I am trying not to think of how much I need to lose total but think about smaller goals. My current goal is to get 20 pounds off and then go from there. The big picture is still in my mind but can get overwhelming is I focus only on that for too long. One day at a time. One way or another. I will get there.

I am so grateful for the friends and family that are so supportive. I could not do this without them!