MIA means trouble!

Well, it's been almost a year since my last post... and that means TROUBLE! I have been having such a hard time maintaining my weight this year. I don't know if it's due to stress from work and home or if my compulsive eating disorder has just really been kicking it into high gear lately, but my weight has been ridiculously up and down, Kirstie-Alley style, yo. But after gaining nearly 30 pounds in less than 2 weeks this last go-around, I know it's time to restart my diet and healthy lifestyle for good...and what better way to hold me accountable than to start blogging about it again?!

So what's gone on in the last year that got me to this place? Hmm, let me see.  I started a new job on the weekends as a news anchor for my radio station. I ended one engagement...then started spending time with a wonderful man who I quickly realized was my soulmate, and we eloped within 6-weeks of starting to date. Not only did I move out of my old place and in with my husband, but I had to move the dogs, too, and had to give up my two cats (ah hem, CHILDREN!) in the process. I've been going through a huge legal ordeal, as well, eating up my money, energy and overall sense of well-being. I won ANOTHER Biggest Loser competition at my company. I planned a post-elopement wedding and honeymoon in about 5 weeks, and I found out my mom has breast cancer. Needless to say, it has been a crazy, unstable year. But gaining and losing this weight has taken its toll on my body, mind and soul, and I know I can't blame external forces, because something will ALWAYS go wrong. You need to learn to manage your diet and control your cravings around your everyday stresses, or weight loss will never last. I am a key example of that!

So here I am... back to the beginning again. I've blossomed to a ripe 171.2 lbs. My hubby said he loves my wifey belly...but I can't help but think that in public people must be wondering what a fit, muscular, perfect guy like that is doing with a girl like me. More to come on my wonderful husband, by the way. He's my inspiration, my motivation, my everything. And he definitely deserves his own post. I mean, we met at the gym, afterall. ;)

My focus is to take things slowly... I don't want to start hardcore dieting right off the bat like always, because it's so easy to get burnt out. I'm going to take my time and make small changes gradually. I know in my heart that I want this to be the last time. I want to be fit for life, and I want to make my husband proud and be a positive role model for my friends and my future children. I can do this... and I WILL! Here's to the last time I will ever have to lose weight again! :)

Start Date	06.26.2012
Start Weight	171.2
Neck	14”
Chest	38 and ¾”
Waist	33 and ½”
Hips	40 and ¼”
Arms	13 and ½”
Forearms	10 and 7/8”
Thighs	25 and ¼”
Calves	15 and 5/8”