Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage...

Before you even start reading my blog, you should know two things about me:

1) I am blunt.
2) I do not like using "PC" words for the term fat. So, you will not hear me call my self "big", "overweight", "fluffy", or anything besides fat. Let's call it what it is.

Now, since you know that about me, you should also know that since I can remember, I have always had a love/hate relationship with food and that since childhood, I have struggled with yo-yo dieting, fluctuating in pounds, having to make room in my closet for "fat" and "skinny" clothes, overeating, and well, just being plain FAT.

On the exercise front, I have never been athletic and don't plan to be either. It's always been a struggle for me to get motivated to do anything physical. Not that I don't enjoy being outside or going for walks or anything, but if I had my choice, I would rather be sitting on my couch in front of the TV, sitting on the couch drinking coffee, sitting on the couch reading a magazine or a good book, or sitting on my couch doing nothing.

My breaking point was in the Spring of 2009 when I tipped the scale at 240 lbs and started having to shop for my clothes in the plus size section. After months of feeling sorry for myself, I finally started the South Beach Diet on August 9th, 2009 and after the first two weeks, I lost 11 lbs. I lost 29 more pounds, very slowly, over the course of the next few months. Since March 2010, my weight has been holding steady at 200 lbs...that is, until Thanksgiving of 2010.

Once I put that first bite of "bad" food in my mouth, it was all over with. I fell off the wagon. Then, a cold spell hit and there went the end of excising. I am now at 212 lbs. and not getting any smaller.

So, this past Monday, Februrary 21st, 2011, I started over. I have trying to eat healthier foods and smaller portions, and have started walking again. This blog is the journal of the rest of my journey...I'm not saying you'll learn anything, but it is what it is. I welcome you to come along on my "fantastic voyage".