First day of Prep for QWLC

Well, today was the first day of the "Three day preparation phase" of the Quick Weight Loss Center program. Feeling okay this evening with the exception of a slight headache. Today was actually day one of the preparation phase, two more to go on that...it's three days long. Then we'll kick into the "weight loss" phase.

They have me on an "18" week program. Supposedly I am guaranteed to lose the 60# I want to lose in 18 weeks. I am not really in that much of a hurry to lose it. I just want to stick to it long enough to go through the "stabilization" and "maintenance" phases so I can KEEP it off this time!!

Lastnight I watched the premier of the 8th season of "The Biggest Loser". As I sat and listened to the contestants, I could see so much of myself in them. The "reasons" they were overweight. "Reasons" to not lose the weight. "Reasons" to eat. I could go on and on. It made me really stop and think about why I eat, why I keep the weight on, my "excuses" for being overweight. Well.....NO MORE EXCUSES!!! There is NO good reason for me to not lose weight and start feeling better about myself!!

I could list all those reasons and such...but I want to focus on the positive.......

Reasons I SHOULD lose the weight and keep it off!! These are some of the things I listed on my QWLC "goals" when I signed up.
1. Being able to walk up the stairs of my apartment and NOT be out of breath.
2. Wearing the "cute" clothes again and liking shopping again.
3. Taking the strain off my joints and possibly helping the pain.
4. Gaining confidence to get out more and not be self conscious about my "size".
5. Being able to walk around the mall or anyplace for that matter....without getting tired or out of breath.
6. Being able to "fit" in the stadium seat at the Astros game and not have bruises on my hips the day after. (Yes...I'm totally serious!!!)
7. Improving my overall health by getting the extra weight off.

Those are a few really good reasons to lose the weight. These are the things I will focus on...on this journey.

I am involving the girls in this journey because they too need to "get healthy". We have fast food WAAAAAYYYYYY too much!!! Neither of them "need" to lose weight, but they do need to get into some healthy eating habits. They both understand my reasons for this and support me. I don't want them to think that there is an "image" they have to live up to by being skinny. That's why I stress to them that my reasons for losing this weight is for my health! I thank God that I do not have more health issues right now.

Two more days of the "preparation" phase. I'll go weigh in Friday evening and also attend a nutrition class. I've been before but it's a good refresher. So....hope to see some progress Friday as a kickstart!

Oh yeah.....I will post a "before" picture as soon as I can take one.