For real this time

I'm back, two and half months later than I had planned.

2008 started off with a bang and some new shiny diamonds on my finger, but all my good intentions were lost with heavy work commitments, loving food and wine too much, lots of travel, and planning a wedding. (On the plus side, I have run 1 half marathon in 2008 already and will run a second one on Saturday). But, I have basically gone to bed each Sunday night of 2008 thinking that tomorrow IS going to be the day I finally get my eating and working out back on track. Each Monday normally then rolls around with me hitting the snooze button and staying in bed to only "make up" for it by being a fat ass for the rest of the week. All this so called-effort has just resulted in me losing and then gaining the same 3 or so pounds over and over again for the past couple of months.

Well, I'm sick of doing this and more importantly, I'm sick of looking the way I do. Even though I'm technically (code word for was before I went to Laguna Beach over the weekend) only a couple pounds heavier than my lowest adult weight of 167, I feel like a whale and feel as though I'm just as fat as when I started this adventure minus the size 12 jeans or medium sized dresses/tops. Carlo calls this phenomenon moving goal posts, but I just call it damn frustrating.

I don't want to be a fat bride when I get married in August. Carlo has already lost a lot of weight so far this year and looks great! The ever-shrinking Carlo has shrunk so much that he is only 40 lbs heavier than me right now. While I'm so proud and impressed with his accomplishments, I want to begin our marriage looking just as good as him, and more importantly be healthy so our married bliss can last for many decades.

So this a call to arms:
I am getting back on the wagon.
If I fall off the wagon, I will get back on it immediately and not wait until next Monday.
I will make healthy food choices.
I will exercise for at least 30 minutes day 5 days a week.
I will try to blog daily to be held accountable for my actions.
I will hit my goal weight of 145 lbs in 2008.
I will be in my 150s when we get married in August.
I will look smoking hot in my wedding dress.

Fat, watch out I'm coming after you....