Along with the rest of the nation – one of my new year’s resolutions is to get into my skinny pants and drop the 30 lbs that have been haunting me ever since I graduated college.    Recently, I ended my Weight Watchers membership and decided to do this on my own.  There were multiple reasons why I stopped WW but the main reason I stopped was because of the monthly fees and after re-prioritizing the monthly budget, I decided that I could do this on my own without paying for it and without counting points.

Also, I became a Vegetarian about 5 months ago which has been an very interesting experience.  I became a “veggie-head” (a term my husband lovingly calls me) after reading this book that my mom had lying around the house while I was home visiting on vacation.    It was called “The Skinny Bitch” and while I had no intentions of reading this and drastically changing my lifestyle all in one weekend, I found myself without a choice.  After reading the book, which has been called vegan propaganda by many, I could not bring myself to eat any meat, drink milk or even have eggs.  I know it must sound like I’ve lost my head but the book was pretty graphic and I was not ready for it – the shock value was enough to resignate with me still to this day.  For the most part, it is on an ethical basis that I have not had any meat, including fish, or milk / eggs.  HOWEVER…With all of that said, I could not give up cheese which has graciously afforded an extra 5 lbs of pudge.

So… this is my new fresh start post.  I know I can lose this weight, get healthy, and start feeling confident in myself again.  I need to lose the cheese/creamy dressings and go for healthy veggies, fruits and I need to find an excellent multivitamin.  I’ll be better about updating this page – I took a break for a couple months but I’m back so enjoy!

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