My Mission....

Is to not have this cartoon be my life :) If you are a mom you know my struggle. Losing the baby weight (or just weight in general) . This has become my mission. Before I got pregnant with Daley I was NOT skinny. But the number sewn in my pants wasn't as large as it is now. There for I bring you my confession blog. I have thought numerous times about posting this blog but for many reasons I held off. Reason #1....I am not good at food commitment. Wait!!! Let me rephrase that......I am not good at diet commitment. Food I can handle (obviously look at the size of my ass), lack of food is where I struggle. I love bread, cookies, cake, chocolate, beer, Mexican food, ice cream. I think you get the picture :) So if I confess (to blogland) that I am on a diet I will feel obligated to stick to it. Accountability SUCKS. Reason #2 Aside from a few "favorites" posts and reality TV ramblings this blog is mostly about Daley and how cute she is. So I asked myself what does my diet have to do with Daley? Answer....EVERYTHING. She is the reason I want to be healthy. I want to be able to run and play with her one day soon and I don't want to be exhausted when I do it. I also know if I don't get my weight under control it will continue to go up and I will continue to be more and more YUCK. That's no good for her. AND Reason #3 It is hard for me to admit how big I really am getting. Well it finally hit me a few weeks ago. My mom and I went shopping for summer clothes (shorts and capris mainly) well when I was trying on pants I had what Oprah would call an "A-Ha" moment! Well I called it an "Oh Shit" moment. Pardon my french but I don't know how else to explain it. Let me just put it to you this way. If I go up another size I have to go up in departments (if you know what I mean). Well I am just not OK with that. SOOOOOO began my quest......since May 11th (the day after Mothers Day) I have been on a 1,000 calorie a day diet. When my mom told me to give this a try I was like "TOTALLY....I CANT DO THAT" For the record : 1,000 calories aint squat!!! BUT for the most part it is going pretty well. My mom has successfully lost 22lbs using this method and last week I lost 4lbs. My most difficult time of day is the afternoon and depending on how well I plan my meals I allow myself a snack to curb my hunger. I have been very hungry at times but I have not cheated. As a matter of fact I have been pretty proud of myself in that I am being rigid in my counting and measuring. I do allow myself one day to eat whatever I want and Saturday is my day. The reason behind this is...WELL. I LOVE FOOD! If I don't get to indulge once a week then (other than the weight loss) what do I have to look forward to? SO needless to say this foodie looks forward to Saturday lunches with mom (she cheats too). My mission is to lose at least 40 lbs OR wear a size 8 (whichever comes first). I would love to complete this mission by my birthday (August 22nd). I will continue to keep you updated on my progress. WISH ME LUCK!