Weigh In Wednesday....two years later

Hello, after a nice little two year break, I thought I'd clear the cob webs and blow the dust off the old blog. I wish I could tell you my weight on this most auspicious and bloggable Wednesday, but I don't even have a scale in this house :) Where am I from two years ago? I'm still a chunky monkey and health wise, my issues are being addressed, pharmaceutically speaking. I'm here to tell you that, despite my brain's best efforts, I'm feeling very unlike me lately. I'm feeling like... like I have hope. Hope that I'll start living up to my potential, hope that someone reads this and it does something for them, hope that I'll finish writing this in time to pick up an avocado BLT on my way to work, hope that I remember hope isn't a strategy and I should probably come up with a plan to meet my goals.

So, why am I back, you may ask? Well, I'm about to start an epic journey and thought I could use some company. I'm 37 years old and I'm on medication for Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and I'm sick of it. It occurred to me the other day that if I do what I've always done, I'll get what I've always gotten. Quite frankly, I'm looking for something different now. Topically, I can say that I would like to be thin and have a nice complexion, but realistically, I want those things to be the side effect of what I really want, what I really need. I want to pursue and reach my optimal health. I want to not have to feel shameful after a meal when I pull out a dozen prescription drugs to ingest. I want to no longer spend SO MUCH TIME laying around feeling exhausted when I've done nothing!

Woo, almost tipped over my soapbox during that little tirade! Basically folks, I'm doing what my job has trained me to do, which is, to start fixing what I can. I've chosen to start by addressing what I fuel my body with. I've decided to take a 90 day challenge using the meal replacement shake program, Body by Vi. It was suggested by one friend, and already, I've convinced another to join me. 90 days? I can do that standing on my head! I can't promise that at the end of 90 days I'll be convinced shakes are the way to go, but it's a start. I am patiently awaiting the arrival of my kit and thought I'd roll in here and get you kids pumped up to follow me :) Please don't worry, I'm not here to sell you anything. I just want to change me and well, I want to talk about it. In the meantime, until my tasty shakes arrive and I come back to tell you all about my map to success, please remember to be good to yourselves and be good to each other! Fatty out.