Is today the day?

Do you know the saying "A minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips"? Well....for me....it is more like "A second on the eyes, a lifetime on the thighs"....depressing, right? I have never thought of myself as fat, just plump, maybe chunky; I was once called "fluffy". Fluffy is only nice if someone refers to your hair. A few years ago, I started going to the gym and spent the equivalency of a year in a private school on a trainer. Naturally, I lost weight. However, I got married....and gained the weight of my wedding dress. So...yes...I am now- officially- fat. And I hate it. The problem certainly is not my ability to get off my couch. No, no! It is my love of food- specifically potatoes, wine, pasta, and sauce. Just typing it makes me want some...in my bathtub so I can luxuriate in it!

This is where the diet comes in- I have never tried to diet. I have never believed it could work because eventually you will have to go OFF the diet, thereby changing your eating habits toward being a slob. However desperate times call for desperate measures and I have decided that perhaps if I try, I just might make a good change and lose some pounds in the process. Or it will kill me.

So I have decided to chronicle my journey and share it with whomever wants to read...and probably laugh at me. Enjoy my pain as I give up potatoes, wine, pasta, and sauce- for 45 days. Well...maybe not wine COMPLETELY...