Get Real!

Happy 4th Anniversary to me!  It's been 4 weeks since I started this blog and began my "This is It" Tour.  The journey has been smooth sailing thus far and it worries me because once I get comfortable, I slip back into not so terrific habits.  I thought today for my 4 week anniversary, I would get real.  I will stop hiding behind my words and my pets and introduce myself.  Put my photos out there in blog-land so that (hopefully) the next time you see me, you'll be seeing less of me!  How's that for real.

I believe I mentioned in my first blog ( Day 1 ) that I've been lying to myself for 20 years.  I'm not going to take you back that far....how does 2008 sound?


My weight loss journey did not start in 2008, but I wanted to start my picture gallery in 2008.  You see, I've taken photo after photo to mark the beginning of "a new weight loss journey."  Any diet program will say "take a picture of the old you."  Unfortunately I keep taking pictures and it's still the old me!!  Sidebar: My 2011 photo is recent and was taken after losing almost 10 pounds.  It's hard for weight loss to start showing on me after 10 pounds so I thought this would be a good photo to mark the beginning (although you and I know I've lost almost 10 pounds, right?) of my This Is It Tour.

 

Me in 2008

Me in 2009

Me in 2010

Do you see much difference from 2008 to 2010?  Me either.  Let me tell you-- 2011 isn't much different either!  Each time I took a picture it was because THIS WAS GONNA BE THE TIME!!   A picture is worth a 1,000 words they say?  Well,Strawberry's Reader's Digest version says "Stop kidding yourself."  Have you ever kidded yourself that way?  It doesn't have to be about weight loss either....just fill in the blanks.  (If you don't have any blanks to fill in, please write me; I want to know your secret.)

So here I am and this time it is going to be different because YOU are on the journey with me.  Thank you, Grainiacs.  I love you.

2011 Me & cat & dog BUT I'm not hiding behind them!