DDD

I believe there are 3 Ds that will help me on my weight loss journey.  Wait, I bet you thought I was going to talk about bras again, didn't you?  These 3 Ds aren't about cup sizes; they are measures to help me along the way.

• Define what it is I want to achieve from this new healthy journey.

• Drink in (okay, maybe it is about cups after all) and learn from those who have already achieved that which I have defined as wanting.

• Do what the successful person has done.

I have to think about this because I need to figure out if this weight loss journey is vanity or health or what!  Why am I doing it?  What do I hope to achieve?  This past March, the family went to Scotland.  Oh do I ever love Scotland.  We walked nearly everywhere.  Or sat on a bus.  We did not hike it to the highlands, but we did do A LOT of walking.  Guess who always brought up the rear?  Yes, me!  Hubby was a good block and a half in front of me.  When I complained and whined, he told one of the kids to go walk with momma.  Then they whined and complained.  Everyone in my family has long legs, that is, except me!  I want to be able to shoot out of the gate and leave Hubby behind for once.  Truth is, he is older than me.  Maybe at some point in our lives, I can beat him.  I really doubt it, though.  I see his 80+ year old father and that man is still climbing trees.  So, vanity aside, I want to be able to walk and do sight-seeing and fun stuff in my old age.  Carrying extra weight around in my old age is really gonna piss off the kids when they have to push my wheelchair around.  I better lose weight now so my children won't be playing rock/paper/scissors to see who's hauling momma around!

I can learn a lot from those who have achieved weight loss and are successful with an exercise program.  Yahoo has a news section called "Second Act."  They highlight real stories about people reinventing themselves.  I like to read these stories because that is what I'm doing.  I am re-inventing myself.  I'm going against my inbred grain.