Confession

I went to a party tonight.

I ate 2 bowls of chili - minus the cheese - and 2 pieces of garlic bread. Then I had a bowl of bananas with vanilla ice cream and home made chocolate syrup on top. No soda. Drank water.

This was the first taste of sugar I have had in a week. I have not even allowed myself a single taste. It has been hard!

However, at this party tonight, I remember what my dear friend Greasy Butterfly told me this week. If you are eating 6 meals a day, that is 42 meals a week. One of those meals is not going to hurt you if you go out of your boundaries a bit. And, she also allows herself one treat per week.

I have been doing fabulous with my eating and my drinking. No Diet Coke. No sugar. Doing all I am suppose to, plus exercised 2 times this week ... which is HUGE for me. (I have issues).

So, I just need each of you to understand that this is a process. It is balancing. Because of the way I ate this evening, I will not "splurge" the rest of the weekend, or this coming week. I will be very strict with myself, and hopefully make it to the gym a few more times.

This is a lifestyle change. Baby steps. I am repeating what I typed earlier today. Scroll down.

I love you all. I know you can do this. Together WE can do this!!

Oh ... for all the people who are completely refusing to get me their weight, measurements, and photos ... fine. It's mostly the people who I am the closest with anyway. I need you to write your weight down and measure yourself. I want a 2 week report on how much you have lost in pounds and inches. I also want a daily report sent to my email of how you did with your eating and drinking every day.