Examining my relationship with food

Last night I made a fabulous dish of sauteed shrimp mixed with shell pasta, Parmesan cheese, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, scallions and button mushrooms. I added in a little olive oil mayonnaise and served it warm over a piece of whole grain toast.

I prepared our lunches for the next day - a can of chicken with a little olive oil, lemon pepper and black olives to be eaten with some natural apple sauce.

After 20 minutes of exercising and stretching on my Yoga mat, I sat down to crochet 2 Granny Squares for the afghan I'm working on.

This morning my husband, Aaron, woke me (upon my instruction) 15 minutes early so that I could walk in place 1 mile with my new "walk at home" DVD before getting ready for work.

Sounds great, doesn't it?

Well, this happens to be who I am today. I'm beginning what I hope to be "not just another diet." I have a goal in mind and this time I am going to stick to it and finally achieve that goal. I need to lose 60 pounds and I plan to lose that weight in 365 days.

I am writing about this for several reasons. I love writing, I need to be held accountable, I need support and perhaps I can help someone else as I struggle through this endeavor.

I love to eat and have many problems because of my relationship with food and drink. I am 45 years old, 5'2" and weigh 199.5 pounds. I have type 2 Diabetes, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, high cholesterol, depression, a herniated disk in my neck, back pain, foot pain, hip pain, GERD, and weak muscles from not exercising. I don't get enough sleep and until just recently, I was not eating the right foods or portions. The only problem I don't have is high blood pressure. I am a walking time bomb and I finally woke up and committed to doing something about it. My plan is to be around to thank myself some day for taking control of my health.

Please join me as I journey through this adventure and work hard to chisel away the extra pounds to see what I am really supposed to look like. I'm hoping that you will be with me on October 27, 2010 when I step on the scale and see 139.5

Are you with me?