Today Was 'A" Day

A is for Atkins. That's good enough for me! LOL (who gets the reference?)

So today was A day. I've officially started Atkins. I stuck with the diet and it was easier than I thought it would be. Especially since my job decided to show their appreciation of the workers by offering soda (I've officially given up soda), chips, rice crispy treats, chocolate donuts, cake and cinnamon rolls. Yeah. Exactly. However I stuck to my guns and only ate what I brought. Good thing it was tasty and satsifying because I could have jumped into the box of rice crispy treats.

I weighed myself this morning and I'm at 236.6 lbs. This is hard for me to say to all of you. That's two of my friend Heather. Literally. I don't want to be this way anymore. I think I've finally reached the point where I'm just FED UP! I was told by a very nice person today that I have gorgeous eyes, a pretty face and beautiful bone structure. I don't know how he knew (he wasn't flirting. he was trying to get me to let him dye my hair red. He works in the JCP salon) How could he know? You can't SEE my bone structure.

This comes off as self hate, doesn't it? I don't hate myself. I'm actually very comfortable in who I am as a person. I just see the things that are wrong and I know that I need to change. What kind of example am I setting for my girls? I don't want this for them. It's like the child of an alcoholic picking up that beer and starting on that path to alcoholism. Except sub Ben and Jerry's half baked ice cream for the beer.

Any who, today was a good day. With the exception of one disgruntled client at work (disgruntled is an understatement), work went smoothly. I had fun. I really like the people I work with. I'm not just saying that because I know some of them may be reading this. They're a good group of women.

I'm loving a website I found called low carb friends. It has recipes and a message board where I've found some fantastic support from people who are in the same boat as me or who have been there. This is going to be key to me staying the course. As I've been told, this isn't going to be easy but it's going to be worth it.

I hope this finds you, my dear friends, well. What are some of your goals for 2012?

Love and kisses to you all,
~Amy