Day 1

Ok ... I guess I should stop smoking if I'm gonna start this journey. I'm 47 (48 in July) and I want ... no NEED to get my life together. I'm not a total mess, just the Titanic before she went down. But I have the power to melt the iceberg before I hit it.

All my life I have looked years younger then I was. Yes, this is a totally me me me blog. Self indulgent? Yes but aren't we all just a little. Lately I have been avoiding the mirror. Bad hair days? No, I could deal with that, my hair is very much still were it should be ... on my head. Acne? No, even as a teenager I had great skin. The problem is three chins, jowls and heavy eye lids. And it happened overnight ! WOW ... who is that person in the mirror? As Edie would say, "I turned around and I was sharing the dressing room with a sumo wrestler!" That's how I feel. No offence to sumo wrestlers, I'm sure you are the perfect weight for what you do. I however don't feel comfortable at 200lbs.

Wow ... seeing it in writing sucks ! I was a size 30 for years. Then 31, 32, 34, etc. But in my defence it's partly my dad's fault. Its those Latino genes. We carry it in our midsection.

Anyway ... day one and what will I change? Eating habits. Low carb, lots of fruits and veggies, no dairy. No dairy? Yikes ! No morning lattes? No cheese? Now THAT sucks. I did cut out dairy before for 8 weeks and I have to say I really saw a difference in my energy levels. So the plan is to eat right, exercise and get an all round better attitude.

Stats : 195.5 lbs - WOW ... I just weighed myself and I lost 4.5 lbs since I started this blog 10 minutes ago. This might be easier then I thought.

Oh, I guess I should stop smoking. But I really shouldn't do to many things at once. Tomorrow. After all tomorrow is another day.