I rarely talk on this blog about diet, exercise and weight loss. This has happened for a number of reasons, but mostly because I feel like this is my place to talk about single parents issues, rant about divorce stuff and as an outlet for working mom concerns. Oh, and also because there is only really one person in I will have completely honest discussions about weight/food issues/exercise with. So it’s not like I’m keeping it from my blogland friends, I keep it from everyone.

That said, I am going to depart from the normal today and talk about a couple things. I decided to do this because this is something looming large in my life right now. It’s yet another in the list of on-going struggles and challenges in my life. So while I don’t intend for a bright future to become a weight loss blog, you might hear more about it in weeks to come. I am sick of relying in Spanx to get me into my work clothes. And, I’m going to be back on the market soon…it’s time to look good again.

I want to lose 40-50 lbs. I am not setting a definite pound goal because I have heard too many stories about people shedding (for example) 49 lbs when they wanted to get rid of 60 but their body just wouldn’t do it. Their body was comfortable at the 49 lb loss and going any further was painful and they always slid back to the 49. So I’m going to aim between 40 and 50, and see what happens. To be healthy, I need to lose at least 40. But if I hit 40 and my body keeps going, I’m not going to complain.

In order to do this, two things need to happen: healthier eating and more exercise. Simple enough, right? ...

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