November 14, 2012
I'm Josie,
Mom, daughter, sister, friend, business owner, and sugar addicted stress eater..
I was 38 when I got pregnant with my daughter. The same week I got pregnant I had a skiing accident which led to a total ACL reconstruction of my left knee. The rigorous exercise program and healthy eating habits that I had followed for ten years was put on hold. In the years that followed, my fairy tale life of love, marriage, family, health and fitness, began to unravel around me. With that, I became a stress eater and sugar my culprit.

Fast forward … My daughter is 14 and I am 80 pounds over weight, I have tried every diet including the “Raw” diet without success. Today I am challenging myself to change; change my eating habits, change the way I feel about myself, CHANGE.... I will be blogging daily, starting with today, my 53rd birthday. I will share with you my challenges, some solutions I come up with, photos, recipes and each success. It is my hope and desire to make a difference in my life as well as the lives of everyone that visits me here. Thank you for supporting me. I am now publicly accountable to myself and each of my readers. Come back often to read and see how I evolve. My goal for this year is weight loss and wellness. My diet is simple, whole foods and nothing artificial! I am using experience, logic and you to keep me going.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. – Lao Tzu

Valentines Day: 3 MONTHS Day 93

Tue. February 14, 2012 1:47 pm

I have three things to celebrate today. I moved my mom from the hospital to rehab, Valentines Day with my wonderful daughter and 3 MONTHS almost 100% off sugar, diet soda, artificial anything and eating only whole foods! I’ve shaved 27 pounds from my body and I’m ready to start a new quarter of my 12 month commitment. I haven’t had one diet soda or artificial sweetener at all, but I had 3 or 4 days that weren’t 100% perfect. Portion control issues still arise from time to time. What this actually means is that I have had 89 days PERFECT. 🙂 I’m choosing to focus on the positive and not the negative.