Update of the shrinking fat Lady!

18 pounds have fallen off this fat lady now and I am thrilled. I mowed the yard again and this time, it seemed easier. My face was still super red and I was sweating like crazy, but the "huffing and puffing" wasn't as bad. Last week I reached the imaginary 10th floor in our home; now I can walk 10 times up and down on our stairs with only one short break. 120 steps up and 120 steps down. My first mission is accomplished!

I have been quiet here lately, didn't participate much. I was busy at work and busy in my private life. I noticed something that was hard to swallow. I did not just let myself go when I gained so much weight. I let everything go. Our home seemed clean, as long as you didn't open the closet doors and didn't look in the attic and the garage.

So many unfinished projects everywhere. I started some things and then I put them away. It was too much work, or it took to long. I did the same with my health and my weight. "I take care of it later," but then I never did. Week after weed, month after month I let weight and other things pile up.

The last days I went through our house and cleaned up. I opened drawers and cabinets and cleaned up. There is now a pile of books on my nightstand that I will read, there are small projects on my desk that I will finish. The paint colors that I bought so long ago will be used and we will paint the rooms as planned.

How could I not see that? How could I not notice that I spent too many hours in front of the TV eating and drinking, just because doing something else seemed to be too much work?

My outside is a reflection of my inside. I had given up on myself and it shows...it shows everywhere. Menopause and some health issues almost beat me to the ground, but now I am up and I am standing tall (huffing and puffing). Only 82 more pounds to lose.