New beginings

So, My bestie over at Miss Amber Lane has been on me to do a prog blog for quite some time now.  I tried doing one over at Tumblr, but... idk... It didn't feel right.

So, here goes again....

I'm Rachel.  I'm bad at blogs. I'm apparently good at losing weight.  Kind of.  I have to remain focused.

Here's the progress I've made until now:

The left is me about 11 months ago.  The right is in November.  I haven't really lost much more since November thanks to a lack of focus, a surplus of beer drinking, and a lot of other things that just boils down to excuses.

Here's how it happened: a year ago, I got a new job.  And with that new job, came shiny new insurance.  So off to the doctor I went, hoping to leave with a plan to have a baby.  Instead i left with a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, and an appointment with a Nutritionist.  If you want to lose weight, and you've never seen a nutritionist, find the time and money to do so.  Without her, none of my progress would have been possible, because without her, I never would have gotten my mind right.  I completely changed the way I eat.  And that's how I lost 60 pounds.  I didn't even exercise.  Just straight calorie management.

I added in running, and took that as an excuse to eat whatever I want.  But you can't out run a bad diet.  You just can't.

I've since gained back about 10.  and that stops now.

I'm training for a 10k.  And getting eating back on track.  Hopefully, once the focus comes back the next 60 pounds will fall off as easily as the last did.