Week one: and I'm still the only one here

Well, I have already posted my weight (remember the 25 pounds shy of 300 thing? Yeah, that was me.) I'm happy to report that I'm down to 30 pounds shy of 300. So that makes my wight loss this week 5 pounds. Woohoo! And I won't tell you that I have yet to start my "work out" video. The weight loss is due to this horrid head cold that I have. My throat feels like it's less than an inch open and it doesn't really leave me with the desire to swallow anything larger than saliva. And I won't even start about the headache I've had for 5 days.....

But, hey, I'll take the weight loss either way. And I did manage to do school with the girls all this week. So both things tend to make this a good week despite my cold. And don't worry girls (if you even come, that is). I'm sure my luck will run out (I don't believe in luck anyway) and you'll be losing much more than I will be soon enough.

I'm off to make lasagna and baklava for the church fellowship meal. And you better believe that I'm going to enjoy that baklava! If I can get it down, that is....

As for that picture, here it is.
What?..... That's me. Really....... No, I mean really....... Okay, FINE! That's not really me. That's my sister-in-law post 7 months her first baby. Everyone say it with me now: NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR!

I was thinking of finding the worst picture of myself and posting it. You know, to have something really good to compare to later. Then I found it. And I'm like "there is no WAY I'm posting that on the internet!". Yes, I have weight to lose. And yes, I want to be honest and transparent through all this. But come on! That picture was awful! Needless to say, it doesn't have much life left in my picture album!


Okay, this is what you get. So it's not the close up perhaps that it should be. But, hey! I've got to keep some dignity. And you certainly get the idea that I need to lose some weight.