WEDDING COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN!

Why does it seem I'm always waiting until the last possible minute for everything? Is it that I work better under pressure? Is it that my life is crazy 24/7? Why can't I figure it out and stop making excuses? I know getting this done is for my own good. That's the sad part. If the doctor told me to take a pill I wouldn't have any trouble with that... I wear my seatbelt... I wash my hands after using the bathroom... why the heck can't I do this WEIGHT LOSS/EXERCISE thing for myself?

Chris & Jenn's wedding is less than 60 days away... 6/7/13.  I DO NOT want to wake up that morning and regret NOT getting started a LOT SOONER!   I need to start TODAY!  NOW!  THIS MINUTE! 
 
A month or so ago Dennis introduced me to the podcasts of Fr. Larry Richards' weekly homilies. I downloaded (or uploaded?) every single one available (over 400) and began REALLY listening to them yesterday. So far there has been some pretty wise advice and the last two mornings I have set my alarm for earlier than I need to get up so that I can lay there and listen ~ and get inspiration for the days (and weeks) I know are coming.   I also looked up DASH diet videos on You-Tube to see what kind of advice I could get from people who have been there and done it.

We will be having our walk-through on Thursday evening and begin moving in to the house in Simi this weekend. Also our baby girl is turning 30 on Sunday. Where in the world did the time go? I remember when she was 7 or 8 she would see me LIVING on a diet -- never getting too far but always talking about it... and she'd ask me "Mommy, will you be skinny by my next birthday?" Oh how I hated to disappoint ANY of my kids! Over the years I have managed to come down from a high in the 270's to now under 210... how I would LOVE to be back to a healthy weight! Safely OUT of the "obese" range...

Please help me Lord! And even though you're in heaven now Daddy, I still want to make you proud of me! Thank you for all the help with caring for Mom. We feel the presence of YOU BOTH every day!