Oprah's Confession Sparks One Of My Own

I Tivo™ the Oprah show every afternoon, but I don't actually watch but a small percentage of them. I mainly enjoy the ones that Dr. Oz is on, or the shows with Oprah's favorite things. However, this afternoon, as I was folding laundry, it came on and as I sat there listening to Oprah openly talk about her issue with her weight and how important it is to be honest about it, I thought, "I really need to be honest about my own body." Now, I'm not obese, actually according to NetDoctor.co.uk, my BMI is still in the healthy range. However, it does say, "If your BMI is between 25 and 30, you should do something about your weight before it affects your health." My BMI was, at a maximum, 25.8. (By that I mean I'm actually about a 1/2" taller and the weight I entered was rounding up on my worst day.) So, it's now or never. I know what to do. I have post after post here explaining it. Just three years ago, I was in the best shape of my life. I would work out for an hour or two at least 4 days a week. But now, I'm lazy. Yes, I'd like to say I'm too busy. But let's be honest, I make time for what I want to make time for. I've decided to post my weekly stats here as an incentive to hold myself accountable. I don't want to bore you with a diary of every bite that goes in to my mouth. Who would read that? But once a week, on Fridays, I will just do a quick post with the number of days I worked out, for how long, possibly a brief message about my diet for the week, and an update on my weight. Do I want to be 125 pounds like I was when I was 19? Of course! Do I think that's possible? Maybe. But is it a realistic goal? No. And making that my goal would probably cause me to never work out again. So, I'm setting my goal weight at 140 and hoping to get there by May 1. That's just 14.6 pounds to lose in 12 weeks. Which is just a mere 1.2 pounds a week. Very doable! But, remember, I, like Oprah, have an almost non-existent thyroid, so I'm climbing an uphill battle here. (Not to mention I turned the big 4 - 0 this year!) So, here are the stats that I am at today, in all their glory. (gag!) Since this is Monday, I'll give myself a little while to get into a regime before posting again, so my next stat post will be on Friday, January 16. Please feel free to comment and spur me on. You may be the only way I make myself do this! And, if you too want to confess and/or resolve to lose weight/get in shape, let me know in the comments and I'll come visit your blog, or email you, and hold you accountable too! weight: 154.6 lbs. waist: 34.5" right thigh: 24.75" left thigh: 24.75"