BecomingANew.Me

WEIGHT LOSS GOALS FOR 2007 1. LOSE 10 LBS. BY 12/31/06 2. LOSE 25 TOTAL LBS. BEFORE 2/14/07 3. TAKE WEEKLY PICTURES, MONTHLY MEASUREMENTS 4. EAT ZERO FAST FOOD FOR ONE WEEK. 5. PREPARE AT LEAST THREE HOMEMADE MEALS FOR ONE WEEK. 6. PLAN GROCERY LIST/ MENU PREPERATION FOR ONE WEEK. 7. EAT WEIGHT WATCHERS/ HOMEMADE LUNCHES AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR ONE WEEK. 8. DRINK 64 OZ. OF WATER AT LEAST 5 TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 WEEK. 9. LOG ALL FOOD FOR 5 DAYS 10. PARTICIPATE (WALK) IN 5K BEFORE 7/16/07 11. BEGIN JOGGING BEFORE 8/1/07 12. PARTICIPATE IN HOTTER THAN HELL RACE 8/25/07 13. PARTICIPATE IN TRIATHALON 9/22/07 (DENISON DASH) 14. BEGIN SWIMMING BY 1/08/07 (LEG WOUND PERMITTING) 15. BEGIN WEEKLY PODCAST BEFORE 1/15/07 16. WEIGHT LESS THAN 500 LBS BY 1/15/07 17. WEIGHT LESS THAN 450 LBS BY 5/14/07 18. WEIGHT LESS THAN 400 LBS. BY 9/10/07 19. PRODUCE AUDITION DVD FOR THE BIGGEST LOSER SEASON 5. ACCOMPLISHED GOALS 1. WEIGHT / MEASURE MYSELF. COMPLETED 12/18/06 BAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL. 2. DRINK ZERO

I got a pretty big wake up call this year at Halloween. I really started 2006 off right and was pretty consistent until I suffered a stress fracture in my foot (doctor said it was from my weight and “over doing it”) which pretty much derailed me. My wheels flew off and basically got back into my old habits because of a lack of personal drive and support from family members, I will not make excuses, nobody forced the chocolate or sodas down my throat it was a personal choice, much like I am making now, December 22, 2006. But I digress October 30th I noticed swelling and redness in my right calf which I would learn later was called cellulitous. Cellulitous is brought on by lack of circulation and due to an infection overpowering the immune system. I’m no doctor by any stretch but after a weeklong hospital stay and a month of daily IV infusions 3 X a day I knew that was it. I will not sit on my butt and surrender, I’m still recovering (from an open wound on the back of my leg from t

So I got a ticket today for not wearing my seatbelt. Of course the reason I wasn't wearing it was because I was to fat, but that didn't appear to be a valid defense with the police officer. I'm so ready to eat better and lose the weight it starts today, I will never be the same again. Same old same old will no longer cut it!! Stay tuned!

This was me at the birth of Katherine Sue our third child. I believe if this wasn't my heaviest it was close!!

broadcast debut This is my first attempt at podcasting, please bear with me as I embark on this new journey.