So Happy to be Back on the Wagon!

I am super excited to write today. I am presently preparing to embark on the next step of my journey. I've tried tweaking my diet over and over . . .and over again and finally feel confident that I know what works for me. I have taken quite a bit of time off from this venture to get some things in place for my sanity. I know I will have major time commitments beginning in the next few weeks and wanted to make the transition as stress free as possible. Tons of changes have been taking place around here. Just to mention a few, we have almost finished renovating the bedroom and our den. I am speaking it into the universe that both those spaces AND my office will be completed before school begins!

It's time to get focused on regimen building for my health. Right now I am fooling around with foods and supplements until I iron out something that requires little thought on my part so that I can put it on autopilot. Recent discoveries include the fact that wheat and sugar are no nos for me. I know, I know. You are thinking of course you shouldn't eat cookies, cake and candy if you are shooting for weight loss. Um I knew that. What I didn't know is that my body seems to be exceptionally sensitive to these ingredients even in the healthiest of foods. I am currently in love with Pamela's Wheat Free Baking Mix and agave. There are tons of health articles out there vilifying agave but right now I still believe it is better for my body than sugar. If I come up with a better alternative I will certainly post about it but there is no way I am interested in Splenda, xylitol or any of the other "alternative" sweeteners out there.

I've got to run off and get some things done around the house but I do want to let you know where I am currently. My current weight is 191.4 down from my high of 205 a few months ago. Pictures are coming this week. I am getting ready to begin a round of ChaLean Extreme and I will post my starting stats at the end of the week. I have been doing Slim in 6 most recently and since my last update I've lost:
Chest -1in
Waist -0.5in
Gut -1in
Hips -0.5 in