On Hold #2

I'm still busy, working away. Tonight, for your listening pleasure, I give you The Boss, Dancing in the Dark.

I check my look in the mirror
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face

add to that my body! I'm tired of this extra padding. I'm growing my hair out, my bangs. I want new clothes...smaller clothes.

You can't start a fire...
You can't start a fire without a spark

So true, and I'm working on that spark right now! I'm getting it back, fanning the embers to produce a raging fire inside me.

On Hold #1: The Clash

Hello, this is is Jo at 282.5. I'm unable to blog at the moment, but please let me put you on hold. I've chosen some music that I find to be very inspirational on my journey for your listening pleasure while you wait for my return.

I'm very busy finding that spark again, (and my house!) and music is one thing that helps.

#1

Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash

Should I stay at 200-205 or should I go.....to goal?

GOAL, baby, GOAL.

Regroup

I think I'm going to take some time off from the blog because I need to regroup.

The honeymoon is over, although new habits are still in place. I've become complacent. All the health benefits I've had from losing my nearly 80 pounds (I'm holding steady at 204) have gone to my head. I need to focus on the fact that I am still obese and I still have fat to lose.

I just need to think, find a groove, change things up and re-inspire myself. I'm a thinker, a contemplater: I mull things over in my mind until I come up with solutions that work for me. Right now I need to do that. Focus is on my exercise regime and food, both.

Also, we're a few weeks from starting school, and since we're homeschoolers, that means I have a lot of work to do. Plus, I had the brilliant idea that we needed to do some home improvement projects. We're getting new carpet in our school room and our basement. The problem with that is the school room has been emptied and prepped and the "stuff" is in our bedroom, my son's bedroom, and spilling all over the house. (It's driving me crazy, the chaos!) I haven't even started the declutter/clean out of the basement.

I've been working very hard on this project and will continue to do so for a few weeks. It has to be done by September when we start school. I'm so thankful we live in a state where school starts in September rather than August!!!

So I'm giving myself two weeks tops for a blog break. I will be back with a new plan of attack.

I'm strong. I'm not giving up this fight, but I need to use my brain to work out the next portion of the journey.