So what happens when you say, "I should just go Vegan - that would just eliminate so many bad options" -- well you get challenged to 10 days as a Vegan and of course me being me, I accept.

A little back story....
Once upon a time...In a land far, far, far away......Oh wait... that's just how all my daughter's stories start out!

But, diet after diet, struggles, and a weight history that looks like it could be a chart showing an irregular heartbeat with all the ups and downs, has got me in a funk.

My biggest thing is that I've got so much support from an awesome husband and great BFF that this should be easy, right??  My highest weight since all my efforts has been around 267.....TWO HUNDRED SIXTY FREAKING SEVEN lbs. That is NOT okay.  I have a 2.5 year old daughter who needs her dad AND her mom around for many years to come.  I cannot will not sabotage her life like that.  So I had gotten down to 236 a few months ago and then gained most of it back --- I saw 259 not long ago.  I need to stay focused. I'll have two awesome days and then I fall.....hard!  I know that if I can get through a week of 100% good - I'll be well on my way to seeing those 230's again.

So Monday will be my day one of Operation Vegan.  :) Oh - did I tell you that I'm not even a vegetarian?  That I love steak?  That cheese is one of the best things on Earth?  No? Well - yeah....that's about where I'm at so this will be fun ;)  BUT - it's just 10 days right?????? RIGHT?????? Just 10 days! 

So Monday I'll give an official starting weight - but besides maybe losing lbs, I'm really hoping that this regains my focus. I'll have to be completely conscious of everything I'm putting in my body.  I'll be forced to read labels, not do things impulsively, and really make healthy decisions.  I'm excited...and nervous....but I want to prove to myself (& others) that I am capable. I can and WILL do this.