Because of the move, packing, unpacking, cleaning, gardening in the new yard, I lost nine pounds in the first month without actually trying (despite being unsuccessful at kicking soda out of my house and a few...encounters with excessive amounts of cookies).
One of my goals for 2013 was to lose 25 pounds (on my way to wanting to lose 65 overall to be really fit). I knew I could probably do more, but I was afraid to pick a really hard goal without knowing what I would be up for emotionally. The 25 I am losing now were all gained after I started therapy, fell apart, and couldn't keep up with the fitness/diet program I had started after the trauma that triggered me starting therapy.
I planned on starting after we were unpacked, but all that work got me a head start. I'm trying to take it slower from here. I download MyFitnessPal on my phone and am using it to track my eating and exercise as I had done before therapy, so I don't overdo it. When I get stressed or focused (fixated?), I can forget to eat or push myself too hard. Slow and steady, right?
Anyway, I don't know if it's the new home being more open and light, or things with therapy being more stable, or major life issues calming down (i.e. at least the foreclosure thing is decided now and I am not having to fight to get help anymore, despite it resulting in a huge loss). But...I think I can do this.
The reason I'm saying so here, is I know there are going to be times I get really depressed or have a crisis or hard circumstances...and I'm going to want to quit, sleep and eat away the issues (or perhaps worse, excessively punish my body with diet and exercise in an unhealthy way). So, I guess I'm posting here, because I want a community of people I trust, who understand how complicated things get trying to do these two really hard things (emotional and physical wellness) at the same time.
I'm proud of me for trying.
I hope you guys will support me in the effort (maybe join me in it?), regardless of the results.
started my healthy eating 3 weeks ago and lost 7lbs so far. I'm not on a diet I'm just making sure I eat healthy and regularly. I'm finding a bit hard as I work nights, however I'm going to Mexico on the 8th of may so i have a goal to look forward to.
Excited to know that there are others out there doing the same thing as me. Makes me feel less alone. It can be really hard with my equally used-to-be-in-great-shape-now-err-not-so-much husband being totally unmotivated to change his habits. It's nice to feel like there is someone along side you, even if they're really far away. 
Oh well. Guess it's back to walking and light jogging and such, maybe some shooting around with the basketball at the school down the street (except the best work out time is when Boo is in school, so hard to do). Ugh, I feel very defeated today. I could have kept going a bit longer, except for my knees and ankle. Maybe I just need to do 10-15 minutes at a time and take breaks or something when my joints start to feel like they're going to go out from under me...I mean, that literally happens sometimes, like I'll just be walking and my knee won't lock properly and I'll almost fall over, or my ankle will roll. 