See, it's not that hard! And doesn't it feel good?

No, I am not referring to a porn movie. I am referring to how I feel!! I have to say that I am eating more than I ever have. More of the right things, rather than the wrong. I am not hungry and I made it through the first week of crazy mood swings and cravings. I am finding making better choices is getting easier and I have found ways to take out the guess work. Since I am a creature of habit who also happens to be all about convenience, I bought baked crackers and pointed them out and portioned them into individual baggies for a grab and go snack. I have to make things easy for myself, so I don't have any excuses. I also got some 100 calorie packs of some sweets for when PMS strikes. It is not about will power at all. It is about choices, and if I keep an array of good choices on hand I don't need will power. I thought this would be so hard to do, but I am literally sleeping away pounds!! I can't really believe it myself. I started this journey at 248.6 lbs, and this morning on the scale I was 238.2! That is 10.4 lbs in a little over a week. One of my friends always told me I would lose the weight when I was ready to. I never understood quite what she meant. I do now. I thought I was always ready to. I mean, who wants to be fat? But I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready to face the truth, I wasn't ready to do the work, I wasn't ready to admit that I was fat because of me. It was all my doing. I had no excuses to hide behind anymore. So I am not sure exactly what changed, but it hit me hard and sudden. And I was ready. I am in this for the long haul. I may hit walls, I may get frustrated, I may want to quit, but I won't. I am ready.....