It's time to take things seriously

I know it's a bit cliche, but I'm new to this and have no idea what to write! I guess I will just wing it and see what developes.

I may be a newbie to blogging/journaling, but I'm no newbie to Atkins. My first go around at it was in July 2004. I lost 50.6 pounds and was extremely proud of myself! I couldn't believe that I had went from 236 pounds to 185 pounds in less than half a year! Unfortunately, I ended up sabotaging myself by quitting before I hit my goal and going back to my nasty habits of bad carbs and bad decisions. Which I, to this day, can't figure out why I did such an absurd thing considering how good I felt about my health and my appearance!

So, here I am again. It's literally about my umpteenth time of restarting this WOL! But unlike the other times I've tried to get back on that wagon, and stay on, I'm determined to finally go through with this. After marriage, 2 kids and a load of hardships, it's time for me to finally start focusing on ME. I will have to leave behind any guilt of not being there for others, which I always am and I know it, and be there for myself for a change. I will have to realize that I am not being selfish if I organize my time to include some "Me Time" rather than spending it all on family and friends. And I will do my best to make sure that I do not allow the fear of feeling like a failure if I do not acheive my goals to consume me and allow me to go back to my bad habits.

I've put myself on the backburner long enough and it's time to take control of my life and do what I have to in order to become the healthy and happy me that I deserve to be.

With that said, it's definitely my time to shine!