Good Afternoon!  Today is a big day.  It’s the day when I dip a bit deeper into health.

I’m not sure about you, but I’m just not the kind of gal that can take on a whole bunch of stuff all at the same time.

No, that would not be me.  I can feel myself shutdown at the thought of biting off more than I can chew.

I take things little by little, such that I don’t have a panic attack walk away from the thing I want so badly.

So last week, I totally embraced eating my daily allotment of calories without exceeding the feed limit.  Amen!

And as I look into this brand new week, I can see that there is room to add exercise to the list.  I’m ready for it.

On this beautiful blustery Southern California morning, I set out for my very first hike of the summer.

It was good to reconnect with nature.

And I’m more than ready to whip off these last 15 or so pounds.

On a good note, I dropped 3 pounds last week!  A testament that I am taking this serious. But I know it’s only a matter of a week or two that I will be back to only seeing a pound or 1/2 pound loss per week.

The goal is to find my stride.  And now that our travels are over and life is back to normal, I can focus and blaze this trail to goal.  And ultimately goal for life.

I’m happy with the progress and so thankful and proud that my hubby is on this journey with me.

Blessings – Debbie