My name is Julie and I am a foodaholic...

Let's talk about something else.....food and my absolute love for it. I believe more than ever that food is an addiction. Food is a drug!!! We are suppose to eat 3 times a day....well...I like to eat...when

• I am happy
• I am sad
• I am stressed
• I am worried
• I am board
• I am having fun
• I am socializing
• I am....well...breathing

Just think about it...living in the south...we gather to eat for EVERYTHING.

• birthdays - let's go out to eat
• had a hard day at work - let's go eat
• get a new job - let's eat
• retirement - let's eat
• Sundays - let's eat
• every holiday - let's eat
• baby is born - let's eat
• someone passes - let's eat
• wedding - eat
• graduation - eat
• the boss is gone...let's eat...ok so that is just me...LOL

You get the picture....eat...eat...eat....

Well, I finally had enough and gained some control....here is me back before THE DIET with my beautiful friend....Kara...she told me there would come a day when I had enough and only I could decide that enough was enough...and it came...April 2012 when I joined Metabolic Research Center (MRC) in Murfreesboro.

So...25lbs down later...I am feeling great and LOVING MRC!! The ladies are great...program wonderful...progress great...but I am not done...I am shooting for 40lbs down.

Here I am with my handsome husband 25lbs down....feeling great.

Well, I ended my time at MRC and started my journey on my own to loose the last 15lbs and well...I have not done that great. I think it is the accountability piece that i am missing. I have put on about 3-5lbs..depending on the day..uh

So..I am going to start blogging this journey...of my last 15lbs. so here goes nothing..

What I promise to do or not do:

• I started this today...and oh my...I never thought 20 minutes could hurt so bad.
• no chips
• no chocolate
• 100 oz of water a day

I will start with that....wish me luck.
HEBREWS Chapter 10-13 is powerful for the journey of keeping the faith in all things...I am going to have to pull from these words to defeat this devil.....FOOD!!!

I wanted to share this blog too..www.mamalaughlin.com she has great advice. (Warning: she has NO FILTER)