It is always the picture

People always talk about what started the weight loss journey... a health scare? a new love? or a divorce? clothes don't fit? Or is it the dreaded picture.  You know, the one where all of a sudden you look at it and don't recognize yourself!  That is what happened to me. I saw a picture taken at Christmas. My mom was in the hospital and I am laying on my side on her bed. My son was playing around with his iPad and took it. I was in shock. You see, I think I am fairly smart, logical and honest. I knew my clothes were tight and I knew I had gained weight, I just did not believe how I looked. I did not feel ugly or unhealthy. I actually felt that  for a forty year old I was still a little hot. Pictures don't lie however, and that picture was not pretty. So here I am in the throes of a weight loss journey. One that I embarking on without much enthusiasm but with determination. Here is to success and to being Forty and Hot!