Simply Reaching Out

I have roller skated, roller bladed and snow skied but never ice skated. I loved roller skating. That was one of my favorite things to do when I was a kid. I loved to go to the the roller rink and skate to the music. I started going to the skating rink when I was around 9 years old in the late 70's. Some of the music I skated to were songs like "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson, "Knock on Wood" by Amii Stewart, "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer, "Celebrate" by Kool & the Gang, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, "SuperFreak" by Rick James and "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen. The spinning lights, the disco ball, the colors everywhere.  I felt pure joy and freedom going in circles around the rink and singing the words to these songs. And I always looked forward to the "Speed Skate" where they let you go as fast as you wanted to for one whole song. As time went on I still enjoyed g

Continued... After ordering my Medifast food and a few days before it arrived I ate all my favorite foods. Kind of a binge good-bye to my dear friends...til we meet again. I had spent the day before my food arrived researching and reading anything I could find about Medifast including opinions on the food taste. Of course, everyone had an opinion and they were all different. Which means just about everything was sounding bad. I received my box of Medifast food August 31st. I opened it up and looked at my months worth of meals. It also came with some literature for me to read. Most of the meals are in powdered packets. Oatmeal, pudding, soup, brownies, soft serve ice cream, eggs, pancakes, shakes. They also have bars, puffs and pretzels. Annie shouts "I want a granola bar!" I wave my hands over the pile of food now spread out on the table..."this is all for mommy, ok?" Then I proceed to give her an apple for a snack. Inside I start to panic just a little but wonder

This a blog about trying new things. Reaching beyond my comfort zone, exploring and making the most of life. My goal is to try 52 new things. One per week for a year. Well, my story about my battle with weight is probably not much different then most women. I was a curvy girl in high school. I played basketball. I was a cheerleader. I walked to and from school unless, I could catch a ride along the way. But, I had C-cup breasts and a big bottom. I weighed between 125-130 lbs. Most of the girls I remember from high school were probably 115 lbs. and under. At least that's how I remember it. Maybe I was just focused on the skinnier girls because I wanted to be skinnier. Overall, I had a pretty good body image. I definitely could have been eating better. My diet was terrible. I never ate breakfast. Pizza and a soda for lunch. Candy, chips or cookies for an afternoon snack. Dinner was my healthiest and biggest meal of the day. That is unless I was at a game. Then it was nachos or a ho