Too Camera Shy

Have you noticed that when and if I put a picture of myself on this blog it is from the shoulders up, or hidden behind a child?  Actually, pictures of me are few and far between because I'm usually the one behind the camera, which has suited me just fine the past few years.

Here I am yesterday, all too willing to smile for Hailey because I knew the camera wasn't going to capture it all...

 

But I'm so tired of that self-conscious point of view!  So I'm starting something new here because I've started and stalled on my own weight loss attempts countless times in the past 8 months.  I could continue to accept underlying reasons of why I can't lose weight (PCOS, lack of sleep, stress, injured feet, etc.) or I can focus on what will work.  Putting it all out there (ok, not all but you know what I mean) just might be helpful.

Weekly posts starting this Monday exploring why it seems so ridiculously complicated to lose weight when it is supposed to be simple as calories in vs. calories out, and a hopeful shift in my thinking as I seek motivational insights.  And shorter daily updates of successes (or maybe sometimes the struggles). 

This feels like my last thread of hope.  Someday I hope to look back at these posts and see how far I've come and find the inspiration to never ignore a few pounds of weight gain again.  A few pounds adds up over time - well, it can work in the opposite direction, too, right?!