7 weeks...

So what is happening in 7 weeks...In 7 weeks I will be meeting with a surgeon for a surgery that I've been thinking of having for awhile...but...I need to lose more weight for this surgery to be beneficial to me & to keep the weight OFF!!! I've known about my appointment for awhile & finally decided that there are only 7 weeks until I see him, so I need to do something about this weight that somehow always decides to creep back on!! In October 2008 I took the trip of a lifetime and went to Disneyland in Orlando, FL & then a cruise in the Bahamas, & to get ready for my trip I got down to my lowest weight which was 40lbs gone. I was very happy about that & I did gain about 3lbs on my trip which was worth it & not that bad considering you can eat whatever you want all day and night!! But since I got back from my trip instead of continuing to lose the final weight that I want to lose, I've slowly been gaining it back by EATING whatever & not exercising. Since the new year I have tried to go back on the wagon several times only to binge eat and decide to try to lose weight again on Monday, which turned into April 1st. So I've been back on the wagon & hoping that I can maintain my healthy eating & start to get more exercise(it doesn't help that it has been snowing in April making it hard for me to walk). I have also known about this important Dr's appointment & have hopefully finally realized that if I want this surgery to work very well I have got to get down to my goal weight!! So I have 7 weeks to lose as much as I can but then need to continue on until I reach my goal & keep it off which I have learned through these 2 1/2 years that keeping it off is the hardest part. In the past 2 1/2 years I have gained & lost & gained & lost several times. Like I told my family Dr at my recent physical, I know what I have to do, doing it is the hard part. So once again I'm doing what I have to do and hopefully it'll stick this time... So I started back on this weight loss journey on April 1st, it has been 4 days & according to the scale I'm already down about 5lbs which I find amazing how four days ago I was 5 lbs heavier. Anyways hoping that it'll keep coming off. I'll be weighing in officially every Wednesday & will be trying to update you all on my progress every Wednesday, thus my 10 lb challenge ticker. I will be happy to be 10 lbs lighter when I see the surgeon, if I lose more I will take it!! This week I haven't bought anymore bus tickets, thus making me walk home 3 times this coming week. I don't have a problem with walking & I like to walk it's just all the water & ice on the sidewalks that makes the walk home not as fun!! But it'll be worth it all as I have only 7 weeks...