I'm 'write' here Cil!!!!!!

Well, it's been a while since my last post...I know, I know!! Just popped in and saw my girl Cil blogging away like a real blogger and well, 'I gotta get in there', I thought. Can't let Cil get all the sunshine in the garden, hahaha garden pun!

Anyway, it's been a rough start to the lifestyle change but after a couple weeks I think I may have gotten going. I'm focused on getting healthy once again. I feel strong, Arugula will wilt no more!! That's my battle cry. I have grand plans in my head, I only hope to follow through. It's hard when you think a certain way for so long, it is really hard to turn on dime. It almost feels like a loss especially if you are trapped, like I was, in a way of thinking, living and eating. It really is a hard journey, good thing I have Cil to keep me sane in uncertain times.

Day 16 - 186 lbs.

Lightening up from the garden,
Arg!!!

I'm Grateful for Friendship

Cilantro here again.... wondering what people blog about when they blog every day?? I suppose I could write something everyday - but my life doesn't seem that eventful.... I doubt you'd like to read all the gory details of my life.... although sometimes they can be very amusing, to me anyway.

The battle of the bulge is going alright - slow and steady.... as suggested. I'd like to just hit it hard but I know - from times before... that only lasts so long and then I crash & burn and it takes me a full year to try again. I'm making this a life change - it has taken me a long time to get here, so it only seems right that it will take a while to correct all of my bad habits.

I don't always want to talk about the chunk though - I'd like to make my blog writing experience a wide variety of sorts. But, as I stated earlier, I've no fucking clue what to blog about on a regular basis. Once I win the lottery and travel the world - then I'll blog more... because I'll have so many things to blog about and pictures from my adventures abroad.

Maybe in every blog I will make an effort to write about what I am grateful for....

Today and every day I am grateful for Arugula. I got some bad news on Wednesday and when we talked - she made it better. She understands that I want to just give up & feel defeated - yet she knows all the right things to say. She lets me have my pity party and then helps me move on with lots of laughs. No matter how rough the road ahead may look - having a good friend at your side makes it all seem bearable.

Love & Baked Chip Crumbs,

Cilantro

Get your ass in gear Arugula

Everyday, I wake up and lose my motivation for change. Everyday, I go to bed thinking tomorrow I will do it! Tomorrow turns to today and nothing changes, what if there is no tomorrow? All we have is NOW!!! All I have is now and all I truly have is myself! Well once again I begin tomorrow because no matter what the time will go by with or without change, 3 months down this road I want to see improvement in me, my life and my body!! I CANNOT LET MYSELF DOWN, I CANNOT LET ARUGULA WILT!!!! I WANT TO BE A POSITIVE MOTIVATOR FOR MY BUD CILANTRO!!!!
Enough ist enough, I must be the change and make it happen!!!!

DAY 1 - 192 lbs ( exactly where I was 3 yrs ago )
Let's do this Cil, put that chip bag down...we've got a mountain to climb!!!

A

Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Hello & welcome to The Adventures of Arugula & Cilantro. 

I guess I should tell you a bit about myself, you can call me Cilantro. 

You might ask, what is Cilantro? 

Let me tell you... Cilantro is a soft, hairless plant growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems. 

I guess I'm not much like Cilantro at all... I'm taller than most, hairier than most & more on the chubby & heavy side than slender & feathery.

I have a wicked sense of humour (like most pudgy people) and a love for potato chips.

The best part of this adventure is the fact that I get to do it with my best friend, Arugula. We've often talked about "getting out there", how "tomorrow is a new day" and that we're "going to be the change"... unfortunately - we live far apart from each other and our motivation seems to wither away after a couple weeks (maybe days).

BUT.... FINALLY... 2013 is OUR year!! We're getting out there, TODAY is our new day and we're going to be the change - and lucky for you, you get to come along for the journey.

I'm not sure where this blog will go - or for how long but I hope it will end up being one of the greatest adventures ever told.

Hold on tight - it's going to be a crazy one!

Love & Chip Crumbs,

Cilantro.