OMG...no..tell me it ain't so?! Could my wine have been stopping me from losing the weight???

My kids always come to me from their dad's in FL overweight...my poor son is only 5'3 as it is and he was 208!!!! My youngest was 145 on a 5'1 frame. She's gorgeous but I had to admit, this wasn't a good look for her...not from an esthetic point of view but a health issue.

So each summer I work on my son and send him home 20lbs less. This is the first time daughter has had to concern herself with weight. She usually sits at 130. So she's got 15 to lose, me 20 and my son 30.

A tall order for 10 weeks but do-able!

We're all in the same boat. Thankfully when my kids come up I'm busier and walk more (well, not when it's 111 degrees but thank God for a treadmill!) And my son can now also use our new weight machine...so that'll help and I control their food better-their father? I don't know what the hell he's thinking.

Both son and I tested ourselves at a blood pressure machine at a local grocery store...we were 131/80 and 131/75...prehypertensive Terrible...nothing that 20lbs less won't fix.

My problem has been under exercising...that's not a problem these days with them up here and I want to be a good role model so I did the unthinkable...

I gave up alcohol...for the summer!

I crave my wine at night but now I truly believe I was drinking my calories!

In 5 days, I've lost 3 lbs and I do think that was a large part of the problem...so the rest of the summer...until they return home...I will keep up the extra exercising and no drinks...and not much to drink except for water...ho hum...

I'll keep you posted...but I'm excited...if...er, WHEN I hit 136...it'll be the first time since leaving St. Pete that I was that weight! I left FL in April of 2006 at about 136-137 and then packed on another 9 lbs at the heaviest.

This is a good sign of good things to come..I just know it!

m.