Happy Birthday to Me

As I like to think, my second birthday is coming up on May 24.  I will be turning one next Tuesday.  I've thought long and hard about what I want to do to celebrate that day and today, I've discovered what that will be.  My gift to myself (I'm probably the only one that really sees it as a birthday) will be a fresh start.  This evening, I spoke to a personal trainer/nutritionist, and we've set next Tuesday as the day we will first meet to review what I have been doing and what I have accomplished over the past year.  I told him I want to step it up a notch, that I want to go all the way with this.  I shared that I have been walking three hours a day for many months now and while I'm proud of my 72-pound weight loss, there's still more to go.  What I want is to find out more about nutrition.  I want to know if the cup of tea, the orange, and the raisin bun with jam that I have each morning after my walk is the right thing to be doing for myself.  I then typically have my lunch at Hava Java where I find their soup (made by Belbin's) is simply divine.  There are five that they shift up every day and I embrace each one with anticipation.  I actually think they do the best soup in the city at the best price.  My evening meal varies.  I realize I'm not as strict as I once was and while I haven't gained any weight back, I haven't lost much else either.  It's time to change that.  Even though I filled one closet this evening with all new clothing, I'd be satisfied to let all that go with all kinds of new things if the weight continues to fall off.  I don't remember ever being skinny and I'd like to find out.  I know I can get there.  Even though I've got some wonderful new suits, I know there are more out there.  I'm happy to spend my money on that sort of stuff rather than Chinese takeaway several times a week.  Oh, I'm so excited about next Tuesday.  Let's see where my life goes from there.