This has been a great weekend. I have regrouped and feel strong. I think acknowledging exercise needs to be fun, has increased my awareness significantly. Where as I use to stay inside and do chores when the kids go out to play. I want to play now too. When does the child in up grow up? Does it really have to? I guess we DO need to mature as we age, but I think a lot of todays society grows up way too fast.  Our goals change, and the first thing lost is having fun. We have to work long hours, to climb the corporate ladder, we have to take the vacations to keep up with the Jones, we have to join clubs and organizations, to keep our status.  In my opinion, by doing all this we lost the most precious things. We have no time for the family, we have no energy to work out, we are too busy to eat well, everything is about convenience. I say this because last July, I left a job that did exactly that.  Well, the job didnt, I was just caught up in the wrong mindset. I left the job, to have my family time back, to be able to cook and eat properly and to incorporate activities into my day. It wasnt until this January that it all clicked in my head. From July to Jan, I was basically living the same, just not working.  The importance of health and well being is on the top of my list now. For myself, as well as my children and DH. Yesterday’s epiphany about exercise, opened the remaining locked door to my success. I am not doing this just for me, but for my family. I dont want them to ever lose sight of the importance of living well.  Money is great, dont get me wrong, but not at that expense. I may return to my old work place, but so better prepared for it. It cannot control me like before; how I allowed it to.  I will never again sacrifice my health and well being, or the well being of my family. I cant go back, but I sure can look forward. I think I am more motivated today, as I see things even more clearly, than when I first started. This is a REAL LIFE lifestyle change, not only for me but my family. The children have been so receptive, it amazes me. There is no better gift I can give them. For that, I am proud .