Dealing with Denial

Now that the new year has approached and many of us made the resolution to lose weight I have taken the time to read posts on Facebook and talk to people I know about why they have chosen to lose weight. It is apparent that I am not alone in so many ways.
I don't know how I got here. LOL I truly guess I just hadn't been paying attention the last year. I didn't notice that I ate enough to feed a large African tribe. I also didn't notice that I had stopped ALL exercise.
I went completely backwards from where I was this time last year. I lost all focus and all control. I lost my passion, desire, motivation and reason for losing weight. My life had become so much about taking care of other people that I stopped taking care of me.
I forgot about ME. I forgot about Bob Harper and all that he had taught me.
Denial took over. Like my cousin posted today when she saw a recent picture of herself posted on a friends FB page. Pictures tell the truth that we try our hardest to deny. There is no denying that my dough has risen and now bulges over my pant waist. There is no denying that my socks leave an indent around my swollen ankles.
NO EXCUSES was the moto that I lived by for an 80 lb weight loss. When all I have done for 12 months is make excuses.
Bob Harper writes in his book that we need to make time for us. We make time for our kids, family, friends even strangers. I am now finding time to make an appointment for ME.
Denial has gotten me no where good. Denial is the DEVIL. I will make no more excuses and I will not look back. I will force myself to move forward and take off this weight that has consumed me for so long.
I can no longer deny that I have become obese and it is now effecting my physical activity, my mental well being and has limited me to so many activities I used to love or would love to try.
When I take out the trash tonight I am putting DENIAL out with it.
NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!!!!!!!!