Introduction

I'm excited about starting this blog in order to post my achievements, goals, daily accomplishments and even failures. For too long, I've been saying that I want to lose weight. Let me set the record straight. While I wouldn't mind being thin and in shape (seriously, who wouldn't?), I like being me. I'm comfortable in my skin. Maybe a little too comfortable. So...let me clarify that I want to be HEALTHY. Obviously one of the perks of that is slimming down. I want to eat better, build my lung capacity and endurance up and strengthen my heart. In return I'm hoping for a better quality of life, the ability to fit on ALL roller coasters (!!!!!) and most importantly, living a long, healthy life and being around for my family. I've tried other methods before, nothing has been successful.  I've finally found something that works for me. Being overweight, I find that it's difficult to do a lot of tasks on fitness DVD's. I'm also self conscience about joining a gym and walking in as the fat girl. Obviously I need to be there more than most, but still people make that experience uncomfortable. I've recently found Leslie Sansone, Walk Away the Pounds DVD's... I know that Leslie may be a little too perky or too cheesy for some of you, but she really motivates me. For the first time in a long time, I feel empowered to make a change. I feel confident. I feel like this is going to make a difference. Sure, it's going to take time. Probably a lot of time, because it took me quite a few years to put on the weight that I currently carry around and it's going to take time to "walk" it off. I've already been walking one mile everyday. My amazingly, supportive husband and our friend gave me some good advice. They told me to change one thing at a time, so that I don't get too discouraged or overwhelmed. That's exactly what I'm going to do. That change right now is going to be getting used to EXERCISE! I'm going to use this blog to post updates and daily routines. Like I said, this is something that I need to do to keep myself accountable. If you want to read along, please feel free. I also want to be able to look back on my journey and watch my progress. I'll probably post photos for a timeline and weight loss stats (without my actual weight...eeek). For now, I've decided not to be so hard on myself with weight loss or gain. I want to give myself a little time to work into a routine, before I start weighing in every week. I can tell you that I feel GREAT already. My confidence is higher then it's been in a while and when I feel an ache or my legs feel a little like jello, I feel proud because I know that my hard work will pay off in the end!