And so the journey begins...

After watching 10 seasons of The Biggest Loser and always telling myself tomorrow would be the day I would change, I'm reluctant to say that tomorrow never came.  I was the overweight person watching people lose weight on television, with my two favorite friends: Ben and Jerry, wishing that personal trainer would kick down my door and drag me to the gym. 

After struggling with my weight most of my life, I am the girl who rarely ate in high school so I could shop in the normal section (even then it was the last possible size in that section).  I am the girl who gained the freshmen 15, plus 15, in college.  I am the girl who bought her wedding dress off eBay, because I was too embarrassed to try on dresses at a bridal salon.  I am the girl who wants to take her nieces and nephew to an amusement park, but is afraid of not being able to ride anything.  I am the girl that sits on the sidelines, and hasn't taken an active role in her life for a long time.  And this girl is fed up...and is sick and tired of being sick and tired all the time!

So my journey begins with a new lifestyle change!

I realized that no personal trainer could be my saving grace, because I have to make the decision myself.  I have to drag myself to the gym, even if I don't feel like it.  I have to watch what I eat, even if I would rather have something fatty and deep fried.  I have to want this more than life itself, because that's what it has come down to. 

Do I want to live?  Uh, YES!  There are tons of amazing adventures that I have not experienced in my 29 years!  So stay tuned for snippets of my journey, and experience the highs and lows of this new lifestyle change with me.  This could get quite interesting...