Getting Started...... Again

I'm fat. Not chubby, pudgy, chunky or any other cute things people say when they are trying to not call it like it is.

I've always been over weight from a young age. A lifetime of bad habits and abuse of food has been my way of life. For so long I didn't know it was wrong or bad. Sure I knew I wasn't like all the other kids. I got picked on and teased but learned to adjust by being nice to everyone and pretending that it didn't hurt. Truth is it did, still does.

As I aged and became more aware of the hazards to my health I tried to change my ways. Change is hard and it's easy to fall into the comfort zones of the past. In my head I know. I can tell you anything you can read in a book about how to lose weight, how to exercise, and how to eat right, but finding the will to do all that is what has always been a challenge. I get a good start and think this time it will be different. Many times it has been, I've lost up to 30 plus pounds at a time before only to see it creep back and sometimes even more.

So why is this time different? Why is this going to be the time ?

Many reasons:

• For me; I want to, need to, have to !
• For my family; I wanna be here to see what they become, I want them to have me.
• For my best friend; Rick is an amazing person and an inspiration in this journey.
• For this blog; I'm not gonna try to post everyday but along the way I'll let you know how I'm doing.

So that's it, here I go again. Join me, encourage me, ask how I'm doing. I need the accountability and feedback. Here's to a new healthy me however long it takes, this time I'm gonna do it.