A New Year, A New Me?

I have overcome some tremendous obstacles in the last six years. I am proud of who I've become and that I have the clarity to push past it all. However, there is one challenge I can't seem to plow past...and that is my weight. Like so many other Americans, I have struggled with weight since I was little girl. If you track my weight chart over the course of my life, it would much like a line graph of our stock market recently...up and down. Up and down. And then back up.

I know my problems too. I like carbs. I don't watch my portions. I don't like to exercise. However, my biggest problem is I do NOT invest enough time into caring for myself. I do so much at work, I burn myself out by the end of the day. I get out of work, head over to a meeting or two, and then by the time I get home around 6, I have no interest in cooking for myself or even exercising. THIS is where I must change.

So my goal for this year is to lose weight and eat healthy. And I need your help. I've done so many diets, so many exercise programs that now my head is spinning. It's also been so long since I've followed a consistent exercise regimen, that I don't even know where to start. I plan to join a gym in the next week or two, but other than that I can't really afford to do much else. So I want to here from you. I want to know what has worked for you, what hasn't... recipes you like, exercises that target certain areas, etc.

As it stands right now, and this is hard for me to admit, I am about 100 lbs over weight. And I can't promise myself I'll loose the 100 lbs this year, but I'm sure as hell going to try. There are, hopefully, some really great moments about to come in my life, and I want to look good when they happen.

I plan to use this blog as a diet journal over the next year. Since I'm starting today, my goal for today is take a walk and to eat less than I normally would. It's a small start, but it's what I can do for today. And each day I plan to add to my goal...baby steps.

Come and join me on this journey! Happy New Year, New Me...and maybe New You!