And Away We Go...

Well, setting up this blog has definitely taken the better part of today! The good news is that we had our first family-gym-outing (poor L3, he is not old enough to "work out" yet, but he was very patient while the other four of us did!) and then I went and did major grocery shopping this morning...plan was to come home & get some headband orders out, but: the next thing I knew, the day has (mostly) gone and the time was NOT spent on headbands, but on setting up & designing my blog page...I have to say, I'm still not happy with the spacing on my title...but, as Ron pointed out, the whole point of a blog is to get the entries written, not to design the page (I don't really agree with that, but did see *some* sense in that)...

So, here we go:  I am starting this blog for a number of reasons, but here are the top two: to motivate myself and to possibly motivate others.

Here's a little bit of how I came to be where I am right now:  in February of this year, I had a health scare and due to that, I decided to make a (major) lifestlye change.  Since that time, I have modified my eating habits and my increased my physical activity pretty dramatically.  As a result, I have managed to shed some of this excess weight I've been carrying around for the past 25 years or so...As I began this journey towards better health, I have found myself searching for blogs and "success stories" in order to continue to motivate and inspire myself -- for me, it is a great inspiration to read those blogs and stories of individuals who have made the same lifestyle changes and successfully managed to maintain the weight loss and level of health that comes with that.  I guess I want *proof* that it CAN be done, as I -- and so many others! -- have never managed to lose the weight and keep it off.  I am determined to not let that be the case this time! I have found many great blogs, and started thinking that I would like to write one of my own.  I have kept a journal since I was fifteen years old, so the transition to blogging is not such a big stretch.

Anyhow, my thinking is that maybe this blog will not only serve to motivate me (reminding me where I am coming from and where I am going); but might possibly serve as inspiration for someone who finds her/himself in the same boat...I don't expect that this journey is going to be easy, or quick...However, I do expect this journey to be one in which I continually move FORWARD.  I will walk this path towards "optimal health," however long it takes to get there!  I hope that (whoever you are) you'll join me...I love company and I always welcome a friend on a journey such as this...

So....here we GO!