Ok...Here I go!

This has got to be the most terrifying thing I've ever done. I have decided that it's time to be accountable for myself and the first step is sharing the gory details with everyone...PUBLICLY. I'm going to post my weight for the world to see and document my progress as I get healthy. I have struggled with my weight for years and I've always got an excuse as to why I've packed on the 150 extra pounds since I married Roy almost 20 years ago. Well excuses be damned. I want my life back!! I'm tired of not participating in my favorite activities based on my physical limitations. I'm tired of the discrimination, comments, the obvious staring and pointing, and my lack of self esteem. I want to start hiking, biking, river rafting, zip lining, parasailing, not having to embarrassingly ask for a seat belt extender on a plane, or sit out while my family rides an amusement park ride that I'm too big to fit on, but most of all I want to love myself. I want to be proud of myself and I want my family to be proud of me. I'm going to be 42 in a few weeks and I'm done with waking up feeling like I'm 80. My body is yelling and groaning and whining at me to (as Susan Powder would say) "STOP THE INSANITY". So the buck stops here...well at least as of January 1st. I'm not going to kid myself and try to start a diet before Christmas. Geez...I'm not stupid! :-)  I will start moving and watching what I eat, but the boot camp begins January 1st. I'm dusting off my treadmill (and hanging all of the clothes that it now holds) and busting out my workout DVD's. So, as I take a deep breath (and try not to hyperventilate) and begin my journey I would love all of you to join me...hold me accountable. Are you in? Good, let's go!