Hello everyone!
This is my first entry in a blog about my journey into weight loss. The picture on the right is a picture of me on my twenty-second birthday. It is the most recent body shot I have. I don't usually like to take pictures of my body, and I usually don't like to post them up online. But for the purpose of being truthful, this is what I look like.
Why write a blog about weight loss?
Well, first off, I know that I am not the first person to do this so I know I am not being creative about weight loss, here. Second, I would like to have a support system built up encouraging me to lose weight because it is a hard thing for me. Third, I want to encourage others who have the same mindset that I do to lose weight.
I don't believe weight loss should be solely based on having a great body, but also for the health benefits. I want to live longer than 30, longer than 40 even. I don't want to die from something that could have been prevented, I don't want to lose my eyesight, andI don't want to lose a leg (I guess I really don't want diabetes!).
But I also do want to look beautiful. I've been single for a long time and I've only ever had one boyfriend. I'm twenty-two, for Pete's sake! I should have had more romance in my life! I want to fall in love, I want to get married, and I want to have children and grandchildren!
I want to lose weight. I need help. I need support. I need love. I don't need jerks leaving mean comments or rude remarks about me. I know the internet has a lot of jerks floating around waiting to make fun of someone. So please, keep the remarks to yourself and move on.
The picture to the left is from birthday as well. My friends made me and Old Gregg cake!! This shows my body some more.
My problem areas are my stomach area, my back, my upper arms and my thighs. I have some pretty thin ankles and wrists for my size. And I have some huge, muscley calves though.
I will post some stats tomorrow about my current weight. I might even post up some measurements. Maybe some more photos?
Honestly, I don't know how often I will be updating, but I hope it will be weekly, if not bi-weekly.
Well, here's the end to a good beginning, I hope.
