a good start

I've decied to start a blog to share my story of trying to get in shape, be healthy and loose some weight. Blogging is inspred by my best supporter Sheri.

So, I'm a bit random and a terrible speller so bare with me :)

After spending the weekend driving for a relay race my cousin and her freinds were running I felt inspred. I finally want to loose weight and be healthier for me. And I think that is an important point to come to or you'll never really be comitted to your goal.

So here is my story.......

I'm 32 and when I started this I weighed over 280 pounds. I dont think I have ever been honest about that to anyone. I want to be healthier and I want to loose about 100 pounds, I have a lot of muscel but a good amount of fat too. The only time I was ever slim or "normal" sized I was very young. I started gaining weight around the age of 6 and was teased all the way to high school. My mother use to tell me if I would just loose 20 pounds, then I would be pretty and then boys would like me. My mom put me in Weight Watchers when I was in the 6th grade, Jenny Craig when I was in the 11th grade and a hipnotherapist 3 years ago. Needless to say I have a bit of a body image and self esteme problem. But this isnt a pitty party so I dont want to start feeling sorry for myself.

I have always felt that if people could see the real me then it wouldnt matter what I look like, but the fact is people see the surface before they will ever give the insde a real chance. So, I have started the couch to 5k program (ap on my IPod touch) after being told about it by a freind who started running using the program. This is a great program to use if you want to learn how to run and have no idea how to do it. Sofar I've completed week one, it has been hard but it is worth it. I'm starting to get faster and better and am down 6 pounds. I've also started SparkPeople to be more aware of what I'm eating. I'm not dieting, I dont think that works for me. I'm making better choices and being more aware of what and how I'm eating. so far I have had positive results.

Anyways, it will be a LONG road, but one I'm going to travel.

See you soon!